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262 So.2d 407 (1972) Frank PERIGONI, Individually and for the Use and Benefit of his minor son, Jeffrey Perigoni v. John McNIECE et al. No. 4949. Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit. May 2, 1972. *409 Frank J. D'Amico and George H. Jones, New Orleans, for Frank Perigoni and Jeffrey Perigoni, plaintiffs-appellees. Keiler & Buckley, New Orleans, Sam O. Buckley, New Orleans, for John McNiece, defendant-appellant. Before CHASEZ, STOULIG and BOUTALL, JJ. CHASEZ, Judge. Plaintiff, Frank Perigoni, instituted this action in tort individually and for the use and benefit of his minor son, Jeffrey Perigoni, who at the time of trial became a major and was accordingly joined as a party plaintiff. Parties made defendants were: John McNiece, Linda McNiece, Security Insurance Company, and Boston Old Colony Insurance Company. Defendants answered and by way of reconvention John McNiece alleged damages for false arrest and malicious prosecution. Prior to trial judgment was rendered by Summary proceedings, dismissing plaintiffs' suit against Security Insurance Company and Boston Old Colony Insurance Company. No appeal was made regarding the summary judgment dismissing these parties. Suit against Linda McNiece has been withdrawn because of lack of service. After trial on the merits judgment was rendered in the lower court in favor of plaintiffs against the defendant in the sum of $10,965.98. Defendant's reconventional demand was dismissed. From this adverse judgment defendant appeals. The facts of this case are disputed and in view of the nature of the claim we find it necessary to relate at length the various events giving rise to this action. Jeffrey Perigoni alleges that on May 16, 1968 he was driving home on North Robertson, a one-way street in the city of New Orleans for traffic moving toward St. Bernard Parish, with a friend, James Bachemin, *410 at about 5:00 P.M., when he came to a stop behind a white Chevrolet halted by a red light on North Robertson and Desire Streets in the City of New Orleans. The light turned green but the Chevrolet driven by John McNiece and occupied by his daughter, Linda McNiece and her friend, Linda Davis, did not move. Jeffrey Perigoni sounded his horn and after a short interval the McNiece vehicle began to move very slowly forward. Perigoni sounded his horn again to urge the vehicle in front to go faster. Getting no response he passed the McNiece automobile on the right and then cut back to the lane he was originally in. At the next stoplight the McNiece vehicle stopped behind him. Linda McNiece then got out of the passenger side of her father's car and came forward to the plaintiff's car. She rapped on the driver's window and when Perigoni rolled the window down she ordered him to get out of his car. The plaintiff then alleges he rolled his window back up and started to move forward as the street light had changed. However, Linda McNiece began beating on the side of his car with a metal object which caused him to stop and get out of the car. Perigoni then yelled to John McNiece to get his "kid" back in the car. Seeing no response he walked back to John McNiece and told him he didn't want to fight his son.[1] McNiece replied that it didn't matter because his son had an "equalizer". Perigoni then started to return to his car when he saw Linda McNiece standing in the general vicinity of the area left between the two stopped vehicles, holding vise-grip pliers in her hand. As he was turning away from her, preparatory to going to his car, he heard John McNiece shout to his daughter "Hit him, hit him, hit the S________O_______ B_________." Subsequently Jeffrey Perigoni's jaw was struck by the vise-grip pliers being wielded by Linda McNiece. Perigoni then shoved her to the ground and attempted to get the pliers from her. Linda Davis ran from the Chevrolet and tried to push Perigoni off Linda McNiece. John McNiece, half out of his automobile, also rushed towards the combatants. Perigoni alleges that John McNiece struck him several times punching him in his back. The testimony of the witnesses, James Bachemin and John D. Roberts, indicates that McNiece was seen to draw back his fist as if in preparation to throwing a punch, but no subsequent blow to Perigoni's person could actually be seen. The incident quickly subsided when other vehicles caught in the rush hour traffic began sounding their horns. The parties returned to their respective cars with Perigoni turning his car into the right-hand lane where Bachemin noted the license number of defendant's automobile. Defendant, however, turned left at Lesseps Street, got out of the traffic and left the scene. The incident occurred between France and Lesseps Streets on North Robertson as both parties were traveling toward St. Bernard Parish. Defendant contends that he was experiencing car trouble when the plaintiff's vehicle pulled up behind him at the Desire Street crossing. He managed to get his car going but Perigoni continued to blow his horn. Perigoni did pass him on the right but when he did he yelled something at his daughter. Defendant also alleges that when the Perigoni vehicle did cut back in front of him in the left-hand lane it struck his vehicle and caused him to run up the curb, which in turn, resulted in his daughter being thrown against the dashboard of his car, injuring her mouth and breaking her glasses. When they pulled up behind the Perigoni vehicle at the next stoplight his daughter grabbed the visegrip pliers and ran forward to the other car. He stated that he tried to call her back but that she was 22 years old and he *411 could not control her. Jeffrey Perigoni came back to John McNiece saying he didn't want to fight his little kid and then cursed him several times. He asserts that he took this abuse and succeeded in calming Linda down when Jeffrey Perigoni said something to his daughter and then hit her. It was after she was struck by Jeffrey Perigoni that she hit him back with the pliers. Plaintiff then knocked her to the ground and defendant rushed to put the plaintiff off his daughter. He asserts that he only used the "necessary force" to get plaintiff off his daughter. John D. Roberts, driving a pickup truck, was behind the McNiece vehicle when the incident occurred. He stated in his testimony that he saw the driver of the McNiece auto hand the vise-grip pliers to a passenger who looked like a young lad to him. His further testimony substantially corroborates plaintiff's allegation. He heard the shout directing Linda McNiece to "hit that S______O____B_________."; although John McNiece's back was to him, he assumed it came from him. He also stated that he saw Linda McNiece strike the first blow with the pliers. The trial court assigned no written reasons for its judgments. However, the trial judge had to determine the credibility of the witnesses. It is quite apparent that defendant's allegations were not believed. We find no manifest error in this determination. Defendant stated that the Perigoni vehicle forced him to run up the curb, thereby causing damage to Linda McNiece's mouth and eyeglasses, suffering fractured anterior teeth and injury to her gums. Yet, while the accident occurred on May 16, 1968, she did not see a dentist for treatment until May 31, 1968. Defendant also stated that the plaintiff's car struck the right front fender of his vehicle. However, by deposition taken November 11, 1968, he stated that he did not know his car was struck until a much later date after the occurrence of the incident precipitating the blow to Perigoni. It stretches credulity to believe defendant would be completely unaware of his car being scraped by another, especially if that car forced him to run over the street curbing. It is important to note that no attempt was made by the defendant to subpoena or produce for trial Linda Davis, the third occupant of the McNiece automobile. Defendant's only explanation being that she was out of the State. Defendant knew of the impending law suit as early as September 18, 1968 yet nothing was done to secure her presence or testimony, even though her testimony might be material. We can only assume that her testimony would be adverse to the defendant. Oliver's Minor Children v. Oliver, 215 La. 412, 40 So.2d 803 (1949). Defendant contends that plaintiff was the aggressor and is therefore unable to recover. The weight of the evidence, however, is just the opposite. Defendant would have this court place upon plaintiff the obligation to drive on, even though his automobile was being struck by repeated blows by a metal object. We find no merit to this claim. Plaintiff's claim for damages is based on LSA-C.C., Article 2324, which states: "Art. 2324. Liability for assisting or encouraging wrongful act. "Art. 2324. He who causes another person to do an unlawful act, or assists or encourages in the commission of it, is answerable, in solido, with that person, for the damage caused by such act." We are convinced that while John McNiece may not have actually, physically caused his daughter to strike the plaintiff, he assisted, encouraged and actively engaged in its commission. The evidence contained in the record amply supports this *412 determination. Defendant was seen by John D. Roberts, a witness, unassociated with either party, hand the vise-grip pliers (the weapon causing the damaging blow) to his daughter while both were seated in their car. Both Roberts and the plaintiff testified to hearing the shout of "hit him". A defendant who provides the instrument of damage with full knowledge of the possible consequences and urges the unlawful act by shouts of encouragement is liable in solido with the one actually committing the tort. LSA-C.C. Article 2324. Defendant further contends error by the lower court in denying his motion for continuance. Defendant cites LSA-C.C.P. Article 1602 as controlling, which states: "Art. 1602. Peremptory grounds "A continuance shall be granted if at the time a case is to be tried, the party applying for the continuance shows that he has been unable, with the exercise of due diligence, to obtain evidence material to his case; or that a material witness has absented himself without the contrivance of the party applying for the continuance. As amended Acts 1966, No. 186, § 1." (Emphasis supplied.) Defendant applied for the continuance one week before trial of the matter, based on the grounds that Linda McNiece was a material witness and her unavailability for trial was due to her incarceration in a New Jersey State Prison, serving an indefinite sentence for a narcotics conviction. The trial judge denied the motion because defendant knew of the trial date some four months earlier. Defendant also knew that she was in prison three to four months before trial. We find no abuse of discretion. Linda McNiece's indefinite sentence does not indicate her ready availability for trial even if it was continued. Defendant could have asked for the continuance long before he did, however, his tardiness shows an attempt to confuse the issues by delay. We also note that adequate means were available to him to procure her testimony, by deposition or otherwise. Defendant's contention that her presence was necessary to discredit testimony of witnesses who thought she was a boy is without merit. The confusion as to her sex is not material to defendant's case, especially in view of the present day confusion many of us similarly experience. Defendant's last allegation of error relates to the damages awarded the plaintiffs. As a result of being bludgeoned by the pliers Jeffrey Perigoni suffered a comminuted fracture on the left side of his mandible, or jaw, and a compound fracture in the right angle of the mandible. "Arch bars" and "elastics" were used to wire his jaw in place and mend the fractures. Additionally, Perigoni was treated as an emergency patient at Mercy Hospital. He was also confined to the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital for observation. Later a secondary infection developed by reason of an impacted wisdom tooth acting as a foreign body which resulted in plaintiff being hospitalized a second time and surgery for the extraction of the third molar and an open reduction of the fractured site of the right angle mandible by extra-oral approach. Dr. Donald Duvigneaud, plaintiff's oral surgeon, characterized the injuries as severe. It was also shown at the trial that plaintiff's jaw was wired with its resultant incapacities and inconveniences for a period of eight to nine weeks after the incident and that he suffered permanent nerve damage, causing a loss of sensory feeling in his jaw. Frank Perigoni, father of Jeffrey Perigoni, was awarded $1,465.98 as special damages for medical and drug bills and loss of wages incurred by his minor son; while Jeffrey Perigoni was awarded $7,500.00 for pain and suffering and $2,000.00 for permanent disability. In view of the nature of the injuries and resultant consequences, we cannot find any abuse of discretion by the trial judge. *413 Denial of defendant's reconventional demand for false arrest and malicious prosecution was proper. Three elements must be proved by a party asserting damages for malicious prosecution: (1) the termination of the proceeding must be in his favor; (2) there must be a lack of probable cause; and (3) a showing that his accuser acted in malice. Cox v. Cashio, 96 So.2d 872 (La.App., 1st Cir., 1957). Defendant has not proved any of the three requisite elements. Additionally, we note that defendant pleaded guilty to simple battery during the trial of this matter in the Criminal District Court for the City of New Orleans. For the above and foregoing reasons, the judgment of the lower court is affirmed with all costs to be paid by appellants. Affirmed. NOTES [1] Jeffrey Perigoni alleges that he did not know Linda McNiece was a girl until the police told him some time after the incident. Bachemin, plaintiff's passenger, also thought she was a boy. John D. Roberts, a witness for the plaintiff, also assumed Linda was a boy until told otherwise.

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So the above API is supported on Windows 8 store apps, Windows 8 desktop apps, Windows phone 8 apps and can be used via three languages (C#, VB, C++) and it will build on three architectures (X86, x64 and ARM.... Re: "We fix things once we know they're broken" Cool :) ooo thanks El Reg....I just tried it (seems my £9 per month Windows Phone Zune Subscription account got automigrated over to XBox) and I can download music and stream to the Win 8 PC via the music app. So that means music in the living room via the Xbox, music on WP phone, music on the Zune, music on home PC and on my slate. Already downloaded 4 GB music.... Re: windows store apple store linux store Re: Where's the XNA? I suspect they only lost one developer and that was you, all the other developers ported their XNA WP7 apps in 20 mins using http://monogame.codeplex.com/ and have it sat waiting for certification in the Win8 App store and are down the pub while you're whining on here :) Keep up old boy. Move along... nothin’ to see here.... MS said the bug was exploitable, said it was difficult to exploit and updated IIS two months prior to the conference where this mitigation research was discussed. Mitigations are used to slow down attackers in their development of exploits, to try and make those exploits unreliable, and to raise the bar of the skill required to create such exploits (e.g. Chris Valasek is a Senior Research Scientist). The mitigations in this case served that purpose. Mitigations don’t take away the need to update the binaries and IIS was still fixed. Mitigations for all platforms are constantly updated to reflect research from White/Grey/Black Hats. Mitigation bypasses generally do not work broadly. Server DoS's are typically patched by MS anyway, so whether or not it was exploitable is irrelevant, detailing whether it is exploitable or not is to allow the system admin to make a decision in how to prioritise the downloading/testing and rolling out the patch. The revised blog post, that wasn't referenced by Dan for some reason, said it was exploitable: “Vulnerability details for CVE-2010-3972 are public. However, it will be difficult to build a reliable exploit for code execution. We have heard rumors [sic] of an exploit technique that will be discussed publicly in April by Chris Valasek and Ryan Smith.”

2024-04-25T01:27:04.277712

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1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a liquid injecting method of injecting a liquid container suitable for an ink cartridge detachably mounted on, for example, an ink jet printer and the like, and the liquid container. 2. Related Art As the ink cartridge (liquid container) detached from or attached to a liquid consuming apparatus such as the ink jet printer, there are suggested various kinds of ink cartridges of an open-air type that include an ink containing portion (liquid containing portion) for containing ink in a container body detachably mounted in a printer, an ink supply portion (liquid supply portion) for being connected to a printing head (liquid ejecting unit) of the printer, an ink guide passage (liquid guide passage) for guiding the ink contained in the ink containing portion to the ink supply portion, an air communicating passage for introducing open air into the ink containing portion from the outside with a consumption of the ink contained in the ink containing portion. In such an ink cartridge, an ink residual quantity detecting mechanism (liquid detecting unit) in which a sensor having a piezoelectric vibrating body is disposed at a reference height in the liquid containing portion is provided (for example, see Patent Document 1). The liquid level of the ink stored in the liquid containing portion falls to the reference height with consumption by printing and outside air introduced from the air communicating passage to the liquid containing portion according to ink consumption reaches a detection position of the sensor. Then, the ink residual quantity detection mechanism outputs different signals between when the periphery of the sensor fills with an ink liquid and when the periphery of the sensor comes in contact with the air. The printer detects that the liquid level of the ink falls to the reference height based on the signals (change in residual vibration) output from the ink residual quantity detection mechanism. That is, a change of acoustic impedance is detected by causing a piezoelectric device having a piezoelectric element or a vibrating portion of an actuator provided in the liquid containing portion to vibrate, subsequently by measuring a counter electromotive force generated by the residual vibration remaining in the vibrating portion, and by detecting an amplitude of a resonance frequency or a counter electromotive force waveform. The detected signal is used to display the residual quantity of ink or give notice of a cartridge replacement time. Patent Document 1: JP-A-2001-146019 However, an ink cartridge is a container that includes multiple elements and is formed with a high precision. Accordingly, when ink is exhausted, the disuse of the ink cartridge results in a waste of a useful resource and a big economical loss. It is desirable that the used ink cartridge be re-used by re-injecting ink therein. However, when the known ink cartridge is manufactured, an ink injecting step is included. Accordingly, after the ink cartridge is manufactured, there are many cases where the same ink injecting step cannot be used. As a result, it is necessary to develop a method of injecting ink in order to realize an ink-re-filling, instead of the ink injecting method at the time a new ink cartridge is manufactured. A recent ink cartridge becomes high performance in that a differential pressure valve that adjusts an ink pressure to be supplied to the ink supply portion and also serves as a non-return valve for preventing the ink from flowing backward from an ink supply portion or an ink residual quantity mechanism for detecting an ink residual quantity is provided in an ink guide passage allowing an ink containing chamber to communicate with the ink supply portion. Moreover, a configuration of the ink containing chamber or an air communicating passage becomes complicated. For this reason, when a container body is arranged carelessly and when ink is injected, a poor re-use may be caused. For example, the ink may leak into portions other than the ink containing portion or an original function may be damaged due to bubbles mixed when the ink is injected. For this reason, a re-use may be impossible. In particular, when the bubbles floating in the injected ink are stuck to the surface of a sensor of the ink residual quantity detecting mechanism, the stuck bubbles may cause a change in residual vibration. Accordingly, it is not accurately detected whether there is the ink, and thus it may be erroneously detected that the liquid level of the ink falls.

2024-04-21T01:27:04.277712

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Introduction {#sec1} ============ Dicarbonyl compounds are valuable structural motifs present in a variety of natural products and bioactive compounds that possess a broad spectrum of pharmacological activities.^[@ref1]^ For example, 1,2-bis-carbonyl compounds have been demonstrated to be a potent, selective inhibitor of the human carboxylesterases enzyme which is responsible for the detoxification of xenobiotics.^[@cit1a],[@cit1e],[@ref2]^ Dicarbonyl compounds are also used as powerful building blocks for the synthesis of N-heterocyclic compounds such as imidazoles,^[@ref3]^ quinoxalines,^[@ref4]^ and triazines^[@ref5]^ as well as ligands^[@ref6]^ such as N-heterocyclic carbenes and diamines. 1,2-Dicarbonyls also possess exceptionally useful synthetic potential as pronucleophiles^[@ref7]^ and can be exploited in cascade or sequential reactions for the synthesis of important hetero or carbocycles. Thus, the development of newer synthetic methods for the dicarbonylation has always been a fascinating topic in organic chemistry.^[@ref8]^ In recent years, much attention has been paid towards oxidative coupling reaction under metal-free conditions, which overcome the drawbacks associated with metal catalyzed reactions. For example, C-3 dicarbonylation of indoles have been achieved using arylglyoxal via the aminocatalytic approach,^[@ref9]^ acetophenones in I~2~/dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)/pyrrolidine,^[@ref10]^ aryl acetaldehydes in I~2~/DMSO employing an assembled two-step continuous flow system.^[@ref11]^ Recently, Pan and coworkers established a regioselective N-1 and C-2 dicarbonylation of 3-substituted indoles with arylglyoxal hydrates.^[@ref12]^ N-1 indolyl diketones were obtained in the presence of copper acetate, while C-2 indolyl diketones were obtained under metal-free reaction conditions. On the other hand, the imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridine motif is a key structural unit found in numerous biologically active molecules, particularly in many commercially available drugs such as alpidem, zolpidem, necopidem, zolmidine, and saripidem.^[@ref13]^ In the last decade, substantial efforts have been devoted for the synthesis and functionalization of the imidazoheterocycles.^[@ref14]^ A few successful and elegant methods have been developed for the synthesis of unsymmetrical dicarbonylated imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridines in the recent past using aryl acetaldehydes,^[@ref15]^ aryl ketones,^[@ref16]^ N,N-disubstituted acetamide, or acetone,^[@ref17]^ tertiary α-amino phenylethanone,^[@ref18]^ and arylglyoxals^[@ref19]^ as the dicarbonyl source ([Scheme [1](#sch1){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch1){ref-type="scheme"}). All these methods require the use of metal catalysts (Cu and Fe), ligands, and an equimolar amount of external halogenated oxidants and bases. Although some investigation towards metal-free dicarbonylation of indoles^[@ref9]−[@ref12]^ has been conducted, metal-free dicarbonylation of imidazoheterocycles are rare.^[@ref20]^ In most of the developed protocols for dicarbonylation, the emphasis has been on the synthesis of unsymmetrical dicarbonylated compounds and synthesis of symmetrical dicarbonylated imidazoheterocycles has remained unexplored. During the preparation of our manuscript, Guo and coworkers reported a catalyst-free method for the synthesis of dicarbonylation of imidazoheterocycles with glyoxal hydrates.^[@ref21]^ In this method also only arylglyoxals were utilized to synthesize unsymmetrical dicarbonylated imidazoheterocycles. Thus, the development of metal-free dicarbonylation to obtain biologically active symmetrical and unsymmetrical dicarbonyl imidazoheterocyles under mild reaction conditions is still challenging and highly desirable. {#sch1} In continuation of our sustained efforts towards synthesis and functionalization of imidazoheterocycles,^[@ref22]^ herein, we report a metal-free approach for the dicarbonylation of imidazoheterocycles using glyoxals as dicarbonyl precursors in acetic acid. It is believed that the glyoxal plays a dual role both as a dicarbonyl source and as an oxidant in this transformation. A probable mechanistic pathway has been proposed based on control experiments and electrospray ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry (ESI-HRMS) analysis. Results and Discussion {#sec2} ====================== We started our studies by choosing 2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridine (**1a**) and glyoxal (40 wt % aq solution; **2**) as the model substrates. The initial reaction was performed with **1a** (0.51 mmol) and **2** (2.55 mmol) using AcOH (5 mL---160 equiv) as the solvent at 100 °C. To our delight, the respective 1,2-bis(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3a**) was formed in a 69% yield in 8 h ([Table [1](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}, entry 1). Encouraged from this result under catalyst-free conditions, we decided to optimize the reaction conditions for the model reaction by varying different reaction parameters such as the amount of acetic acid in the reaction mixture, amount of glyoxal, temperature, reaction medium, and so forth. The results for the optimization reactions are shown in [Table [1](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}. The results indicated that the best yield of **3a** was obtained using acetic acid (3 mL), glyoxal (118 μL) at 100 °C ([Table [1](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}, entry 2). It was observed that on decreasing the concentration of glyoxal, the yield of **3a** decreased from 70 to 38% ([Table [1](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}, entries 5--7). Similarly, the yield of **3a** decreased to 47% on decreasing the reaction temperature to 50 °C and the desired product was not present at 25 °C ([Table [1](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}, entry 8--10). The use of PivOH instead of AcOH resulted in the formation of **3a** in 52% yield ([Table [1](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}, entry 11). The use of aqueous medium such as water/AcOH, water/TsOH/sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS), and water/SLS resulted in a diminished yield of **3a** ([Table [1](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}, entry 12--14). The product **3a** was not formed in the absence of acetic acid when the reaction was performed in organic solvents such as *N*,*N*-dimethylformamide (DMF), xylene, and DMSO under standard reaction conditions ([Table [1](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}, entry 15--17). ###### Optimization of the Reaction Conditions[a](#t1fn1){ref-type="table-fn"} {#GRAPHIC-d7e340-autogenerated} entry reaction medium (*y* mL) amount of **2** (*x* μL) temp (°C) yield (%)[b](#t1fn2){ref-type="table-fn"} ------- ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------------- 1 CH~3~COOH (5 mL) 118 100 69 **2** **CH**~**3**~**COOH(3 mL)** 118 **100** **70** 3 CH~3~COOH (1.5 mL) 118 100 58 4 CH~3~COOH (0.75 mL) 118 100 51 5 CH~3~COOH (3 mL) 94 100 68 6 CH~3~COOH (3 mL) 70 100 45 7 CH~3~COOH (3 mL) 47 100 38 8 CH~3~COOH (3 mL) 118 75 60 9 CH~3~COOH (3 mL) 118 50 47 10 CH~3~COOH (3 mL) 118 25 NR 11 PivOH (3 mL) 118 100 52 12 CH~3~COOH (300 μL) + H~2~O (2 mL) 118 100 30 13 H~2~O (2 mL) + SLS (50 mol %) + TsOH (10 mol %) 118 100 20 14 H~2~O (2 mL) + SLS (50 mol %) 118 100 10 15 DMF (3 mL) 118 100 NR 16 xylene (3 mL) 118 100 NR 17 DMSO (3 mL) 118 100 NR Reaction conditions: **1a** (0.100 g; 0.51 mmol), **2** (*x* μL, 40 wt % aq solution), reaction medium (*y* mL), and reflux for 8 h. Isolated yields. Abbreviations used in table: PivOH = pivalic acid; SLS = sodium lauryl sulphate; TsOH = *p*-toluene sulfonic acid; DMF = *N*,*N*-dimethylformamide. DMSO = dimethyl sulfoxide. After having optimized reaction conditions in hand ([Table [1](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}](#tbl1){ref-type="other"}, entry 2), the utility of the present approach was systematically investigated by reacting different imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridines (**1a--r**) with glyoxal (**2**) ([Table [2](#tbl2){ref-type="other"}](#tbl2){ref-type="other"}). Imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridines having electron donating groups (EDGs) viz. *p*-Me, *p*-OMe on the C-2 phenyl ring (**1b** and **1c**) reacted smoothly with **2** and afforded respective symmetrical dicarbonylated products **3b** and **3c** in 73 and 75% yields, respectively. Similarly, imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridines with electron withdrawing groups (EWGs) such as *p*-F, *p*-Cl, *p*-Br, and *p*-CF~3~ on the C-2 phenyl ring also reacted smoothly and gave the corresponding dimeric products **3d--g** in good yields (60--67%). Although, the substituent on the C-2 phenyl ring did not affect the reaction outcome significantly, relatively better yields were observed in the case of imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridines with EDGs on the C-2 phenyl ring. Imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridine with C-2 thiophene-yl (**1h**) also yielded the corresponding product **3h** in 77% yield. ###### Synthesis of Symmetrical Dicarbonyl Imidazoheterocycles[a](#t2fn1){ref-type="table-fn"}^,^[b](#t2fn2){ref-type="table-fn"} {#GRAPHIC-d7e796-autogenerated} {#gr7} Reaction conditions: **1** (0.51 mmol), **2** (2.55 mmol; 40 wt % aq solution), and AcOH (3 mL) at 100 °C for 8 h, under air. Isolated yields. In the case of 2-(*tert*-butyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridine (**1i**), the respective dimeric product (**3i**) was not obtained under these conditions which may be attributed to the steric factor of the *tert*-butyl group. The reaction of 2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridine with different substituents on the pyridine ring (**1j--l**) with **2** afforded the desired dimeric product in **3j--l** in 61--70% yield. Interestingly, the reaction of 6-methyl-2-(4-nitrophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridine (**1m**) with **2** also gave the desired product **3m** in 58% yield. Finally, 2-arylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyrimidines (**1n--p**) and 6-arylimidazo\[2,1-*b*\]thiazoles (**1q--r**) were allowed to react with **2** under standard reaction conditions. To our delight, the corresponding dimeric products (**3n--p** and **3q--r**) were obtained in good yields (51--69%). These experiments demonstrated that the scope of the reaction was general for differently substituted imidazoheterocycles. With the success for the synthesis of symmetrical dicarbonyl imidazoheterocyles under metal-free conditions, we next attempted the synthesis of unsymmetrical dicarbonyl imidazoheterocyles using equimolar ratios of two different imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridines with glyoxal (**2**) under optimized reaction conditions. The cross-coupling reaction of various substituents present on the C-2 aryl ring (*p*-OMe, *p*-Cl and *p*-NO~2~) and pyridine ring (6-Br and 7-Me) of imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridine were amenable to the reaction conditions and afforded the respective unsymmetrical dicarbonyl products (**3s**, **3t**, and **3u**) in good yields (34--45%) as compared to the corresponding symmetrical products ([Scheme [2](#sch2){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch2){ref-type="scheme"}). ![Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Dicarbonylated Imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridine (**3s--3u**)](ao-2019-007167_0002){#sch2} In order to check the versatility of the present approach, we tested different arylglyoxals as the carbonyl source with imidazoheterocycles under similar reaction conditions to access unsymmetrical dicarbonyl imidazoheterocycles ([Table [3](#tbl3){ref-type="other"}](#tbl3){ref-type="other"}). The reaction of **1a** with phenylglyoxal (**4a**) led to the formation of the desired product that is 1-phenyl-2-(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**5aa**) in 82% yield. Next, the reaction of imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridines having EDG viz. *p*-Me and EWGs such as *p*-Cl, *p*-Br, *p*-CF~3~, and *m*-NO~2~ on the C-2 phenyl ring were reacted with phenylglyoxal (**4a**). The desired products that is 1-phenyl-2-(2-arylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-diones (**5ba--5ta**) were obtained in good to high yields (70--90%). Similarly, imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridines with substituents on the pyridine ring as well as on the C-2 phenyl ring reacted smoothly with **4a** to afford the corresponding dicarbonyl compounds (**5ja**, **5ma**, **5ua**, and **5va**) in good to excellent yields ([Table [3](#tbl3){ref-type="other"}](#tbl3){ref-type="other"}). 2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyrimidine (**1o**) and 6-(4-methylphenyl)imidazo\[2,1-*b*\]thiazole (**1r**) also reacted with **4a** to give the corresponding dicarbonyl products **5oa** and **5ra** in 80 and 77% yields, respectively. Finally, the substrate scope in terms of arylglyoxals was elaborated by reacting **1a** with arylglyoxals (**4b--f**) bearing different functional groups on the aryl ring. The desired 1-aryl-2-(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-diones (**5ab--af**) were obtained in good to excellent yields (77--92%). No significant electronic effect of substituents was observed on the yield of dicarbonyl products. Heterocyclic glyoxal that is 2-oxo-2-(thiophen-2-yl)acetaldehyde (**4g**) also reacted efficiently with **1a** and afforded the desired product **5ag** in 93% yield. To our delight, the reaction of 2-cyclohexyl-2-oxoacetaldehyde (**4h**) with **1a** under similar reaction conditions afforded the desired product **5ah** in 91% yield. However, the reaction of benzaldehyde with **1a** under identical reaction conditions failed to deliver the desired phenyl(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)methanone (**5ai**) product. ###### Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Dicarbonyl Imidazoheterocycles[a](#t3fn1){ref-type="table-fn"}^,^[b](#t3fn2){ref-type="table-fn"} {#GRAPHIC-d7e1080-autogenerated} {#gr8} Reaction conditions: **1** (0.51 mmol), **2** (0.76 mmol), and AcOH (3 mL), 100 °C, 3 h, under air. Isolated yields. It is worth mentioning here that the reaction of 1-methyl-2-phenyl-1*H*-indole (**6a**) and 1-methyl-1*H*-indole (**6b**) with glyoxal (**2**) under standard reaction conditions did not give the corresponding symmetrical dicarbonyl indole derivatives and instead resulted in the formation of the corresponding 2,2-bis(indol-3-yl)acetaldehydes (**7a--b**) in 63 and 65% yields, respectively ([Scheme [3](#sch3){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch3){ref-type="scheme"}). {#sch3} To check the practical utility of the present approach, the gram-scale reaction was performed using **1a** (1.0 g; 5.1 mmol) with **2** (25.5 mmol, 40 wt % aq solution) and **4a** (1.03 g, 7.6 mmol) under the standard reaction conditions. To our delight, the desired products **3a** and **5aa** were formed in 62 and 72% yields, respectively ([Scheme [4](#sch4){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch4){ref-type="scheme"}). {#sch4} Some control experiments were carried out to gain some understanding of the reaction mechanism of this metal-free dicarbonylation ([Scheme [5](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}). Initially, radical trapping experiments were performed by using different radical scavengers \[such as 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (3 equiv), 1,1-diphenylethylene (3 equiv), and 2,6-di-*tert*butyl-4-methylphenol (3 equiv)\] to shed light on the kind of mechanism involved for this transformation ([Scheme [5](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}, eq i). In all cases, no significant reduction in the yield of **3a** was observed, thus the possibility of a radical-mediated reaction was ruled out. Next, the reaction of **1a** with **2** was performed under an inert atmosphere using identical reaction conditions to justify the role of air as an oxidant for this reaction ([Scheme [5](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}, eq ii). However, to our surprise, we isolated the desired product **3a** in 62% yield along with the isolation of another compound **8** in 18% yield ([Scheme [5](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}, eq iii). We established the molecular structure of **8** as 2-oxo-2-(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethyl acetate. When **8** was allowed to react with **1a** under standard reaction conditions without using glyoxal, **3a** was formed in less than 10% after 8 h. This indicated that **8** is not the intermediate of this transformation but it is a side product. The formation of traces of **3a** from **8** may be due to the aerobic oxidation of de-acetylated intermediate **12** (produced from **8**) followed by nucleophilic addition of **1a**. We also checked the reaction of **1a** with **4a** under an inert atmosphere ([Scheme [5](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}, eq iv). The desired product **5aa** was obtained in 65% yield indicating that air is not a prominent oxidant in this transformation. Key intermediates were traced by performing ESI-HRMS analysis of the model reaction ([Scheme [5](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}, eq v). Based on formation of **8** and other related side products in the reaction mixture as well as significant yield of dicarbonyl products under a nitrogen atmosphere made us believe that glyoxal also acts as the oxidant in this transformation. The benzoin derivative obtained by nucleophilic addition of imidazoheterocycle to glyoxal is oxidized to the dicarbonyl derivative (benzil) by glyoxal through hydrogen transfer. Arylglyoxals has been reported to oxidize thiols to the corresponding disulfides,^[@ref23]^ however, to the best of our knowledge this is the first finding where glyoxal has been found to oxidize benzoins. At this stage, we cannot rule out the possibility of simultaneous aerobic oxidation of the benzoins to the corresponding dicarbonyl derivatives. {#sch5} On the basis of preliminary mechanistic studies and relevant literature reports,^[@ref12],[@ref21],[@ref23]^ a plausible mechanism is proposed for the formation of **3a** ([Scheme [6](#sch6){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch6){ref-type="scheme"}). We believe initially acetic acid mediated nucleophilic addition of **1a** to **2** leads to the formation of α-hydroxy aldehyde (benzoin) **9** through intermediate **A**. Formation of **9** was confirmed by ESI-HRMS analysis of the reaction mixture ([Scheme [5](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}, eq v). Intermediate **9** then underwent glyoxal mediated oxidation or aerial oxidation to the corresponding keto aldehyde intermediate **13**. The formation of product **3a** under a nitrogen atmosphere and decline yield of **3a** with reducing the amount of glyoxal indicates the involvement of glyoxal as the oxidant in this reaction. This hypothesis was further supported by the formation of intermediate **11** observed in the ESI-HRMS analysis of the reaction mixture ([Scheme [5](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}](#sch5){ref-type="scheme"}, eq v). The intermediate **13** underwent nucleophilic addition with another molecule of **1a** followed by deprotonation to produce the intermediate **10** which upon oxidation provided the desired product **3a**. {#sch6} Conclusions {#sec3} =========== In conclusion, a metal-free method has been developed for the synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical dicarbonyl imidazoheterocycles using glyoxals as the carbonyl source. The present method demonstrated practical and green reaction conditions to afford unexplored symmetrical dicarbonyl imidazoheterocycles in good yields. More importantly, unsymmetrical dicarbonyl imidazoheterocycles were also obtained in high yields as compared to the previously reported methodologies under metal-free conditions. The method is amenable for a scale-up reaction which has been demonstrated through the gram scale reaction. Mechanistic investigation revealed that glyoxal has a dual role in this transformation both as a dicarbonyl source as well as an oxidant. Experimental Section {#sec4} ==================== General Information {#sec4.1} ------------------- Melting points were determined in open capillary tubes on an EZ-Melt automated melting point apparatus and are uncorrected. All the compounds were unambiguously characterized by ^1^H, ^13^C, and IR and further confirmed through ESI-HRMS analysis. The reactions were monitored by using thin layer chromatography (TLC) on 0.2 mm silica gel F254 plates (Merck). ^1^H and ^13^C NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker Avance 400 and 100 MHz instrument, respectively in CDCl~3~ as a solvent using tetramethylsilane (TMS) as an internal standard. Peak multiplicities of ^1^H NMR signals were designated as s (singlet), br s (broad singlet), d (doublet), dd (doublet of doublet), t (triplet), q (quartet), m (multiplet), and so forth. Chemical shifts (δ) and coupling constants (*J*) are reported in parts per million (ppm) relative to the residual signal of TMS in deuterated solvents and hertz, respectively. ESI-HRMS were recorded using Agilent Technologies 6545 Q-TOF LC/MS. IR spectra were recorded using a Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrophotometer, and the values are reported in cm^--1^. Column chromatography was performed over silica gel (60--120 and 100--200 mesh) using EtOAc--*n*-hexane as an eluent. All chemicals were obtained from the commercial suppliers and used without further purification. All the imidazoheterocycles were prepared by our reported methods. General Experimental Procedure for the Synthesis of Symmetrical Dicarbonyl Imidazoheterocycles (**3a--3r**) {#sec4.2} ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A clean oven dried 25 mL round bottom flask was charged with **1** (0.51 mmol) and **2** (2.55 mmol; 40 wt % aq solution) in acetic acid (3 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at 100 °C for 8 h. The reaction progress was monitored by TLC. After completion, the reaction mass was allowed to cool at ambient temperature. Acetic acid was neutralized by saturated solution of NaHCO~3~ (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 × 15 mL). The combined organic layer was dried with anhydrous Na~2~SO~4~ and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified in silica gel (60--120 mesh) column chromatography using EtOAc--*n*-hexane as the eluent to afford the corresponding products (**3a--3r**) in moderate to good yields (51--77%). ### 1,2-Bis(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3a**) {#sec4.2.1} A yellow solid was obtained; yield: 79 mg, 70%; mp: 241 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3047, 1790, 1728, 1612, 1388 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.25 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 7.60--7.49 (m, 4H), 7.21 (d, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 4H), 6.98--6.94 (m, 6H), 6.77 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.3, 157.0, 147.5, 132.7, 130.6, 129.0, 128.3, 128.2, 127.4, 120.7, 117.0, 115.0; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~28~H~19~N~4~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 443.1503; found, 443.1523. ### 1,2-Bis(2-(*p*-tolyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3b**) {#sec4.2.2} An orange solid was obtained; yield: 87.5 mg, 73%; mp: \>300 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3040, 1736, 1604, 1465, 1381 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.25 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 7.61 (d, *J* = 9.2 Hz, 2H), 7.49 (t, *J* = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.08 (d, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 4H), 6.98 (td, *J* = 7.2, 1.6 Hz, 2H), 6.77 (d, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 4H), 1.98 (s, 6H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.4, 156.8, 147.4, 138.7, 130.3, 130.2, 129.0, 128.3, 128.0, 120.8, 117.0, 114.2, 21.2; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~30~H~23~N~4~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 471.1816; found, 471.1802. ### 1,2-Bis(2-(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3c**) {#sec4.2.3} A pale yellow solid was obtained; yield: 96 mg, 75%; mp: 260 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3102, 1735, 1605, 1535, 1467 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.27 (dt, *J* = 6.8, 2.0 Hz, 2H), 7.60 (dt, *J* = 8.8, 1.2 Hz, 2H), 7.52--7.48 (m, 2H), 7.12 (d, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 4H), 6.95 (td, *J* = 6.8, 1.2 Hz, 2H), 6.47 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 4H), 3.58 (s, 6H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.5, 159.7, 156.6, 147.5, 130.3, 129.4, 128.9, 125.4, 120.8, 116.8, 114.3, 112.9, 54.8; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~30~H~23~N~4~O~4~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 503.1714; found, 503.1694. ### 1,2-Bis(2-(4-fluorophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3d**) {#sec4.2.4} A pale yellow solid was obtained; yield: 79 mg, 65%; mp: 299 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3140, 1735, 1612, 1527 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.26 (dt, *J* = 6.8, 1.2 Hz, 2H), 7.64 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.60--7.56 (m, 2H), 7.18--7.15 (m, 4H), 7.06 (td, *J* = 6.8, 1.6 Hz, 2H), 6.66 (t, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 4H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.1, 162.7 (d, *J*~C--F~ = 250.3 Hz), 155.7, 147.4, 131.1, 129.9 (d, *J*~C--F~ = 8.5 Hz), 128.9 (d, *J*~C--F~ = 3.2 Hz), 128.8, 120.7, 117.1, 115.2, 114.7 (d, *J*~C--F~ = 21.8 Hz); ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~28~H~17~F~2~N~4~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 479.1314; found, 479.1287. ### 1,2-Bis(2-(4-chlorophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3e**) {#sec4.2.5} A dark brown solid was obtained; yield: 82 mg, 63%; mp: 326 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3062, 2924, 1789, 1728, 1604 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.25 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 7.67--7.58 (m, 4H), 7.13--7.11 (m, 6H), 6.95 (d, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 4H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.0, 155.5, 147.4, 135.2, 131.4, 131.3, 129.2, 128.6, 127.9, 120.8, 117.1, 115.5; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~28~H~17~Cl~2~N~4~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 511.0723; found, 511.0716. ### 1,2-Bis(2-(4-bromophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3f**) {#sec4.2.6} A yellow solid was obtained; yield: 92 mg, 60%; mp: \>300 °C; FT-IR (neat): 2916, 1728, 1612, 1396 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.27--9.22 (d, *J* = 6.8, 2H), 7.67--7.58 (m, 4H), 7.16 (td, *J* = 6.7, 1.8 Hz, 2H), 7.12--7.02 (m, 8H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.0, 155.5, 147.3, 131.7, 131.68, 130.8, 129.4, 128.6, 123.6, 120.7, 117.1, 115.7; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~28~H~17~Br~2~N~4~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 598.9713; found, 598.9696. ### 1,2-Bis(2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3g**) {#sec4.2.7} A bright yellow solid was obtained; yield: 99 mg, 67%; mp: 319--320 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3048, 1728, 1627, 1319 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.23 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 7.64--7.55 (m, 4H), 7.37--7.31 (m, 4H), 7.26 (d, *J* = 8.0 Hz, 4H), 7.05 (td, *J* = 6.4, 1.6 Hz, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 181.8, 155.3, 147.3, 136.0, 131.5, 130.8 (q, *J*~C--F~ = 33 Hz), 128.5, 128.3, 124.5 (q, *J*~C--F~ = 3.3 Hz), 123.4 (q, *J*~C--F~ = 271 Hz), 120.7, 117.1, 116.0; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~30~H~17~F~6~N~4~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 579.1250; found, 579.1251. ### 1,2-Bis(2-(thiophen-2-yl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3h**) {#sec4.2.8} An orange solid was obtained; yield: 89 mg, 77%; mp: 255 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3071, 1713, 1605, 1551 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.48 (d, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.65 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.59--7.54 (m, 2H), 7.08 (td, *J* = 6.8, 1.2 Hz, 2H), 7.01 (dd, *J* = 3.6, 0.8 Hz, 2H), 6.83 (dd, *J* = 5.4, 1.2 Hz, 2H), 6.57 (dd, *J* = 5.0, 3.6 Hz, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.2, 150.0, 147.8, 134.3, 130.9, 129.4, 129.0, 127.4, 126.4, 120.4, 117.2, 115.2; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~24~H~15~N~4~O~2~S~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 455.0631; found, 455.0619. ### 1,2-Bis(7-methyl-2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3j**) {#sec4.2.9} A pale yellow solid was obtained; yield: 73 mg, 61%; mp: 281--283 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3055, 1643, 1604, 1589 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.10 (d, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.33 (s, 2H), 7.21 (d, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 4H), 6.96 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 4H), 6.80--6.75 (m, 4H), 2.49 (s, 6H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.0, 157.2, 147.9, 142.4, 132.9, 128.2, 127.3, 120.5, 117.1, 115.7, 21.7. (ESI): calcd for C~30~H~23~N~4~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 471.1816; found, 471.1815; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~30~H~23~N~4~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 471.1816; found, 471.1804. ### 1,2-Bis(6-bromo-2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3k**) {#sec4.2.10} A pale yellow solid was obtained; yield: 95 mg, 62%; mp: 311--312 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3055, 1735, 1612, 1481 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.27--9.26 (m, 2H), 7.59 (dd, *J* = 9.6, 2.0 Hz, 2H), 7.47 (d, *J* = 9.2 Hz, 2H), 7.17--7.15 (m, 4H), 7.03 (t, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 4H), 6.97--6.93 (m, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.0, 156.7, 145.8, 133.8, 132.2, 128.9, 128.5, 128.3, 127.6, 120.86, 117.5, 109.7; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~28~H~17~Br~2~N~4~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 598.9713; found, 598.9692. ### 1,2-Bis(6-iodo-2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3l**) {#sec4.2.11} A yellow solid was obtained; yield: 124 mg, 70%; mp: 307 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3125, 3055, 1728, 1612, 1466 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.347--9.345 (m, 2H), 7.70 (dd, *J* = 9.2, 2.0 Hz, 2H), 7.36 (d, *J* = 9.6 Hz, 2H), 7.16--7.14 (m, 4H), 7.03 (t, *J* = 7.3 Hz, 4H), 6.99--6.95 (m, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.0, 156.4, 145.9, 138.5, 133.6, 132.2, 128.5, 128.3, 127.6, 120.6, 117.9, 78.2; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~28~H~17~I~2~N~4~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 694.9435; found, 694.9412. ### 1,2-Bis(6-methyl-2-(4-nitrophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3m**) {#sec4.2.12} A yellow solid was obtained; yield: 83 mg, 58%; mp: 336--337 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3094, 1736, 1613, 1512 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.04 (s, 2H), 7.87 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 4H), 7.54 (d, *J* = 9.2 Hz, 2H), 7.39--7.36 (m, 6H), 2.42 (s, 6H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 181.4, 154.0, 146.8, 146.2, 138.6, 134.7, 128.8, 127.0, 126.5, 122.5, 121.0, 116.8, 18.2; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~30~H~21~N~6~O~6~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 561.1517; found, 561.1496. ### 1,2-Bis(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyrimidin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3n**) {#sec4.2.13} A yellow solid was obtained; yield: 70 mg, 62%; mp: 287--288 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3117, 1767, 1605, 1373 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.41 (dd, *J* = 6.4, 2.0 Hz, 2H), 8.76 (dd, *J* = 4.4, 2.0 Hz, 2H), 7.29--7.27 (m, 4H), 7.05--7.01 (m, 6H), 6.87 (t, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.2, 158.3, 154.5, 149.9, 136.3, 132.1, 129.0, 128.7, 127.6, 119.0, 110.9; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~28~H~17~N~6~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 445.1408; found, 445.1404. ### 1,2-Bis(2-(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyrimidin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3o**) {#sec4.2.14} A brown solid was obtained; yield: 89 mg, 69%; mp: 271--273 °C; FT-IR (neat): 2986, 1767, 1605, 1528 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.45 (dd, *J* = 6.8, 2.0 Hz, 2H), 8.74 (dd, *J* = 4.0, 2.0 Hz, 2H), 7.20 (d, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 4H), 7.02 (dd, *J* = 6.8, 4.4 Hz, 2H), 6.53 (d, *J* = 8.7 Hz, 4H), 3.64 (s, 6H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.4, 160.3, 157.9, 154.1, 150.0, 136.1, 130.0, 124.7, 119.0, 113.2, 110.5, 55.0; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~28~H~21~N~6~O~4~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 505.1619; found, 505.1599. ### 1,2-Bis(2-(4-bromophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyrimidin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3p**) {#sec4.2.15} A brownish yellow solid was obtained; yield: 78 mg, 51%; mp: 353--354 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3110, 1755, 1612, 1480 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.42 (dd, *J* = 6.8, 2.0 Hz, 2H), 8.84 (dd, *J* = 4.3, 2.1 Hz, 2H), 7.23 (dd, *J* = 6.8, 4.4 Hz, 2H), 7.18--7.11 (m, 8H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.0, 156.7, 155.5, 149.8, 135.7, 131.0, 129.9, 124.4, 118.9, 111.7; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~26~H~15~Br~2~N~6~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 600.9618; found, 600.9595. ### 1,2-Bis(6-phenylimidazo\[2,1-*b*\]thiazol-5-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3q**) {#sec4.2.16} A pale brown solid was obtained; yield: 74 mg, 64%; mp: 263--265 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3117, 1728, 1612, 1466 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 8.03 (d, *J* = 4.4 Hz, 2H), 7.24--7.22 (m, 4H), 7.12--7.02 (m, 4H), 7.03--6.98 (m, 2H), 6.89 (d, *J* = 4.4 Hz, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 180.9, 157.3, 155.3, 132.6, 128.5, 128.3, 127.5, 123.4, 121.8, 113.9; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~24~H~15~N~4~O~2~S~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 455.0631; found, 455.0620. ### 1,2-Bis(6-(*p*-tolyl)imidazo\[2,1-*b*\]thiazol-5-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3r**) {#sec4.2.17} A dark grey solid was obtained; yield: 80 mg, 65%; mp: 243 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3093, 1735, 1605, 1465 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 8.05 (d, *J* = 4.4 Hz, 2H), 7.11 (d, *J* = 8.0 Hz, 4H), 6.93--6.90 (m, 6H), 2.16 (s, 6H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 181.0, 157.3, 155.3, 138.9, 130.0, 128.3, 128.0, 123.4, 121.9, 113.2, 21.3; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~28~H~19~N~4~O~2~S~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 483.0944; found, 483.0924. General Experimental Procedure for the Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Dicarbonyl Imidazoheterocycles with Glyoxal (**3s--3u**) {#sec4.3} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A clean oven dried 25 mL round bottom flask was charged with equimolar ratios of two different imidazoheterocycles (0.51 mmol) and **2** (2.55 mmol; 40 wt % aq solution) in acetic acid (3 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at 100 °C for 8 h. The reaction progress was monitored by TLC. After completion, the reaction mass was allowed to cool at ambient temperature. Acetic acid was neutralized by saturated solution of NaHCO~3~ (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 × 15 mL). The combined organic layer was dried with anhydrous Na~2~SO~4~ and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified in silica gel (100--200 mesh) column chromatography using EtOAc--*n*-hexane as the eluent to afford the corresponding products (**3s--3u**) in 34--45% yields. ### 1-(2-(4-Chlorophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-(2-(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3s**) {#sec4.3.1} A yellow solid was obtained; yield: 116 mg, 45%; mp: 293--295 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3125, 1736, 1605, 1535 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.26 (t, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.63--7.51 (m, 4H), 7.13--7.06 (m, 5H), 7.00--6.93 (m, 3H), 6.48 (d, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 3.59 (s, 3H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.5, 182.0, 159.9, 156.9, 155.1, 147.5, 147.4, 134.9, 131.3, 131.3, 130.5, 129.5, 129.2, 128.9, 128.6, 127.8, 125.3, 120.9, 120.7, 117.0, 116.9, 115.1, 114.6, 113.0, 54.9; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~29~H~20~ClN~4~O~3~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 507.1218; found, 507.1207. ### 1-(6-Bromo-2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-(7-methyl-2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3t**) {#sec4.3.2} A white solid was obtained; yield: 92.6 mg, 34%; mp: 301--303 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3143, 3055, 1620, 1608, 1485 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.33 (d, *J* = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 9.07 (d, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (dd, *J* = 9.2, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (d, *J* = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (s, 1H), 7.19 (td, *J* = 8.4, 1.3 Hz, 4H), 7.03--6.97 (m, 4H), 6.93--6.89 (m, 1H), 6.83--6.79 (m, 2H), 2.51 (s, 3H). ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.9, 181.2, 157.3, 156.7, 147.9, 145.7, 142.7, 133.6, 132.9, 132.3, 129.0, 128.6, 128.2, 128.2, 128.1, 128.0, 127.5, 127.4, 121.0, 120.5, 117.4, 117.2, 115.8, 109.5, 21.7. ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~29~H~20~BrN~4~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 535.0764; found, 535.0763. ### 1-(7-Methyl-2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-(2-(4-nitrophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**3u**) {#sec4.3.3} A white solid was obtained; yield: 112.4 mg, 44%; mp: 232--233 °C, FT-IR (neat): 2924, 2850, 1616, 1597, 1512, 1485 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.24 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 9.06 (d, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (d, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.64--7.54 (m, 2H), 7.36--7.34 (m, 3H), 7.22--7.20 (m, 2H), 7.04--6.95 (m, 3H), 6.82--6.78 (m, 2H), 2.45 (s, 3H). ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 182.0, 181.4, 157.7, 153.7, 147.9, 147.3, 146.9, 143.9, 138.8, 132.4, 131.0, 129.0, 128.8, 128.7, 128.2, 127.8, 127.5, 127.0, 122.5, 121.1, 120.5, 117.6, 117.2, 116.1, 115.4, 21.5. ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~29~H~20~N~5~O~4~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 502.1510; found, 502.1503. General Experimental Procedure for the Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Dicarbonyl Imidazoheterocycles with Arylglyoxals (**5aa--5ah**) {#sec4.4} --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A clean oven dried 25 mL round bottom flask was charged with **1** (0.51 mmol) and arylglyoxal **4** (0.76 mmol) in acetic acid (3 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at 100 °C for 3 h. The reaction progress was monitored by TLC. After completion, the reaction mass was allowed to cool at ambient temperature. Acetic acid was neutralized by saturated solution of NaHCO~3~ (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 × 15 mL). The combined organic layer was dried with anhydrous Na~2~SO~4~ and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified in silica gel (60--120 mesh) column chromatography using EtOAc--*n*-hexane as the eluent to afford the corresponding products (**5aa--5ah**) in moderate to good yields (70--93%). ### 1-Phenyl-2-(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**5aa**) {#sec4.4.1} A pale yellow solid was obtained; yield: 136 mg, 82%; mp: 121--123 °C (lit.^[@ref15]^ mp 122--124 °C); FT-IR (neat): 2986, 1767, 1682, 1589, 1250 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.86 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, *J* = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.75--7.67 (m, 3H), 7.58 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.32--7.26 (m, 4H), 7.11 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 191.4, 184.6, 158.7, 148.4, 134.1, 133.4, 132.9, 130.9, 130.0, 129.6, 129.4, 129.3, 128.6, 127.9, 117.7, 115.8; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~21~H~15~N~2~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 327.1128; found, 327.1129. ### 1-Phenyl-2-(2-(*p*-tolyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**5ba**) {#sec4.4.2} A pale yellow solid was obtained; yield: 147 mg, 85%; mp: 110 °C (lit.^[@ref15]^ mp 109--110 °C); FT-IR (neat): 3024, 1681, 1589, 1489 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.85 (dt, *J* = 7.2, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (dt, *J* = 9.2, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.75 (dd, *J* = 8.4, 1.6 Hz, 2H), 7.68--7.64 (m, 1H), 7.60--7.56 (m, 1H), 7.41 (t, *J* = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.25--7.19 (m, 3H), 6.91 (d, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 2.29 (s, 3H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 191.4, 184.6, 158.9, 148.4, 139.5, 134.0, 133.5, 130.9, 130.0, 129.9, 129.6, 129.3, 128.6, 128.4, 118.9, 117.6, 115.6, 21.3; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~22~H~17~N~2~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 341.1285; found, 341.1274. ### 1-(2-(4-Chlorophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione (**5ea**) {#sec4.4.3} A pale yellow solid was obtained; yield: 129 mg, 70%; mp: 124--126 °C (lit.^[@ref21]^ mp 123--125 °C); FT-IR (neat): 3017, 1767, 1681, 1597, 1404 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.85 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.75--7.68 (m, 3H), 7.62 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (t, *J* = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.24--7.22 (m, 3H), 7.09 (d, *J* = 8.0 Hz, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 191.5, 184.4, 157.3, 148.4, 135.8, 134.4, 133.2, 131.3, 131.2, 129.5, 129.4, 128.7, 128.2, 127.3, 118.9, 117.7, 116.03; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~21~H~14~ClN~2~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 361.0738; found, 361.0730. ### 1-(2-(4-Bromophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione (**5fa**) {#sec4.4.4} A pale yellow solid was obtained; yield: 155 mg, 75%; mp: 130--133 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3140, 1674, 1597, 1489, 1465 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.85 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (dt, *J* = 8.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.75--7.67 (m, 3H), 7.64--7.59 (m, 1H), 7.44 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.27--7.23 (m, 3H), 7.16 (d, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 191.5, 184.4, 157.2, 148.3, 134.5, 133.2, 131.7, 131.6, 131.2, 131.1, 129.5, 129.3, 128.7, 124.1, 118.9, 117.7, 116.0; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~21~H~14~BrN~2~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 405.0233; found, 405.0214. ### 1-Phenyl-2-(2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**5ga**) {#sec4.4.5} A pale yellow solid was obtained; yield: 175 mg, 87%; mp: 120--122 °C (lit.^[@ref21]^ mp 117--119 °C); FT-IR (neat): 3071, 1767, 1667, 1604 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.85 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.88 (d, *J* = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.73--7.66 (m, 3H), 7.60 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.41--7.35 (m, 6H), 7.31--7.28 (m, 1H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 191.6, 184.3, 156.8, 148.3, 136.4, 134.5, 133.0, 131.3 (q, *J*~C--F~ = 32 Hz), 131.29, 129.4, 129.3, 128.7, 124.7 (q, *J*~C--F~ = 4 Hz), 123.8 (q, *J*~C--F~ = 270 Hz), 119.1, 117.8, 116.2; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~22~H~14~F~3~N~2~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 395.1002; found, 395.0991. ### 1-(2-(3-Nitrophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione (**5ta**) {#sec4.4.6} A pale brown solid was obtained; yield: 170 mg, 90%; mp: 197--199 °C (lit.^[@ref21]^ mp 198--200 °C); FT-IR (neat): 3078, 1728, 1674, 1581 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.86 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 8.16--8.13 (m, 1H), 8.06 (t, *J* = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.90 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.76--7.73 (m, 4H), 7.62 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.45--7.40 (m, 3H), 7.32 (td, *J* = 6.9, 1.3 Hz, 1H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 191.3, 184.0, 155.5, 148.3, 147.2, 135.8, 134.9, 134.8, 132.9, 131.4, 129.5, 129.3, 129.2, 129.0, 125.1, 124.0, 119.1, 117.9, 116.4; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~21~H~14~N~3~O~4~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 372.0979; found, 372.0966. ### 1-(7-Methyl-2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione (**5ja**) {#sec4.4.7} An off-white solid was obtained; yield: 161 mg, 93%; mp: 121 °C (lit.^[@ref15]^ mp 142--145 °C); FT-IR (neat): 2994, 1767, 1674, 1643 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.71 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.73 (d, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.62 (s, 1H), 7.57 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.30--7.24 (m, 3H), 7.12--7.07 (m, 3H), 2.57 (s, 3H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 191.6, 184.2, 159.0, 148.8, 143.0, 134.0, 133.5, 133.0, 130.0, 129.6, 129.4, 128.5, 128.5, 127.9, 118.7, 118.2, 116.4, 21.8; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~22~H~17~N~2~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 341.1285; found, 341.1274. ### 1-(6-Methyl-2-(4-nitrophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione (**5ma**) {#sec4.4.8} A yellow solid was obtained; yield: 175 mg, 89%; mp: 166--168 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3063, 2916, 1767, 1674, 1612 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.68 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.79--7.72 (m, 3H), 7.63--7.57 (m, 2H), 7.48--7.43 (m, 4H), 2.54 (s, 3H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 191.4, 183.8, 155.4, 148.2, 147.3, 139.7, 134.8, 134.3, 133.1, 131.0, 129.6, 128.9, 127.4, 126.9, 122.9, 118.8, 117.0, 18.6; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~22~H~16~N~3~O~4~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 386.1135; found, 386.1120. ### 1-(6-Bromo-2-(4-nitrophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione (**5ua**) {#sec4.4.9} A yellow solid was obtained; yield: 202 mg, 88%; mp: 211--212 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3078, 1667, 1612, 1520, 1242 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 10.03 (s, 1H), 7.99 (d, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.79--7.74 (m, 4H), 7.66 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.50--7.44 (m, 4H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 190.8, 184.0, 155.4, 148.4, 146.7, 139.0, 135.0, 134.7, 132.8, 131.0, 129.6, 129.4, 129.0, 123.0, 119.0, 118.4, 111.3; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~21~H~13~BrN~3~O~4~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 450.0084; found, 450.0064. ### 1-(6-Bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione (**5va**) {#sec4.4.10} An off-white solid was obtained; yield: 203 mg, 91%; mp: 126--127 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3132, 3055, 1728, 1681, 1612 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 10.03 (s, 1H), 7.76--7.73 (m, 4H), 7.64 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.23 (d, *J* = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.10 (d, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 191.1, 184.5, 157.1, 146.7, 136.0, 134.6, 134.5, 133.0, 131.3, 130.9, 129.6, 129.4, 128.8, 128.3, 118.9, 118.2, 110.8; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~21~H~13~BrClN~2~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 438.9843; found, 438.9828. ### 1-(2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)imidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyrimidin-3-yl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione (**5oa**) {#sec4.4.11} A pale brown solid was obtained; yield: 146 mg, 80%; mp: 161--165 °C; FT-IR (neat): 2839, 1735, 1674, 1597, 1450 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 10.05 (dd, *J* = 6.8, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.89 (dd, *J* = 4.4, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.80--7.78 (m, 2H), 7.62 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.46--7.42 (m, 2H), 7.33 (d, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.28--7.26 (m, 1H), 6.65 (d, *J* = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 3.77 (s, 3H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 190.9, 185.3, 161.1, 159.8, 154.7, 151.0, 136.8, 134.4, 133.2, 131.7, 129.6, 128.7, 124.7, 117.0, 113.6, 111.5, 55.3; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~21~H~16~N~3~O~3~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 358.1186; found, 358.1171. ### 1-Phenyl-2-(6-(*p*-tolyl)imidazo\[2,1-*b*\]thiazol-5-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**5ra**) {#sec4.4.12} A yellow solid was obtained; yield: 136 mg, 77%; mp: 148--149 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3078, 1790, 1736, 1674 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 8.56 (d, *J* = 4.4 Hz, 1H), 7.79--7.77 (m, 2H), 7.61 (t, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.21 (d, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.14 (d, *J* = 4.4 Hz, 1H), 6.93 (d, *J* = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 2.30 (s, 3H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 191.7, 183.1, 158.8, 156.2, 139.6, 134.2, 133.3, 129.9, 129.7, 129.6, 128.7, 128.6, 122.0, 121.9, 114.7, 21.3; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~20~H~15~N~2~O~2~S^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 347.0849; found, 347.0842. ### 1-(2-Phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-(*p*-tolyl)ethane-1,2-dione (**5ab**) {#sec4.4.13} An off-white solid was obtained; yield: 139 mg, 80%; mp: 151--154 °C (lit.^[@ref15]^ mp 152--154 °C); FT-IR (neat): 3009, 1766, 1674, 1589 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.86 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.69--7.64 (m, 3H), 7.33 (d, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.26--7.20 (m, 4H), 7.12 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 2.43 (s, 3H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 191.0, 184.8, 158.6, 148.3, 145.3, 133.0, 131.0, 130.9, 130.0, 129.7, 129.4, 129.3, 127.9, 118.9, 117.6, 115.7, 21.9; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~22~H~17~N~2~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 341.1285; found, 341.1273. ### 1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**5ac**) {#sec4.4.14} An off-white solid was obtained; yield: 140 mg, 77%; mp: 168 °C (lit.^[@ref15]^ mp 165--168 °C); FT-IR (neat): 2994, 1767, 1659, 1597 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.84 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.66 (t, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.26--7.21 (m, 2H), 7.13 (t, *J* = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 6.88 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 190.1, 185.0, 164.4, 158.5, 148.3, 133.0, 132.0, 130.8, 130.0, 129.4, 129.3, 127.8, 126.6, 119.0, 117.6, 115.7, 113.9, 55.6; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~22~H~17~N~2~O~3~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 357.1234; found, 357.1223. ### 1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**5ad**) {#sec4.4.15} An off-white solid was obtained; yield: 169 mg, 92%; mp: 124--127 °C (lit.^[@ref15]^ mp 122--125 °C); FT-IR (neat): 2994, 1767, 1674, 1604 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.83 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.88 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.71--7.67 (m, 3H), 7.39 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.31--7.30 (m, 3H), 7.26 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.15 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 190.1, 183.9, 158.8, 148.5, 140.7, 132.9, 131.8, 131.2, 130.8, 130.0, 129.6, 129.3, 129.0, 128.0, 117.7, 116.0; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~21~H~14~ClN~2~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 361.0738; found, 361.0728. ### 1-(4-Nitrophenyl)-2-(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**5ae**) {#sec4.4.16} A pale yellow solid was obtained; yield: 159 mg, 84%; mp: 222--225 °C (lit.^[@cit20a]^ mp 220--224 °C); FT-IR (neat): 3117, 1736, 1681, 1604 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.82 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 8.25 (d, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.90 (d, *J* = 8.4 Hz, 3H), 7.74 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.32--7.30 (m, 4H), 7.15 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 189.4, 182.8, 159.1, 150.6, 148.7, 137.7, 132.8, 131.6, 130.4, 130.1, 129.8, 129.3, 128.2, 123.7, 117.9, 116.2; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~21~H~14~N~3~O~4~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 372.0979; found, 372.0967. ### 1-(2-Phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethane-1,2-dione (**5af**) {#sec4.4.17} A pale grey solid was obtained; yield: 165 mg, 82%; mp: 165 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3062, 1790, 1682, 1604, 1319 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.82 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.89--7.84 (m, 3H), 7.72--7.66 (m, 3H), 7.32--7.26 (m, 4H), 7.13 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 190.1, 183.4, 159.0, 148.6, 136.0, 135.1 (q, *J*~C--F~ = 32.4 Hz), 132.8, 131.4, 130.0, 129.8, 129.7, 129.3, 128.0, 125.6 (q, *J*~C--F~ = 3.7 Hz), 123.5 (q, *J*~C--F~ = 271 Hz), 118.8, 117.8, 116.0. ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~22~H~14~F~3~N~2~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 395.1002; found, 395.0984. ### 1-(2-Phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)-2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**5ag**) {#sec4.4.18} A yellow solid was obtained; yield: 157 mg, 93%; mp: 129--130 °C (lit.^[@cit20a]^ mp 128--130 °C); FT-IR (neat): 3062, 1798, 1728, 1658 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.77 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.86 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.75 (t, *J* = 4.8 Hz, 2H), 7.67 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (d, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.35 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.25--7.19 (m, 3H), 7.15 (t, *J* = 4.4 Hz, 1H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 183.6, 182.9, 158.7, 148.4, 140.6, 136.1, 135.6, 133.2, 131.0, 129.8, 129.5, 129.2, 128.4, 128.08, 118.4, 117.7, 115.8; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~19~H~13~N~2~O~2~S^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 333.0692; found, 333.0681. ### 1-Cyclohexyl-2-(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethane-1,2-dione (**5ah**) {#sec4.4.19} A yellow solid was obtained; yield: 154 mg, 91%; mp: 105--107 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3136, 3032, 1705, 1612, 1493, 1397 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.71 (d, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.84 (d, *J* = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.64 (t, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.55--7.53 (m, 2H), 7.47--7.46 (m, 3H), 7.20 (t, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 2.56--2.50 (m, 1H), 1.70--1.59 (m, 5H), 1.17--1.05 (m, 5H). ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 204.4, 185.4, 157.8, 148.1, 133.5, 130.7, 130.3, 129.59, 129.0, 128.4, 118.2, 117.6, 115.6, 46.9, 25.7, 25.5; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~21~H~21~N~2~O~2~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 333.1596; found, 333.1610. General Procedure for the Synthesis of 2,2-Bis(indolyl)acetaldehydes (**7a--b**) {#sec4.5} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A clean oven dried 25 mL round bottom flask was charged with **6** (0.51 mmol) and glyoxal (2.55 mmol; 40 wt % aq solution) in acetic acid (3 mL). The reaction mixture was heated with stirring at 80 °C for 30 min. The reaction progress was monitored by TLC. After completion, the reaction mass was allowed to cool at ambient temperature. Acetic acid was neutralized by saturated solution of NaHCO~3~ (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 × 15 mL). The combined organic layer was dried with anhydrous Na~2~SO~4~ and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified in silica gel (60--120 mesh) column chromatography using EtOAc--*n*-hexane as the eluent to afford the corresponding products (**7a--b**) in good yields (63--65%). ### 2,2-Bis(1-methyl-2-phenyl-1*H*-indol-3-yl)acetaldehyde (**7a**) {#sec4.5.1} A white solid was obtained; yield: 73 mg, 63%; mp: 171--174 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3052, 1720, 1405, 1357, 740 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.94 (d, *J* = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.39--7.29 (m, 10H), 7.23 (t, *J* = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.15 (d, *J* = 6.4 Hz, 4H), 7.00 (t, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 5.21 (d, *J* = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 3.54 (s, 6H). ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 199.2, 139.4, 137.1, 131.3, 130.8, 128.3, 128.0, 127.0, 121.6, 120.3, 119.6, 109.4, 107.9, 49.7, 30.8; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~32~H~27~N~2~O^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 455.2118; found, 455.2115. ### 2,2-Bis(1-methyl-1*H*-indol-3-yl)acetaldehyde (**7b**) {#sec4.5.2} A yellow solid was obtained; yield: 50 mg, 65%; mp: 107--110 °C; FT-IR (neat): 3055, 1720, 1473, 1327, 1226, 748 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 10.2 (d, *J* = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, *J* = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.63 (d, *J* = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.55 (t, *J* = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.41 (t, *J* = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.28 (s, 2H), 5.64 (d, *J* = 3.2 Hz, 1H), 4.04 (s, 6H). ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 197.3, 137.3, 128.1, 127.2, 122.0, 119.5, 119.4, 109.5, 109.3, 48.0, 32.9; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~20~H~19~N~2~O^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 303.1492; found, 303.1481. ### 2-Oxo-2-(2-phenylimidazo\[1,2-*a*\]pyridin-3-yl)ethyl Acetate (**8**) {#sec4.5.3} An off-white solid was obtained; yield: 27 mg, 18%; mp: 122--125 °C; FT-IR (neat): 2931, 1744, 1643, 1404, 1242, 763, 694 cm^--1^; ^1^H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 9.66 (d, *J* = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (dt, *J* = 8.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.55--7.44 (m, 6H), 7.06 (td, *J* = 7.2, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 4.61 (s, 2H), 2.07 (s, 3H); ^13^C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl~3~): δ 183.4, 170.4, 155.4, 147.6, 134.7, 130.0, 129.8, 129.3, 129.0, 128.9, 119.1, 117.5, 115.3, 66.7, 20.5; ESI-HRMS: calcd for C~17~H~15~N~2~O~3~^+^ \[M + H\]^+^, 295.1077; found, 295.1077. The Supporting Information is available free of charge on the [ACS Publications website](http://pubs.acs.org) at DOI: [10.1021/acsomega.9b00716](http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsomega.9b00716).^1^H and ^13^C NMR and HRMS spectra of all compounds ([PDF](http://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/acsomega.9b00716/suppl_file/ao9b00716_si_001.pdf)) Supplementary Material ====================== ###### ao9b00716_si_001.pdf The authors declare no competing financial interest. The authors sincerely acknowledge financial support by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi, to carry out this work \[EMR/2016/002242\], DST-FIST for HRMS facility \[SR/FST/CSI-270/2015\] and Central Analytical Lab, BITS Pilani for NMR facility. N.K.N. is grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India for senior research fellowship and O.P.S.P. is thankful to SERB, New Delhi for the national postdoctoral fellowship \[PDF/2017/001910\].

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China slams "wild guesses" in US nuclear review China said Sunday it is "firmly opposed" to the United States' new nuclear weapons policy statement, describing its speculation about Chinese intentions as "wild guesses". China said Sunday it is " The US Defense Department's Nuclear Posture Review released Friday outlines the Pentagon's nuclear ambitions under President Donald Trump, while spelling out how it foresees nuclear threats in the coming decades. Although the review largely focuses on Russia, several sections are dedicated to the lack of transparency in China's nuclear buildup. The report says China has added new types of nuclear capabilities -- ranging from a mobile intercontinental ballistic missile to a new ballistic missile submarine -- "with little to no transparency into its intentions". The report makes "wild guesses" about China's intentions and exaggerates the threat of its nuclear force, defence ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang said in a statement. China is "firmly opposed to this", Ren said. China "has always kept its own nuclear forces at the minimum level required by national security", Ren said, pointing out that the US has the world's largest nuclear arsenal. "We hope that the United States will abandon its Cold War mentality," Ren said. Since taking office in 2012 President Xi Jinping has pushed for a muscular China, including calls last October to develop a "world-class" military by 2050. China's neighbours have watched warily as the People's Liberation Army has upgraded its arsenal with increasingly sophisticated weaponry and sought to create a more effective and professional fighting force. Upgrades to its nuclear arsenal have received less attention, partly because of its small size, estimated by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute at just 270 warheads compared to 6,800 for the US. China has also long maintained it will never allow first use of its atomic weapons. China "always abides by the principle of no first use of nuclear weapons under any circumstances", Ren said, and will "unconditionally not use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear weapon states." The US military wants to revamp its nuclear arsenal and develop new low-yield atomic weapons, largely in response to Russian actions in recent years, the Pentagon said. Moscow on Saturday denounced the "bellicose" and "anti-Russian" nature of the new US nuclear policy, warning it would take necessary measures to ensure its own security.

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Q: no such algorithm: ECDSA for provider BC My app is minSDK 15 - so I thought I can use BouncyCastle directly. Unfortunately I get a NoSuchAlgorithmException. Do I have to use SpongyCastle then? The lib works great in a JVM app - but fails on android. Caused by: java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException: no such algorithm: ECDSA for provider BC at sun.security.jca.GetInstance.getService(GetInstance.java:87) at sun.security.jca.GetInstance.getInstance(GetInstance.java:206) at java.security.KeyPairGenerator.getInstance(KeyPairGenerator.java:307) at org.kethereum.crypto.Keys.createSecp256k1KeyPair$crypto(Keys.kt:43) at org.kethereum.crypto.Keys.createEcKeyPair(Keys.kt:51) at org.walleth.data.keystore.KethereumWallethKeyStore.newAddress(KethereumWallethKeyStore.kt:43) at org.walleth.activities.CreateAccountActivity$onCreate$4.onClick(CreateAccountActivity.kt:95) at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:6256) at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:24701) at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:789) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:98) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6541) A: Android support for ECDSA was introduced since version 4.0 using Bouncycastle (v1.46) as the default cryptographic provider. See the blog https://nelenkov.blogspot.com.es/2011/12/using-ecdh-on-android.html?m=1 But Android included a shortened version of Bouncycastle, and there is no full support for ECDSA. You can see in the link that algorithm KeyPairGenerator/ECDSA is not supported, which is the required one to generate ethereum keys. You can not include directly the bouncycastle library because there is a conflict with the package name org.bouncycastle. I suggest to include spongycastle in your project, which it is a repackaged version of bouncycastle for Android org.spongycastle. The package name conflict has been resolved in new android versions, but if your target are old versions then you need to ensure which cryptographic provider is being used.

2024-04-19T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2962

Properties Lanikea at Waikiki Conveniently located at the entrance of Waikiki, the Lanikea at Waikiki was the first condominium built in Waikiki in over 10 years. The fee simple condominium development featured 100 two-bedroom units with surrounding ocean and mountain views. Construction was completed in 2005.

2024-04-20T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3939

5pb./MAGES. head Chiyomaru Shikura (Steins;Gate) tweeted on June 10 that he would like to make an erotic game project based on the Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child games. The potential project would be for adults age 18 and older. 5pb. has not announced plans for such a game, and Shikura's comment does not indicate that actual project planning is underway. In his tweet, Shikura called the concept a "crazy idea." Shikura provided original plans for both the Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child games, the first and fourth main titles in 5pb.'s science-adventure series. The series does not include any adult erotic games. Jumping into the erotic games industry could be a challenge for Shikura. Kei Mimasu, founder and CEO of the adult visual novel developer Akabeisoft2 ( Boku no Hitori Sensō, G Senjō no Maō ), shared a sobering image of the industry in March. He noted the dropout rates for various positions based on his experience: "Directors: about 95%, scenario writers: about 75%." Shikura jumped into another new field in 2014 with the debut of his first light novel series Occultic;Nine. A television anime adaptation of the "paranormal science" story has been green-lit for this year. The composer and writer is also helming MAGES' "B-Project" with T.M. Revolution (Soul Eater, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed theme songs). The new fictional male idol project is inspiring the B-Project: Kodō Ambitious television anime series, which will premiere on July 6. [Via Hachima Kikō]

2024-01-06T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7896

This invention relates to the area of pill dispensers, and more specifically to the field of pill dispensers having mechanisms for preventing tampering by children. Although there are numerous containers on the market and numerous patents disclosing the use of tamper preventative mechanisms, virtually all of these are difficult to use by persons with limited hand mobility or they employ relatively complex mechanisms which are more difficult and more expensive to manufacture. For example, although U.S. Pat. No. 3,027,000 discloses a container which is child tamper resistant, the dispenser requires numerous pieces having slots, bevels and ridges in order to make the dispenser work. And, although U.S. Pat. No. 4,784,288 discloses the use of a tamper evident container, the container is easy to open with one hand and is not child resistant. Also, this particular device is fairly complex in construction and requires the use of numerous bevels, tangs, flanges and complex ridges and slots in order to make it easily manipulated by one hand. Also the container is not refillable and must be discarded after all pills are used up. Pill dispensers commonly provided with prescription drugs are very difficult to manipulate and require either excessive downward force to engage a series of ratchets which allow the lid to be turned to be removed, or the dispenser requires excessive upward force to turn the lid and remove it. The present invention overcomes all of these disadvantages by providing a very simple, two or three piece device which is refillable and reusable, easy to manipulate and simple in construction and design making it readily and commercially marketable at extremely low cost.

2024-04-28T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2537

/* -*- c++ -*- ---------------------------------------------------------- LAMMPS - Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator www.cs.sandia.gov/~sjplimp/lammps.html Steve Plimpton, sjplimp@sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories Copyright (2003) Sandia Corporation. Under the terms of Contract DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation, the U.S. Government retains certain rights in this software. This software is distributed under the GNU General Public License. See the README file in the top-level LAMMPS directory. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ #ifdef FIX_CLASS FixStyle(nvt/sllod,FixNVTSllod) #else #ifndef LMP_FIX_NVT_SLLOD_H #define LMP_FIX_NVT_SLLOD_H #include "fix_nh.h" namespace LAMMPS_NS { class FixNVTSllod : public FixNH { public: FixNVTSllod(class LAMMPS *, int, char **); ~FixNVTSllod() {} void init(); private: int nondeformbias; void nh_v_temp(); }; } #endif #endif /* ERROR/WARNING messages: E: Temperature control must be used with fix nvt/sllod Self-explanatory. E: Pressure control can not be used with fix nvt/sllod Self-explanatory. E: Temperature for fix nvt/sllod does not have a bias The specified compute must compute temperature with a bias. E: Using fix nvt/sllod with inconsistent fix deform remap option Fix nvt/sllod requires that deforming atoms have a velocity profile provided by "remap v" as a fix deform option. E: Using fix nvt/sllod with no fix deform defined Self-explanatory. */

2024-04-20T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/8614

Chris Beneke is an associate professor of history at Bentley University and the author of “Beyond Toleration: The Religious Origins of American Pluralism.” Arthur Remillard is an associate professor of religious studies at Saint Francis University and the author of “Southern Civil Religions: Imagining the Good Society in the Post-Reconstruction Era.”“Some people go to Jerusalem. I go to Pittsburgh.”So remarked Brent Osbourne in 2012 after his homemade Pittsburgh Steelers banner made him a winner of the NFL’s “Fan Flag Challenge.” The Army veteran, then 35, lived in North Carolina at the time, but his attachment to the team abides.Osbourne’s devotion is hardly unique. American sports fans have forged imperishable bonds with the people, places and moments that define their teams. You might even call this attachment religious.But that would be unfair — to sports.While teams and fans are building powerful, cohesive communities — think Red Sox Nation or the legions of University of Alabama faithful who greet one another with “Roll Tide” — churches are losing followers. According to a 2012 survey by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and Duke University, 20 percent of Americans “claimed they had no religious preference,” compared with an unaffiliated population of 8 percent in 1990. Roughly two out of three Americans, a 2012 Pew reportnoted, are under the impression that religion is losing influence in the country.Sports are on the opposite trajectory. Fifty years ago, just three in 10 Americans considered themselves sports fans. By 2012, that proportion exceeded six in 10. Tens of millions of U.S. viewers tuned in to regular-season National Football League games last fall, with the most popular match-ups attracting upwards of 30 million viewers. Nearly 3 million people watched the National Basketball Association’s Christmas Day games. And for devotees of these and other sports, lifelong loyalty to a certain city and team is de rigueur. “Once you choose a team,” sports commentator Bill Simmons says, “you’re stuck with that team for the rest of your life.”Simmons was half-kidding, but sports are clearly attracting strong adherents as religion is shedding them. This raises the question: Are Americans shifting their spiritual allegiances away from praying places and toward playing places?Of course, there’s no shortage of religion in American sports. Witness Tim Tebow’s famous genuflections, David Ortiz’s raised index fingers to heaven, Phil Jackson’s invocations of Zen Buddhism, and Muslim high school football players choosing to maintain their Ramadan fast in the midst of a playoff run. Roughly one in five Americans is convinced that God influences game outcomes. NFL games often end with midfield prayer circles. There is a certain wisdom to former football and baseball star Deion Sanders’s observation that faith and athletics go together “like peanut butter and jelly.”But high-profile displays of piety belie a deeper reordering of spiritual priorities. Modern sports stadiums function much like great cathedrals once did, bringing communities together and focusing their collective energy. This summer, the Archdiocese of New York is expected to outline plans to close or merge some of its 368 parishes; 26 Catholic schools in the archdiocese have ceased operation. By contrast, the city and the state of New Jersey spent hundreds of millions to build new baseball and football stadiums.And while the public display of religious imagery such as the Ten Commandments and Nativity scenes remains highly contested, the stars, swords, bears, lunging felines and muscled birds associated with sports teams bolster communal unity. After the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in October, the championship trophy was paraded through the halls of the Massachusetts Statehouse while the governor donned a team cap. Outside, a colossal Red Sox banner hung from the building’s portico.Spiritual leaders have long feared that religion and sports would vie for loyalty — and that sports would win. Before the Civil War, clergymen and devoted lay people regarded sports as needless distractions and gateways to moral dissipation — clear competitors for sacred time and attention. A 17th-century English Puritan named Thomas Hall expressed a common view when he suggested that “gaming” was among the surest means to “debauch a people, and draw them from God and his worship to superstition and Idolatry.”“We came into this world not for sport,” a Christian magazine opined in 1851, but “for a higher and nobler object.” The fact that sports were often played on the Christian Sabbath made them all the more damnable.As the 20th century approached, however, attitudes toward sports pivoted. Baseball, tennis, golf and football gained respectability among the aspiring middle classes. Meanwhile, a new breed of Protestant ministers extolled their virtues under the banner of “muscular Christianity.” Many echoed the Rev. Washington Gladden, who in 1898 called sports “a means of grace” and a training ground for “a godly life.” James Naismith, a Presbyterian minister, invented a game he called “basket ball” in 1891. And across the nation, the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) added gyms to its facilities, with countless houses of worship following suit.Today, those old YMCA — now nicknamed the nonsectarian “Y” — and church-basement gyms seem like offerings to a rival deity that conquered the world. In a 2013 survey of shrinking congregations, eight out of 14 pastors “identified sports as the main culprit for low Sunday service attendance.” According toa newly released study by the Public Religion Research Institute, a quarter of Americans “report that they are more likely to be in church than watching football” on Sundays, though almost as many say they are more likely to be taking in gridiron action than sitting in pews.In short, sports are succeeding by the measures that have traditionally defined success for religious institutions: regularly immersing people in a transcendent experience and keeping them ardently committed over the long term. It could simply be that faiths do not stir the same competitive passions they once did. Tolerance for other religions and acceptance of intermarriage have risen sharply since World War II. Both trends correlate with flagging religious attachments among many groups.This may be a salutary change. Religious adherents once hung heretics, discriminated against dissenters and tangled with those of other faiths. Methodists defined themselves against Episcopalians; Catholics defined themselves against Protestants; Christians defined themselves against Jews; and vice versa. We are better for having put such interfaith hostility behind us. But religious institutions may not be.As faith attachments weaken, sports fill a psychological and cultural vacuum. Rooting for the Sabres, Lions or Broncos — and against the Bruins, Bears or Raiders — allows us to display unwavering devotion. Team attachments license us to love and hate in the most dedicated ways. And happily for sports aficionados, these antagonistic feelings are largely contained within games. St. Louis Cardinals fans who saunter around Chicago’s Wrigleyville should expect some badgering, but not physical harassment or abuse.Americans remain believers of one sort or another. Less than 10 percent say they are atheists, and even the unaffiliated tend to profess spiritual inclinations. That compares very favorably with Europe’s withered religious culture. Moreover, American faith institutions can justifiably claim that their missions transcend mere competition — that they are charged with fostering goodwill between people, nudging individuals toward salvation and spiritual fulfillment, and bringing about the kingdom of God on Earth.But when it comes to the passionate attachments that sustain interest and devotion, it’s time to acknowledge that sports have gained the edge. And they show no sign of relinquishing the lead.

2024-02-18T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7681

Here’s a novel in verse that I recommended in April but that also fits our May theme. I promise you’ll like it, even if you don’t like poetry—or sports. For more great sports recommendations, come to our May Books & Bites meeting. Josh is serious. About basketball. About family. About his hair. He’s a 12 year-old basketball star, son of an international sports icon, and in a constant friendly competition with his twin brother, Jordan. But Josh’s life isn’t all swish and net. He gets nervous before games. His dad won’t go to the doctor. His brother is suddenly ignoring him for a girl. When Josh loses a bet with his brother, he ends up losing more than a few dread-locks. He loses his vision and his confidence. Josh has to find a way back to his brother’s side while managing the stress from his mom and dad’s fights and the pressure of the upcoming basketball tournaments. Told in striking verse, The Crossover never gets boring. Let’s be honest, here: I don’t like sports. I don’t play sports, I don’t like watching sports, I don’t talk about sports, and I know almost nothing. About. Sports. But that didn’t stop me from reading this entire book in one sitting. I was hooked. I was a rough, orange ball spinning around on Josh Bell’s fingertip, following his every move. I couldn’t stop reading. The prose is twisty, windy, rhythmic and addicting. It mirrors Josh’s thoughts, his frame of mind, his emotions and needs, and it’s like a rollercoaster that you don’t want to get off. There wasn’t anything I wanted more from this book. It was a great story, told in a perfect way, and it ended with just the right amount of drama and emotion. I would highly recommend The Crossover to any and all sports fans, to middle grade students looking for a fast read, and to those looking for something new and interesting that’s outside of your comfort zone.

2024-02-23T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6281

A Voce Madison BLT Fish Slide Show|17 Photos BLT Fish and A Voce Madison BLT Fish and A Voce Madison CreditDanny Ghitis for The New York Times When a restaurant is founded by a chef whose kitchen acrobatics make us sit up and notice, it can be confusing for everybody when that chef moves on. Will the replacement be a caretaker cook mimicking the style that made the place exciting? Or will the successor be a creative whiz who can make the menu jump through a new set of hoops? A Voce Madison and BLT Fish, two Manhattan restaurants that won enthusiastic three-star reviews from Frank Bruni in The New York Times shortly after they opened, have faced this question. Laurent Tourondel whipped up BLT Fish in 2005, but walked away from it and his other BLT restaurants around the country four years later in a messy split with his business partner. Andrew Carmellini put A Voce, as it was called then, on the map in 2006, but he is long gone, too. The two restaurants didn’t capsize after their captains jumped ship, but some of the wind has gone out of their sails. The companies that own both restaurants are not run by chefs, which may explain why they have hired successors from outside; neither organization has the deep bench of up-and-coming cooks that a Daniel Boulud or a Mario Batali can draw on. A Voce Madison is on its third chef. Mr. Carmellini was succeeded by Missy Robbins, who also opened the sister A Voce in the Time Warner Center. At the original, off Madison Square, she was replaced last summer by Ben Lee. Mr. Lee is an assured cook who earned his stripes working for Marc Vetri and Michael White, and under his watch the kitchen at A Voce Madison has taken an understated turn that still offers a rewarding interpretation of modern Italian cuisine. He exerts a fine-tuned control on brawny, rustic flavors, setting octopus stewed in red wine on a savory semolina pancake with a thick ridge of concentrated tomato sauce and browned crumbles of fiery ‘nduja. He has a five-minute egg on toast that sounds like a desperation dinner scavenged from an empty refrigerator, but as the liquid yolk coats lightly pickled hen-of-the-woods mushrooms under a nutty Parmigiano-Reggiano cream, it turns out to be a very elegant appetizer. There was an echo of Mr. White’s silky way with pasta in the fettuccine tossed with a meaty braise of rabbit with rosemary and black trumpet mushrooms, and in the tender yellow packets of agnolotti filled with lovely lemon-scented ricotta. Other pastas lacked a sense of proportion, like the buckwheat pizzoccheri that needed more than a few stray leaves of chard to balance the gooey slick of melted bitto cheese. And one was just strange: the cassoncini, pale fried ravioli with a filling of mozzarella, anchovy and sundried tomatoes that tasted like pizza run through a blender. In the main courses, Mr. Lee shows more nuance with seafood than with meat. A hulking braised lamb shank in midwinter was more blunt than focused, while a lukewarm pork chop that was probably never going to get off the ground didn’t get much aerodynamic lift from the mushy, oily mass of pine nuts and raisins on top. He brought more finesse to wild striped bass with fennel braised in orange juice, and to satiny olive-oil poached cod with sweet littlenecks. A new pastry chef, Kristin Menton, is making desserts that are as charming as a handwritten thank-you note. A honey-lavender panna cotta with fresh peaches and peach sorbet had an understated hum of sweetness, and extracted a gentle perfume from the lavender without giving in to potpourri overkill. Photo An elegant appetizer at A Voce Madison: a five-minute egg on toast, with a liquid yolk trickling over lightly pickled hen-of-the-woods mushrooms.Credit Brian Harkin for The New York Times Service has been variable — so lethargic one night that it must have added an hour to the meal, almost pushy on another, when a server loomed over the table with a grappa bottle the size of a softball bat. “They make it for us. It’s very nice,” she said. We showed no interest, but still: “You want to try?” This time we said no. “Just a little bit?” At least she didn’t start swinging the bottle at us. When Mr. Carmellini ran the shop, the food felt imperative, almost insisting that you give in to its full-flavored seductions. Mr. Lee’s style doesn’t have the same strong personal imprint, but he has kept A Voce Madison among the city’s more enjoyable practitioners of contemporary Italian cuisine. An error has occurred. Please try again later. You are already subscribed to this email. BLT Fish, in Chelsea, was always a trickier proposition. The engine that drove its initial success was the tension between Laurent Tourondel’s sophisticated French technique and the crowd-pleasing trinkets he tossed out like Mardi Gras beads. (A meal might kick off with fried rock shrimp in Buffalo wing sauce and blue cheese.) The restaurant was serious and fun at the same time, “the culinary equivalent of a poetic page-turner or a mass-market movie helmed by an auteur,” as Mr. Bruni put it. With the poet and auteur subtracted, the formula grew creaky. Last spring, the owners brought on a new chef, Luke Venner. Most recently the chef de cuisine at Millwright’s in Simsbury, Conn., Mr. Venner seems miscast here. He doesn’t hit the high notes as effortlessly as Mr. Tourondel did, so the populist touches don’t feel witty and self-aware anymore. They just feel like gimmicks. Often enough, the kitchen outfits seafood in flattering ways. Very sweet raw scallops were minimally but effectively dressed with lemon oil and thyme leaves. Spaghetti in a parsley-crème fraîche sauce flickering with red Thai chiles provided a bright setting for sliced razor clams. Ham-hock broth, white polenta and sweet spring peas made for a winning version of shrimp and grits. Lightly charred octopus was served on briny, intense black olive purée above a bed of potatoes, which came together as a combined condiment and side dish. But there are also sauces that don’t click, like the washed-out mandarin emulsion with halibut, or the dashi broth with scallops and nine kinds of mushrooms, which proved that more umami is not always the answer. There are odd pairings, like the curried oxtail stew served with smooth shrimp that refused to cling to the sauce. There is inattention to detail, like the crunchy, gritty morels in a thin, salty asparagus soup, or the branzino left to bake inside its salt crust until it was slightly dry and tough. The prices at BLT Fish, never gentle, are hard to support now that the food is uneven. The branzino, meant for two, cost $68. A $70 seafood platter offered bland, not very tender lobster tail; undercooked mussels with their beards left intact, and big, rubbery shrimp. It held some very good tastes, too, but they delivered about $35 worth of pleasure, rounding up. Desserts are a mixed lot as well, but the first choice should be the excellent tarte Tatin, baked in a little cast iron pot with a thick swirl of caramel. While you’re eating it, a glass jar of cotton candy arrives. In the beginning, this circus flourish was like a wink from a chef with the heart of a carnival ringmaster. Now it’s one of the few claims BLT Fish has to being more than another expensive place to eat seafood.

2024-03-23T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4019

When a nervous fawn sitting in the middle of the road saw safety through the open driver’s side door of a Marin County sheriff’s patrol car on Friday morning, it made a run for it. Those good instincts and the quick reactions of two sheriff’s deputies helped reunite the baby deer with its mother after the baby froze in the street at the intersection of Marin Avenue and Marin Drive in Tam Valley. “It was a happy ending,” said Lt. Nina Snyder, who released a video by on-scene deputies Adam Schermerhorn and Donya Halawa on Monday morning. According to Snyder, neighbors and passersby called authorities and deterred traffic in the area after the fawn was discovered in the road. When deputies arrived, they opened their doors to gather gear. That’s when the fawn jumped behind the driver’s seat before slithering deftly over a deputy’s coffee cup, moving between the front seats and out the passenger side door. Halawa carefully picked up the fawn and delivered it to the bushes near the deer’s nervous mother before the pair bounded off to safety.

2023-10-03T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2043

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2023-10-05T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2533

Precision medicine in the clinical management of respiratory tract infections including multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: learning from innovations in immuno-oncology. In the light of poor management outcomes of antibiotic-resistant respiratory tract infection (RTI)-associated sepsis syndrome and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), new management interventions based on host-directed therapies (HDTs) are warranted to improve morbidity, mortality and long-term functional outcomes. We review developments in potential HDTs based on precision cancer therapy concepts applicable to RTIs including MDR-TB. Immune reactivity, tissue destruction and repair processes identified during studies of cancer immunotherapy share common pathogenetic mechanisms with RTI-associated sepsis syndrome and MDR-TB. T-cell receptors (TCRs) and chimeric antigen receptors targeting pathogen-specific or host-derived mutated molecules (major histocompatibility class-dependent/ major histocompatibility class-independent) can be engineered for recognition by TCR γδ and natural killer (NK) cells. T-cell subsets and, more recently, NK cells are shown to be host-protective. These cells can also be activated by immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) or derived from allogeneic sources and serve as potential for improving clinical outcomes in RTIs and MDR-TB. Recent developments of immunotherapy in cancer reveal common pathways in immune reactivity, tissue destruction and repair. RTIs-related sepsis syndrome exhibits mixed immune reactions, making cytokine or ICI therapy guided by robust biomarker analyses, viable treatment options.

2024-04-29T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/1288

Team Hyperion departs from Irish rider Darragh Kenny It is with great regret to acknowledge the end of the journey with Irish rider Darragh Kenny. Due to scheduling conflicts and other obligations it was in the best interest of the horses and the team to part ways with Darragh. “ This was not an easy decision for myself and my team to make, especially after the tremendous success our horses achieved with Darragh Kenny. He is an extremely talented rider of the sport and my hope is that his success continues for many years to come. I am also deeply grateful for the support we received from the Equestrian Federation of Ireland and Team Manager Robert Splaine . ” comments Hyperion’s owner, Vicky Castegren As Team Hyperion regroups additional information will be made available.

2024-01-30T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3876

More and more new uses are being discovered and present uses are being rapidly expanded for materials which are enriched in one or more specific isotopes in such fields as medicine, nuclear energy production and use, and the like. It is desirable because of this increased demand for isotopic enrichment that processes be developed which produce relatively large quantities of materials enriched in certain isotopes and at a relatively low cost. The complexity and cost aspects of isotope separation and enrichment is further complicated by the fact that it is generally more difficult to separate isotopic species of heavier or high atomic weight elements than it is for lower atomic weight elements. Apparatus and process which is capable of producing relatively large quantities of materials enriched in one or more isotopes for relatively low cost is described in copending application Ser. No. 443,169, entitled "Apparatus and Method for Laser Induced Isotope Separation" by C. Paul Robinson, Reed J. Jensen, Theodore P. Cotter, Keith Boyer and Norman R. Greiner, and filed Feb. 20, 1974 which is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 387,859, filed Aug. 14, 1973 for "Isotope Separation by Laser Means" by the same inventors. In the described apparatus and process, the raw material to be enriched is adiabatically expanded through a nozzle to a reduced temperature and high flow rate in a gaseous stream. The cooling of the gas in the rapid manner provided by the nozzle provides a unique means of unequivocally making available the discrete vibrational level shift of the isotopes by suppressing all other interfering states. The cooled gas is irradiated by an infrared laser to selectively excite a vibrational state of an isotope in the gas mixture. The gas stream which now includes the excited isotope is then irradiated by an ultraviolet beam to increase the energy of the excited isotope to a level where it may photo-decompose, photo-ionize or otherwise photo-dissociate in a manner allowing separation from other isotopes. It has been found that this apparatus and process will be particularly useful in separation or enrichment of isotopes of such as uranium and plutonium, and particularly uranium-235 and uranium-238. In order to provide maximum rates of isotopic enrichment at minimum costs for these isotopes, it is desirable that the infrared radiation be produced with an infrared laser which produces an output laser beam at wavelengths near 7.75, 8.62, 12.2 or 16 microns. In addition, it is desirable that the laser beam be in a pulse mode of operation having up to 10,000 laser pulses per second of about 0.2 microseconds in duration and with a pulse energy of about 0.05 joule and an average beam power of about 100 watts. There are no laser systems or arrangements in the prior art which are capable of operating at these wavelengths and under these restrictions.

2024-04-19T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3021

Predators rule the planet, and they exert their influence on the rest of all living creatures in two ways: they eat them and they terrify them. But if enough predators aren’t around to control the species on which they like to snack and scare, or so the theory goes, their entire food web could suffer, toppling the ecosystem. The classic example comes from the Yellowstone ecosystem. When the wolves were driven away, the elk population, suddenly free from the threat of predation, exploded. With too many elk around, the plant communities suffered. The altered plant communities went on to change riparian ecosystems. In addition, wolves help to suppress communities of smaller predators, like coyotes and foxes. Absent wolves, those species also experience a population increase, and birds and smaller mammals wind up suffering. Or take sea otters. When hunters on the Central Californian coast wiped them out for their fur, the sea urchins they eat suddenly took over the seafloor. And the urchins all but destroyed the kelp forests they lived in, which in turn caused lots of other critters to lose their homes. The problem with this idea – called trophic cascades – is that most studies have been carried out in otherwise intact ecosystems. That’s despite the fact that most of the earth’s surface is intensely affected by human behavior. What Ine Dorresteijn, a graduate student at Germany’s Leuphana University, wanted to know was how these predator-prey dynamics might be different when there are humans around. Dorresteijn, together with her team, focused on a diverse ecosystem in Transylvania, Romania. Despite human presence, there are at least two apex predators, brown bears and grey wolves, along with mesopredators like the red fox, and large herbivores like red and roe deer. In addition to the bears and wolves, both humans and free-ranging dogs (which guard livestock) can be thought of as predators. That is, they provide pressure on prey species through hunting and through fear. To model the ecosystem, the researchers used data from 138 camera traps placed on commonly used human and game trails, some of which were baited with honey (for bears) and wolf urine (for wolves). From more than 3,000 “camera days,” they detected roe deer 2,197 times, red foxes 388 times, humans 275 times, dogs 120 times, along with 94 red deer sightings, 76 bears, and just two wolves. As expected, wolves and bears both suppressed red foxes, and bear sightings were negatively correlated with wolf sightings. In other words, wild predators tended to keep to themselves. Wolves drove red deer away, and bears drove roe deer away. Perhaps related to the fact that predators also drive each other away, wolves were often found near roe deer, and bears were often linked with red deer. Also as expected, humans limited the presence of all other species except for domestic dogs. In fact, the effects of humans on both predators (especially bears) and herbivores were stronger than the effects of landscape (forest versus pasture) on predators and herbivores. The human effects on red deer were nearly five times larger than those of the wild predators and were roughly equivalent to the pressure that bears place for roe deer. When you add the effects of dogs on wildlife, the humans’ footprint on the ecosystem becomes even larger. After all, without humans, there would be no guard dogs. In part, trophic cascade theory holds up. Top predators are absolutely important in structuring the ecosystems in which they live, especially through suppressing the herbivores they eat. But, according to Dorresteijn, humans have a stronger effect on the ecosystem, both directly and indirectly, than do wolves and bears. In that sense, we really are super-predators. It means that studies of food webs and ecosystem dynamics ought to account for the effects of human (and domestic animal) behavior. Absent our species, such studies ignore the tremendous influence we have at all levels of the food web. “Humans are perhaps unique among apex predators in their ability to influence ecosystems through simultaneously directly reducing large carnivore, mesopredator, and herbivore populations, and by impacting their behavior by creating a landscape of fear for all three trophic levels,” write the researchers. Understanding the role that humans play in maintaining or altering food web dynamics isn’t just a purely academic exercise. Other apex predators are declining throughout the world, while human populations are rapidly expanding. Meanwhile, in many places conservation efforts are in place to aid wild predators in recovery or reintroduction. Such efforts can be better poised for success if aided by information about how humans, predators, and their prey all interact. – Jason G. Goldman | 02 September 2015 Source: Dorresteijn, I., et al. (2015). Incorporating anthropogenic effects into trophic ecology: predator–prey interactions in a human-dominated landscape. Proc. R. Soc. B. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1602. Header image: Brown bears at Romania’s Zarnesti Bear Sanctuary via Flickr/WSPA International.

2024-03-13T01:27:04.277712

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Questions and answers about the Ethiopian Airlines crash Questions and answers about the Ethiopian Airlines crash There are still more questions than answers about an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed shortly after taking off for Nairobi on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. Ethiopian authorities said Wednesday that they will send the flight recorders recovered from the plane to an as-yet-unspecified European country for analysis. Meanwhile, dozens of countries have grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8, the plane involved in Sunday's crash and another five months ago that killed 189 people off of Indonesia. Canada on Wednesday became the latest country to say the plane can't fly in its airspace. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration continues to back the plane's airworthiness and U.S.-based Boeing maintains it has no reason to pull the hot-selling jet from the skies. Here are some questions and answers about the crash, the plane and the investigation: Q. WHAT ARE FLIGHT RECORDERS AND WHY ARE THEY SO IMPORTANT? A. The FAA requires every large commercial aircraft to have a cockpit voice recorder and a flight data recorder, known as "black boxes." The recorders, which can withstand temperatures of 1,100 degrees Celsius and water depths of 20,000 feet, collect information about a flight. Voice recordings pick up the flight crew's voices, as well as other sounds inside the cockpit. Information from the data recorder can generate a computer animated video reconstruction of the flight. Investigators can then visualize the airplane's altitude, instrument readings, power settings and other details of the flight to help with the investigation, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Some experts have said the search for answers about what caused the crash could take months. Q. WHO HAS GROUNDED THE PLANES? A. More than 40 countries including the entire European Union and Canada have suspended flights by the plane or barred it from their airspace. China ordered its airlines to ground the planes — they had 96 Max 8 jets in service, more than one-fourth of the approximately 370 Max jets in circulation. Q. WHY IS THE FAA HOLDING OUT? A. The FAA prides itself on acting based on facts and is cautioning against comparing the Ethiopian Airlines crash with the one off of Indonesia or assuming that they are related. "External reports are drawing similarities" between the crashes, the agency said in a statement. "However, this investigation has just begun and to date we have not been provided data to draw any conclusions or take any actions." The agency has been criticized for its inaction. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said that he is concerned that international aviation regulators are providing more certainty to the flying public than the FAA. Critics have also said the FAA is too cozy with the industry that it is supposed to regulate. Q. WHAT IS BOEING DOING IN RESPONSE TO THE CRASHES? A. While defending the Max as safe, the company promises to upgrade some flight-control software "in the coming weeks." Boeing began working on the changes shortly after the Lion Air crash. It is tweaking a system designed to prevent an aerodynamic stall if sensors detect that the plane's nose is pointed too high and its speed is too slow. Officials at Lion Air in Indonesia said sensors on their plane produced erroneous information on its last four flights, triggering an automatic nose-down command which the pilots were unable to overcome. The plane plunged into the sea. A Boeing spokesman said once updated software is installed, the system will rely on data from more than one sensor to trigger a nose-down command. Also, the system won't repeatedly push the nose down, and it will reduce the magnitude of the change, he said. There will also be more training for pilots. Q. HAVE THERE BEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PLANES? A. Airline pilots on at least two U.S. flights reported that an automated system seemed to cause their Boeing 737 Max planes to tilt down suddenly. The pilots said that soon after engaging the autopilot on Boeing 737 Max 8 planes, the nose tilted down sharply. In both cases, they recovered quickly after disconnecting the autopilot. As described by the pilots, the problem did not appear related to a new automated anti-stall system that is suspected of contributing to the Lion Air crash in Indonesia. The pilot reports were filed last year in a data base compiled by NASA. They are voluntary safety reports and do not publicly reveal the names of pilots, the airlines or the location of the incidents. It was unclear whether the accounts led to any actions by the FAA or the pilots' airlines. Q. ARE AIRLINE EMPLOYEES AND PASSENGERS WORRIED? A. Patrick Smith, a Boeing 767 pilot who writes a column called "Ask the Pilot," says passengers ask him if the 737 Max is safe. He tells them it is, and he hasn't heard of any pilots who worry about flying the plane. "We have two accidents, we somewhat understand one, and we don't know what happened in the second case at all," Smith says. "It's just too early to be jumping to the conclusion of the plane being defective to the point that it's unsafe." Others don't want to take any chances. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents more than 26,000 flight attendants at American Airlines, called on CEO Doug Parker to "strongly consider grounding these planes until an investigation can be performed." Q. WHAT IF I WANT TO SWITCH MY FLIGHT IF I'M ON A MAX? A. You can do it, but the ease — and possible cost — will differ by airline. In the U.S., Southwest and American fly Max 8s, and United flies larger Max 9s. Southwest doesn't charge ticket-change fees, making it easy for customers to book a different flight. United and American typically add a $200 change fee. To find out whether you're booked on a 737 Max, you can check out apps like FlightAware and Flightradar24 that include the aircraft type. When buying a ticket on American's website, it's under "details." On Southwest, you have to click on the flight number. "The average person wouldn't be able to find the model on Southwest," says George Hobica, founder of airfarewatchdog.com.

2023-11-05T01:27:04.277712

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Allergic Living » fillers and glutenhttp://allergicliving.com The magazine for those living with food allergies, celiac disease, asthma and pollen allergies.Sun, 02 Aug 2015 22:17:15 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Study: Top Allergens Added to Herbal Productshttp://allergicliving.com/2013/12/05/study-top-allergens-added-to-herbal-products/ http://allergicliving.com/2013/12/05/study-top-allergens-added-to-herbal-products/#commentsThu, 05 Dec 2013 14:44:08 +0000http://allergicliving.com/?p=21250Some herbal supplements are being adulterated with plants not listed on the label, including top allergens like walnut, wheat and soy, according to a new study published in BMC Medicine. “Herbal manufactures have not had easy access to DNA barcoding technology, so we should not expect them to know what is in the raw materials they are purchasing,” says Steven Newmaster, lead study author and botanical director of the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario at the University of Guelph, in Canada. DNA barcoding works by taking a “fingerprint” or barcode of the plant’s DNA, which is unique to each plant. Researchers used DNA barcoding to analyze 44 North American herbal products, which are typically used to help alleviate a wide array of issues from poor memory to colds, depression and arthritis, and found that 59 percent contained plant species not listed on the label. Researchers compared the barcode derived from the herbal product with one derived from the known plant species to see if they matched. In many cases, they did not. Some products were found to contain filler materials in addition to the plant matter they were supposed to contain, while others did not appear to contain the plant listed on the label at all. Of significant concern for those living with food allergies or celiac disease, some herbal products were adulterated with top allergens: both soybean and wheat were found to be used as fillers. Yet exactly how much was present, whether it was protein (the allergenic part of a plant) and would cause a reaction was not examined. In one case, black walnut was discovered in a Ginkgo product. The study authors believe, however, it is much more likely that leaves from walnut trees were unintentionally added, as opposed to walnut itself. They note that these leaves contain juglone, which has been shown to promote tumors. The study authors stress that this was a small-scale study, and that it does not necessarily reflect the state of the natural health products industry as a whole. The study looked at fewer than 1 percent of the herbal products available on the market, from fewer than 5 percent of the companies that sell such products. But scale aside, the significance of the findings is drawing media attention, including The New York Times. Another concerning contaminant was feverfew, an invasive weed from Europe and Asia, which can bring side effects like numbness of the mouth, oral ulcers, nausea and vomiting. Feverfew can also trigger contact dermatitis and it can react negatively with certain medications, and pregnant women are never supposed to consume it. As well, a product labeled as St. John’s Wort, which is used to treat depression, was instead found to contain senna, a herbal laxative.

2024-03-03T01:27:04.277712

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#include "blurhash.hpp" #include <algorithm> #include <array> #include <cassert> #include <cmath> #include <stdexcept> #ifndef M_PI #define M_PI 3.14159265358979323846 #endif #ifdef DOCTEST_CONFIG_IMPLEMENT_WITH_MAIN #include <doctest.h> #endif using namespace std::literals; namespace { constexpr std::array<char, 84> int_to_b83{ "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz#$%*+,-.:;=?@[]^_{|}~"}; std::string leftPad(std::string str, size_t len) { if (str.size() >= len) return str; return str.insert(0, len - str.size(), '0'); } constexpr std::array<int, 255> b83_to_int = []() constexpr { std::array<int, 255> a{}; for (auto &e : a) e = -1; for (int i = 0; i < 83; i++) { a[static_cast<unsigned char>(int_to_b83[i])] = i; } return a; } (); std::string encode83(int value) { std::string buffer; do { buffer += int_to_b83[value % 83]; } while ((value = value / 83)); std::reverse(buffer.begin(), buffer.end()); return buffer; } struct Components { int x, y; }; int packComponents(const Components &c) { return (c.x - 1) + (c.y - 1) * 9; } Components unpackComponents(int c) { return {c % 9 + 1, c / 9 + 1}; } int decode83(std::string_view value) { int temp = 0; for (char c : value) if (b83_to_int[static_cast<unsigned char>(c)] < 0) throw std::invalid_argument("invalid character in blurhash"); for (char c : value) temp = temp * 83 + b83_to_int[static_cast<unsigned char>(c)]; return temp; } float decodeMaxAC(int quantizedMaxAC) { return (quantizedMaxAC + 1) / 166.; } float decodeMaxAC(std::string_view maxAC) { assert(maxAC.size() == 1); return decodeMaxAC(decode83(maxAC)); } int encodeMaxAC(float maxAC) { return std::max(0, std::min(82, int(maxAC * 166 - 0.5))); } float srgbToLinear(int value) { auto srgbToLinearF = [](float x) { if (x <= 0.0f) return 0.0f; else if (x >= 1.0f) return 1.0f; else if (x < 0.04045f) return x / 12.92f; else return std::pow((x + 0.055f) / 1.055f, 2.4f); }; return srgbToLinearF(value / 255.f); } int linearToSrgb(float value) { auto linearToSrgbF = [](float x) -> float { if (x <= 0.0f) return 0.0f; else if (x >= 1.0f) return 1.0f; else if (x < 0.0031308f) return x * 12.92f; else return std::pow(x, 1.0f / 2.4f) * 1.055f - 0.055f; }; return int(linearToSrgbF(value) * 255.f + 0.5); } struct Color { float r, g, b; Color &operator*=(float scale) { r *= scale; g *= scale; b *= scale; return *this; } friend Color operator*(Color lhs, float rhs) { return (lhs *= rhs); } Color &operator/=(float scale) { r /= scale; g /= scale; b /= scale; return *this; } Color &operator+=(const Color &rhs) { r += rhs.r; g += rhs.g; b += rhs.b; return *this; } }; Color decodeDC(int value) { const int intR = value >> 16; const int intG = (value >> 8) & 255; const int intB = value & 255; return {srgbToLinear(intR), srgbToLinear(intG), srgbToLinear(intB)}; } Color decodeDC(std::string_view value) { assert(value.size() == 4); return decodeDC(decode83(value)); } int encodeDC(const Color &c) { return (linearToSrgb(c.r) << 16) + (linearToSrgb(c.g) << 8) + linearToSrgb(c.b); } float signPow(float value, float exp) { return std::copysign(std::pow(std::abs(value), exp), value); } int encodeAC(const Color &c, float maximumValue) { auto quantR = int(std::max(0., std::min(18., std::floor(signPow(c.r / maximumValue, 0.5) * 9 + 9.5)))); auto quantG = int(std::max(0., std::min(18., std::floor(signPow(c.g / maximumValue, 0.5) * 9 + 9.5)))); auto quantB = int(std::max(0., std::min(18., std::floor(signPow(c.b / maximumValue, 0.5) * 9 + 9.5)))); return quantR * 19 * 19 + quantG * 19 + quantB; } Color decodeAC(int value, float maximumValue) { auto quantR = value / (19 * 19); auto quantG = (value / 19) % 19; auto quantB = value % 19; return {signPow((float(quantR) - 9) / 9, 2) * maximumValue, signPow((float(quantG) - 9) / 9, 2) * maximumValue, signPow((float(quantB) - 9) / 9, 2) * maximumValue}; } Color decodeAC(std::string_view value, float maximumValue) { return decodeAC(decode83(value), maximumValue); } Color multiplyBasisFunction(Components components, int width, int height, unsigned char *pixels) { Color c{}; float normalisation = (components.x == 0 && components.y == 0) ? 1 : 2; for (int y = 0; y < height; y++) { for (int x = 0; x < width; x++) { float basis = std::cos(M_PI * components.x * x / float(width)) * std::cos(M_PI * components.y * y / float(height)); c.r += basis * srgbToLinear(pixels[3 * x + 0 + y * width * 3]); c.g += basis * srgbToLinear(pixels[3 * x + 1 + y * width * 3]); c.b += basis * srgbToLinear(pixels[3 * x + 2 + y * width * 3]); } } float scale = normalisation / (width * height); c *= scale; return c; } } namespace blurhash { Image decode(std::string_view blurhash, size_t width, size_t height, size_t bytesPerPixel) { Image i{}; if (blurhash.size() < 10) return i; Components components{}; std::vector<Color> values; values.reserve(blurhash.size() / 2); try { components = unpackComponents(decode83(blurhash.substr(0, 1))); if (components.x < 1 || components.y < 1 || blurhash.size() != size_t(1 + 1 + 4 + (components.x * components.y - 1) * 2)) return {}; auto maxAC = decodeMaxAC(blurhash.substr(1, 1)); Color average = decodeDC(blurhash.substr(2, 4)); values.push_back(average); for (size_t c = 6; c < blurhash.size(); c += 2) values.push_back(decodeAC(blurhash.substr(c, 2), maxAC)); } catch (std::invalid_argument &) { return {}; } i.image.reserve(height * width * bytesPerPixel); for (size_t y = 0; y < height; y++) { for (size_t x = 0; x < width; x++) { Color c{}; for (size_t nx = 0; nx < size_t(components.x); nx++) { for (size_t ny = 0; ny < size_t(components.y); ny++) { float basis = std::cos(M_PI * float(x) * float(nx) / float(width)) * std::cos(M_PI * float(y) * float(ny) / float(height)); c += values[nx + ny * components.x] * basis; } } i.image.push_back(static_cast<unsigned char>(linearToSrgb(c.r))); i.image.push_back(static_cast<unsigned char>(linearToSrgb(c.g))); i.image.push_back(static_cast<unsigned char>(linearToSrgb(c.b))); for (size_t p = 3; p < bytesPerPixel; p++) i.image.push_back(255); } } i.height = height; i.width = width; return i; } std::string encode(unsigned char *image, size_t width, size_t height, int components_x, int components_y) { if (width < 1 || height < 1 || components_x < 1 || components_x > 9 || components_y < 1 || components_y > 9 || !image) return ""; std::vector<Color> factors; factors.reserve(components_x * components_y); for (int y = 0; y < components_y; y++) { for (int x = 0; x < components_x; x++) { factors.push_back(multiplyBasisFunction({x, y}, width, height, image)); } } assert(factors.size() > 0); auto dc = factors.front(); factors.erase(factors.begin()); std::string h; h += leftPad(encode83(packComponents({components_x, components_y})), 1); float maximumValue; if (!factors.empty()) { float actualMaximumValue = 0; for (auto ac : factors) { actualMaximumValue = std::max({ std::abs(ac.r), std::abs(ac.g), std::abs(ac.b), actualMaximumValue, }); } int quantisedMaximumValue = encodeMaxAC(actualMaximumValue); maximumValue = ((float)quantisedMaximumValue + 1) / 166; h += leftPad(encode83(quantisedMaximumValue), 1); } else { maximumValue = 1; h += leftPad(encode83(0), 1); } h += leftPad(encode83(encodeDC(dc)), 4); for (auto ac : factors) h += leftPad(encode83(encodeAC(ac, maximumValue)), 2); return h; } } #ifdef DOCTEST_CONFIG_IMPLEMENT_WITH_MAIN TEST_CASE("component packing") { for (int i = 0; i < 9 * 9; i++) CHECK(packComponents(unpackComponents(i)) == i); } TEST_CASE("encode83") { CHECK(encode83(0) == "0"); CHECK(encode83(packComponents({4, 3})) == "L"); CHECK(encode83(packComponents({4, 4})) == "U"); CHECK(encode83(packComponents({8, 4})) == "Y"); CHECK(encode83(packComponents({2, 1})) == "1"); } TEST_CASE("decode83") { CHECK(packComponents({4, 3}) == decode83("L")); CHECK(packComponents({4, 4}) == decode83("U")); CHECK(packComponents({8, 4}) == decode83("Y")); CHECK(packComponents({2, 1}) == decode83("1")); } TEST_CASE("maxAC") { for (int i = 0; i < 83; i++) CHECK(encodeMaxAC(decodeMaxAC(i)) == i); CHECK(std::abs(decodeMaxAC("l"sv) - 0.289157f) < 0.00001f); } TEST_CASE("DC") { CHECK(encode83(encodeDC(decodeDC("MF%n"))) == "MF%n"sv); CHECK(encode83(encodeDC(decodeDC("HV6n"))) == "HV6n"sv); CHECK(encode83(encodeDC(decodeDC("F5]+"))) == "F5]+"sv); CHECK(encode83(encodeDC(decodeDC("Pj0^"))) == "Pj0^"sv); CHECK(encode83(encodeDC(decodeDC("O2?U"))) == "O2?U"sv); } TEST_CASE("AC") { auto h = "00%#MwS|WCWEM{R*bbWBbH"sv; for (size_t i = 0; i < h.size(); i += 2) { auto s = h.substr(i, 2); const auto maxAC = 0.289157f; CHECK(leftPad(encode83(encodeAC(decodeAC(decode83(s), maxAC), maxAC)), 2) == s); } } TEST_CASE("decode") { blurhash::Image i1 = blurhash::decode("LEHV6nWB2yk8pyoJadR*.7kCMdnj", 360, 200); CHECK(i1.width == 360); CHECK(i1.height == 200); CHECK(i1.image.size() == i1.height * i1.width * 3); CHECK(i1.image[0] == 135); CHECK(i1.image[1] == 164); CHECK(i1.image[2] == 177); CHECK(i1.image[10000] == 173); CHECK(i1.image[10001] == 176); CHECK(i1.image[10002] == 163); // stbi_write_bmp("test.bmp", i1.width, i1.height, 3, (void *)i1.image.data()); i1 = blurhash::decode("LGF5]+Yk^6#M@-5c,1J5@[or[Q6.", 360, 200); CHECK(i1.width == 360); CHECK(i1.height == 200); CHECK(i1.image.size() == i1.height * i1.width * 3); // stbi_write_bmp("test2.bmp", i1.width, i1.height, 3, (void *)i1.image.data()); // invalid inputs i1 = blurhash::decode(" LGF5]+Yk^6#M@-5c,1J5@[or[Q6.", 360, 200); CHECK(i1.width == 0); CHECK(i1.height == 0); CHECK(i1.image.size() == 0); i1 = blurhash::decode(" LGF5]+Yk^6#M@-5c,1J5@[or[Q6.", 360, 200); CHECK(i1.width == 0); CHECK(i1.height == 0); CHECK(i1.image.size() == 0); i1 = blurhash::decode("LGF5]+Yk^6# M@-5c,1J5@[or[Q6.", 360, 200); CHECK(i1.width == 0); CHECK(i1.height == 0); CHECK(i1.image.size() == 0); i1 = blurhash::decode("LGF5]+Yk^6# M@-5c,1J5@[or[Q6.", 360, 200); CHECK(i1.width == 0); CHECK(i1.height == 0); CHECK(i1.image.size() == 0); i1 = blurhash::decode("LGF5]+Yk^6# @-5c,1J5@[or[Q6.", 360, 200); CHECK(i1.width == 0); CHECK(i1.height == 0); CHECK(i1.image.size() == 0); i1 = blurhash::decode(" GF5]+Yk^6#M@-5c,1J5@[or[Q6.", 360, 200); CHECK(i1.width == 0); CHECK(i1.height == 0); CHECK(i1.image.size() == 0); } TEST_CASE("encode") { CHECK(blurhash::encode(nullptr, 360, 200, 4, 3) == ""); std::vector<unsigned char> black(360 * 200 * 3, 0); CHECK(blurhash::encode(black.data(), 0, 200, 4, 3) == ""); CHECK(blurhash::encode(black.data(), 360, 0, 4, 3) == ""); CHECK(blurhash::encode(black.data(), 360, 200, 0, 3) == ""); CHECK(blurhash::encode(black.data(), 360, 200, 4, 0) == ""); CHECK(blurhash::encode(black.data(), 360, 200, 4, 3) == "L00000fQfQfQfQfQfQfQfQfQfQfQ"); } #endif

2024-05-28T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7697

Q: Vim: running java from vim command gives error I wrote a simple hello world program to test the JDK installation. I can compile from Vim using: :!javac Desktop\HelloWorld.java That works just fine but when I try to run the program using: :!java Desktop\HelloWorld it gives me this error: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c java "Desktop\HelloWorld" Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Desktop\HelloWorld (w rong name: HelloWorld) at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(Unknown Source) at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source) Could not find the main class: Desktop\HelloWorld. Program will exit. The program works just fine from the normal command line. C:\Users\Casey\Desktop>java HelloWorld Hello world! How can I execute the program from Vim without having to switch to the standard cmd? A: java doesn't take a file name as its first non-option argument. Instead it should specify the main class name (with .s between package names and class name, if there were any packages other than a default). Use -classpath to specify where to load classes from (with directories separated with your OS's directory separator character (\)). :!java -classpath Desktop HelloWorld

2024-06-14T01:27:04.277712

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About State Mizoram is one of the states of Northeast India, with Aizawl as its capital city. The name is derived from Mi (people), Zo (lofty place, such as a hill) and Ram (land), and thus Mizoram implies “land of the hill people”.Perching on the high hills of North Eastern corner, Mizoram is a storehouse of natural beauty with its endless variety of landscape, hilly terrains, meandering streams deep gorges, rich wealth of flora and fauna. History The origin of the Mizos, like those of many other tribes in the North Eastern India is shrouded in mystery. The generally accepted as part of a great Mongoloid wave of migration from China and later moved out to India to their present habitat.It is possible that the Mizos came from Shinlung or Chhinlungsan located on the banks of the river Yalung in China. They first settled in the Shan State and moved on to Kabaw Valley to Khampat and then to the Chin Hills in the middle of the 16th century. Geography In the northeast, it is the southern most landlocked state sharing borders with three of the Seven, now with the addition of Sikkim, Eight sister states, namely Tripura, Assam, Manipur. The state also shares a 722 kilometre border with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar. Mizoram is a land of rolling hills, valleys, rivers and lakes. As many as 21 major hill ranges or peaks of different heights run through the length and breadth of the state, with plains scattered here and there. The average height of the hills to the west of the state are about 1,000 metres. Politics The Mizoram State Legislative Assembly has 40 seats and the Village Councils are the grassroots of democracy and leadership in Mizoram. The state has a chief minister, council of ministers with a portfolio of ministries responsible for different priorities and role of the government. There are eight districts in Mizoram. A district of Mizoram is headed by a Deputy Commissioner who is in charge of the administration in that particular district. Major Cities About Citizen People of Mizoram are world-renowed for their hospitality, Mizos are a close-knit society with no class distinction and no discrimination on grounds of sex. The entire society is knitted together by a peculiar code of ethics ‘Tlawmngaihna’ an untranslatable term meaning on the part of everyone to be hospitable kind, unselfish and helpful to others. Economy The biggest contributors to state’s GSDP growth are Agriculture, Public Administration and Construction work. Tertiary sector of service sector continued to have the contribution to the GSDP with its share hovering between 58 per cent and 60 per cent during the past decade.The biggest contributors to state’s GSDP growth are Agriculture, Public Administration and Construction work. Education Mizoram schools are run by the state and central government or by private organisation. Instruction is mainly in English and Mizo. Under the 10+2+3 plan, students may enroll in general or professional degree programs after passing the Higher Secondary Examination (the grade 12 examination). Mizoram has one Central University (Mizoram University), one engineering college (National Institute of Technology Mizoram) and one private university (a branch of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India). Culture The culture of the Mizo tribes and its social structure has undergone tremendous change over 100 years, since the arrival of Christianity in the late 1890s. Contemporary people of Mizoram celebrate Christmas, Easter and other Christian celebrations replacing many of old tribal customs and practices. Jobs Mizoram has a highly literate work force, with literacy rate of nearly 90% and widespread use of English. The state has a total of 4,300 kilometres of roads of which 927 kilometres are high quality national highways and 700 kilometres of state highways. The state is developing its Kolodyne river for navigation and international trade. Mizoram’s airport is at the capital city of Aizawl. The state is a power deficit state, with plans to develop its hydroelectric potential. After agriculture, the major employer of its people include handloom and horticulture industries. Tourism is a growth industry.

2024-03-18T01:27:04.277712

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Q: tabelview RowInSection fatal error swift I'm a beginner in IOS development in swift. The problem I am facing is: I am building an app using CoreData and the app contains table view and table cell. I can't really explain because of my lack of knowledge so I'm sharing screenshots. I have seen other Questions asked, none of them solved my error. and I have also made a function for context in AppDelegate which is @available(iOS 10.0, *) let ad = UIApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate @available(iOS 10.0, *) let context = ad.persistentContainer.viewContext my code for VC is import UIKit import CoreData class MainVC: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource, NSFetchedResultsControllerDelegate { @IBOutlet weak var tableViewmain: UITableView! @IBOutlet weak var topSegment: UISegmentedControl! var fetchResultControll: NSFetchedResultsController<Items>! override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() tableViewmain.delegate = self tableViewmain.dataSource = self doFetch() } func configureCell (cell: ItemsCell, indexPath: IndexPath) { let item = fetchResultControll.object(at: indexPath) // remember as here cell.confugringCell(item: item) } func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell { let cell = tableViewmain.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "ItemsCell", for: indexPath) as! ItemsCell configureCell(cell: cell, indexPath: indexPath) return cell } func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int { if let sections = fetchResultControll.sections{ let sectionInfo = sections[section] return sectionInfo.numberOfObjects } return 0 } func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int { if let allSections = fetchResultControll.sections { return allSections.count } return 0 } func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat { return 150 } func doFetch() { let fetchRequest: NSFetchRequest<Items> = Items.fetchRequest() let dateSrot = NSSortDescriptor(key: "created", ascending: false) fetchRequest.sortDescriptors = [dateSrot] if #available(iOS 10.0, *) { let controller = NSFetchedResultsController(fetchRequest: fetchRequest, managedObjectContext: context, sectionNameKeyPath: nil, cacheName: nil) do { try controller.performFetch() } catch { let err = error as NSError print("\(err)") } } else { // Fallback on earlier versions } } //controler willchnge func controllerWillChangeContent(_ controller: NSFetchedResultsController<NSFetchRequestResult>) { tableViewmain.beginUpdates() } //controlerdidchnge func controllerDidChangeContent(_ controller: NSFetchedResultsController<NSFetchRequestResult>) { tableViewmain.endUpdates() } //controlerdidchangeanobject func controller(_ controller: NSFetchedResultsController<NSFetchRequestResult>, didChange anObject: Any, at indexPath: IndexPath?, for type: NSFetchedResultsChangeType, newIndexPath: IndexPath?) { switch(type) { case .insert: if let indexpath = newIndexPath { tableViewmain.insertRows(at: [indexpath], with: .fade) } break case .delete: if let indexpath = indexPath { tableViewmain.deleteRows(at: [indexpath], with: .fade) } break case .update: if let indexpath = indexPath { let cell = tableViewmain.cellForRow(at: indexpath) as! ItemsCell configureCell(cell: cell, indexPath: indexpath) // as used here } break case .move: if let indexpath = indexPath { tableViewmain.deleteRows(at: [indexpath], with: .fade) } if let indexpath = newIndexPath { tableViewmain.insertRows(at: [indexpath], with: .fade) } break } } I hope you understand me.. Any Help would be highly appreciated A: Replace following line with your . var fetchResultControll: NSFetchedResultsController<Items>?

2023-08-09T01:27:04.277712

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Friday, August 27, 2010 I have been back home for a few days now but I haven't spent much time really home, if you know what I mean. It's been really busy lately. There's still a music festival I have to attend to this weekend and, according to the plan, I'll get back to work and to posting early next week. Hang in there my friends. Friday, August 6, 2010 It's that time of the year again. Finally! So I'm leaving tonight for a big trip around Europe. No laptop. I don't know what to tell you about the number of posts you'll be seing here in the near future. All I can say is I'll get back to work in 3 weeks, when hopefully the regular daily posting will resume too. Until then, here's a bunch of animals stacked on each other: Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Wednesday, August 4, 2010 The straddling bus, first exhibited on the 13th Beijing International High-tech Expo in May this year. In the near future, the model is to be put into pilot use in Beijing’s Mentougou District. Proposed by Shenzhen Hashi Future Parking Equipment Co., Ltd, the model looks like a subway or light-rail train bestriding the road. It is 4-4.5 m high with two levels: passengers board on the upper level while other vehicles lower than 2 m can go through under. Powered by electricity and solar energy, the bus can speed up to 60 km/h carrying 1200-1400 passengers at a time without blocking other vehicles’ way. Also it costs about 500 million yuan to build the bus and a 40-km-long path for it, only 10% of building equivalent subway. It is said that the bus can reduce traffic jams by 20-30%. Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Only in Japan: Meet Telenoid R1, a creepy-looking robot that was created to aid people with their long distance conversations. I don't know about the Japanese, but all that does is scare the shit out of me. Monday, August 2, 2010 Monday, August 2, 2010 An Oklahoma judicial candidate is fending off a political attack from his daughter, who has taken out a local newspaper ad urging voters: "Do not vote for my dad!" McClain County judicial hopeful John Mantooth's daughter and son-in-law paid for the quarter-page advertisement, which features a picture of the daughter's family, highlights cases in which Mantooth has been sued and lists a website the couple started, http://www.donotvoteformydad.com. Mantooth said the bad blood stems from his 1981 divorce from his daughter's mother. Jan Schill, 31, said she never has had a good relationship with her father and doesn't think he'd make a good judge. "We just felt like it would be bad if he were to become a judge," Schill said in a telephone interview from her home in Durango, Colo. "I assumed that he would not appreciate it, but he's made so many people mad, I'm just another mark on his board of people's he's had a beef with."

2024-02-18T01:27:04.277712

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Great! I share your excitement, just got invited to an all girl "end of the alimony" party. (really).I have a "GG" who invited my as her girlfriend. Heaven describes my reaction.I'm sure you will keep us all posted!Cyrsti I'm puzzled as to why this counts as a first. How is your friend's attractiveness relevant to occasion? Are your other friends somehow less cool to hang out with because you see them as less "attractive"? It's still kind of a provocative statement for me. I get it, I went through it too. But you know, cis gender or trans gender, women are women. And attractiveness does not equal good company. And, of course, I'm still curious what "attractive" means? Obviously, there's a cultural sort of norm - which I happen to find really, really troubling - but even within that I bet we'd all define it differently. But that's probably a discussion for another time. Mostly, I just didn't see why it was it relevant to throw that in there as opposed to say, "and she happens to also be a great conversationalist", or something like that.

2024-01-06T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/1245

Gulf Shores buys Sacred Heart building with eye towards expanding medical services Hwy. 59 Bridge near Bayou Village expected to be finished in three weeks; Hurricane Nate beach damage will be assessed By John Mullen The City of Gulf Shores paid $2.9 million for a building formerly owned by the Sacred Heart hospital system with an ambitious eye toward increasing medical services. “The building was originally built by Sacred Heart and a developer of theirs back in 2007,” Economic Development Coordinator Blake Phelps said. “It’s sat vacant for a few years now. It is about a 42,000 square foot facility and about half of that is built out into a medical office building and general practice suites. The other half of it is grayed in.” Sacred Heart had the facility at a cost of $15 million. It is located behind the Microtel Inn near Jack Edwards National Airport. City officials say they hope to attract doctor’s offices as well as expanding healthcare options for the south Baldwin area. Also, during the council work session of Feb. 20, the council considered a $4 million beach restoration to fix damage left by Hurricane Nate in October and heard a report from Public Works Director Mark Acreman on ongoing and upcoming road projects around the city. “We’ve spent a lot of time trying to decide how we can improve medical facilities in our city,” Mayor Robert Craft said. “We’ve concluded buying that facility for that amount of money and then negotiating with health care providers to try and make the best fit for our community is the right thing for us to do. We’re going to move this forward rather than sit back and wait and hope for something else to happen.” Councilman Jason Dyken, who also sits on the city’s Finance Committee, said that group has put a lot of study into the building including time searching for healthcare providers to occupy the facility. “I want everybody to know this expenditure of funds seems like a great deal but it is not something we have taken lightly,” Dyken said. “This isn’t just a blind writing the check for the building and hoping something happens. We have had legitimate conversations with legitimate providers to really improve health care in the community.” Phelps said Sacred Heart had big plans for the building but failed to win approval from the state to add higher level care at the facility. “Sacred Heart did operate several physician suites in the building for several years with family practice, general practice and other specialties that did not require approval of a Certificate of Need,” Phelps said. “The remaining portions of the facility were designed to be an Urgent Care, Diagnostic Center and Ambulatory Surgery Center. The surgery center required Sacred Heart to apply for a Certificate of Need which was ultimately denied.” The building ultimately went into foreclosure. It was first offered for sale at $6.5 million but taken off the market. Recently it went back on the market with a $3.5 million asking price. Craft said talks continue with several medical providers to hopefully expand into this building with new services. “We can’t fix the roads that’ll improve access to healthcare providers in Foley, so we’re working to bring more healthcare here,” Craft said. “We’ve been in deep conversations with the South Baldwin Healthcare Authority, which is the owner of the beds and the facility in Foley. They’re under contract with Community Health Systems, a hospital operator we’ve also been talking to along with some others that are interested in potentially helping us with that site. “We believe we’ve got a good path forward with this building to dramatically improve the healthcare options for our community.” Beach restoration The first order of business will be for the city to hire Olsen and Associates for $43,000 to survey the beaches to determine how much of them were swept away in Hurricane Nate. “The city fared really well but one of the areas where we did take substantial damage was some substantial loss of our engineered beach system,” Acreman said. “The preliminary damage assessment was about $4 million.” The city will have to initially put up the money for the survey and restoration but would be reimbursed for 87.5 percent of those costs from FEMA and AEMA, the federal and state emergency management agencies, Acreman said. Normally the city does an annual survey of the engineered beach each May prior to hurricane season and Acreman said there is already $50,000 budgeted for that project. “We feel like we can use the money already budgeted for the survey work that would have occurred in May and do it now,” Acreman said. “We can supply that information to FEMA and it will actually document our beaches prior to hurricane season.” Acreman said the survey will be done sometime in March but the actual restoration probably won’t start until 2019 due to the lengthy permitting process. Road work Acreman said the growth of the offseason on Pleasure Island is making it harder and harder to complete road projects during the daytime. “What we’ve learned is our offseason is not an offseason,” Craft said. “The traffic when we’ve normally done repairs this time of the year has not worked.” Several traffic-signal projects are already scheduled or underway for night work and others are going to likely be done overnight as well. “I don’t see us ever being able to do any a major work on a state highway during the day anymore no matter what time of year it is,” Acreman said. “I think all work on state highways henceforth will have to be at night time.” One of those areas is the intersection of County Road 6 and Alabama 59 where several improvements have been made. All that’s left, Acreman said, is the final striping and new traffic signals. Those signals will go in in early June and be installed at night. Also, work at night will continue on beach road traffic signals through September. The median work continues there and is moving to the east side of Alabama 182. Acreman said the last part left on the west side of beach road is near the Alvin’s Island and some reworking of that area is expected in the next few weeks. “Landscape crews are there now working and we’ll finish all the heavy construction by May 1,” Acreman said. The western side of the bridge near Bayou Village on Alabama 59 is expected to be finished in three weeks, Acreman said. This project has caused several daily backups on Alabama 59 especially for southbound traffic. “The deck panels which we’ll install next week are all prefab,” Acreman said. “Everything from this point is going to be prefab so it’s going to go really quick.” The widening of Alabama 59 to allow for more left-turn space into Waterville is expected to begin about March 15, Acreman said, and is expected to be done by May 1. After spring break, Acreman said, the decking on the Windmill Ridge bridge will be replaced it what is expected to take about three days. A complete overlay of pavement of the Alabama 182 four-lane in Gulf Shores will start after Labor Day. The portion from West Lagoon Avenue to Laguna Key will start in two weeks and take about three weeks to complete, Acreman said. The council also discussed: – An ordinance requiring guidelines for construction of piers and pier structures. There are currently no requirements or regulations on those in Gulf Shores. OK’d liquor licenses for Picnic Beach which is moving to the old Ribs and Reds building, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie at 3859 Alabama 59 and for the Night on the Wild Side fundraiser for the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo at the airport on March 3. Pictured: The City of Gulf Shores recently paid $2.9 million for a 55,000 square foot two-story medical office building on approximately four acres at 3620 Gulf Shores Pkwy. The site contains 42,818 square feet of rentable area. Sacred Heart Health System has leased space in the building since 2008. Their leases expire in 2018.

2023-09-21T01:27:04.277712

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Tomar Model Railroad Trackside Accessories Online shopping for tomar model railroad trackside accessories, saving you up to 25%. Ho-scale ranks as the most popular of the three tomar model railroad trackside accessories categories, then N-scale, O-scale.

2024-01-04T01:27:04.277712

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During his toast Sunday at the Governors’ Ball at the White House, President Donald Trump said he would carry out his promise to “repeal and replace” Obamacare with something “very, very special.” “As most of you know, Obamacare’s had tremendous problems,” Trump told the room full of governors. “We’re going to have it fixed, and we’re going to repeal and replace. And I think you’re going to see something very, very special.” Follow Trent Baker on Twitter @MagnifiTrent

2024-06-16T01:27:04.277712

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Billing consumers for goods and services has always been a necessary exercise and transaction cost of engaging in credit-based commerce. Traditionally, businesses bill consumers for goods and services by generating and mailing paper bills or invoices. There are many obvious business concerns relative to paper-based billing. Companies utilizing paper-based billing do so at a substantial cost. For example, a company with 100,000 accounts which are billed on a monthly basis may spend over two million dollars a year in paper-based billing expenses. Much of this expense stems from the cost of materials, postage, and manual processing of the paper bills, inserts, and envelopes. Other significant logistical and business concerns detract from the paper-based billing option. The time delay associated with sending bills and receiving payments via conventional mailing deprive companies of the time value of money and therefore create additional transactional costs. This time delay is particularly troublesome to small billers and non-recurrent billers who tend to rely more heavily on cash flow. Paper-based billing can also deprive billers of an opportunity to build brand. Although many paper billers include various types of marketing inserts with their bills in an attempt to use the billing activity as an additional opportunity to make favorable brand impressions on the consumer, those materials cannot be targeted as effectively as in an interactive session. For instance, billers do not have significant realistic control over the circumstances under which, or whether, a consumer views particular inserts. Indeed, studies have shown that many consumers disregard such inserts altogether. The development of the Internet creates new opportunities to transact business electronically, including to conduct the billing presentment and payment process electronically, in an on-line way or otherwise. Some refer to various aspects of the electronic billing process as electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP). Instead of mailing paper bills, EBPP enables businesses to publish, distribute and/or present bills electronically on web pages. Instead of writing checks and applying stamps, consumers have the opportunity to pay bills by an electronic credit card charge or direct bank draft. The biller benefits by avoiding the cost of generating and mailing paper bills, and by avoiding the payment float occasioned by two-way mail delay and other delays in paper-based remittance. The consumer benefits with the added convenience of conducting transactions online, and the opportunity to pay many or all bills on one site or in one virtual space. In practice, however, there are significant concerns with conventional approaches to EBPP. For example, in one common approach to EBPP, which is often referred to as the custom development method, billers create a proprietary electronic billing system and link it to a third-party for payment processing. Because custom development is mostly an internal EBPP solution, it gives billers the advantage of tight control over the billing system. However, this type of solution is very costly. Not only is it a technology risk because billers lose the flexibility to adapt to other EBPP standards, but it requires a substantial amount of manpower and infrastructure. Furthermore, such systems innately discourage consumer use or popularity, since the consumer is required to log onto and initiate a session on a separate site for each different bill the consumer wishes to pay. A second common EBPP approach, which is referred to as the consolidator approach, presents its own set of problems. This method of enabling EBPP trades control of the billing interface and branding opportunity for a reduction in cost, risk, and internal staffing by outsourcing the EBPP to a third party consolidator. Here, the electronic payment processor takes on a lock box function of holding and moving cash during billing and payment. The payment processor performs an aggregation function by presenting multiple billers' statements at a single, consolidating web site. Not only does interposition of the consolidator and its interface between billers and consumers interrupt any existing relationship, but it also precludes exploitation of new biller opportunities to interact with consumers. In addition to the problems already mentioned, existing EBPP enabling methods have various other disadvantages. For example, they remain an expensive option for most billers who lack sufficient economies of scale necessary to overcome the high fixed cost of implementation. These EBPP methods, which primarily focus on reducing biller costs, also often fail to address the issue of consumer convenience adequately, much less to provide effective incentives for consumer adoption. Furthermore, conventional EBPP approaches, which seek to implement EBPP on portal interfaces, often require redundant resources supported by multiple entities and consequently waste processing and transport resources. For example, using existing EBPP methods, if a consumer desires to pay AT&T bills electronically at a website such as Yahoo.com., the following occurs. First, the consumer requests that Yahoo.com receive the AT&T bill and send it to the consumer. Then, assuming AT&T partners with an electronic payment facilitator such as CheckFree, Yahoo.com makes a request to CheckFree. Finally, CheckFree initiates the request to AT&T. Because each of these entities are independent, each requires its own resident database and other support functionality. Such conventional portal-supported EBPP approaches provide significant opportunity for improvement.

2024-05-30T01:27:04.277712

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High-affinity uptake of spermine by slices of rat cerebral cortex. The accumulation of the polyamine spermine into 0.1-mm prisms of rat cerebral cortex has been investigated at both 37 percent C and at 4 percent C. Kinetic analysis of the temperature-sensitive portion of uptake indicates two high-affinity saturable components together with an unsaturable component at high concentrations. The "very high'-affinity saturable system (K(m)= 3.8 nM) was temperature- and sodium-dependent, and significantly reduced by metabolic inhibitors, finding that are consistent with an active transport system for spermine into brain tissue. The "high'-affinity saturable component (K(m)= 0.44 micron) was sodium-dependent and inhibited by ouabain, but only partially susceptible to inhibition by 2,4-dinitrophenol and sodium cyanide. The significance of these results with respect to the function of spermine in the central nervous system is discussed.

2024-02-20T01:27:04.277712

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122 Cal.App.2d 92 (1953) 264 P.2d 167 LUCILLE GRIFFIN, Respondent, v. NORMAN B. GRIFFIN, Defendant and Appellant; A. DON DUNCAN, Intervener and Appellant. Docket Nos. 15444, 15445. Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two. December 17, 1953. *94 A. Don Duncan for Appellants. Charles Reagh for Respondent. NOURSE, P.J. These are reciprocal divorce actions in which the husband appeals from the adverse judgment in the main action (15445) and from an order awarding the wife fees and costs to oppose his appeal (15444). The husband's attorney, A. Don Duncan, intervened in the main divorce action to protect his assigned one-third interest in a fund deposited in court in the name of the husband in another action but which the wife in this divorce action claimed to be her separate property. Intervener appeals from the judgment (15445) insofar as it is adverse to him and awards the fund as a whole to the wife. The main appeal (15445) is on an engrossed statement of oral proceedings and a clerk's transcript, the appeal 15444 on an engrossed statement only. The parties were married in March, 1943. There are no children of this marriage. At the time of the trial in September, 1950, the husband was 62, the wife 50 years old. Before and at the time of this marriage the wife was a waitress and had been twice married. After the marriage the husband opened a cleaning business in San Francisco. The wife also worked there, according to her, "full time", according to the husband, "half time." He complains that she put money of the business in an account under the name she had used prior to her marriage and that her conduct with regard to a certain fireman was improper. He instituted a divorce action in 1944 but he dropped the action on her promise not to see the fireman any more. In 1944 she made a gift of $4,000 of his money to her daughter by a prior marriage. In 1945 a new divorce action was started by the husband on the wife's resuming relations with the fireman and again dismissed. In March, 1947, the husband again started a divorce action after having found his wife with the fireman. He made a property settlement agreement with her in which he gave her $10,500 in settlement of all community property, separate property and alimony claims, and she abandoned all claims to the business, book accounts and the Cadillac automobile to him, each otherwise to keep what they had or would earn in the *95 future. He paid the $10,500 and also $2,500 to her attorneys, and on April 3, 1947, he obtained an uncontested interlocutory decree on the ground of extreme cruelty. However, a few days thereafter he suffered a physical and nervous breakdown. He was in a hospital 10 days, and a little later went back to his former home and wife. She testified that there was then a formal reconciliation and that they agreed that each would keep as separate property what each had received under the property settlement, but that for the future the former community relation would be resumed (without such financial agreement the effect of a reconciliation would have been the same [Mundt v. Connecticut Gen. Life Ins. Co., 35 Cal. App.2d 416, 418 [95 P.2d 966]; 9 Cal.Jur. 827].) In April-May, 1947, the husband sold the Chestnut Street cleaning business to a certain Comperes for $37,500, of which $10,000 was paid down, the balance to be paid in monthly installments of $500 and secured by a chattel mortgage on the equipment of the business. He testified that he had to pay $3,750 commission and deficiencies in federal income tax for several years amounting to some $3,000 from the down payment. When he found early in 1948 that the Comperes had gone East and that some equipment was missing he filed a foreclosure suit on March 1, 1948, through Morris Lowenthal as his attorney. At the receiver's sale on August 9, 1948, he bid the property in for $4,600 from the indebtedness of the Comperes, but a certain Williamson, who had acquired an interest in the business from them, objected and demanded payment in cash. Mr. Lowenthal advised that although he thought the objections without merit, cash deposit might be required. According to the wife's testimony, she then furnished the $4,600 on the husband's and Mr. Lowenthal's assurance that it would be returned by the court to her in a short time. According to the husband's testimony he borrowed $5,000 for the purpose from a friend. On August 20th Judge Kaufman required the cash deposit. The receipt is in the name of the husband. On August 25, 1948, Mr. A. Don Duncan was substituted for Mr. Lowenthal. The wife testified that she provided $350 for his retainer. The sale was confirmed, the receiver getting $460 of the deposit. Motions to release the balance to Mr. Griffin were denied. Considering the foreclosure suit prematurely filed because there had been no default in payment until June 10, 1948, Mr. Duncan dismissed the action without prejudice on October 29, 1948. On November 23, 1948, Williamson filed an action to quiet *96 title to the fund. Both Mr. Griffin and Williamson tried repeatedly to have the money released on motion but without result. Griffin employed Mr. Duncan to defend against the Williamson quiet title suit and to cross-complain in it and assigned to him a 30 per cent interest in the fund. Griffin obtained a judgment for the payment of the fund on July 7, 1949. In the meantime he had opened a new cleaning plant at 745 O'Farrell Street on leased premises, in which he put the equipment which he had bought. He borrowed for the installation $4,000, giving a chattel mortgage, and opened the business in January, 1949. The wife again worked in the business. There were difficulties repeatedly between them. Twice the husband called the police to put her out of the shop. The final separation came on June 27, 1949, when he found her going through the pockets of his coat. After the judgment as to the deposit, Williamson made a motion for a new trial which was denied, and he later appealed. After the motion for a new trial had been denied, Mr. Griffin gave his wife a check for $4,100 postdated September 13, 1949, but when her attorneys offered him an assignment of the fund for signature he refused to sign. On September 8, 1949, the wife's divorce suit was filed and he stopped payment of the check. Mr. Duncan obtained a dismissal of the appeal from Williamson's attorneys, which, however, he did not file when he heard Mrs. Griffin claimed the fund as he wished first to get his fee out of the matter. The wife's complaint alleged domicile in San Francisco, extreme cruelty in general terms, that there was community property including the O'Farrell Street business, that the husband had under his control the sum of $4,100 on deposit with the clerk of the San Francisco Superior Court, which sum is her separate property; that unless restrained the husband will do away with the community property and the deposit, with prayer for an interlocutory decree, all the community property, permanent and pendente lite support and maintenance, counsel fees and costs, a pendente lite injunction protecting the community property and the deposit of $4,100 and general relief. After an order to show cause and hearing at which the husband objected to the jurisdiction of the court as to separate property, a preliminary order restraining defendant from transferring community property and the deposit and awarding the wife temporary alimony costs and fees was granted. At the same time defendant *97 demurred to the complaint on the ground that a divorce action and an action as to separate property were improperly united, which demurrer was overruled. The husband's answer denied cruelty, the existence of community property and that the deposit was the wife's separate property or that she had ever claimed it, and alleged that the cleaning establishment and the deposit were his separate property, that he had litigated it as such and assigned 30 per cent of it to his attorney and that the court in the divorce action had no jurisdiction to make any determination as to it, that plaintiff was able to support herself and that she had made a property settlement with him in which she released all community and separate property and alimony claims, which settlement was approved in an interlocutory decree granted him on the ground of the wife's extreme cruelty, which decree had become final, and that plaintiff was estopped from claiming anything contrary to that settlement. He cross-complained for a divorce on the ground of the wife's extreme cruelty alleged in general terms, for awarding of the cleaning business to him, reapproval of the property settlement of April 1, 1947, and that if the court should determine it had jurisdiction then to award 70 per cent of the fund to himself, 30 per cent to Duncan. The cross-complaint was amended to allege specific acts of cruelty of the wife. In her answer to the amended cross-complaint the wife denied the allegations in general but admitted the property settlement and interlocutory decree and alleged reconciliation and resumption of her property rights for the future. After permission of the court was obtained, A. Don Duncan filed his complaint in intervention, alleging the facts as to the deposit stated before, and several instances in which the wife had been present when intervener took steps in court to obtain the release of the deposit to the husband without objecting or making any claim to it herself, that therefore the wife was estopped to claim that the 30 per cent assigned to him was her property with prayer for a declaration that he was the owner of said 30 per cent interest. The wife denied said allegations. The court found among other things the wife's residency requirement, extreme cruelty of the husband, the 1947 property settlement and interlocutory decree, reconciliation of the spouses and oral agreement cancelling the settlement for the future only, that the O'Farrell Street business is in part *98 separate property of the husband, in part community property, that the balance of the deposit, $4,140, was the separate property of the wife which she had deposited for the husband relying on his promise that he would cause the clerk of the court to release it to her immediately on termination of the action in which it was deposited, that the essential allegations of the husband's cross-complaint and the complaint in intervention are not true. The court granted the wife an interlocutory decree, awarded the O'Farrell Street business to the husband as his separate property, ordered him to pay to the wife for support and maintenance a total of $4,500 in monthly instalments of $150, and $500 for counsel fees in two monthly instalments of $250, and imposed a lien on the O'Farrell Street business to secure the payment of these amounts, awarded the deposit of $4,140 to the wife and ordered the clerk of the court and the treasurer to forthwith pay said amount to her. Both the husband and intervener appeal. In the hearing as to the fees and costs on appeal before Judge Wollenberg, the wife furnished only an affidavit in which she stated that she was without funds and that the husband was able to pay a reasonable amount. The husband in a counteraffidavit and in oral testimony gave many details about his allegedly bad financial situation and the fact that the wife not very long before had received $10,500 from him. Five hundred dollars counsel fees and $620 costs were awarded. In a 180-page brief appellant urged the following points: I. Insufficient corroboration of the wife's residence allegations. There was evidence that Mrs. Griffin lived in San Francisco in the years 1947, 1948 and 1949. There was no evidence to the contrary. The allegations relating to her residence were not denied and no controversy of that fact was raised during the trial. [1] There is a well settled presumption that a residence once established is presumed to exist until another residence is acquired. (See Sheehan v. Scott, 145 Cal. 684 [79 P. 350].) II. Insufficiency of those acts of cruelty testified to by the wife and corroborated to justify a divorce. [2] Under the general allegation of cruelty the wife testified among other things, that defendant had a violent temper, that he repeatedly called her "vile and abusive" names in the presence of employees of the cleaning establishment, that *99 he many times pushed and hit her. The witness Inuzka, an employee of the establishment, testified that he heard defendant address "improper" language to Mrs. Griffin and that a few times he had to take hold of defendant to stop him from harming plaintiff. This shows a sufficiently corroborated violent and abusive conduct to support a finding of extreme cruelty. [3] III. Relief to plaintiff was barred by recrimination because the husband under his cross-complaint also established a cause of action for extreme cruelty. However, the court found that the allegations of the husband's cross-complaint were not true (except insofar as they are found to be true in the express findings, which do not decide the cruelty of the wife). Appellant contends that this finding is contrary to the evidence and cites his testimony and corroborating evidence as to five alleged instances of cruelty of which, however, four are prior to the reconciliation of April 18, 1947. This was simply a question of fact based on conflicting testimony. [4] IV, V, VI. These points, confusingly split up, will be treated together. The gist of the argument is that the court did not sufficiently take into consideration the fact that appellant obtained on April 3, 1947, an interlocutory decree because of the extreme cruelty of the wife which interlocutory decree has become final, and that thereafter according to the testimony of the wife, accepted by the court, there was a reconciliation. Because the wife had permitted the earlier interlocutory decree obtained by the husband to become final, she is said to be barred from relying in her present action on any cruelty of his prior to that decree and because the findings do not show that the divorce awarded the wife was based on facts later than the decree, it must be reversed. For this contention Wolford v. Wolford, 216 Cal. 117 [13 P.2d 665], is cited. However, in that case the earlier action followed by reconciliation as well as the final action were both by the wife and the husband pleaded against her second action that the allegations of cruelty were the same as those litigated in the first one. The reversal was because of lack of any finding as to said pleaded identity. Here there was no prior action by the wife, no special defense of the husband as to the allegation of cruelty. There was no objection by the husband to any testimony of the wife that could relate to facts antedating the interlocutory decree. He testified himself in rebuttal of all her contentions. There was no issue *100 as to the wife being barred from showing any cruelty prior to any date, and no findings in that respect were required. It seems doubtful whether the defense would have been good if pleaded, but at any rate it was not pleaded and cannot be raised on appeal for the first time. [5] VIII. The imposing of $4,500 alimony to be paid in instalments of $150 a month and $500 counsel fees to be paid in two equal instalments was an abuse of discretion. It is argued that the husband's testimony, books and documents showed that he had no capital of any importance outside of his business at 745 O'Farrell Street; that against this he owed more than $9,500; that his income in 1949 had been (according to his income tax return) approximately $1,000 and in the first quarter of 1950 $51.43, and further that the wife concededly in 1947 received $10,500 on the basis of the property settlement; that with $1,000 assistance of the husband she made from it a loan of $5,000 yielding 6 per cent interest; that she loaned $2,000 to a friend on her automobile and that she allegedly provided the money deposited with the county clerk still amounting to $4,140 which in the judgment appealed from is held to be her separate property, whereas she also had some real property of little value and some life insurance money. However, there seems to be sufficient evidence to cause a conflict: The wife testified that when she was working in the O'Farrell Street business up to June 27, 1949, the business was clearing $200 per week above all expenses; and that Mr. Griffin habitually booked less than his true receipts. She received only $50 a month from her loans and those loans plus the deposit had exhausted her means. An injured left arm and menopause trouble prevented her from working. The court could also consider that the husband testified that for the deposit in court he had borrowed $5,000 from a friend, whereas the court believed and found, based on the evidence among others of the husband's former attorney, Morris Lowenthal, that the wife provided the money and the further fact that in 1947 he had to pay $3,000 for income tax delinquencies over prior years. Appellant cites contradictions in the wife's testimony indicating that she also is unreliable, but which of the unreliable parties should be believed was for the trier of facts. [6] IX. The court had no power to grant $500 counsel fees for past services. Respondent answers that the complaint prayed for counsel fees and costs; that after order to show *101 cause and hearing, $125 on account of counsel fees and costs were granted on November 22, 1949, which order was not appealed and that therefore the determination as to the total amount could be postponed until the final judgment, citing Brockmiller v. Brockmiller, 57 Cal. App.2d 623, 626 [135 P.2d 184]. Though a stipulation for that purpose was made in the Brockmiller case we do not deem that of importance. Here the motion for counsel fees was made before the services were rendered. The wording of the order "$125 on account of counsel fees" clearly implies that the court refrained from passing on the motion finally until evidence of value was given. [7] X. The court had no power to make any present absolute disposition of property, to wit, the cleaning business and the deposit in court. Respondent points out that the decision as to the cleaning business is favorable to the husband and cannot be appealed by him. [8] XI. The court had no power in the divorce proceedings to decide, over the objection of appellant, the ownership of the deposit which each of the parties claimed to be its separate property. There is no doubt that appellant strenuously and repeatedly objected, stating the lack of jurisdiction. It is argued that only where questions as to separate property are put in issue by both parties without objection the divorce court can make decisions about them. (Roy v. Roy, 29 Cal. App.2d 596, 603 [85 P.2d 223]; Marshall v. Marshall, 138 Cal. App. 706, 709 [33 P.2d 416].) Respondent contends that the court had jurisdiction of the property status ancillary to the determination of the power to pay of the husband and need of the wife. No authority is cited and none can be found. That the wife could unite the property claim to the divorce action under section 427, subdivision 8, Code of Civil Procedure, as a claim arising out of the same transaction or transactions. No authority is cited and the argument is clearly unsound. That appellant failed to object by demurrer to the jurisdiction. [9] This is not supported by the record; furthermore, lack of jurisdiction is not waived by failure to demur (Code Civ. Proc., § 434) and can be raised at any time, even for the first time on appeal (3 Cal. Jur.2d 605). The question seems dubious. Huber v. Huber, 27 Cal.2d 784, 793 [167 P.2d 708], holds that the court cannot "assign the separate property of one of the spouses to the other" but may determine character and quiet title "when *102 the issue has been made." It leaves the matter of objection open. The rule is fairly stated in Citizens Nat. T. & S. Bank v. Hawkins, 87 Cal. App.2d 535, 542 [197 P.2d 385], where the court, quoting from Roy v. Roy, 29 Cal. App.2d 596, 603 [85 P.2d 223], said: "`The jurisdiction of the court with respect to the disposal of property in a divorce action is found in section 137 et seq. of the Civil Code. As a general rule, and subject to certain exceptions not material here, the power of the court is limited to a disposition of the community property and the court is without power to pass upon a dispute as to separate property or the disposition of the same [citations].'" (See Fox v. Fox, 18 Cal.2d 645, 646 [117 P.2d 325]; Rose v. Rose, 50 Cal. App.2d 432, 435 [123 P.2d 37].) There is a suggestion in some of the authorities that the court may assume such power if all parties agree. But the appellant by demurrer, motion to strike, and repeated objections to the evidence disclosed that there was no agreement. [10] XII. It was error to overrule the husband's demurrer to the complaint on the ground of misjoinder of actions. Respondent contends again that joinder is permitted under section 427, subdivision 8, Code of Civil Procedure. (See XI.) Marshall v. Marshall, supra, cites examples of dual actions as to divorce and separate property. But it seems that the complaint did not ask a final decision as to the deposit but only an injunction to dispose of it. XVIII. Intervener Duncan contends that it was error to find and hold against his 30 per cent interest in the deposit. But as this issue must be retried it would serve no purpose to discuss the point here. [11, 12] XX. The award of $500 attorney's fees and an amount not to exceed $620 for costs of transcript to the wife to resist the appeal were error because the husband's inability to pay was not controverted, the need which the wife asserted was shown not to exist and the $620 for transcript was granted although the court was informed that the appeal was being made on a settled statement and that respondent would be provided with a copy of the statement and the clerk's transcript, which was done. The award for counsel fees is not out of line with the accepted practice in cases of this kind, but the award of costs is clearly excessive. The respondent incurred no costs on the appeal except that of filing a typewritten brief of 18 pages. *103 The remainder of the 20 points raised do not require discussion. The portion of the interlocutory decree determining the title to the cash deposit is reversed; in all other respects the decree is affirmed, the intervener to have his costs on appeal against the wife, and between husband and wife the costs on the main appeal to be apportioned in such a manner that the husband receive his costs as to the part of the appeal relating to the cash deposit, the wife her costs as to all other matters. With respect to the order awarding counsel fees and costs on appeal, the award of $500 counsel fees on appeal is affirmed, and the award of $620 for costs on appeal is reversed with direction to allow respondent her actual costs on the main appeal as against the husband in the manner as stated above; the husband to have his costs on the appeal of this order. Goodell, J., and Dooling, J., concurred. A petition for a rehearing was denied January 15, 1954, and defendant and appellant's petition for a hearing by the Supreme Court was denied February 10, 1954. Schauer, J., was of the opinion that the petition should be granted.

2024-05-18T01:27:04.277712

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2024-03-09T01:27:04.277712

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'Star Wars: Episode IX' cast will include Carrie Fisher (CNN) -- Disney has announced the cast for the next chapter from the galaxy far, far away -- and it will include the late Carrie Fisher. Fisher will reprise her role as Princess Leia Organa, using "previously unreleased footage shot for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens,'" director J.J. Abrams announced Friday. "We desperately loved Carrie Fisher. Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us," Abrams said in a statement. "We were never going to recast, or use a CG character." Abrams added that with "the support and blessing" from Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd, the film found a way "to honor Carrie's legacy and role as Leia in 'Episode IX' by using unseen footage we shot together in Episode VII." Fisher died in 2016 after suffering a cardiac event on a flight from London to Los Angeles. She was 60. Following her death, Disney said that it had "no plans to digitally recreate Fisher's performance. Disney also announced that Billy Dee Williams will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian. Mark Hamill will return as Luke Skywalker, alongside cast members Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Kelly Marie Tran. Newcomers joining the cast include Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant. Composer John Williams will return to score the film. "Episode IX" will cap off Disney's new trilogy of the space saga, which began with 2015's "The Force Awakens." That film, along with last year's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," have made more than $3 billion worldwide.

2023-12-03T01:27:04.277712

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Q: SQL Server database design for mvc application I have a requirement where I want to store 5 years amounts divided by months and quarters in database. Its not necessary that all amounts will be filled in for example user can input data for 3 months for 1st year and also can provide amount for all the months in another year. I came up with following design Fields = this table is used for saving month names and associated quarter information. data would like as below FieldId FieldName Quarter 1 Jan q1 2 Feb q1 3 march q1 4 q1total q1 Data DataId FieldId Amount year 1 1 100 2015 2 2 200 2015 3 3 300 2015 4 4 600 2016 With this approach for every budget information I have to save almost 80 records (5 years data for each month and quarter) in database in worse case. I would like to know more efficient way to design tables for this requirement. A: There's no need to store month name or what quarter it's in -- that can be calculated on the fly by date functions of your database or programming language. I'd get rid of the Fields table completely, drop the year and FieldId fields from the Data table, and then add a basic date field to the Data table. All you need is this: ID Date Amount -- ---------- ------ 1 2015-01-01 100 2 2015-02-01 200 Then you just add a date span for your where clause. If you want Jan: SELECT * FROM data WHERE date >= '2015-01-01' AND date < '2015-02-01'; If you want Q1: SELECT * FROM data WHERE date >= '2015-01-01' AND date < '2015-04-01'; Or (in MySQL, for example): SELECT * FROM data WHERE YEAR(date) = 2015 AND QUATER(date) = 1; -- Q1 2015 SELECT * FROM data WHERE YEAR(date) = 2015 AND MONTH(date) = 1; -- Jan 2015 Note, I'm guessing you're probably tracking more than one budget. Perhaps one per user or one per department or something. In this case, you'll want an additional field to indicate who or what the record belongs to: ID UserId Date Amount -- ------ ---------- ------ 1 1 2015-01-01 100 2 1 2015-02-01 200 Or: ID DepartmentId Date Amount -- ------------ ---------- ------ 1 1 2015-01-01 100 2 1 2015-02-01 200

2024-04-19T01:27:04.277712

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Vitellogenin concentrations in feral Danish brown trout have decreased: An effect of improved sewage treatment in rural areas? Feminization of male and juvenile fish because of exposure to estrogens or estrogenic chemicals in effluents from central wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is a worldwide issue of concern. Intersex and induction of the female yolk protein, vitellogenin, in male and juvenile fish are robust biomarkers for estrogenic exposure, and feminized fish have been observed downstream of WWTP outlets in many countries. Danish central WWTPs reduce effluent estrogenicity effectively by advanced sewage treatment, and feminizations have not been observed downstream of central WWTP outlets. However, between 2000 and 2004, investigations of Danish streams not receiving sewage from central WWTPs revealed a high variation in vitellogenin concentrations of male juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta); some individuals had high concentrations, probably as a result of estrogenic point sources, and the plasma concentration was >50 ng mL-1 in 79% of the juvenile males. The streams were reinvestigated in 2010 to 2016, and the average male level had decreased to a hitherto unseen baseline level; in 2010 only 0.7% (one individual) of the males had a vitellogenin concentration >50 ng mL-1 , which could indicate that the estrogenicity of the streams decreased after 2004. We examined possible estrogenic sources in streams unaffected by central WWTP effluents, and found that the reduced vitellogenin levels are most likely explained by a national effort to improve on-site wastewater treatment in scattered houses not connected to central WWTPs. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:839-845. © 2017 SETAC.

2023-11-25T01:27:04.277712

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Matt Charboneau The Detroit News San Diego — When Mark Dantonio first took over at Michigan State back in 2007, the Spartans suffered a bitter defeat to their rival, Michigan. Michigan State gave up a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter that early November day in Spartan Stadium and a day later, a frustrated Dantonio said the rivalry was only beginning to heat up. “It’s not over,” he said. “It’s just starting.” He was talking, on that day, specifically about the rivalry. But fast forward to the end of his 11th season and the feeling is permeating the program. Fresh of a 42-17 victory over Washington State on Thursday night in the Holiday Bowl, the return of Michigan State football seemed complete. “We’re back to where we’ve been and I think we reaffirmed our stature in college football,” said Dantonio, whose team finished 10-3 and potentially with a top-15 ranking. “This has been a good football team and it should continue to be a good football team. We’ve got good players and we’re young and we’ve had great leadership from our seniors.” The misery of 2016 was a distant memory — in reality, it had been for months for those within the program — and after a dominating performance that ended the biggest turnaround in program history, the thoughts were quickly turning to next season. Fifteen seniors Only 15 seniors were on Michigan State’s roster and just three started in the Holiday Bowl – center Brian Allen, defensive end Demetrius Cooper and linebacker Chris Frey. Running back Gerald Holmes and linebacker Shane Jones were the only other seniors that played significant roles, meaning the core of the Spartans will be back. Needless to say, confidence is high. “We’re back. That’s it,” sophomore linebacker Joe Bachie said. “We’re gonna take this into next year and we’re gonna grow." They have plenty of key pieces to believe that growth will continue. Bachie is at the center of it, the leading tackler on the defense and an emerging star. He’ll be surrounded by proven talent on defense next season with only linebacker Andrew Dowell and safety Khari Willis among starters entering their senior seasons. On offense, it’s a similar picture. Quarterback Brian Lewerke, who capped of the second-best season in Michigan State history in terms of total offense, will be a junior and have all of his weapons back. The offensive line loses just Allen and gained valuable experience all season. Scott coming back But the most important return only became clear late Thursday night when running back LJ Scott confirmed he’ll be back for his senior season, reminding Dantonio of 2015 when quarterback Connor Cook and defensive end Shilique Calhoun came back for their senior seasons and helped lead the Spartans to the College Football Playoffs. “I think he could be a tremendous tailback, a guy that we can hand the ball to 250 times and do great things, much like when Shilique Calhoun and Connor Cook made the decision to come back,” Dantonio said. “They followed with a ring, a Big Ten championship ring and I think those things become possible. We have an established tailback coming back and he’s a special player.” More: Niyo: Challenge for MSU now is to remember humble beginnings Scott said he’d known for weeks, and his coach and some teammates confirmed that. Why put the NFL off? It was simple for Scott. “We’ve got a bright future and a huge chance to do good things,” Scott said. “With the hard work we put in, the blood sweat and tears with this team, I can’t leave them early.” Confidence is high For those seniors not coming back, the confidence is just as high. Led by Allen and linebacker Chris Frey, the senior class got Michigan State back to what it hand known — winning bowl games and competing for championships. They believe the Spartans are back on track. “The future is bright for this team,” Frey said. “I’m excited to continue watching this team grow because we have so many young guys that have the ability to be great and with the work ethic I know they have that they showed in the off-season. The sky is the limit for everybody on this team.” And Allen reminded them, as fulfilling as 2017 was, it’s not the ultimate goal at Michigan State. “I thanked everybody for what they’ve done and just let them know that the Holiday Bowl is not the goal,” Allen said. “As awesome as it is to be out here, the expectations for next year are going to be even higher. That’s what is most special about this. “I’m excited where the program is at.” There are no guarantees. Last season proved that. But there’s no doubt Michigan State will enter 2018 with lofty expectations. However, nothing will be taken for granted with Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan still ready to battle in the Big Ten East. “We take ours one at a time,” junior receiver Felton Davis said about the team’s goals. “So, first one is winning the East and then the Big Ten championship and then put ourselves into a position to win the national championship.” That’s a long way off, but until then, Michigan State feels confident in the fact it is back where it belongs. The 10 victories this season made up the fourth double-digit win season in the last five and the sixth under Dantonio. And as much as he and the Spartans reveled in that Thursday, the realized winter conditioning is coming quickly. “I would like to say we’re back, but 2018 is around the corner,” Dantonio said. “So, you can’t say that because you’ve got to start proving yourself all over again. “But this was as great of a football season that I have had as a coach because of where we came from and what we were able to accomplish.” mcharboneau@detroitnews.com twitter.com/mattcharboneau

2023-09-20T01:27:04.277712

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JUST AROUND THE BEND Expansion of Panama Canal to magnify rail and truck traffic in eastern Pa., but can our infrastructure and warehouses handle it? Lehigh Valley Rail Management LLC in Bethlehem owns and operates a shortline railroad near Interstate 78 and Route 412 in Bethlehem in the Bethlehem Commerce Center, which includes Lehigh Valley Industrial Park and several distribution sites. Some say the establishment of an inland port at this site could relieve stress from increased freight expected from the Panama Canal expansion. - (Photo / Brian Pedersen) With the completion of the $5.3 billion Panama Canal expansion planned for next year, much more rail freight and truck traffic could be headed throughout eastern Pennsylvania as cargo increases at New York City and Philadelphia ports. The expansion would allow bigger ships, some tripling in size, to carry much more freight through U.S. ports, including New York and Philadelphia, spilling over into major truck and rail shipping traffic throughout eastern Pennsylvania. A little more than an hour’s drive from these two locations, the Greater Lehigh Valley is poised to reap the benefits of increased business opportunities from carriers looking for freight rail access, warehouse and distribution space. Some officials say infrastructure improvements on the region’s highways are in place or in progress, making the region well positioned to take advantage of the expected increase in truck traffic. Others say the region’s roads already are heavily congested and question the ability of the region’s infrastructure to handle the looming surge. One opportunity exists with the potential establishment of an inland port in Bethlehem at the intermodal facility near Route 412, which could relieve stress from U.S. ports. Others say recent improvements to Interstate 78, a new interchange project for Route 33 and future expansions of Route 22 could pave the way for better access as truck traffic increases. But the question remains, are the region’s transportation, infrastructure and logistics networks equipped to handle it? It’s not a simple question to answer and a lot depends on whether or not the canal expansion is delayed and if industry takes advantage of the economic opportunities around the bend. The Panama Canal expansion will have an effect on the Lehigh Valley’s freight traffic, but the question is, how much? “Freight is going to grow whether we want it to or not,” said Becky Bradley, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, an organization based in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. Bradley said the organization, which manages a more than $1 billion transportation plan, is creating a regional freight plan to examine what products are moving through the Valley in terms of commodities and value. The report raises questions about air cargo capacity, road infrastructure and how resources can be targeted from the federal and state government to make improvements. Though not directly related to the expansion of the Panama Canal, several transportation improvements are in the works which aim to enhance the flow of freight through the region. The widening of Route 22 from two to three lanes in either direction from the MacArthur Road exit in Whitehall to the Airport Road exit in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, is one example of an infrastructure project expected to be underway over the next four years, increasing the capacity for traffic. And several others projects will create new distribution hubs in the Valley. The proposal for a FedEx distribution facility in Allen Township near Lehigh Valley International Airport will also bring increased freight opportunities and warehousing/manufacturing opportunities. “The FedEx project is coming; there is going to be additional development around FedEx,” Bradley said. Other areas of the Lehigh Valley, such as Upper Macungie Township have been acquiring a significant amount of manufacturing facilities, Bradley said. “We have a real significant growth in food and beverage,” Bradley said. The opening of the new Chrin Route 33 interchange in Palmer Township also will open freight opportunities in Northampton County. One new warehouse/distribution center near the interchange under construction has been completed and others are rising out of the ground. Some of these projects are a result of expected increases in traffic of not just trucks, but all types of vehicles. With a population that’s growing about 10 percent per decade in Lehigh and Northampton counties, traffic across the board will grow, according to Bradley. “That’s why we are going to invest in that infrastructure now,” Bradley said. The expansion of Route 412 from the Hellertown border to Southside Bethlehem is another example of infrastructure that’s related to freight with its proximity to the intermodal rail shipping facility. While the widening of the Panama Canal would allow for large ships to come through on the East Coast, it’s still premature to determine what the impact on the Lehigh Valley would be, said Don Cunningham, president and CEO of Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. A lot of the mid-Atlantic ports do not have the width to handle larger ships. The canal widening would allow for larger ships with more freight containers on them, he added. “The changes with the Panama Canal are probably a few years away for the Lehigh Valley,” Cunningham said. “I think mid-Atlantic ports are looking at changes they would have to make.” These changes include dredging ports and expanding capacity. “Initially it will be more cost-effective because shippers can move more products with the same fixed costs,” Cunningham said. “What it really is going to do is make for better pricing on transatlantic [transportation of freight.]” The first ports that will get the bigger ships will be on the West Coast and some southern U.S. ports, he said. The Lehigh Valley also is becoming an attractive market for international companies to locate, and this, in turn, will affect manufacturing. Cunningham noted out the recent example of a Chinese manufacturing choosing to establish a production facility in Upper Macungie Township. “It’s a global economy; this is helping American manufacturing,” he said. “I think the Lehigh Valley is in a position to continue to win some percentage of that. The widening of the canal is a reflection of that. It’s probably going to be years away for any effect on the Lehigh Valley.” The widening of the canal could make some ports more attractive than others and may reduce transportation costs, but it is unclear at this point, exactly what the impact will be, Cunningham said. Ports on both sides of the nation are scrambling to make improvements, he added. One project that could greatly impact freight transportation in the Lehigh Valley is the establishment of an inland port in Bethlehem at the intermodal facility near Route 412. That site could alleviate stress on the Port of Newark and reduce a lot of truck traffic through the region, according to Cunningham. For this concept to work, shippers would drop freight onto a train at the Bethlehem intermodal facility, which is used by the Norfolk Southern Railway, and export the freight to the Port of Newark. If this concept could be realized, it could reduce truck traffic across New Jersey and Pennsylvania directly related to the widening of the canal, Cunningham said. “We’ve in many ways, already prepared for it,” said Joe Donnelly, deputy executive director of communications for the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, which has executive offices in New Hope. “In the past seven years, there’s been a succession of projects at our I-78 facility.” While these major improvement upgrades on Interstate 78 appear to be timed to coincide with the start of the Panama Canal project in 2007, it was not the only reason for completing them. “That was not the sole reason for them, but that was a recognized, contributing factor for them,” Donnelly said. The commission launched a series of projects in recognition of not only increasing truck traffic but the probability of ships carrying larger quantities of cargo through the Panama Canal. These projects include rehabilitating the road on the New Jersey side, which covers a seven-mile stretch of I-78 from the Pohatcong/Greenwich Township line in Warren County to the toll bridge in Williams Township, Pa. For those trucks carrying delicate cargo, it was not advantageous to take I-78 since the subsurface was prone to sinkholes and needed to be fixed and repaved, Donnelly said. Also, the Toll Bridge Commission reduced the number of lanes at the toll plaza from seven lanes to four, which created less congestion and removed gates, making traffic more efficient with the ability to move quicker, Donnelly said. Creating two efficient open-road tolling lanes for E-Z Pass users helps decrease congestion because about 80 percent of trucks use E-Z Pass, Donnelly said. With these lanes, drivers can move through the tolls without stopping. On the Pennsylvania side, the Toll Bridge Commission completed improvements in 2013 on 2.25 miles of I-78 which it owns and operates in Williams Township. While it was not as problematic, from a subsurface point of view, the road was beaten up and in need of slope work on one side, Donnelly said. Finally, the agency installed a guide rail, commonly known as a guard rail, on the large grassy median of the highway to help mitigate crossover accidents from trucks. Overall, Donnelly said, the agency is in a good position to handle future truck traffic and does not have to do any future expansions of roadway along this portion of I-78. “I think the impact is going to be huge and particularly when we look at roadways in that whole part of northeastern Pennsylvania,” said Nada Sanders, professor of supply chain management at Northeastern University in Boston. “The Panama Canal is a game changer. There is no way that you are not going to get spillover.” Sanders, who has 25 years of experience in supply chain management, previously was a supply chain management professor at Lehigh University in Bethlehem for five years, leaving her post in June. The region is struggling with capacity issues it already has along its major highways, particularly the Pennsylvania Turnpike north of Philadelphia, Sanders said. “I just don’t know how the roads are going to be able to handle the increased truck traffic,” she said. “We are going to rapidly expand the cargo that is coming in. It is my understanding that some of the ships will triple in size. “This would be a fabulous opportunity for a small simulation study looking at where excess capacity could be put in the logistics system to alleviate the bottlenecks that are going to occur.” The opportunity calls for strategic locations of warehouses, and such a study would show how to optimize size and location, she said. In some cases, this would mean larger warehouses with expanded capacity. The expansion of the canal could change the entire flow of goods into the U.S., with ships from Hong Kong and other countries bypassing the Suez Canal (a waterway in Egypt) or California ports entirely, increasing the volume to New York and Philadelphia ports, she said. The canal expansion could lead to more jobs in the logistics industry. “I don’t think the Lehigh Valley is prepared,” Sanders said. “Having said that, this could be an economic opportunity that could be seized; it could be a huge economic boon.” If opportunities are not seized, large carriers could bypass the Valley. “Carriers want to move goods,” Sanders said. “If the Lehigh Valley is offering the opportunity, the carriers are going to take it.” Share This Story On: Brian Pedersen Reporter Brian Pedersen covers construction, development, warehousing and real estate and keeps you up to date on the changing landscape of our community. He can be reached at brianp@lvb.com or 610-807-9619, ext. 108. Follow him on Twitter @BrianLehigh and read his blog, “Can You Dig It,” at http://www.lvb.com/section/can-you-dig-it. Brian also has a strong interest in health and fitness. He works part-time as a personal trainer at Steel Fitness Riverport in Bethlehem and earned his personal fitness trainer certification from World Instructor Training Schools. Loading... Leave a Comment Your Name:Validation:Comment: Please note: All comments will be reviewed and may take up to 24 hours to appear on the site.

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Recent public opinion research shows that Trump may be out of sync with his voters on climate change. Yale University’s Program on Climate Change Communication looked at data from its recent Climate Change in the American Mind survey to assess Trump voters’ views about global warming and clean energy. While Trump voters’ attitudes are less favorable to climate protections and clean energy progress than overall national opinion, Yale finds that about half to a majority of Trump voters understand global warming is happening and support a variety of climate and clean energy policies. The polling comes from a survey of 1,226 Americans, 401 of whom voted for Trump, conducted shortly after the November 2016 election. Here are top findings along with comparisons to national attitudes overall: About half of Trump voters (49 percent) acknowledge global warming is happening, while fewer than one in three (30 percent) think global warming is not happening. For comparison, overall, seven in ten Americans (70 percent) understand global warming is happening, and about one in eight (13 percent) say global warming is not happening. In other words, Americans who understand global warming is happening outnumber those who think it is not by more than 5 to 1. Almost half of Trump voters (47 percent) also say the US should participate in the Paris COP21 international agreement to limit climate change. By contrast, only 28 percent say the US should not participate. Overall, seven in ten registered voters (69 percent) say the US should participate, compared with only 13 percent who say the US should not. More than six in ten Trump voters (62 percent) support taxing and/or regulating the pollution that causes global warming, with a plurality—nearly one in three (31 percent)—supporting both approaches. In contrast, only about one in five (21 percent) support doing neither. Taking US voters altogether, Yale found that nearly eight out of ten Americans (78 percent) support taxing global warming pollution, regulating it, or using both approaches, while only one in ten opposes these approaches. More than three in four Trump voters (77 percent) support generating renewable energy (solar and wind) on public land in the US, and 72 percent support more drilling and mining of fossil fuels on public land in the US. For Americans more broadly, Yale finds high levels of support for producing solar and wind on public land: 83 percent of all registered voters, 87 percent of Democrats, 76 percent of Independents, and 79 percent of Republicans. Comparatively fewer support drilling or mining fossil fuels on public land (47 percent of all registered voters, 27 percent of Democrats, 46 percent of Independents, and 69 percent of Republicans). Seven in ten Trump voters (71 percent) support funding more research into clean energy and providing tax rebates to people who purchase energy-efficient vehicles and solar panels (69 percent). By comparison, looking at US voters overall, there is strong bipartisan support for funding more research into renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power (82 percent of all registered voters, 90 percent of Democrats, 76 percent of Independents, and 74 percent of Republicans). Over half of Trump voters (52 percent) support eliminating all federal subsidies for the fossil fuel industry, nearly half (48 percent) support requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a carbon tax and using the money to reduce other taxes by an equal amount, and almost half or Trump voters (48 percent) support setting strict carbon dioxide emissions limits on existing coal-fired power plants to reduce global warming and improve public health, even if the cost of electricity to consumers and companies would likely increase. By comparison, seven in ten registered voters overall (70 percent) support setting strict carbon dioxide emission limits, even if the costs would likely increase, including Democrats (85 percent), Independents (62 percent), and Republicans (52 percent). Half of Trump voters say transitioning from fossil fuels toward clean energy will either improve economic growth (29 percent) or have no impact (21 percent). That’s compared to 72 percent of voters overall. Yale found that half of registered voters (51 percent) think government policies intended to transition away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy will improve economic growth and provide new jobs. An additional one in five (21 percent) think it will have no impact on the economy or jobs. Only about one in four (27 percent) think it will reduce economic growth and cost jobs. Nearly three in four Trump voters (73 percent) say that, in the future, the US should use more renewable energy (solar, wind, and geothermal). One in three (33 percent) say that the US should use fossil fuels less in the future. In general, most registered voters think the US should use more renewable energy (81 percent) and less fossil fuels (55 percent). Support for using more renewable energy cuts across party lines (it is supported by 85 percent of Democrats, 78 percent of Independents, and 76 percent of Republicans). Please take two lumps of coal and call me in the morning. No one has ever claimed that CO2 is a pollutant…it’s a greenhouse gas. It traps heat, like methane, and that’s the problem. As to your pointless claim that oil, coal and natural gas are organic…so are arsenic, cyanide, lead and any number of radioactive elements that are also highly dangerous to life, including yours. Maybe you don’t “believe” in ocean acidification either, which is caused by rising CO2 levels, but just ask anyone in the shellfish industries if their businesses can survive by relying on natural spawning any longer. They can’t. Almost 100% of Washington State oyster growers rely on shore-based breeding in PH corrected water, because the seawater is now too acidic to allow shell formation in young molluscs. Sorry Billy, but personal beliefs have no place in science, and yours don’t matter one whit. Stay up to date on the Northwest's most important sustainability issues. 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Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday October 24, 2012 @01:41PM from the does-that-mean-i-don't-have-to-watch-them-anymore dept. Hugh Pickens writes "In 2007 businessman Russell Thornton lost his 3-year-old son at an amusement park. After a frantic 45-minute search, Thornton found the boy hiding in a play structure, but he was traumatized by the incident. It spurred him to build a device that would help other parents avoid that fate. Even though most statistics show that rates of violent crime against children have declined significantly over the last few decades, and that abductions are extremely rare, KJ Dell'Antonia writes that with the array of new gadgetry like Amber Alert and the Securus eZoom our children need never experience the fears that come with momentary separations, or the satisfaction of weathering them. 'You could argue that those of us who survived our childhoods of being occasionally lost, then found, are in the position of those who think car seats are overkill because they suffered no injury while bouncing around in the back of their uncle's pickup,' writes Dell'Antonia. 'Wouldn't a more powerful sense of security come from knowing your children were capable, and trusting in their ability to reach out for help at the moment when they realize they're not?'" I was actually talking to my Mom the other day...laughing about when I was about 2-3yrs..I wandered off from her, and got lost in the dept store...and they had to call over the intercom for her to get me. She said I never would wander off after that, and if I acted bad, she would tell me she was leaving..and I'd cry and promise to act right..etc. But, not long after that, I'd guess when I was about 1st grade...when we'd go to the mall, she'd leave me in the toy section or the book section and I'd be happy there till she was done. A couple years later, she'd let me wander the mall to look at the book stores, etc...... I can't believe things are that much more dangerous now, are there? I often wonder, instead of more 'craziees' out there...if it is just more sensationally reported due to needing to fill up 24/7 news? Actually violence against children has been going down for a long time now. But the 24-hour news cycle has made abductions and other horrors seem like a common thing. You're a helluva lot safer as a kid alone in the mall today that you were 20-40 years ago. That's what I'm constantly telling people who talk about "how when they were kids they could play in the street without worry." People tend to believe sensationalized media over sound reason and logic, even when you show them crime rate statistics for the last 50 years and show how much higher a risk they were at when THEY were a kid. Yet, you rarely seem to see neighborhoods of kids, playing outside during the summer, skateboarding, kill the man with the ball in someones front yard...etc. When I was a kid, especially in summer, I left the house early...and maybe came home for lunch (or ate at a friends house, we moved around who ate with where, everyone's mom and dad was everyone's mom and dad)...and didn't generally come home till dinner, and after dinner would run around till dark. I heard the other day, about a lady who's kids were riding scooters in a neighborhood cul-de-sac, in front of their house, with fucking HELMETS on...the Mom got arrested because she was reported by neighbors (who had an ax to grind) that she had them out there unsupervised. I mean..really? Not only was she actually there watching them....and got arrested even after explaining that... Lord, is that the way it is today? I guess my folks would have been picked up LONG ago by the law and me with child services for all I did unsupervised most days....sheesh. When, exactly, did it become against the law for kids to be kids, and parents able (and willing) to let them? No wonder all these little fuckwits seem so lost and dependent when you see them out finally on their own...(not everyone, but man, more than you saw in my day). Strange, in Alaska, do you need a license to ride a bicycle (or say an electric bicycle or a motorized bicycle). In Oregon, they are all legal within certain limits. In my city (Portland, OR), even Stakeboarding on the roads is legal (they dont have reflectors, lights, turn lights either), so I dont why scooters should be any different. Actually violence against children has been going down for a long time now. But the 24-hour news cycle has made abductions and other horrors seem like a common thing. You're a helluva lot safer as a kid alone in the mall today that you were 20-40 years ago. Now then now then now then, kids in those days listened to showaddywaddy and have Jim fix it for them. No, things are not more dangerous. Today, kids are statistically safer than they were in the 60's.. But, we now have 24-hour news that needs to fill time... Lookup the book "Free Range Kids".. You are 20 times more likely to kill your own child while driving, than to have a stranger take off with them. Yet parents still, every day, pile little junior into the SUV to drive 1 mile to school.. (placing a child in a car is the single worst thing you can ever do for their safety, apparently) Here's how it breaks down (courtesy of National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) About 800,000 kids go missing each year.The vast majority of those are either family abductions (200,000/year), younger girls running off with older and bolder men, younger boys running off with older and bolder women, disgruntled teenagers who hitch a bus to Seattle to start a band and get real big, or whatever disgruntled teenagers do these days. Number of honest-to-god stranger abductions? 115 last year. In a country of 300 million people. I'm not quite sure, but I think your chances of running into an honest-to-God flying saucer are better than that. The majority of those are runaways or "lost" children that are reported missing when they didn't think they were (went to a friend's for the weekend and Mom forgot or wasn't told). Then are spousal complaints that involve the children. I'd guess more than half spousal abductions are when a parent has proper custody and is mis-reported as not having custody (i.e. "it's not his week" or 'I didn't give permission for that out of state trip" and reporting it to use against them later in the custody hearings) I've been doing much the same with my son, who's now 13. From when he was three or so, we'd play 'if you were lost, what would you do' games in stores and shopping streets (in a shop, ask somebody at the till for help; in the street, go into a store); and I had him learn my mobile phone number; and we'd happily leave him to read books and magazines while we did our shopping. He timed out a few times and asked a shop assistant to call us on the intercom and we'd reassure him he'd done the right thing. The aim was to get him thinking 'oh bother, I'm lost/again/'. When he was eight he moved to Denmark with his mum and they'd get a train each day - but his school was at an earlier stop than her office so he'd get off and walk the last half-mile or so on his own. A few weeks after he arrived there (and speaking no Danish), he got an earlier train back and she wasn't on it. So he got off at the right stop, went to a tourist bureau where he'd been before, and had them phone me in England on my mobile number. He was eight, and on his own in a foreign city - but not, technically, lost. Since then I've not really been too bothered about his finding his way about. He's now back in England and quite happy to take trains and buses on his own which, of course, is how it should be. crime isn't any different now, except for 2 things. We have the internet, which makes new crime, but also delivers news, fears, lies, and everything else instantly.So while it seems like crime may be up, it's only seems like that because because now we can get the news from everywhere, instead of just local and national. The perverts you need to watch out from, are probably in your family or friends. It's already someone close to you and your child, not a stranger. I was actually talking to my Mom the other day...laughing about when I was about 2-3yrs..I wandered off from her, and got lost in the dept store...and they had to call over the intercom for her to get me. We "misplaced" one of our kids at a shopping centre when she was about that age. I thought she was with my wife, my wife thought she was with me. It was absolutely horrifying. Security fairly quickly had someone watching near each of the exits etc, but I found her very shortly after happily sitting in a little car ride (the type you put 20c in and it wobbles from side to side a bit) that she'd spotted on the way in. While it was about the worst i've ever felt about anything (my heart still races when I think about it!), my fear and anxiety was completely irrational, and i'm not going to stick a tracking device on one of my kids just because i've got a vivid imagination about the horrible things that might happen. There's a much higher chance of something bad happening on the drive to and from the shop than in the shop, so clearly spending massive amounts of effort mitigating the latter risk is well and truly misplaced. I can't believe things are that much more dangerous now, are there? I often wonder, instead of more 'craziees' out there...if it is just more sensationally reported due to needing to fill up 24/7 news? I'm pretty sure it's the latter. I can't remember the last time a child was actually abducted in Australia... i'm sure it's happened once or twice fairly recently, but there have been way more kids killed in traffic accidents in the same time. The abductions, when they do happen, get far more widely reported though, we even hear about it when it happens in other countries. The one in the US where the child turned up dead in a recycling bin even made the news here. hehe... I have one on my wife, time to time she wonders how i show up in malls where she is shopping. More to the current, topic, I think this question needs to be asked from parents, slashdot crowd, al though teksavvy is, IMO the wrong crows. My views on parenthood changed after having my own. Instead of being pissed at parents with cranky kids in flights, I now sympathise with them. As a parent, I wouldn't mind having one on my kids. I don't know the statistics, but its like thunderstorm, you wouldn't send Sure, it needs to be asked from parents - but you'll still get a skewed view. So much learning comes from making mistakes, I fear if you take away the ability to make those mistakes you will end up with people who don't have the right appreciation for the consequences of their actions. It would be essentially a phone, only with no ability to place calls—just data+GPS. I don't really see why this is remotely controversial. The point at which the kid starts to think about disabling it is the same point at which the kid is probably capable of making rational decisions. A three-year-old is not yet capable of doing that, and having a device like this would be a major anxiety-reducer for parents. It's not likely to make the kid hugely safer, but who cares? The problem on the other hand is the lack of weaning off parents' "tether", which is often sited by modern psychiatrists as damaging to both kids' and parents' psyche. Both parties basically never learn how to function without the tether. It becomes natural. End result is the modern helicopter parenting, where both child and parents learn their roles on sides of the tether so well that parents show up for job interviews with their kid... when he's 20+. Yes, it started to happen lately. No too surprisingly kid rarely gets the job. Then, if that kid gets lucky, he'll get a spouse who can become his/her helicopter parent and push real parents out of his/her life. Seriously, helicopter parenting is a growing problem, and it affects both child and parents. It's the other side of the total neglect coin, and it tends to be almost as damaging. Spoken well and truly like somebody who has no kids. So is your two year old going to speed dial you, or have they got your number memorized? You sure they won't drop the phone in a duck pond? Try to eat it? My three year old knows how to use a standard mobile phone (both touch screen and old-fashioned push button) to call me, his mom, or his sister (who is 17) if for some reason he needed to do so. A fixhttp://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/10/24/1832248/would-you-put-a-tracking-device-on-your-child#ed 3 button phone would certainly be easy for him to understand and operate. My friend's 2 year old can pick up his BlackBerry Playbook, turn it on, find the application she wants, launch it, and play with it. No issues whatsoever. She doesn't yet understand the concept of a phone call I don't think, but I should think at this rate she'll have a pretty good grasp of that before long. I mostly just stand there shaking my head that she can navigate it so easy, since when we were kids we had absolutely nothing of the sort. Kids are just exposed to this a lot earlier now. Hell, I was a whole lot older than she when we got Pong for crying out loud. I'm pretty sure the average 2-4 year old can do stuff that 10 years ago I couldn't have even explained the concept to my mother, let alone how to use it. Not always, but using the cell towers to locate someone doesn't require the phone to do anything but be on, and in range. Tough luck though finding me that way if I turn the phone off, or pull the battery. It's really simple. I expect my kid will actually want a phone. Leaving location services on is a condition of getting to keep the phone. If I ever check on him and find it is disabled, or is reporting him to be somewhere he is not, then he loses the phone. Leaving location services on is a condition of getting to keep the phone. Makes all kinds of logical sense until: *) Sorry Dad, I forgot it in (locker, backpack, Jim's Mom's car)*) Sorry Dad, I didn't have time to charge the battery this morning*) Sorry Dad, the battery died right after school*) Sorry Dad, Mary borrowed it to call her mom and she left with it*) Sorry Dad, the teacher made us turn them off. I forgot to turn it on.*) Sorry Dad, we're on Sprint, remember? I only have one bar unless I'm under the tower in Tokyo. Wasn't this intended for young children (around 3 years). By the time they want to turn off the location services, those are not really needed any more (or they can turn them back on if they get lost). I have a tracking device on both of my kids actually. It is Google Latitude and they both know it is on (they turned it on) and they use it to find my wife and I as well. I just used it a bit ago to make sure my son was at school. It is handy and simple. As long as the kids know how it works and set it up themselves it is a good idea. Right, and because they know about it - they can give their phone to a schoolmate who plans on going to school, while they head off to the local crack den. You aren't describing a problem that technology can fix. Exactly. But this is a problem that proper parenting can fix. My daughter is 13. I can track her phone. I also know her bank password and can see the transactions on her debit card. Nearly every weekend she goes to her BFF's house to "study", but the two of them really go hang out at the mall (according to both the phone and the bank transactions). Here is what I have done about the situation: nothing. Lying and deceiving your parents is a normal part of growing up, and the point of spying on your kids is not to prevent them from being normal, but to protect them from real dangers. If you use your spying to keep your kid from occasionally skipping a class, then you will not be able to protect them from the crack dealers. Trust you kids. Let them do stupid stuff, make mistakes, and grow up. Only intervene when they make the big mistakes. Please adopt me.Now seriously, you are absolutely right. On a more general note, I have seen mankind getting closer to being control freaks and overprotective and while it has its advantages, this sort of behavior exhibits the danger to turn kids into limited creatures who never learn by occasionally getting hurt (literally).It's hilarious to see kids riding their bikes at 2 mph, wearing HUGE helmets and knee+elbow caps. They look like they're going to some sort of children-friendly armored warfare. Of cour Nearly every weekend she goes to her BFF's house to "study", but the two of them really go hang out at the mall (according to both the phone and the bank transactions). Here is what I have done about the situation: nothing. Lying and deceiving your parents is a normal part of growing up, and the point of spying on your kids is not to prevent them from being normal, but to protect them from real dangers. Hm. Personally I would rather catch the child from lying and then have a chat about lying and why she feels she needs to lie to me in the first place. I mean, I wouldn't be angry about the occasional skipping of class or hanging out with friends, that's all normal stuff, but never confronting her lying is just gonna raise some serious issues later in her life. If you can solve the issue in a way that the child doesn't any longer feel the need to lie to you you're BOTH better off than before, plus you've just taught the kid a valuable lesson. everything controversial can be made acceptable by saying it will protect the children. Well you know what? fuck the children, we dont need any more of them, and who cares if we lose a couple a year? thins out the population. I know the pronoun likely is attached to the nearest noun, but I can't tell if Russell Thornton was traumatized and therefore built the tracker, or if the child was traumatized. Really, from the structure of that sentence it really seems like it is Russell who was traumatized. As a new father myself (one who was once a kid...), I suspect that you're reading it right and that's what's intended. Children running off to play in places unknown can be very traumatic for parents, and fun for children. It is structured properly. Russell was the one traumatized. He probably never wanted his child to get out of his sight after the incident, and developed a device so that he can get on with his life, while still keeping an eye on the child. The risk isn't worth the lost of privacy. If we teach our kids it's ok to be tracked anytime and always, it won't be long until all the kids wear government mandated trackingdevices. Which they get to keep to wear when they grown into adults. So no. It's not worth it, the risk is so small, don't do it. Keep an eye on your kids, make sure your kids know when to kick, bite and scream, but don't go tracking them with hardware. It's stupid. Same here. Wouldn't put one on my daughter. On my part it's a lesson in trust, on her part one in responsability. Seriously, when should they learn to be responsible, if not with small steps in child age? The risk isn't worth the lost of privacy. If we teach our kids it's ok to be tracked anytime and always, it won't be long until all the kids wear government mandated trackingdevices. Which they get to keep to wear when they grown into adults. So no. It's not worth it, the risk is so small, don't do it. Keep an eye on your kids, make sure your kids know when to kick, bite and scream, but don't go tracking them with hardware. It's stupid. A 3-year-old toddler doesn't have an expectation of privacy. It's not even desirable at that age. They may not have an expectation of privacy now; however if you are tracking them now and teach them it's a normal thing to do, then in later life they will still consider it a normal thing that they are tracked. After all the tracking has been going on for as long as they can remember, and it's simply part of life. None of those examples were choices made by parents. They were all examples of government surveillance. Very different scenarios. Yea, that was the point - Parents teach their kids that it's OK to be tracked 24/7/365; kids grow up thinking that's perfectly normal and OK; government surveillance becomes more ubiquitous than it already is. Kids need to learn how to function without relying on parents, and if you do things right it will help dramatically when your kid is now 18 and headed to some faraway place for college. While 3 is probably a bit too young, by about 8 or 9 the child should be able to go places on their own. And a kid who is never ever lost when he's between 3 and 6 years old is a kid that is probably being watched too closely. The secret is to do so in stages. For example, my folks wanted me to get used to traveling without their help: At 3, they were still taking me most everywhere. At 6, I was now responsible for walking to school with an older neighbor's kid. By the next year, I didn't have to stick with the neighbor's kid anymore. In theory, something really bad could have happened to me, but the only real challenge came from traffic, not crime. If your child is coddled throughout life they will be unprepared for the variety of challenges life throws. In my opinion, as a parent, your job is to provide a safety net while allowing your kid room to learn on their own. They need to be taught self reliance and understand consquences for actions which hopefully will help them make better decisions later in life. If your kid is 3 years old though you just need to keep track of them:P our children need never experience the fears that come with momentary separations, Let me be clear about this. Children NEED to experience the fears that come with momentary separations. It'll happen eventually. It's better if he is not 18 and driving a car to college when it happens. But yeah, do it in stages. Number of children abducted by strangers: 115 annually in the entire United States. Now, that's not 0, but it's so close to 0 to be totally insignificant for any practical purpose. In roughly 999 out of 1000 cases, attempts by strangers are unsuccessful because the kid is smart enough to get away and/or other adults intervene. And as a sibling poster points out, this has been declining steadily for years. Statistically speaking, the most likely way your child might die before they turn 14 is a car accident w Heck, I'm pretty sure somebody attempted to abduct me when I was about 6. And I wasn't in any serious danger, because I was walking down busy streets in broad daylight until I got to where I was going, where responsible adults told the would-be abductor to get lost immediately or they'd call the police. That's why 999 out of 1000 attempted abductions fail: Kids taught the basics of how to protect themselves usually manage to do so. For example, if some stranger grabbed your son on the playground, chances are For that 2 to 6 demographic where a child is able to go somewhere, but may not have the forethought of sophistication to get back (of course depending on the child... I knew a 3 year old who could read, name all the states, presidents, vice presidents, and current governors, and use the phone and locate herself on a google map... what are they feeding kids these days?) You could always give the kid a device they can turn on that transmits images and sound and sends a locating beacon. That and perhaps a shape I don't know if I'd put a tracker on my child. Maybe. but I do have a Tagg [tagg.com] tracker on my dog. I get a text alert anytime she leaves the "home zone" (which ranges to about 1/2 block from my house). The dog hasn't escaped from the yard since I started using it, but it's good peace of mind just in case she does - I can track her down easily and even if I'm at work, I'll know immediately if she gets out. There are definitely privacy concerns, for example, anyone that looks at our Tagg activity will know when we're on vacation and where we are, and can pretty easily guess what time we go to work and what time we come home. The Tagg device itself works very well - it's about the size of an adult's watch and is small enough to snap on the dog's collar. The battery lasts for about 2 weeks because the home docking station emits an RF signal that tells the device when it's in the home zone, so it doesn't waste battery power trying to get a GPS lock or talk to the cell phone network while the dog is at home. Even when the dog leaves the home zone, it doesn't use the GPS unless you explicitly request that the device be tracked through the website or smartphone app. When you request tracking, within a few minutes the device reports its GPS location every few minutes. If the device becomes detached from the dog's collar, it will notify you and report its location. It uses Verizon's cell phone network, so only works within cell phone range. Your child is still a person. Even if they are 3 or 14... they are still a person. They aren't possessions or an animal of a different species. For that reason any tech like this makes me nervous. When you say "this is how a control my dog" I see a bit of red. Right, my child is more important to me than my dog. So if I'm worried about not knowing where my dog is, I'm much more worried about not knowing where my child is. I'm not worried about her privacy when it comes to me knowing where she is - aside from my instincts to want to protect her, I'm legally responsible for her safety. I am more worried about who else might be able to track whatever device she's carrying. When I was a kid, most of the families in our neighborhood had stay-at-home moms, and whene It might make sense here. But for every member of your party. An amusement park is a crowded area with lots of distractions. Beeing seperated from the rest of your party is always possible. Countermeasures should be taken. Starts from pre-arranged meeting points ("if someone gets lost we meet at the spinebreaker-ride-souvenir-shop at the next full hour") and does not end with making sure everyone has his cellphone handy. I think one of the reasons there's an obesity epidemic in the U.S., particularly in children, is because parents are scared sh*tless to let their kids outside or out of their yards for fear that something bad would happen to them. So they end up staying home and watching TV or playing video games...leading a sedentary lifestyle and eating. It was quite a bit different many decades ago when I was a kid. So I think that having a way to track your kid isn't a bad thing if it will give parents peace of mind and allow kids to ride bikes and exercise more, the way dinosaurs like me did when we were kids. Or you could, you know, be a better parent and keep closer tabs on your little precious bundle of joy. Or just not have them if you can't handle the responsibility.But I'm sure I'll be modded into oblivion by said parents. I would have no issue whatsoever with putting a tracker on my child. For anyone under the age of 18, the parent is ultimately liable for their actions. If my kid gets in a car crash and it is their fault, I have to pay for it. If they break a store window for fun, I have to pay for it. However, such a tool should not be a "why is my kid 5 minutes late?" type of tool. I would only use it in emergencies. For example, curfew is 11 pm and by 7am the next morning, they are still not home. Or my child walks home from school and usually gets home about 3pm, I call them multiple times and the school does not know where they are, I would use such a device. Also, I would love a feature that let me know when they left a certain radius or approached a certain area. Certain areas being the known criminal enterprise areas. There is a difference between being "big brother" and using technology to enhance your parenting. 'Wouldn't a more powerful sense of security come from knowing your children were capable, and trusting in their ability to reach out for help at the moment when they realize they're not?'" Sure, when they're 16 years old. Throw a four-year-old out in the middle of a large crowd of unfamiliar people and rational thought is the last thing you can expect. That's why it takes a rational adult to calm them down and ask "Are you lost?" I wish I could be that parent that never loses their child, but I'm a realist and accept that it can happen, so these tracking devices sound appealing to me for use on very young children who are as of yet incapable of rational, level-headed responses to scary situations like getting lost in a shopping mall. I wouldn't stick it on my 16-year-old's pants when he or she starts driving. That's a different situation involving a (hopefully) much more mature and logical person. Not to mention I probably don't want to know where those pants are at certain moments. ("GPS Location Update: on the floor at boyfriend's house") Or by chance ended up looking after a kid who is just calm / tame. My youngest daughter is a lot calmer than my oldest.And the kids of friends of ours were a lot calmer as well. When I told them that they had a small hole in the fence where a toddler could crawl through, their reaction was 'that's ok, our boy doesn't go crawling through holes'. I know they are correct because their kids are like tamed animals. My daughter spent all of 5 minutes in that garden, and then stood on the other side of the fence. Back in the olden days, when my kid was very small and most phones didn't have GPS, she carried one of those mountaineer walkie-talkies with GPS when we were on vacation. She had fun playing with it and it helped guarantee that we could find her when she got lost in a crowd. Later when she got better at identifying her position, she carried a smaller walkie-talkie strapped to her wrist. (The first day she wore it, she wandered off during a parade and got separated from us. She called and said she was by "the big lemon" -- a lemonaid cart a few blocks away.) Later, she carried a smartphone with GPS turned on. I periodically looked her up in Latitude, called her when her position was not where I expected. I did this because she traveled a lot between 12 and 18, to tutors, night classes, and various school functions. Now she's 18, has her own car, and the GPS in her Bionic is routinely turned off, because, apparently, it's no longer my business to know where she is. I have learned to accept this. She will turn on the GPS if she gets lost or has an equipment failure, and I can then pinpoint her position and send help or go myself. Regarding having the satisfaction of getting un-lost yourself, there is truth to that. At six or seven, she was quite proud of the fact that she was able to identify her position (the big lemon) well enough for us to reconnect with her. (That may not be the best example.) She liked knowing where *I* was (I keep gps on all the time) through Latitude, and enjoyed using this knowledge to find me. More recently, she called me, said she was lost trying to drive to a friend's house, was very frustrated, and wanted me to go get her. As it was 11:00 PM on a work night, I was reluctant to do this, as she had gas and wasn't in danger. She figured it out on her own and was quite proud of herself afterwards. (The solution, by the way, was quite clever: The problem was a hiccup in Google Maps, which steered her to the wrong place when she entered a certain address. She tried an address close to her goal, and that worked well enough to find her goal.) So yeah, I recognized very early on that my daughter doesn't have the instinct to cling to a parent, and as a result, we were early adopters of technological solutions, upgrading as new solutions became available. These days it's hard to find a phone that *doesn't* have GPS. Parenthetically, I'm all for giving a kid a cell phone (one of the cheap ones) at an early age. For her to be able to contact me in emergencies trumps other considerations. No thanks. I think I'll stick with teaching my kids to find a specific location we both know and stay there until I find them. Or, better yet, teach them not to wander off. Better still I'll not ignore my kids while we're in a busy public place where they can easily wander off in the first place. I know, it only takes a second, and I've "lost" a kid (not my own) for the longest 5 minutes of my life, but it's still better than using technology to track everything. There's already enough invasion of my and my children's "privacy" as it is. Children should be micro-chipped until they are age 18 with GPS tracking. After that they are considered an adult and should be allowed to have it surgically removed. Of course , as some one who does not have children after watching the red-necks breed where i live, i also think they should also be put on leashes , not allowed in any public area including grocery stores, malls, movie theaters, or any where else i may want to go and not have to see your disobedient kid putting its disease infused hands all over everything. I used to work for the company (Zoombak) Securus acquired. During testing of our device (originally, designed for medium/large dogs), I had my son (who has ADHD) wear our device while on a Scout trip to the middle of a large National park. The device communicated via SMS over T-Mobile's network. It worked well and I knew his location throughout the entire trip. When the economy turned, people began using the devices not for tracking their pets, but other people (usually, spouses, girlfriends, etc) without their knowledge. (We used to laugh at some of the names users gave their devices). Some used the device to stalk and kill their intended victims. That's the down-side to their use. The primary difference I see in their new device is the one feature we wanted to see added to ours - that is a button to send an alert. They also improved the ability to obtain a location even when a GPS signal could not be obtained. Given the recent events where kids have been abducted and killed - the moment that somebody realized there was a problem, their location could be ascertained. Hypothetically, if the girls had these devices, they might still be alive today. If you have been to a large amusement part and lost sight of your child, being able to pull out your smartphone and find your kid is a blessing. I think a tracking device is bad because it induces a false sense of security. It's not so much about where your kid is, it's about what he is doing. From my experience watching over my now 6 (and a half !) yr old nephew, losing sight of him is not really an issue per se. I've lost track of him a handful of times over the years - how far can a kid go in 10 seconds ? VERY ! Those instances only served to motivate me to watch him more closely, which is useful for the really dangerous stuff: not stopping at crossings, not staying on the sideway, climbing chairs/tables when you can't even walk, finding the adults fussing over you when you get close to an electrical outlet a lot of fun... I'm betting the ratio of kids hurt or dead because of being lost/kidnapped to kids hurt/dead because of not being watched closely enough is one to ten thousands. Let's not get the issue wrong, especially when "fixing" the wrong issue can lead us to falsely assume that the real issue is fixed, too. I don't see a downside to GPS tracking your kids. We use GPS on our smart phones to find directions to places in our direct neighborhood. It's ubiquitous. The whole "Children need to find out how to get unlost by themselves" is complete luddite garbage. Children are entering a future where this kind of technology is intrinsically linked to their development. Keeping them inside of a tech-free bubble, just because the parents never grew up with the same technology around them ("And they turned out fine!") is just as bad as brainwashing them into religion at an early age, and yet it's something I often hear from my friends and co-workers who are in the technology industry. I also often see it here on Slashdot whenever someone poses a question on what technology they should introduce to their kids. I don't see a downside to GPS tracking your kids. We use GPS on our smart phones to find directions to places in our direct neighborhood. Right! Because, as we all know, GPS will always be available, electronic devices never malfunction (especially in damp, dirty environments such as forests and amusement parks!), and batteries never lose their charge, so why would anyone these days waste time teaching their kids how to find their way using such archaic methods such as knowing which way is North and how the sun rises in the East and sets in the West? It's ubiquitous. The whole "Children need to find out how to get unlost by themselves" is complete luddite garbage. YEA, FUCKING LUDDITES! How dare they think that future generations will ever, ever be unable to access geolocation technology! Computers and machines will always be there to do our thinking for us!! GOOO TECHNOLOGICALLY-ASSISTED LAZINESS!!!! Children are entering a future where this kind of technology is intrinsically linked to their development. So, because of that, they shouldn't have to learn anything on their own? Do you not realize how silly that sounds? Keeping them inside of a tech-free bubble Strawman - no one is suggesting that. just because the parents never grew up with the same technology around them ("And they turned out fine!") Better than 'fine,' actually - I can find my way out of a wet paper sack without being forced to rely on some device that may or may not be available and functioning. Judging from your statements here, I find it doubtful you'd be able to do the same. I don't suppose you've ever considered the notion that complete reliance on technology is a self-inflicted handicap? ...is just as bad as brainwashing them into religion at an early age... So, here you say, essentially, that people who want their kids to learn as opposed to having a machine do all the kids' thinking for them, are exactly the same as crazy-ass fundamentalists? Man, and some folks think I've got a twisted word view... You take the cake. The answer to that is an emphatic, "Yes and No." Slightly off-topic, but I think it is important to keep these thoughts fresh in our minds, in the current context: The answer to that exact question is, "Yes." I might put a tracking device on my child, if I chose to, for my own reasons, under my own authority and control, without coercion or consideration by society, government, or any third party. But do not confuse that with the question, "Would I consent to allowing someone else to put a tracking device on my child, or would I put a third-party-controlled tracking device on my child?" The answer to that is a very tenuous, "Maybe, but I need a lot more information and some serious legal accountability." Even more hazardous is the question, "Would you consent to society mandating that children wear a tracking device under a third party's control?" The answer to that is an emphatic, "No." Ubiquitous tracking is presumption of guilt. In my nation, the government is not authorized to create such a law. Let us not slip down the slope by failing to restate those limits early and often. True, but children don't have a lot of liberties to begin with. Can they get a license to drive a car (under 16)? Can they buy and consume alcohol, or cigarettes legally? Can they vote? Can they legally work at any age? etc.

2024-07-25T01:27:04.277712

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SNCA REP1 and Parkinson's disease. REP1 is a polymorphic dinucleotide repeat sequence located in the promoter region of the SNCA gene (OMIM 163890). Opinions regarding the interaction between the various REP1 alleles and Parkinson's disease (PD) or its phenotypes have been inconsistent and have thus far not been comprehensively analyzed. In this study, we searched Medline, Embase and Cochrane databases as well as the Chinese-language Wanfang and CNKI databases using strict inclusion and exclusion criteria and conducted our analysis using Revman 5.3 software. Our search produced 28 articles describing REP1 alleles and their associated PD risks and 8 articles which discussed the relationship between REP1 variation and PD phenotypes. We found that the 265-, 269-, and 271-bp alleles of REP1 (using the nomenclature established by Xia et al.) increased the risk of PD (OR: 1.81, 1.05, 1.17; p: 0.0002, 0.003, 0.002) while the 267-bp allele decreased PD risk (OR: 0.86, p: <0.00001) when taking all populations into account. By ethnicity, we observed an obvious population heterogeneity in the effects of various alleles, where the 269-, 271-, and 273-bp alleles increased PD risk (OR: 1.06, 1.22, 1.89; p: 0.001, 0.003, 0.001) and the 267-bp allele decreased PD risk (OR: 0.85; p: <0.00001) in Caucasian populations, and the 263- and 265-bp alleles increased the risk of PD (OR: 2.22, 2.03; p: 0.03, 0.0002) and the 267- and 273-bp alleles decreased PD risk (OR: 0.90, 0.78; p: 0.02, 0.03) in Asian populations. We also determined that the 267-, 269-, and 271-bp alleles occurred the most frequently, although the frequency distribution varied among different ethnicities. Phenotypic analysis demonstrated that PD patients carrying the 271-bp allele were prone to early onset PD (OR: 1.75, p: 0.02) while the 267-bp had the opposite effect (OR: 0.81; p: 0.01).

2023-09-03T01:27:04.277712

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<?php /* * GWTPHP is a port to PHP of the GWT RPC package. * * <p>This framework is based on GWT (see {@link http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/ gwt-webtoolkit} for details).</p> * <p>Design, strategies and part of the methods documentation are developed by Google Team </p> * * <p>PHP port, extensions and modifications by Rafal M.Malinowski. All rights reserved.<br> * For more information, please see {@link http://gwtphp.sourceforge.com/}.</p> * * * <p>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</p> * * {@link http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 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 gwtphp.lang */ interface ClassMapLoader { /** * take as parameter full class name ie: org.me.MyClass * @param string $className * @param string $startLookingFrom class path, if many class map paths start looking from here * @return array * @throws ClassMapNotFoundException */ function loadClassMap($className, $startLookingFrom = null); /** * * @return string */ public function getClassMapPaths(); /** * defalut gwtphpmap.inc.php * @return string */ public function getFilePostfix() ; /** * require file $mapFilePath exist * if $mapFilePath not exist fatal error * @param string $mapFilePath path to gwtphpmap file */ public function findGWTPHPMapInFile($mapFilePath); } ?>

2024-05-02T01:27:04.277712

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Login For Pricing What it doesThe netis AD-1102 Giga Ethernet PCI Adapter is a 10/100/1000Mbps, 32-bit PCIV2.2 interface Giga adapter, which reduces CPU loading using bus master architecture. It also provides WOL and Boot-ROM. With single UTP/STP and the Auto-Negotiation (Nway) function support, the adapter can auto-negotiate 10Mbps, 100Mbps or 1000Mbps speed, and half or full duplex mode with its link partner (a hub, for example). It also can be widely used in most modern Operating System.

2024-03-18T01:27:04.277712

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FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — New York City FC set a new club record for points during the regular season, finishing atop the Eastern Conference and clinching a spot in the Concacaf Champions League for the first time. They enter the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs as second favorites to Supporters’ Shield winners Los Angeles Football Club. It is, to partially quote Charles Dickens, the best of times for NYCFC, a club that has come a long way and looks vastly different from the one that played its inaugural game against Orlando City SC at the Citrus Bowl on March 8, 2015. The aging superstars are gone, replaced by younger, lesser known players picked out by City Football Group’s expansive scouting network. They are joined by young Americans who made their way up through the club’s burgeoning academy, a strong core up the spine and depth in the form of players who, for one reason or another, didn’t succeed at their previous clubs. The architect through both the initial build and this rebuild is Claudio Reyna, the club’s sporting director and first employee back in 2013. Reyna said the mechanism to sign players, specifically with Targeted and General Allocation Money, has altered the league greatly and makes the comparisons from 2015 to 2019 more apples to oranges than apples to apples. “Now we’re in a different space,” Reyna told MLSsoccer.com at the club’s latest mini-pitch unveiling in Queens last week. But as the new kid on the block in a city with an MLS original just across the Hudson River, it was important to sign global icons like David Villa, Andrea Pirlo and Frank Lampard “to make a big splash in the market.” “They have a big part in where we are today as well because the standard and the level of professionalism that the three of them had while they were here was something that laid the groundwork for where we are today,” Reyna said. “Those were guys that our players were able to see how they took care of themselves, how they ate. James Sands learned from Andrea Pirlo more than anybody.” So how did Reyna, along with technical director David Lee and head coach Dome Torrent, reshape NYCFC into a league elite? It starts with an overriding understanding that comes with a brashness fitting of New York City. “We were very focused in how we wanted to build a team and we wanted to have a couple of key points and in the players we brought in that they really want to be here,” Reyna said. “We were not going to beg anybody to come play for NYCFC.” As for the incoming pitches from agents around the world, Reyna said the strategy has been to be selective and not just select a big name to make a splash again. A signing, especially a Designated Player signing, needs to make sense — and cents. “There's many times where you're presented a player and he's good, but in our world, if you overpay with him, you’re perhaps going to get a lesser level player in another position,” Reyna said. “I think we've been disciplined and we stay disciplined, when perhaps at times we could have spent more on a player and you're always looking for value for money in this league.” When Villa left to play in Japan, one of 12 eventual departures from the 2018 roster, it opened up a Designated Player spot and created a chasm in the goal-scoring department. Through Villa’s spectacular four seasons as NYCFC’s first signing and captain, the Spaniard was also the leading scorer with 77 goals. The club signed Alexandru Mitrita in the preseason as a DP. Then Torrent pressed for the signing of Heber, adamant the Brazilian who arrived via a transfer from HNK Rijeka in March would be the forward the club desperately needed even though he was used primarily on the wing in Croatia. Heber netted a team-high 15 goals in the regular season and was a finalist for MLS Newcomer of the Year. Mitrita added 12 goals. NYCFC scored a club-best 63 regular season goals in 2019, getting production from 12 different sources. Torrent credits Reyna with the signing of Keaton Parks on loan from Benfica in Portugal. The young American midfielder, as a result of his work off the ball, eventually became an integral part of NYCFC’s midfield. Taty Castellanos, signed midway through last year from Club Atletico Torque in Uruguay — another product of CFG’s scouting network — had a breakthrough season with 11 goals and seven assists and earned a call-up to the Argentine U-23 team. The 21-year-old attacking player is a prime example of another key component in NYCFC’s ethos. “Ultimately, the philosophy is that I strongly believe any player who comes to our club is our responsibility, regardless of age, that we make them better,” Reyna said. “I don't believe in player development for 18-and-under. Every player could get better and develop, even at 33, 34, there’s learning.” Tony Rocha was seen as a depth signing when he arrived in a trade from Orlando in December and proved his value, and versatility, by setting personal records in games played (17) and minutes played (871) after three seasons with the Lions. “I'm a big believer that there's so many good players that just might not be in the right situation,” Reyna said. “And you follow those players when they're younger, in college, maybe another MLS teams, it just hasn't worked out.” Greater depth means a greater competition for spots under Torrent, who has proven throughout his first full season in charge of NYCFC that no player has a guaranteed spot in his XI. That raises the level at training, which then carries through to match days. Torrent talking to his players during a break in play. | USA Today Images “It's been a real joy to see because with all the individuals, the best thing about where we're at is how the group is really strong and they all support each other,” Reyna said. “Dome can call the next man up. He has tough decisions to make. Of course guys are going to be disappointed if they don’t start, but they support the guys on the team. And that is not always easy to get to as a team because everybody wants to play.” Then there’s the core, the bedrock of the club. What started last year with Sean Johnson, Alex Callens, Alex Ring and Maxime Chanot continued in 2019 with Anton Tinnerholm and Maxi Moralez inking multi-year contract extensions. “Every club needs to have a core and that’s where we feel really good,” Reyna said. “There’s a really good core. Anyone who comes in knows there’s a group that knows what this club’s about.” And while Ring wears the armband, the distribution of leadership responsibility, and for that matter goal-scoring responsibility, is more spread out than in the past when both were squarely on Villa’s shoulders. “Now as we transition, you also see that without a big-name player that other guys sort of have to step up in different ways,” Reyna said. “So instead of perhaps one or two or three players having to be, probably unfairly, more responsible for the direction of the team and the success of the team, it's in everyone’s, it's spread out a little bit more. I think the group now feels good about that." It’s that group tasked with trying to lead NYCFC to a first MLS Cup over the next month and into a first foray in the Concacaf Champions League in February. It’s a competition that’s long been a goal of NYCFC. And now that’s a reality. Reyna, who is confident the club will be able to play its home CCL games at Yankee Stadium, said its critical to put forth a team capable of a deep run, while not losing sight of keeping what he calls a “high standard in MLS.” “I’ve paid close attention to the teams who have played in the Champions League and how tough it's been,” Reyna said. “Going into next year, we have to be very smart in terms of the squad we build because it's a challenge. The travel and all the things that Toronto and Atlanta and Sporting KC went through are learnings that if we don't open our eyes and see what they went through, we'd be foolish.”

2024-07-23T01:27:04.277712

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Pages Friday, September 14, 2012 Nairn Ceilidh Group raises £2550 for good causes in 2012 - Video Last night (Thursday) was the final Ceilidh of the year at the Royal British Legion and it went down a treat as usual with locals and visitors alike. The highlight of the night was when Liz presented cheques on the behalf of Nairn Ceilidh Group to deserving local causes. MC Donald Wilson explains the ceilidh groups philosophy and modus operandi in the video. 6 comments: Foul Mood said... The Nairn Ceilidh Group for many years have done a fantastic job raising money for local organizations charities etc etc but it beggars belief how they decided to donate monies to Nairn Saint Ninian Football Club & Nairn County FC Juniors when there are more deserving causes in need of funds than a bunch of lads kicking a football, its definitely a red card this time for The Ceilidh Group Committee. The continuing existence of the town's two football clubs have many benefits. Listen to the video and you might get an idea of why they were chosen for a donation. The full list of Donations seems to be spread evenly across the town. Donald Wilson & the ceilidh group committee do a grand job for the locals & tourists & i am the first to take my hat off to them for their very entertaining evenings at the legion & this is by know means a dig at them but as i am a bit of a nosey women how does the committee choose who to donate toevery year,or do you send an application letter asking to be considered for a donation, many thanks. hope this goes ok as not very good on my daughter laptop. Thanks Elsie for your query and it’s a very reasonable question. I wasn’t going to comment further but feel your query deserves a response. Re foul Mood’s comments, the people who decide on how to disburse the money are individuals (many not in their first flush of youth I might add) who have given great commitment, not just every Thursday throughout the summer, but also planning before and after. The reality is we don’t specifically invite applications because we could be inundated and we have a very limited amount to disburse annually.Some of the causes are put forward by people who support our ceilidhs. We also receive some requests for financial assistance and we welcome these requests. If Foul Mood is interested we would be delighted for them to roll up their sleeves and help clearing up the hall after the ceilidhs. But don’t expect to get home before midnight! By the way, this is the first time we have given any money to Saint Ninian and the Nairn County Under 15s. I think any right minded individudal would agree they are more than worthy of our support. Donald.

2024-01-16T01:27:04.277712

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email A Brexit Party candidate who was criticised for posing in a Nazi-eraGerman helmet is not using his real name in the election. Ex-soldier Colin Mitchelson, who is contesting Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, is listed as “Mitch William”, which includes his nickname. Scottish Green candidate Scott Rutherford said: “People are telling me this election is important because it is electing an MP that could sit for five years. “They want someone who will take issues seriously like the climate emergency and the future of Mossmorran. It’s not a fancy dress competition.” (Image: Daily Record) Mitchelson, who used to be an aide for eccentric former UKIP MEP David Coburn, hit the headlines in 2017 over photographs of himself next to his then boss’s home in France. The selfie showed him wearing headgear that was similar to the helmets worn by SS troops. At the time, a UKIP spokesman it would be an “outrageous slur” to suggest any Nazi link, adding that Mitchelson had worn several pieces of military headgear from Coburn’s large collection. He added: “This is someone who has served the country in uniform in Bosnia and Afghanistan.” It has now emerged Mitchelson is contesting the Fife marginal won by Scottish Labour deputy leader Lesley Laird in 2017. Mitchelson is listed as the election agent for Mitch William, but both men are the same person. Candidates are allowed to use commonly known forenames and surnames on the ballot paper. Mitchelson has used his real name in previous elections. A spokesperson for Fife Council said: “Mr Mitchelson is standing under his commonly used name of “Mitch Williams” “However, there’s no such provision for agents in relation to commonly used names - they must give their full names, which he has done. “As a result he will appear on the ballot paper with one name but is on the list of agents under a different name.” A spokesman for the Brexit Party said: “‘Mitch’ is what the candidate is known as. William is a middle name. Our lawyers tell us it is not uncommon to use a name other than that on one’s birth certificate.” The spokesman denied Mitchelson is using "Mitch William" because he was embarrassed by the 2017 story. To sign up for the Daily Record Politics newsletter, click here.

2024-03-25T01:27:04.277712

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--- author: - | R.R. Ferreira , R. Barbosa , M. Castro , G. Guerrero , L. de Almeida ,\ P. Boumier - 'J.-D. do Nascimento Jr.' bibliography: - 'bibliography.bib' date: 'Received , ; accepted , ' title: 'HD43587: a primary CoRoT target under a Maunder minimum phase?' --- [ One of the most enigmatic phenomena related to solar activity is the so-called Maunder minimum phase. It consists of the lowest sunspot’s counting ever registered for the Sun, and never so far confirmed for other stars. Since the spectroscopic observations of stellar activity at the Mount Wilson Observatory, the solar analog HD43587 has shown a very low and apparently invariant activity level, which makes it a Maunder minimum candidate. ]{} [We analyze the chromospheric activity evolution of HD43587 and its evolutive status, intending to unravel the reasons for this low and flat activity.]{} [We use an activity measurements dataset available in the literature, and compute the activity S-index from HARPS and NARVAL spectra, to infer a cycle period. Besides, we analyze the CoRoT light-curve of HD43587, and apply gyrochronology and activity calibrations, to determine its rotation period. Finally, based on an evolutionary model and the inferred rotation period, we use the EULAG-MHD code to perform global MHD simulations of HD43587 with the aim of getting some insights about its dynamo process.]{} [We confirm the almost flat activity profile, with a cycle period $P_{\mathrm{cyc}} = 10.44\pm3.03$ yrs deduced from the S-index time series, and a long-term trend that might be a period larger than 50 yrs. It was impossible to define a rotation period from the light-curve, however gyrochronology and activity calibrations allow to infer an indirect estimate of $\overline{P}_{\mathrm{rot}} = 22.6 \pm 1.9$ d. Furthermore, the MHD simulations confirm an oscillatory dynamo with a cycle period in good agreement with the observations and a low level of surface magnetic activity. ]{} [ We conclude that this object might be experiencing a “natural” decrease in magnetic activity as a consequence of its age. Nevertheless, the possibility that HD43587 is in a Maunder minimum phase cannot be ruled out. ]{} Introduction ============ The study of the sunspots number as well as the solar variability have been good indicators of magnetic activity [@eddy; @stuiver; @kivelson]. Continuous records of the sunspots number exist since the first observation by Galileo at the beginning of the 17th-century[^1]. The solar activity from observational data exhibits a period of about 11 years with amplitude variations that remain as an open issue in modern astrophysics [@weissthomas]. One of the most intriguing phenomena observed in the sunspots counting survey is the long period phase, posteriorly called Maunder Minimum (MM hereafter) when almost no sunspot were observed on the solar surface [@eddy]. It lasted for about 70 yrs between the 16th and the 17th centuries. Until now, there is no complete explanation for this period of extremely low activity [@wright; @lubin], however, it is historically known that it coincided with a short glacial era in the Earth [@eddy]. The fundamental question about how singular is the magnetic activity evolution of the Sun has motivated long-term surveys of stellar activity of solar-type stars. Chromospheric stellar activity consists, basically, in the temporal variations of the stellar magnetic field carried out by mass loss and radiation outside the star [@hall]. These variations have a connection with the flux of Ca II H&K lines which has been widely used as a spectroscopical indicator of stellar activity [@auer; @skumanich; @wilson1968]. In the Sun, for instance, [@wilson63; @wilson64; @wilson1968] established the connection between solar activity and the strength of the Ca II H&K lines. Strong efforts were performed over the last decades seeking to increase the spectroscopic data [@schwarzschild; @auer]. In his seminal work, [@skumanich72] found that activity, as given by the Ca II H&K lines, rotation, as well as the lithium abundance, decay as the inverse square root of time. The first observational program to continuously measure the activity of main sequence stars, the HK project at Mount Wilson Observatory[^2] (MWO hereafter), is described in detail by [@vaughan1978]. Improved bases of the project and its results of spectroscopical measurements were related by [@wilson1978]. Afterwards, [@duncan] presented a large set of time series spectroscopical measurements from the Mt. Wilson survey containing data for 1296 stars observed between 1966 and 1983. [@baliunas95] presented enhanced and extended results of Mt. Wilson stars and flaged the activity of the stars as cyclic and flat. From these observational results it is accepted that young stars have strong activity levels [@donascimento]. However, some young stars present extremely low activity along many years. This unexpected phase is a puzzle for theoriticians and observers astronomers. Many authors have proposed to use the solar chromosphere as a pattern to study the activity evolution of other solar-type stars. It could be an approach to investigate the occurrence of MM in stars similar to the Sun [@schrijvera; @schrijver1989; @schrijverc; @schroder]. In this work, we investigate the low spectroscopic activity of the solar analog HD43587 over 50 years of measurements. This object has been widely referred as flat activity star and a MM candidate [@baliunas95; @wright; @lubin; @schroder]. We use the fluxes in the Ca II H&K lines, through the Mt. Wilson S-index ($S_{MW}$), whose photometric measurements were made with the 1.5m telescope at MWO. After the MWO survey, this object has been observed by several others surveys (detailed below in the section \[HD43587\]), as well as described by @morel, @wright, and @radick2018. We focused on the continuous low activity level presented from spectroscopic measurements, showed by the time-averaged value $\braket{S_{MW}}$ = 0.154. In additon, the observations from CoRoT satellite provide a photometric activity proxy $S_{ph}$ = $102 ppm$ as described by @mathur2014, sustaining the flat activity status. This paper is organized as follows: in section 2 we briefly present the observational data and reduction used along this work, in section 3 we present our results. Section 4 shows an attempt of simulating the star HD43587 by using the EULAG-MHD code. Finally, we present our conclusions in section 5. Observational data {#data} ================== In this section, we briefly present the characterization of the solar analog HD43587, and explain the whole spectroscopic data used, as well as the $S_{MW}$ calibration for each instrument. In the last subsection we explain the photometric data from CoRoT satellite. ![*Sun’s chromospheric activity over 50yrs, according to [@egeland]. Upper: complete time series measurements made along 50 yrs depicting the $S_{MW}$ periodic profile. Bottom: both the Lomb-Scargle (left), and the autocorrelation function [ACF, see @brockwell2002] (right) periodograms showing the $P_{\mathrm{cyc}}$$\approx$11 yrs solar activity cycle.*[]{data-label="fig:sun"}](figures/FIGURA1.png){width="9cm" height="9cm"} The solar analog HD43587 {#HD43587} ------------------------ Our object HD43587 (precisely HD43587Aa) belongs to a quadruple system composed of two distant main sequence visual binaries and localized in the Orion constellation. It is a bright sun-like star, and its fundamental parameters are presented in Table \[table:1\]. This system has been largely observed by many authors [@duncan; @baliunas95; @catala; @morel]. This star was also monitored by using the CFHT [*(Canadian-France Hawai Telescope)*]{}, for four seasons: January 2002 (one night), June 2002 (two nights), September 2004 (one night) and September 2005. In all cases were used $H_{2}$ and \[Fe II\] filters [@catala]. HD43587 was a CoRoT primary target in the seismology program with ID CoRoT 3474, it was observed during the LRa03 for 145 days. Complementary observations were done with the spectrograph HARPS [*(High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Search)*]{}, mounted on the 3.6m telescope in La Silla Observatory/ESO [@boumier]. In addition, it has been monitored by several spectroscopical long-term observational surveys dedicated to activity, such as the HK project of MWO [@duncan; @baliunas95] between 1966 and 1990, and the California Carnegie and Planet Search, at Keck Observatory between 1995 and 2000 [@wright]. This object was also continuously monitored by Automatic Photometric Telescopes of the Tennessee State University at the Fairborn Observatory, and the Solar-Stellar Spectrograph at the Lowell Observatory between 1995 and 2016 [@radick2018]. It also was observed by the NARVAL spectrograph, mounted at the Bernard Lyot Telescope at the Observatoire du Pic du Midi between 2009 and 2010[^3] [@petit]. Spectroscopic analysis of this star performed by the McDonald Observatory 2.1m Telescope and Sandiford Cassegrain Echelle Spectrograph derived a projected rotation velocity $v~sin~i = 4.9$ km.s$^{-1}$ [@Luck2017]. ------------------------ --------------------- ----------------------- ------------------ ----------------- Morel et al. (2013) Boumier et al. (2014) TGEC CESTAM Mass \[$M_{\odot}$\] 1.049 $\pm$ 0.016 1.04 $\pm$ 0.01 $1.020\pm0.004$ $1.04 \pm 0.01$ Radius \[$R_{\odot}$\] 1.15 $\pm$ 0.01 1.19 $1.19\pm0.01$ 1.18 \[dex\] -0.02 $\pm$ 0.02 0.01 $-0.026\pm0.003$ 0.025 Age \[Gyr\] 4.97 $\pm$ 0.52 5.60 $\pm$ 0.16 $6.76\pm0.12$ $5.7 \pm 0.1$ $T_{eff}$\[K\] 5947 $\pm$ 17 5951 $5952\pm27$ 5979 ------------------------ --------------------- ----------------------- ------------------ ----------------- This star has been considered by various authors as a strong MM candidate [@baliunas95; @lubin; @schroder; @morel]. Its long-time activity series shows a long flat activity lasting about 50 years. Its time-averaged activity index is $\braket{S_{MW}} = 0.154 \pm 0.004$, while for the Sun $\braket{S_{MW}}_{\odot} = 0.167 \pm 0.006$. The observational spectroscopic data considered here were obtained in part from long-term surveys already published, as well as from HARPS and NARVAL spectra. - NSO/MWO: measurements from MWO obtained between 1966 and 1983 [@duncan]. Besides, we used largely dataset updated from National Solar Observatory (NSO) with S-index measurements until 1995[^4]; - NARVAL: 50 high-resolution spectra obtained in the archive available from Narval/Polarbase [@petit]; - HARPS: 3 high-resolution spectra from HARPS/ESO [@morel]; - CCPS: S-index activity measurements from the California and Carnegie Planet Search (CCPS) program at Keck Observatory, available in [@wright]. - LO: a dataset of chromospheric Ca II H+K emission observations between 1994 and 2016 from Lowell Observatory (LO), available in [@radick2018]. {width="\textwidth"} Recently, [@castro] presented an evolution status analysis of this star, by using an optimization approach and by modeling using two different evolution codes, TGEC [@huibonhoa] and CESTAM [@marques], and by using spectroscopic, photometric and seismic constraints. Results of the optimization are presented in Table \[table:1\]. These results confirm the solar analog status of HD43587, and indicate a star slightly more massive and older than the Sun, which is in agreement with its observed low activity level. The Mount Wilson S-index ------------------------ Long-term observational programs at the MWO have been relevant to detect anomalous behaviour in stellar activity as the extreme low-activity cases, i.e., young solar-like stars probably in MM phase. In fact, the MM has been investigated by many authors since the 70’s [@eddy; @duncan; @baliunas95; @wright; @lubin; @schroder; @radick2018], initially in MW project and afterward in other surveys. Along the years several indexes to measure stellar activity have been proposed. Here, we adopt the well-known MW S-index (see Eq. \[eq1\]), used to measure the stellar chromospheric activity and to investigate the stellar activity evolution. Stellar spectra provide valuable information about stellar chromospheres. To measure stellar chromospheric activity, we use the flux in the Ca II H&K lines, to derive the $S_{MW}$ index, that was initially proposed in the MW project [@duncan; @baliunas90; @baliunas95]. The $S_{MW}$ is computed as follows: $$\begin{aligned} \centering S_{MW} &=& \alpha \frac{H + K}{R + V} \label{eq1}\end{aligned}$$ where $\alpha$ is an observational constant defined by [@duncan], $H$ and $K$ mean the flow strengths in triangular bandpasses with FWHM = 2.18 and centralized at 3933.633 [Å]{} (K) and 3968.469 [Å]{} (H), and $R$ and $V$ are continuous rectangular bands centralized at 3901.07 [Å]{} (V) and 4001.07 [Å]{} (R).\ Since 1960, many authors have investigated the spectroscopic activity using S-index time series [@duncan; @baliunas90; @wright]. Few stars with low-activity or flat-activity, compared to the Sun at the minimum, have been reported. The value of the time average $\braket{S_{MW}}$ for these objects is slightly smaller than $\braket{S_{MW}}_{\odot}$. Subsequently, some studies were performed to understand the nature of flat-activity stars, among them, [@schroder] compared the solar chromospheric activity as a pattern in the context of solar-like stars. In spite of these efforts it has been difficult to precisely determine any star in the MM phase. Since the first spectroscopic activity measurements, the solar S-index has varied between 0.16 (minimum) and 0.22 (maximum). The S-index time series of the Sun from [@egeland] is shown in Fig. \[fig:sun\]. According to [@schroder] the low-activity levels of the Sun are a good pattern for investigate the activity evolution of other solar-like stars under a long flat-activity profile. These time-lapses of lower activity explicit the chromospheric flat-activity phase in solar-type objects like HD43587. This may be a possible evidence of flat-activity stars at MM phase, as proposed by [@baliunas95]. S-index from NARVAL spectra --------------------------- We also used spectra obtained with the spectrograph NARVAL, mounted at the Telescope Bernard Lyot (TBL) located at Pic du Midi, France. The spectra are available in the PolarBase[^5] archive [@petit]. We used 50 high-resolution spectra collected on September 2009, January 2010, and February 2010. It consists in 5 spectra per night, totalizing 10 nights. The spectra corresponding to the maximum and minimum of activity obeserved during this campaign are shown in Fig. \[fig:spectra\]. Since different spectrometers have different bandpasses, it is necessary to use a different calibration to derive the $S_{MW}$-index for each instrument. For NARVAL spectra, $S_{MW}$ is derived following the method proposed by [@marsden], where was used a non-renormalized spectrum, similar to that used by [@wright]. The activity index is computed as follows: $$\begin{aligned} \centering S_{MW} &=& \frac{12.873H + 2.502K}{8.877R + 4.271V} + 1.183x10^{-3}, \label{eq.2}\end{aligned}$$ The coefficients in equation (\[eq.2\]) were obtained by using a least-square fit [see fig. 4 in @marsden] to the 113 stars observed by NARVAL [@marsden] and by the California Planet Searcher [@wright]. S-index from HARPS spectra -------------------------- We used three high-resolution spectra observed between December 2010 and January 2011, obtained with the spectrograph HARPS, in the high-efficiency mode [for detailed information see section 2 of @morel]. We computed the instrumental S-index from HARPS spectra following the same calibration as prescribed by @lovis: $$\begin{aligned} \centering S_{HARPS} &=& \alpha \cdot 8 \cdot \frac{1.09{\AA}}{20{\AA}} \cdot \frac{H + K}{R + V}, \label{eq.3}\end{aligned}$$ The calibration to MW scale was done by using a linear calibration between both indexes obtained with standard stars. According to [@lovis], the activity index transformation is $$\begin{aligned} \centering S_{MW} &=& 1.111 \cdot S_{HARPS} + 0.0153 \label{eq.4}\end{aligned}$$ Photometric observation from CoRoT mission ------------------------------------------ The CoRoT satellite observed the object HD43587 along 145 days [@boumier], during the third long run (LRa03). The LRa03 was in the direction of the galactic anti-center and was performed from October 2009 to March 2010. We made all reductions from the light curve extracted from the level 2 official products [@Samadi2007]. The possibility that the clear absence of a rotational modulation is due to the fact that the star is seen pole on, is ruled out by the determination of the projected rotation velocity by @Luck2017 and mentioned in Sect. \[HD43587\]. {width="\textwidth"} Analysis and discussion ======================= This section is divided in three parts. The first one presents the analysis of the photometric data collected by the CoRoT satellite. The second part presents the long term time series analysis of the $S_{MW}$ and the inferred activity cycle. In the third part, we discuss about the indirect determination of the HD43587 rotation period. The HD43587‘s CoRoT light curve {#HD43587_light_curve} ------------------------------- Based on the photometric data from CoRoT satellite, we investigated the variability of the light curve of HD43587. Aiming to determine the rotational period, we computed the Generalized Lomb-Scargle (GLS) periodogram [@gls] as well as the Autocorrelation Function [@brockwell2002] (see Fig. \[fig:HD43587LC\]). We used the “DATEJD” as the time array and the “RAWFLUX” in electrons per second as the raw flux to create the light curve. The error relative to the raw flux, “RAWFLUXDEV” in electrons per second, was used to compute $S_{ph}$ as explained below. We also took into account the “RAWSTATUS” flag to make sure we used valid data. The resulting valid data exhibits a significant jump in the flux in the first 4.65 days. This discontinuity creates a false tendency on the overall aspect of the light curve, and, even when corrected, this discontinuity does not have the same dispersion in flux as the rest of the light curve. Thus, we decided to remove completely the first 4.65 days of the data. Then, we followed two approaches. First, we tried to recover the GLS and ACF periodograms (red lines in the lower panels of Figure \[fig:HD43587LC\]) from the raw light curve (after removing the jump). We initially obtained the periodicities $P = 93.98^{101.31}_{-43.49}$ days with the GLS and $P = 86.81$ days with the ACF, as indicated by the vertical red dashed lines in the lower panels of Fig. \[fig:HD43587LC\]. The modulation of $\sim90$ days is due to the accumulation of discontinuities in the flux data as can be seen in the upper-right panel (red dots), which creates a false tendency. The second approach was to detrend all the light curve in each discontinuity, thus eliminating the long term modulation. We then obtained periodicity peaks at $\sim$7, $\sim$10, $\sim$14 and $\sim$21 days with the GLS and a peak at 16.96 days with the ACF. However, these GLS peaks do not have any statistical significance as they lay far below the 5% false alarm probability, as presented in the left-middle panel of Figure \[fig:HD43587LC\]. In accordance with [@DoNascimento2014], such stars should present a rotation period around the solar value, ranging between 14 and 30 days. Even though the rotation period inferred by the ACF method belongs to this interval, the peak corresponding in the ACF curve is not strong enough, compared to the rest, to be considered as a reliable result. Thus, even eliminating the false long term tendency, it was impossible to determine a valid modulation period for HD43587 from the CoRoT light curve.\ We also derived the photometric activity proxy, by computing the standard deviation of the light curve corrected after substracting the photon noise $S_{ph}$ [@mathur2014]. We obtained $S_{ph} = 102$ ppm, which returns a rotational period of $43.38$ d. This value of $P_{\mathrm{rot}}$ is characteristic of subgiant and RGB stars for this stellar mass, according to [@mathur2014]. On the other hand, the weak variability of this light-curve, represented by $S_{ph} = 102$ ppm over a 50 years time span, reinforces the flat activity profile of this star. However, the lack of modulation could also be an indication of a dynamo shut down. Therefore, these preliminary photometric results strengthen the argument in favor of HD43587 being under a long flat-activity phase. {width="\textwidth"} Finally, we investigated the possibility to revisit the photometric rotational modulation of this object through a combination of CoRoT and TESS data, in order to enhance the accuracy of the measurements. Unfortunately, after locating this star in the TESS field of view, we realize that HD43587 was situated between two CCDs in one of the TESS field sectors. S-index time series analysis {#sec:ts} ---------------------------- We computed the S-index for the different spectra obtained with the spectrographs NARVAL and HARPS. We used our own tools developed according to the prescriptions of @wright and @marsden. These tools extract the activity index from the Ca II H&K lines emission fluxes, performing a discrete counting from the spectral lines $H$, $K$, $R$ and $V$. We used Eq. (\[eq.2\]) to derive the $S_{MW}$ directly from NARVAL spectra. From HARPS spectra, we computed the instrumental $S_{HARPS}$ following Eq. (\[eq.3\]) and calibrated to the Mt. Wilson scale $S_{MW}$ using Eq. (\[eq.4\]). Afterward, we combined the whole computed $S_{MW}$ time series with the previous published data as described in Sect. \[data\]. The complete dataset contains 1524 measurements obtained over 50 years between 1966 and 2016. This approach allows us to build a long activity time series calibrated to MW scale, which is presented in the upper panel of Fig. \[fig:HD43587Sindex\]. The standing flat-activity profile, $\braket{S_{MW}} = 0.154$ and $\log \braket{R'_{\mathrm{HK}}} = -4.97$ (see Sect. \[sec.sr\]), is reinforced by the very low variability of the S-index, quantified by the standard deviation $\sigma_{S}$ = 0.0043. From this complete activity time series, we investigate the periodicity of a reliable activity cycle of HD43587 consistent with a solar analog star by using the GLS and the Bayesian generalized Lomb-Scargle periodogram with a trend (BGLST) as proposed by [@Olspert2018]. The results obtained with both methods are similar conforming detailed below. ### Generalised Lomb-Scargle analysis {#sec:gls} ![Comparison between the analysis made with GLS, GP, and BGLST methods. The green line shows the long trend fit, the red line is a sinusoidal representative fit created with GLS, the magenta line is the BGLST fit. The blue line represents the GP mean and the blue shaded region is the confidence region from the GP fit.[]{data-label="fig:BGLST"}](figures/Analysis_HD43587_sindexfit_B.pdf){width="\columnwidth"} We used the GLS analysis to compute the activity cycle period, as well as to construct a phase curve for the best determination. The GLS periodogram of the whole $S_{MW}$ time series is represented by the solid gray line in the bottom left panel of Fig. \[fig:HD43587Sindex\]. We found two peaks, one around 10 years, and another one, representing a long term tendency larger than 50 years. This latter trend is represented in the upper panel by the solid blue line. We removed this tendency from the time series and generated a new GLS periodogram represented by the solid black line in the bottom left panel. We used a gaussian fit (solid red line) to find the cycle period without the long term trend. We thus inferred a cycle period, $P_{\mathrm{cyc}} = 10.44 \pm 3.03$ yrs. This result is represented by a sinusoidal fitting in the upper panel (red solid line) along with the blue long term trend. The right bottom panel shows the phase of the folded time series with the sinusoidal model plotted over it. This period of the activity cycle is in good agreement with other solar analog stars [see e.g. @Metcalfe2016]. This result revises the activity cycle length proposed by [@egeland_PHD] who, using a shorter dataset, found $P_{\mathrm{cyc}}$ $\approx$ 36 yrs. We also found a long-term trend that might be a longer cycle with a length exceeding 50 years. This possible longer period could be similar, in nature, to the period of the solar Gleissberg cycle, which is about 88 yrs. Note that HD43587 could be around the minimum of this cycle as indicated by the blue line in Fig. \[fig:HD43587Sindex\]. A considerable observational difficulty lies in the fact that, for HD43587, but also for other analog stars, this secondary cycle may be too long to be determined by using the currently available data. Nevertheless, in the case of HD43587, this result is consistent with the possibility of a primary and a secondary activity cycles [@Brandenburg2017]. ### Bayesian generalized Lomb-Scargle periodogram with trend (BGLST) analysis We also performed a periodogram analysis based on the Bayesian generalized Lomb-Scargle method with linear trend (BGLST), as presented in [@Olspert2018]. When applied to our data we found a similar period of $\sim$10 years. The BGLST method found a linear trend from the beginning of the data until the middle and tried to adjust the same tendency until the final fit. This “linear fit” moves the final fit a bit upwards. Thus, the BGLST method returns a result similar to the GLS analysis presented in the previous section. However, instead of removing a long cyclical trend, it results in a periodic signal on top of a linear trend as shown by the magenta line in Fig. \[fig:BGLST\]. In addition, we performed a Gaussian processes (GP) regression with quasi-periodic cycles by using the GPy code [@gpy2014]. We did not find any meaningful discrepancies on the overall period found by GLS alone. Figure \[fig:BGLST\] shows the analysis made with GLS (red line), GP (blue line and shaded blue region), and BGLST (magenta line). The green solid line corresponds to the long trend fit.\ Stellar Rotation {#sec.sr} ---------------- Since the photometric analysis using the CoRoT light curve does not provide a reliable and consistent value for the rotational period of HD43587, in this section we explore three different alternatives to compute this parameter. First, we directly used the long-term spectroscopic measurements of $S_{MW}$ over 50 yrs to look for a rotation period in the GLS periodogram. We analyzed the time series from 46340.99 to 46525.65 days (JD-2400000), containing 195 data points spread over 184 days, which represents the denser region of data in the time series. The period values found in the GLS were below the $10 \%$ false alarm probability, and thus discarded as true rotation period. $$\begin{aligned} \centering P_{\mathrm{rot}} &=& f(B-V) \cdot g(t)\;, \label{gyro1}\end{aligned}$$ Alternatively, we estimated the rotation period using gyrochronology as proposed by @barnes and @meibom, presented in Eq. (\[gyro1\]). It consists in computing both, the age dependence function, $g(t) = t^{n}$ (with the age $t$ in Myr) and the mass dependence function, $f(B-V) = a(B-V-c)^{b}$. The constant terms are $a = 0.770 \pm 0.014$, $b = 0.553 \pm 0.052$, $c = 0.472 \pm 0.027$ and $n = 0.519 \pm 0.007$. We used the two ages determined by [@castro], inferred from two different evolution codes, as presented in Table \[table:1\] and described in detail in Sect. \[HD43587\]. The color index used is $B-V$ = 0.61 [@VanLeeuwen2007]. Therefore, we found two rotation periods: $P^{T}_{\mathrm{rot}} = 25.04 \pm 4.4$ d with TGEC age, and $P^{C}_{\mathrm{rot}} = 22.9 \pm 3.7$ d with CESTAM age. From these results, we can deduce a theoretical Rossby number, Ro, which is an important parameter of hydromagnetic dynamo theory. It is defined as the ratio of the rotation period, $P_{\mathrm{rot}}$, to the convective turnover time, $\tau_c$, which, in turn, is computed as the ratio of the mixing length to the turbulent velocity one pressure height scale above the base of the convection zone [@gilman80]. From the inferred rotation period with TGEC models age, and the convective turnover time of TGEC models $\tau_c = 12.8\pm1.0$ d, we deduce a Rossby number Ro$^{T}= 1.96\pm0.38$. Unfortunately, we had no access to the convective turnover time in CESTAM models and could not infer a Rossby number from them. In addition, we also inferred a rotation period by using the semiempirical calibrations from [@noyes84a], using the time-average observational $S_{MW}$ detailed in the Sect. \[data\]. We derived the chromospheric contribution, $R'_{\mathrm{HK}}$, from the $S_{MW}$ measurements. It is computed as $R'_{\mathrm{HK}} = R_{\mathrm{HK}} - R_{phot}$, where $\log R_{phot} = -4.02 - 1.40 (B-V)$ and $R_{\mathrm{HK}} = 1.340C_{cf}\cdot S_{MW}$, where $C_{cf}$ is a color-dependent factor proposed by [@middelkoop]. [@noyes84a] found a cubic fit relation between the Rossby number and the activity index, $R'_{\mathrm{HK}}$ [see Eq. 3 in @noyes84a]. We applied this calculation for each value of $S_{MW}$ in our dataset, and determined Ro for each of them. The mean Rossby number with its standard deviation is Ro$^{N}= 2.05 \pm 0.05$. We then determined the convective turnover time by using the empirical relation presented in Eq. (4) of [@noyes84a], which depends on $(B-V)$. With the resulting value, $\tau_c = 9.67$ d, and the definition of the Rossby number Ro = $P_{\mathrm{rot}}/\tau_c$, we derived a mean $P^{N}_{\mathrm{rot}} = 19.8 \pm 0.7$ d. With these results we infer an average rotation period, $\overline{P}_{\mathrm{rot}} = 22.6 \pm 1.9$ d for HD43587, which is consistent with the rotation of a solar analog. The good estimate of $\overline{P}_{\mathrm{rot}}$ found is reinforced when we examine the ratio of the cycle frequency to the rotation frequency given by $\omega_{\mathrm{cyc}} / \Omega = P_{\mathrm{rot}} / P_{\mathrm{cyc}}$ as suggested by @Brandenburg2017. In the case of the primary cycle, $P_{\mathrm{cyc}} = 10.44$ yrs, we have $\log (\overline{P}_{\mathrm{rot}} / P_{\mathrm{cyc}}) = -2.23$, while the solar value is $\log (P_{\mathrm{rot}} / P_{\mathrm{cyc}})_{\odot} = -2.20$. In the case of the possible secondary cycle, $P_{\mathrm{cyc}} \geq 50$ yrs, we found $\log (\overline{P}_{\mathrm{rot}} / P_{\mathrm{cyc}}) \leqslant -2.87$. For the Sun, the long Gleissberg cycle (GC) gives a ratio $\log (P_{\mathrm{rot}} / P_{\mathrm{cyc}})_{\odot,GC} = -3.10$. If we examine the position of HD43587 in the Fig. 5 of @Brandenburg2017, which plots this ratio as a function of $\log \braket{R'_{\mathrm{HK}}}$, we can see that HD43587 lies on the inactive branch region, highlighting that the $\log \braket{R'_{\mathrm{HK}}} = -4.97$ value is below the Vaughan-Preston gap ($\log \braket{R'_{\mathrm{HK}}} = -4.75$). Finally, another interesting fact concerning HD43587 is that its Rossby number, as determined above, is close to the critical Rossby number, Ro $\sim 2$, beyond which the efficiency of magnetic braking is dramatically reduced [@VanSaders2016; @Metcalfe2016]. This region corresponds to an activity level $\log R'_{\mathrm{HK}} \sim -4.95$. This suggests that HD43587 lies in a zone below the Vaughan-Preston gap where the differential rotation, key mechanism of the dynamo process, becomes inefficient [@Metcalfe2016]. ![Radial profiles of the temperature, $T$ (dashed lines), and density, $\rho$ (solid lines). The blue and red lines correspond to the ambient and isentropic states, respectively. The yellow lines show the TGEC stratification.[]{data-label="fig:strat"}](figures/temp_rho.pdf){width="\linewidth"} Simulating HD43587 with the EULAG-MHD code ========================================== A relevant tool currently available to study stellar magnetism is global numerical modeling. Several recent works have considered this approach to study the magnetic activity of solar-like stars rotating at different rates [e.g., @BMBBT11; @ABT14; @SBCBdN17; @warnecke18; @Viviani+18; @G+19a]. The results have provided a new understanding on the relation between stellar rotation and magnetic activity. To substantiate our observational analysis we also perform numerical simulations of an atmosphere that mimics the stratification of HD43587. Our goal is not to make a detailed analysis of the simulations but getting some insights about the internal activity of this star providing support to the observational conclusions. We simulated the internal dynamics of the star HD43587 with the EULAG-MHD code [@SC13]. The fundamental difference between the models presented here and previous solar global dynamo simulations is the adoption of a fiducial fit for its stratification. Thus, structure parameters as the location of the tachocline or the velocity field in the convection zone are properly captured. The code solves the anelastic equations of [@LH] extended to the MHD case and in the inviscid regime. One relevant point distinguishing EULAG-MHD simulations from global dynamo modeling with other codes is the use of the implicit sub-grid scale (SGS) method MPDATA. It allows to keep the numerical viscosity sufficiently low such that it is possible to resolve the transition between convective and radiative zones without much transfer of angular momentum. Within the convection zone, the numerical dissipation introduced by the MPDATA scheme plays the role of the SGS contribution to the large scale motions and magnetic field. We consider a spherical shell, $0 \le \varphi \le 2 \pi$, $0 \le \theta \le \pi$, radially spaning from $r=0.6R$ to $r=0.96R$, and a mesh resolution of $128\times 64 \times 48$ grid points in $\varphi$, $\theta$ and $r$, respectively. The full set of equations are described in [@G+16]. The boundary conditions for the velocity field are impearmeable and stress free at both boundaries. For the potential temperature perturbations we consider zero radial derivative of the radial convective flux at the bottom, and zero convective radial flux at the top. The magnetic boundary conditions correspond to a perfect conductor at the bottom and pseudo-vacuum at top. The simulations start with white noise perturbations in the potential temperature, the radial velocity and the azimuthal magnetic field. Since the main input parameter of the model is the stellar stratification below we present details of its setup. As described in [@G+16; @C+17] two states are necessary in the formulation of convective simulations with EULAG-MHD: the reference, isentropic, and the ambient states. The later allows adiabatic displacements of fluid parcels in the super-adiabatic layers, and inhibits convective motions where the ambient is sub-adiabatic. Both states are described by the hydrostatic equilibrium equations, $$\begin{aligned} \centering \frac{\partial T_{\rm i}}{\partial r} &=& -\frac{g}{R_g (m_{\rm i}+1)}\;, \label{equ:equilT} \\[10pt] \frac{\partial \rho_{\rm i}}{\partial r} &=& -\frac{\rho_{\rm i}}{T_{\rm i}} \left(\frac{g}{R_g} - \frac{\partial T_{\rm i}}{\partial r} \right)\;, \label{equ:equilrho}\end{aligned}$$ where the index $i$ stands either by $s$, for the reference state, or by $e$, for the ambient state. In the reference state the polytropic index $m_s=1.5$. The ambient stratification is a bi-polytropic fit to the mixing length (ML) stratification model obtained with the evolutionary code TGEC as described by . Our fit takes into account the recent results of [@G+19a], indicating that the interface between the radiative and convective zones might play a relevant role in the dynamo generating mechanism. Their results also show that the magnetic field is stored in the stable layer where it is prone to magnetoshear instabilities [see, e.g., @Miesch+07], in turn developing helical non-axisymmetric motions and currents (source of magnetic field via the so called $\alpha$-effect). As demonstrated in [@G+19b], these instabilities are highly dependent on the stratification of the atmosphere. For this reason we calibrate the ambient state to reproduce the Brunt–Väisälä frequency profile of TGEC in the stable stratified layer. Since the motions in the convection zone define the development of the differential rotation, in this region we adjust the polytropic index allowing for a radial profile of the turbulent velocity compatible with that of the TGEC model (see Fig. \[fig:turbvel\]). Thus, the quantity $m_e$ in Eq. (\[equ:equilT\]) is given by ![Radial profile of the turbulent velocity for simulations P29 (red), P25 (yellow) and P21 (green). The blue line shows the TGEC stratification model.[]{data-label="fig:turbvel"}](figures/conv_velocity.pdf){width="\linewidth"} $$\begin{aligned} \centering m_e(r) = m_{rz} + \frac{\Delta m}{2} \left[1 + {\rm erf} \left( \frac{r - r_{tac}}{w_t} \right) \right]\end{aligned}$$ where $m_{rz} = 2.0$ is the polytropic index of the radiative zone, $\Delta m = m_{cz} - m_{rz}$, with $m_{cz} = 1.49989$ the polytropic index in the convective zone, and $w_t = 0.1 R$ the width of transition between both regions. The radiative zone extends until $r_{tac}=0.76R$, the convective zone corresponds to the upper envelope. The profiles of temperature and density are shown in Fig. \[fig:strat\]. The yellow solid and dashed lines depict the ML stratification from TGEC model, the blue and red solid (dashed) lines correspond to the fitted density (temperature) profile for the ambient and reference states, respectively. We performed three simulations with the same stratification and different rotational period. They are labeled as P29, P25 and P21 for 29, 25 and 21 days, respectively. The rotation periods cover the uncertainties in the determination of $P_{\mathrm{rot}}$ from the analysis presented in §\[sec.sr\]. In Fig. \[fig:turbvel\], we compare the convective velocity from TGEC model with the turbulent velocity, $u_{\rm RMS}$ obtained in the three global simulations performed with EULAG-MHD. Since rotation constrains the convective motions, the amplitude of $u_{\rm RMS}$ decreases with the decrease of $P_{\mathrm{rot}}$. All three velocity profiles exhibit, however, the same trend. The values of $u_{\rm RMS}$ volume averaged in the convection zone are presented in Table \[tab:2\]. The Rossby number presented in the same table is computed as in [@gilman80], with $\tau_c$ computed from the pressure scale height and the resulting $u_{\rm RMS}$ one pressure scale height above the star’s tachocline. At this radial point the turbulent velocity in simulations P25 and P21 is smaller than the one predicted by the mixing length model. Thus, Ro is smaller than the one obtained from the TGEC model for the same rotational period, but still within the determination error of Ro$^T$. Also in contrast with TGEC, the turbulent velocity in the simulations is different from zero in the radiative zone. These motions have two origins, overshooting of the downward flows coming from the convection zone, and non-axisymmetric motions developed in the stable layer due to MHD instabilities. As will be presented below, the realistic stratification of HD43587 captured in the ambient state allows us to reproduce some aspects of the magnetism of this star which are compatible with the observational results obtained in the previous sections. Simulation results ------------------- Figure \[fig:omega\] shows the differential rotation profiles resulting from the simulations (a) P29 to (c) P21. The mean angular velocity, $\bar{\Omega}$, is an average on longitude and time (along the last two magnetic cycles of each simulation). All the cases show a clear formation of a radial shear layer at the base of the convection zone. For the three rotational periods studied, the resulting differential rotation is solar like, with slow poles and a fast equator. This kind of differential rotation appears when the time-scale of the convective flow is similar to the rotational one, i.e., rotationally constrained motions. In this case the transport of the angular momentum is directed towards the equator [see e.g., @FM2015; @Guerrero20]. In the simulations P29-P21, we notice that the latitudinal gradient of angular velocity diminishes as the rotational period decreases (Fig. \[fig:omega\] (a) to (c)) This is quantitatively verified in the third column of Table \[tab:2\] showing the relative differential rotation, $\Delta \Omega/\Omega_{eq}$, where $\Delta \Omega = \Omega_{eq} - \Omega_{45}$. In all the cases this value is smaller than the solar one, $\sim 0.1$, and about one order of magnitude smaller than in other stars where it was inferred by astroseismology [@Benomar+18]. ![Mean differential rotation in the meridional plane from simulations (a) P29, (b) P25 and (c) P21. The color scale shows the angular velocity with respect to the rotation frame. The dashed lines depict the tachocline location.[]{data-label="fig:omega"}](figures/omega3.pdf){width="\linewidth"} In Fig. \[fig:butterfly\], the colored contours depict the radial magnetic field averaged over longitude, $\overline{B}_r$, and the solid (dashed) contour lines represent the positive (negative) mean toroidal magnetic field, $\overline{B}_{\varphi}$. In general, the simulations result in oscillatory magnetic fields with polarity reversals. Like in [@G+19a], the results suggest the existence of a $\alpha^2-\Omega$ dynamo operating inside HD43587. The magnetic fields are anti-symmetric across the equator. For slow rotation the field seems further and further concentrated near the poles. The averages in volume and time of the toroidal and radial fields are also presented in Table \[tab:2\]. We have choosen to present $\langle \overline{B}_r \rangle$ instead of the poloidal field because the radial field is directly observed in the Sun. ![Correlation between $P_{\rm cyc}$ and $P_{\rm rot}$ for the simulations presented in Table \[tab:2\], green points. The blue and red points correspond to F, G, and K stars data as presented in [@Brandenburg2017]. The black star shows the position of HD 43587, and the yellow point marks the position of the Sun. []{data-label="fig:prpc"}](figures/prpc_proc2.pdf){width="\linewidth"} The magnetic cycle periods, $P_{\rm cyc}$, were computed by Fourier analysis (see Table \[tab:2\]). The values, between 6.42 and 8.59 years are slightly smaller than the obtained in the chromospheric activity analysis of 10.44 years. Nevertheless, the cases for 21 and 25 days are still within the $1\sigma$ error of 3.3 years. In Figure \[fig:prpc\] we show the results of the simulations in the $P_{\rm rot}$ vs. $P_{\rm cyc}$ plane. The figure contains the observational points of F, G, and K stars as presented in [@Brandenburg2017]. The rotational and magnetic cycles of HD43587 are presented with a black star. The periods of the three simulations fall in the inactive branch of activity closer to the position of the Sun. The agreement between observation and simulation is encouraging, and indicates that the simulations are capturing the physics of the interior of the star. In the recent work of [@Olspert2018], the results of novel analysis of the MW data suggest that the active branch presented in Fig. \[fig:prpc\] may not exist. Instead, they found a branch merging the active and transitional branches. Although this might be the case, we consider that there is not yet sufficient stars observed with fiduciary determination of their periods. Thus, while the activity-rotation problem remains in discussion [@BoroSaikia2018], we decided to present our results together with the canonical A and I branches. {width="\textwidth"} The amplitude of the toroidal magnetic field in the generating radial shear layer is about $0.4$ Tesla and is larger in the simulations with larger period. The radial field component, on the other hand, is about $0.01$ Tesla and is larger in the simulations with shorter period (fast rotating). Figure \[fig:butterfly\] indicates that the magnetic field migrates upwards, however, at the upper boundary of the model, $r=0.95R_{\star}$, both, the toroidal and the radial field components decay about one order of magnitude. Furthermore, the simulation results do not exhibit relevant dynamo action nearby the upper boundary. Thus, it is expected that it will decrease further when reaching the star surface which is not considered in the model. In summary, the simulations are able to reproduce cyclic dynamo action, including field reversals, with a differential rotation smaller than in the Sun, and a magnetic field which at the top boundary is similar to the radial field observed at the solar surface ($\sim 10^{-3}$ Tesla). The 10% difference observed in $\langle S_{MW} \rangle$ between the Sun and HD43587 might be correlated to a diminished differential rotation which in the Sun is at least twice larger than in simulations P25 and P21. These cases are the ones that better reproduce the cycle period of HD43587 inferred from the spectroscopic chromospheric activity. Conclusions and summary ======================= The spectral analysis is fundamental to understand astrophysical processes and stellar evolution. Currently, the stellar magnetic activity is one of the most important observables in the context of stellar interiors, and it might impact exoplanets detection as shown by @aigrain. In this work, from the high-resolution spectra archive and already published data, we investigated the chromospheric activity evolution of the solar analog star HD43587. [c c c c c c c c c c c]{}\ Model & $P_{\mathrm{rot}}$ & ${\rm min}(Ra)$ & ${\Delta \Omega}/{\Omega_{eq}}$ & $\langle u_{RMS} \rangle$ & $Ro$ & $P_{cyc}$ & $\langle \overline{B}_{\phi} \rangle_{NSL}$ & $\langle \overline{B}_{r} \rangle_{NSL}$ & $\langle \overline{B}_{\phi} \rangle_{TAC}$ & $\langle \overline{B}_{r} \rangle_{TAC}$\ & \[days\] & & \[m s$^{-1}$\] & & \[years\] & \[T\] & \[T\] & \[T\] & \[T\]\ \ P29 & 29 & $4.5\cdot10^6$ & 0.087 & 87.06 & 2.13 & 6.42 & 0.0422 & 0.0012 & 0.4559 & 0.0113\ P25 & 25 & $4.5\cdot10^6$ & 0.047 & 80.13 & 1.64 & 6.87 & 0.0403 & 0.0013 & 0.4372 & 0.0147\ P21 & 21 & $4.5\cdot10^6$ & 0.023 & 79.35 & 1.38 & 8.59 & 0.0392 & 0.0016 & 0.4027 & 0.0174\ A minimum Rayleigh number for the simulations may be estimated as ${\rm min}(Ra) = \frac{g_0 r_{\rm cz}^2}{\nu \alpha \Theta_e} \frac{d \Theta_e}{d r}$, where $\Theta_e$ is the ambient state potential temperature, $\alpha=9.64\times10^{-9}$ s$^{-1}$, is the inverse of the Newtonian cooling time limiting the growing of perturbations of $\Theta$, $r_{\rm cz} = 0.2R_{\star}$ is the depth of the convection zone and $\nu = 10^8$ m$^2$ s$^{-1}$, is the maximum value of the numerical viscosity estimated by [@SBBCMS16], for EULAG-MHD simulations with similar resolution. Differential rotation parameter, $\Delta \Omega /\Omega_{eq} = (\Omega_{eq} - \Omega_{45})/\Omega_{eq}$, where $\Omega_{eq}$ and $\Omega_{45}$ are the angular velocities at $0^{\circ}$ and $45^{\circ}$ latitude, respectively. $\langle u_{RMS} \rangle$ is the volume average of the turbulent velocity in the entire convection zone. Rossby number is defined as ${\rm Ro}=P_{\mathrm{rot}}/\tau_c$ and computed with $\tau_c = \alpha H_p / u_{RMS}$, where $H_p$ is the pressure scale height, and it is measured at one pressure height scale above the bottom of the convective zone [@gilman80]. Toroidal and radial magnetic field averaged over longitude and time. The subscripts $NSL$ and $TAC$ correspond to $r=0.95R_{\star}$ and $r=0.76R_{\star}$, respectively. We built the larger $S_{MW}$ time series already published for this star, using data spanning 50 years from 1966 until 2016. The derived $\braket{S_{MW}} = 0.154$ and $\log \braket{R'_{\mathrm{HK}}} = -4.97$ indicate a low chromospheric activity, beyond the Vaughan-Preston gap. From the GLS analysis of the $S_{MW}$ time series, we found a reliable 10.44 yrs cycle period (see Fig. \[fig:HD43587Sindex\]), which is similar to the solar value. The indirect determinations of a rotation period give $\overline{P}_{\mathrm{rot}} = 22.6 \pm 1.9$ d. These values of $P_{\rm cyc}$ and $\overline{P}_{\mathrm{rot}}$, are consistent for a solar analog star. The inferred Rossby number, Ro$^{N}$ = $2.05\pm0.05$ from the calibrations prescribed by @noyes84a, and Ro$^{T}$ = $1.96\pm0.38$ from TGEC modeling, point out a rotation period about twice larger than the convective turnover time which might represent a diminished differential rotation [@Metcalfe2016]. Based on the inferred rotational period and the internal structure of HD43587 we performed global simulations with the EULAG-MHD code. We considered three different rotational periods around the value obtained in §\[sec.sr\]. For all the cases the angular velocity is solar-like, i.e., fast equator and slow poles, with relative differential rotation smaller than the solar value. In principle, the smaller shear might be responsible for the low levels of activity of the simulated stars. The radial field at the top of the simulations (at $r=0.96\,R_{\star}$) is about $10^{-2}$ T. This value is similar to the radial field at the solar photosphere. The magnetic field is oscillatory with magnetic field reversals. The magnetic cycle periods obtained in the simulations range from $6.4$ yrs, for the simulations with rotational period of 29 days, to $8.6$ yrs for the simulation with $P_{\rm rot} = 21 $ days. This cycle period is compatible with the one inferred in §\[sec:ts\]. It is worth mentioning that given the difficulties of finding the rotation period from the light curves, the indirect determination of the $P_{\rm rot}$ is the best approach to to characterize the star HD43587. The fact that the inferred rotation period fits with a solar analog encourages us to presume that it might be correct. Furthermore, ab-initio simulations of the star with initial parameters given by the stellar structure (the same as used to determine the rotational period) as well as the inferred $P_{\rm rot}$, result in activity cycles close enough to the independently determined from the $S$-index. These numerical results substantiate the observational ones. Even though the possibility that HD43587 is under a Maunder minimum cannot be ruled out, all our results seem to indicate that it is a solar analog star, older than the Sun, and undergoing a “natural” decrease of its magnetic activity. Nevertheless, some authors argue that a transition in the stellar differential rotation might be the cause of these low levels of activity [@MS17]. The characterization of a Maunder minimum would only be valid if we could observe the star coming in and out of this activity minimum [@hall]. There is no current observation indicating this pattern. The low activity level observed in HD43587 might be due to a small differential rotation in the convective zone. We have also found evidences that HD43587 could be at the minimum of a longer activity cycle larger than 50 years. However, in the context of observations of magnetic cycles in solar-like stars, the existence of long-activity cycles for old objects is rather controversial. The results presented by [@Brandenburg2017] show that, besides the Sun, all confirmed objects that have co-existing long and short cycles are younger than 2.3 Gyr. As a matter of fact, the reality of double periodicities in the observed stellar activity cycles is still questioned within the community [@BoroSaikia2018; @Olspert2018]. [****]{} The results presented above demonstrate the relevance of studying HD43587 in the context of stellar evolution. Several authors have investigated its features and evolutionary status, as well as its magnetic activity evolution. Its similarity with the Sun, whether evolutive, spectroscopic or magnetic, gives a sight of the future evolution of the Sun and makes it a good candidate for being an earth-like exoplanet host. Its low activity level provides an excellent opportunity to attempt a signal of an earth-like planet without the interference of the magnetic activity [@Korhonen2015]. In this way, we estimate it is fundamental to keep monitoring the activity of HD43587 to confirm the co-existence of a short and long period cycle, as well as to increase the accuracy of the cycle and rotation periods determination. We also consider that it should be a key target for the ESA PLATO mission. We would like to thank the anonymous referee for useful comments and suggestions to improve this paper. Research activities of the Ge$^3$[^6] stellar team at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte are supported by continuous grants from Brazilian scientific promotion agencies CAPES and CNPq. R.R.F. acknowledges CAPES graduate fellowships. J.D.N. and M.C. acknowledge support from CNPq ([*Bolsa de Produtividade*]{}). We also thank T.Morel for providing the HARPS spectra used in this paper. [^1]: Available at Royal Observatory of Belgium: [<http://www.sidc.be/silso/datafiles>]{} [^2]: Located at Mount Wilson, at 1742 m of altitude in [*San Gabriel Mountains, LA, California*]{}, the observatory has two telescopes: the Hale telescope (1,5 m), built in 1908, and the Hooker telescope (2,5 m), built in 1917. [^3]: <http://polarbase.irap.omp.eu> [^4]: [<https://www.nso.edu/data/historical-data/mount-wilson-observatory-hk-project/>]{} [^5]: <http://polarbase.irap.omp.eu/> [^6]: <http://ge3.dfte.ufrn.br>

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2024-06-18T01:27:04.277712

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Q: Play framework 2: one model approach The problem: When programming with play framework I feel that I'm stumbling with same problem than in many times at the past which is creating several models of the same type just because I want to add, update or use different data about certain model in different use cases. Let me explain, lets consider of a example where I have 2 different views: register and login I would have following User model: /** * Example User class (simple annotations for demo purposes). * */ @Entity public class User { @Id public Long id; @Required public String email; @Required public String password; @Required public String firstName; @Required public String lastName; } In case of registering: I would have all corresponding fields in register.scala.html : email, password, firstName, lastName - because I will need them all when I register, right? But also I would want to use repeatPassword field to confirm that user has typed password correctly, so I would add this into User model: @Required @Transient public String repeatPassword; Ok, then I would extend this model to have repeat password confirmation check in order to correct my "automatic" validations when form is submitted, like this: public String validate() { if(!password.equals(repeatPassword)) { return "Passwords doesn't match."; } return null; } } So even now I would have one extra attribute repeatPassword which is not persisted to database but used within registration. Problem #1: Our model starts to go confusing piece by piece. In case of login: I would want to use same model because its a User which is trying to sign in, right? But instead of all the fields I would only need email, password. Problem #2: My User model cant be used in login because its already customized to be used within registration - I would need to move repeatPassword and validate() method to separate UserRegistation model, plus duplicate firstName lastName etc. fields or mix using both User and UserRegistration model within registration and to render two different forms to same registration view = confusing. Problem #3: My login page cant use User model because it has annotations in place, if I dont add all the necessary fields like firstName, lastName etc. I will get errors. Again, I would need to create separate UserLogin model just because I want to login to work.? Example below: public class UserLogin { @Required public String email; @Required public String password; public String validate() { if(User.authenticate(email, password) == null) { return "Invalid user or password"; } return null; } } So very fast, I would have 3 different models just to represent User, one of them is persisted to database and two others is used to validate errors when we are completing login and registration functionality at template side. So my question is: How on earth I should begin to solve this mess? code complexity is rising very fast :) Should I create separate models.template and models.database packages where template models are only ones within annotations and in case of no errors I start to fill real model before saving or updating its info to database? I need desperately answers from you guys/girls, Can we make one model approach? thnx in advance. A: I'll start from the end: you don't need to use whole model for changing password or loggin-in (also you don't need to create separate, 'non-persisted' sub-models), although Form<YourModel> is useful while filling large objects, you can just avoid them and rely on common DynamicForm. In such case of course it won't use constraints added with annotations to the model's fields but you can validate them manually. For an example: in registration form you can check if @Required fields like email, firstName, lastName exists (tip: also add MinLength and MaxLength constraints), but you should remove @Required annotation from password field. Next after checking if the form hasn't any errors you can check if password and repeatedPassword are the same and it they are identical you can also add some individual (advised) strength check - most probably it wouldn't be possible with the annotations in the model. In case of logging form the thing is ever easier: using DynamicForm data just try to find existing User with given password if result is null that means, the user doesn't exists or password is invalid. Finally, tip: There is ready-to-use, full-stack authentication and authorisation module available for Play 2.0 by Joscha Feth (and I'm huge advocate of this solution.)

2024-04-13T01:27:04.277712

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Q: Counting problem: selecting $n$ objects among $k$ infinite collections. Here's a counting question that got me thinking. Unfortunately, I couldn't get around it. Need help. You are given $k$ distinct coloured boxes. In each box, lies infinite balls of the same colour as of the box. All the balls of a particular colour are exact copies. You are asked to choose $n$ balls from the whole collection. While making the selection, remember that you need to have $1$ ball of each colour at least. In how many total ways, can you make the selection? Example. If there are 3 coloured boxes — red, green & blue — then there will be infinite red balls in the first (red) box, infinite green balls in second (green) box and so on... Now you are asked to choose $5$ balls, then there is $6$ ways to do so. r g b r r r g b g g r g b b b r g b r g r g b g b r g b b r (I hope I didn't missed any case in the example) A: The first thing to notice about this question is that from the chosen $n$ balls, there are $k$ balls that are always the same, due to the requirement of at least on ball each being required - In effect, we are choosing combinations from only $n-k$ balls. The next thing to note is that from this is that the combinations are unordered and repetition is allowed. There is a general formula for this case: $$\binom{n + r -1}{r} = \frac{(n+r-1)!}{(n-1)! \cdot r!}$$ Where $n$ is the number of objects to choose from, $r$ is the amount of items we choose, $\binom{n}{k}$ the binomial coefficient and $x!$ the factorial of $x$. An explanation of the formula can be found under this link, near the bottom. In our case, the $n$ in the formula is unfortunately your $k$, the amount of boxes, and $r$ is $n-k$. In effect: $$\text{Amount of selections:} \binom{k + n-k - 1}{n-k} = \binom{n-1}{n-k}$$ Putting in $n = 5$ and $k = 3$, this does indeed come up to $6$.

2024-06-22T01:27:04.277712

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E-mail this article Sending your article Your article has been sent. AMHERST - Massachusetts’ financially strapped flagship university plans to aggressively recruit out-of-state students, who pay twice as much in tuition and feesas state residents,to help fund an ambitious effort to boost the college’s academic reputation and elevate its national profile. UMass-Amherst Chancellor Robert Holub is seeking new sources of income, amid dwindling state subsidies,to increase the size and prominence of the faculty, update deterioratingpostwar buildings, and invest in scientific research. To help reach that goal, he envisions increasing undergraduate enrollment by 15 percent, to 22,500 students, over the next decade by exclusively courting out-of-state students. But Holub’s vision, coming as Bay State residents are facing stiffer competition to gain admission, is raising some concerns on a campus whose traditional mandate has been to make higher education accessible to citizens of the Commonwealth. “We’re not abandoning our obligation to our students, but in order to provide a very good education for them, we obviously need to have real revenue sourc es. And one of them has to do with increased tuition and fees that come with a higher number of out-of-state students,’’ said Holub, who became chancellor a year ago. “It’s an important shift, one we haven’t really done in the past.’’ The number of in-state undergraduates, he said, will hold steady at approximately 16,000. The number of out-of-state students, who currently make up 20 percent of undergraduates, is expected to roughly double to 6,500 students - or nearly 30 percent of all undergraduates - by 2020. By comparison, out-of-state students account for 35 percent of undergraduates at the University of Michigan and just 6.3 percent of undergraduates at the University of California at Berkeley, two colleges in the upper echelon of public universities nationally. Starting next year, Holub hopes to begin enrolling an extra 300 out-of-state students a year, bringing in an estimated additional $4 million each year. Massachusetts residents pay $10,232 annually in tuition, while out-of-state students pay $21,929. Holub said the university will assess the success of its new recruitment efforts after four years and determine how quickly the university will have to build new dorms. To attract more out-state-students and tap critical donors, UMass-Amherst has begun mobilizing a national network of graduates, many of whom have snubbed the college’s alumni association in the past. Holub hopes alumni can help the admissions office tout the school and recruit, focusing on states bordering Massachusetts and others along the East Coast including New Jersey and the Washington, D.C., area. The college is also doling out partial scholarships in specialty programs such as engineering and is considering other financial incentives to entice out-of-state students. Some UMass-Amherst professors, though, expressed worries about the plan. Enrolling more out-of-state students could make it even more difficult for in-state students to take the classes they want unless the university simultaneously hires more faculty. “We need to find funding where we can get it, but we have to do so in a way that does not compromise the quality of the education that students receive,’’ said Randall Phillis, a biology professor and president of the Massachusetts Society of Professors,UMass-Amherst’s faculty union. “Given that we are a public university, we want to assure that quality for our in-state students.’’ The recession has prompted more high-achieving Massachusetts students to take a second look at what many once considered a fallback school. This year’s freshman class boasts the highest SAT scores and grade-point averages in the college’s 142-year history. A record 29,500 students applied last year, driving the acceptance rate down to 65 percent, from about 80 percent in 2003. While Holub and higher education officials acknowledge the campus has a long way to go before it can readily compete with the likes of California, Michigan, and North Carolina, they insist that a powerhouse public research university shouldplay a stronger role in a state that boasts some of the nation’s most prestigious private colleges. “There’s a level of complacency in this state, always relying on our elite private institutions such as Harvard and MIT to carry us,’’ said Richard M. Freeland, the state commissioner of higher education. “It used to be that the state could ride along based on the strength of its private institutions, but today, in an era when we need to be sending more students to college, Massachusetts isn’t going to maintain its position as the top state in the country for higher education without a strong public sector.’’ More so than most other public universities across the country, the UMass system has taken a big hit in budget cuts. State support for the Amherst campus has dropped 16 percent in the last year alone, from $218.2 million in 2009 to$187.6 million this fiscal year, said university officials, who expect the picture to worsen in coming weeks. State Representative David Torrisi, the House chairman for the joint committee on higher education, said the recruitment of out-of-state students makes sense from a revenue perspective. “Obviously with budget cuts in the last year and more cuts to come in the next month, they’re looking for alternate sources of revenue,’’ Torrisi said. “But myself and my colleagues do have some concerns about making sure Massachusetts students are taken care of first.’’ UMass-Amherst, a sprawling campus ringed by cow pastures, has long languished in the shadows of New England’s private research universities and liberal arts schools. But Holub says the underdog is well positioned to achieve greater prominence. “Right now, we’re not in the echelon of the top public research universities, and that’s what we’re aiming for,’’ Holub said. “I think it’s a realistic expectation. It will get more competitive here.’’ Under the five-year tenure of its previous chancellor, John Lombardi, the school, once known as “ZooMass’’ for its raucous party scene, has tried to clean up its image. Among other steps, it enlisted campus police to help monitor dormitories for drug and alcohol violations. Lombardi also embarked on a long-term plan to replace the university’s crumbling infrastructure, including leaky library walls and outdated science labs. This fall, Holub opened a new $114 million science building and will soon unveil a student recreational center. Courting more out-of-state students, Holub said, is “just one piece of many pieces’’ in the decade-long plan to vault the university into the ranks of top publics. During that time, UMass-Amherst needs todramatically ratchet up fund-raising by an average of $60 million a year through alumni and its wider donor base. Other revenue-generating plans include adding more summer and distance education programs, and introducing new professional degrees and master’s programs. Those financial initiatives will help the university restorethe ranks of tenured and tenure-track faculty, he said, a number that is low compared with the public research peers to which UMass aspires. In the past two decades, the number of faculty in the tenure system has dropped 19 percent, from a high of 1,200 in 1987 to 975 in 2008 because of financial pressure, even as student enrollment has held steady. During that period, the number of temporary hires doubled to about 200. Bolstering the faculty can help the college generate more federal research grants and more faculty awards, thereby boosting its prestige, he said. Holub is also seeking to improve the undergraduate experience by expanding its honors program to meet increased demand. And this fall, the university started weekly freshman seminars for students to develop relationships with star faculty, including one on Friedrich Nietzsche taught by the 60-year-old chancellor himself, a German scholar who was the first in his family to attend college. Such seminars have existed at UC-Berkeley since the early 1990s, where Holub spent nearly three decades. On the Amherst campus, one student leader said he understands the need to look elsewhere for revenue but cautions the university against moving away from its mission. “It’s important to remember what the school is historically and what it represents,’’ said Sam Dreyfus, a junior from Brookline who serves in student government. “It’s going to be difficult to find the right balance between remaining accessible for Massachusetts residents and bringing out-of-state students for the fees. I know a lot of out-of-state students feel like they’re being milked.’’

2024-07-16T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9461

Q: Is HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security header) for HTTP or HTTPS? Is the Strict-Transport-Security header intended for HTTP or HTTPS? What I mean is, do I respond with this header on a HTTP connection which in turn tells the browser to use HTTPS only from that point on? Or, is this header only used on a HTTPS response, and will tell the browser to use HTTPS only from then on? I'm trying to make my site redirect from HTTP to HTTPS if a client tries to access my site under HTTP. So, I'm interested in whether the strict-transport-security header is used for this purpose, or can be used for this purpose. A: The HSTS specification draft contains a chapter on the server processing model. It describes the expected behavior for secure requests: When replying to an HTTP request that was conveyed over a secure transport, an HSTS Host SHOULD include in its response message an STS header field […] And for non-secure requests: If an HSTS Host receives a HTTP request message over a non-secure transport, it SHOULD send a HTTP response message containing a status code indicating a permanent redirect […] This is also reflected in the various implementation examples of Wikipedia’s HTTP Strict Transport Security article.

2023-09-14T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6484

Developmental pathways to antisocial behavior: the delayed-onset pathway in girls. Recent research has suggested that there are two distinct trajectories for the development of antisocial behavior in boys: a childhood-onset pathway and an adolescent-onset pathway. After reviewing the limited available research on antisocial girls, we propose that this influential method of conceptualizing the development of severe antisocial behavior may not apply to girls without some important modifications. Antisocial girls appear to show many of the correlates that have been associated with the childhood-onset pathway in boys, and they tend to show impaired adult adjustment, which is also similar to boys in the childhood-onset pathway. However, antisocial girls typically show an adolescent-onset to their antisocial behavior. We have proposed that these girls show a third developmental pathway which we have labeled the "delayed-onset" pathway. This model rests on the assumption that many of the putative pathogenic mechanisms that contribute to the development of antisocial behavior in girls, such as cognitive and neuropsychological deficits, a dysfunctional family environment, and/or the presence of a callous and unemotional interpersonal style, may be present in childhood, but they do not lead to severe and overt antisocial behavior until adolescence. Therefore, we propose that the delayed-onset pathway for girls is analogous to the childhood-onset pathway in boys and that there is no analogous pathway in girls to the adolescent-onset pathway in boys. Although this model clearly needs to be tested in future research, it highlights the need to test the applicability of current theoretical models for explaining the development of antisocial behavior in girls.

2023-08-27T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2030

Abdominal and hepatic uptake of 99mTc-pyrophosphate in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. Abdominal 99mTc-pyrophosphate (99mTc-PYP) scans were obtained in 15 neonates: 12 with neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), two with osteomyelitis, and one with myocarditis. Ten of the babies with NEC had at least one positive scan; of these 10 studies, seven (Group A) showed both diffuse abdominal uptake and localized hepatic activity, two (Group B) showed abdominal uptake and questionable hepatic uptake, and one (Group C) demonstrated diffuse abdominal uptake only. The other two babies with NEC had normal scans (Group D). Pneumatosis intestinalis was unquestionably present in two patients from Group A and one from Group B. Upon resolution of the clinical findings, all NEC patients had normal scans. A patient with myocarditis had hepatic uptake of 99mTC-PYP while the abdominal scan in the two infants with osteomyelitis was normal. These preliminary observations suggest that further study of a relationship between abdominal scan findings and the course of NEC is warranted.

2024-03-26T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9150

Yeah, it's still relatively early, but the Cincinnati Reds qualify as one of the pleasant surprises of the 2017 season to date. At present, they're 18-15 and only one game behind the first-place Cardinals in the NL Central. At one point, the Reds were five games over .500, which is the first time they've pulled that off since 2014, and they've spent 18 days atop the division standings. They've backed up that early success with a +18 run differential, and it's also worth noting that 20 of their 33 games to date have come against winning or .500 teams. Coming into the year, the Reds, with something close to unanimity, were tabbed for last place in the NL Central. Maybe that's how things wind up -- especially if there's any kind of deadline sell-off in Cincy -- but for now the Reds are on an 88-win pace. At this writing, that pace would put them in line for the second NL wild card berth. To be sure, that's not likely to happen, but after almost six weeks of regular season the Reds are defying expectations in a notable way. The question is thus raised but not begged: How have the Reds done it so far? Let's briefly explore ... The offense is humming Right now, the Reds' attack ranks second in the NL with a runs-per-game mark of 5.21. In related matters, they rank fourth in the NL in OBP and third in slugging percentage. The Reds' home park does indeed inflate power numbers, but overall it doesn't affect run-scoring all that much. Also, thus far the Reds' offense ranks second in the NL in OPS on the road. They're producing everywhere. On an individual level, Joey Votto has overcome a slow start and is now raking at customary levels. Adam Duvall is on pace to threaten the 40-homer mark, and the bench has been quite productive. Also, the Reds are getting excellent production from the left side of the infield. Shortstop Zack Cozart (168 OPS+) and third baseman Eugenio Suarez (154 OPS+) have been the regulars at those positions, and they've been putting up big numbers. Let's put it in context ... Position/Team, League Reds' 2017 AVG/OBP/SLG 2017 MLB average AVG/OBP/SLG as SS .325/.406/.520 .249/.306/.391 as 3B .298/.374/.540 .253/.327/.436 Yep, that's quite an edge relative to positional norms that the Reds are enjoying. And bear in mind that those league averages would be even lower if you removed the Reds' outputs from the numbers. On another level, the Reds are also a good base-running team. That's driven by Billy Hamilton, of course. He's stolen 19 bases in 21 attempts (despite getting on base at just a .306 clip), and indeed the Reds lead all of baseball in stolen base success rate while ranking second in steals. The Reds also take the extra base at an above-average rate and have also been one of the league's best at staying out of the double play. The defense has been among baseball's best Maybe this surprises you, but the 2017 Reds have been highly adept in the field thus far. At this writing, they lead all of of baseball in defensive efficiency, which is the percentage of balls in play that a defense converts into outs. Right now, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of .723. To put that in context, the 2016 Cubs -- widely and sensibly regarded as one of the top defensive teams ever -- led MLB with a mark of .728. Possibly related to this is that the Reds are on pace to employ almost 1,100 infield shifts this season. In 2016, they shifted 877 times, and in 2015 that figure was 428. Here's more ... Tending to the routine and fundamental has been a big part of the Reds' early success with the glove. They're just not giving away easy outs. Manager Bryan Price is using his bullpen properly Not unexpectedly, the Cincy rotation has been a liability thus far. However, a strong bullpen performance has helped limit the damage. Right now, the Reds rank third in the NL in bullpen ERA and second in bullpen WHIP. What's also helped is that skipper Bryan Price has taken a progressive approach to running his pen. On that point, the Reds this season lead all of baseball in multi-inning appearances. That is, Price isn't locked into the single-inning model that's prevailed for far too long. At the same time, the Reds have the fewest relief appearances on zero days' rest in all of baseball. Yes, Cincy relievers are going longer in a given game, but Price is working to limit consecutive outings so as to limit fatigue. There's also the way Price has deployed his best reliever, 27-year-old right-hander Raisel Iglesias. Iglesias and his sub-1.00 ERA lead the team in saves, but in just four of his 12 appearances has he entered the game in the ninth inning. Price has used him as early as the fifth inning this season, and his use has been driven by leverage -- or importance -- more than the save rule. Iglesias has also recorded more than three outs in all but five of his appearances. Price has given similar treatment to Michael Lorenzen, who projects to improve moving forward. For now, such an approach has helped the Reds paper over a weak rotation To be sure, the Reds probably aren't going to contend deep into the season, but the start of 2017 has been beyond reasonable expectations. It's almost the middle of May, and the Reds are worth your attention. Even if that doesn't last, it's something we haven't been able to say in quite a while.

2023-11-30T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7033

Q: If G is not commutative Edit: Since I did not provide enough detail in my explanation in OP: I have tried to prove this for the general case, but have not come across a suitable proof. I was unsure if I then needed to prove this generally, of if an example was sufficient. If there is a general proof for this, it would be appreciated. Let $G$ be a group and let $o(a)=2, o(b)=3$, for some $a,b \in G$. Show that, if $G$ is not commutative, then $o(ab)$ is not necessarily $6$. A: In $\;S_3\;$ , take $\;a=(12)\;,\;\;b=(123)\;$ . We don't even need to check what the product is to know it can't have order six.

2024-03-10T01:27:04.277712

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Church of Hosios David The Church of Hosios David () is a late 5th-century church in Thessaloniki, Greece. In Byzantine times, it functioned as the katholikon of the Latomos Monastery (), and received rich mosaic and fresco decoration, which was renewed in the 12th–14th centuries. The surviving examples are of high artistic quality. Under Ottoman rule, the building was converted into a mosque (probably in the 16th century), until it was reconsecrated as a Greek Orthodox church in 1921, receiving its present name. In 1988, included among the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki on the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Architecture The original architecture of the Church of Hosios David was constructed in a cross pattern with squares as the main shape of the floor plan. This pattern would later become more popular. The structure contained square bays in the corners. The bays all connected to the main cross room via hallways. The bays also connected to the outside. Sometime during the middle Byzantine period the structure was damaged by earthquakes. Parts of the structure collapsed including the tribelon. The middle Byzantine period also saw the addition of marbling and a second round of fresco paintings. Decoration The marble decoration in the Church of Hosios David depicted crosses, vines and leaves in swirling detailing. The mosaic of the Theophany is a detailed mosaic in a naturalistic style depicting Christ holding a text saying in Greek, “Behold our God, in whom we hope and we rejoice in our salvation, that he may grand rest to this home.” The mosaic contains symbolism indicating the Evangelists. The mosaic representing the Theophany is complex, with a detailed border, and a lot of elements within the scene. The focus of the image is Christ as shown by his gaze, his position in the center and the halos surrounding Christ’s head and body. Byzantine murals were discovered under the plaster at the Church of Hosios David. These murals are what is left of extensive fresco paintings from the middle Byzantine period approximately 1160-70. The east part of the south and north barrel-vaults contains depictions of the nativity, the presentation in the temple, our lady of the passion, Christ on the mount of olives, entry into Jerusalem, theophany, and decorative panels meant to resemble marble slabs. The south barrel has the rest of the nativity and presentation in the temple. This area also depicts images of the baptism and transfiguration. The Church of Hosios David contains few borders between the different fresco scenes, which is an uncommon feature for this time. Most of the frescos were created during the middle Byzantine period. The frescos: our lady of the passion, the entry into Jerusalem, and Christ on the Mount of Olives are likely later, during the Palaeologan period, approximately c. 1300.. Many of the frescos today are damaged because of effects of time such as: earthquakes, cracking, water damage, and the plaster applied to cover them in the Turkish era. After the Byzantine Era The Church of Hosios David has a simple exterior and is more removed from the heart of Thessaloniki, closer to the mountains. This contributed to the theory that the Church of Hosios David was not converted to a mosque immediately after the Turks conquered the area, as the Turks converted all the best churches, and best locations first. The mosque was called Suluca or Murad Mosque. When the Church of Hosios David was converted to a mosque the walls and by extension the art was covered with plaster. In addition the Turkish period added a minaret at the south-west corner bay. Only the base remains today, together with the spiral staircase with in the remaining part of the minaret. References Sources Entwistle, Chris, and Liz James, eds. New Lights on Old Glass: Recent Research on Byzantine Mosaics and Glass. London: British Museum, 2013. Nicol. 1964. Review of Early Byzantine Churches in Macedonia and Southern Serbia: A Study of the Origins and the Initial Development of East Christian Art. The Journal of Hellenic Studies 84. The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies: 233–34. Pentcheva, Bissera V.. 2000. “Imagined Images: Visions of Salvation and Intercession in a Double-sided Icon from Poganovo”. Dumbarton Oaks Papers 54. Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University: 139–53. Rice, D. Talbot. 1961. Review of Greece-byzantine Mosaics. The Burlington Magazine 103 (701). The Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd.: 367–67. Spieser. 1998. “The Representation of Christ in the Apses of Early Christian Churches”. Gesta 37 (1). [University of Chicago Press, International Center of Medieval Art]: 63–73. Tsigaridas, Euth N. Latomou Monastery: (the Church of Hosios David). Thessaloniki: Institute for Balkan Studies, 1988. Category:Byzantine church buildings in Thessaloniki Category:World Heritage Sites in Greece Category:Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire Category:5th-century churches in Greece

2024-01-15T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4177

Tumor cells display features that are not found in healthy cells. How they become immortal and how their specific features can be exploited to combat tumorigenesis are key questions in tumor biology. Here researchers from the IMBA Vienna describe the long non-coding RNA cherub that is critically required for the development of brain tumors in Drosophila but is dispensable for normal development. In mitotic Drosophila neural stem cells, cherub localizes to the cell periphery and segregates into the differentiating daughter cell. During tumorigenesis, de-differentiation of cherub-high cells leads to the formation of tumorigenic stem cells that accumulate abnormally high cherub levels. The researchers show that cherub establishes a molecular link between the RNA-binding proteins Staufen and Syncrip. As Syncrip is part of the molecular machinery specifying temporal identity in neural stem cells, we propose that tumor cells proliferate indefinitely, because cherub accumulation no longer allows them to complete their temporal neurogenesis program. The lncRNA CR43283 is upregulated in brat tumor neuroblasts (A) Cartoon illustrating the strategy to isolate NBII and tNBs. (B) Schematic overview of DigiTAG. cDNA fragments of the sequencing library harbor random 8-mer index tags (barcodes) unique for each individual molecule. After sequencing, reads are mapped and barcodes are assigned to each read. Reads with identical barcodes are removed to avoid amplification biases.

2024-06-23T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6971

The Willie Taggart era is over in Tallahassee after almost two short years following an embarrasing, blowout loss to a not very good Miami team. It was a game that looked eerily similar to 2018 with an egregious amount of pre-snap penalties, horrendous special teams, and coaching decisions that are the result of being disorganized. How many times can you call a timeout on a special teams play because you only have ten men on the field? Florida State is 4-5 and on the cusp of missing a bowl game for the second straight year. It became readily apparent that FSU was a rebuilding not reloading job after last year but for the second straight year FSU is about to go 0-3 vs Clemson, Miami, & UF with a host of other embarrassing losses in the interim. Willie Taggart’s record was 9-12 (6-9 in the ACC) and that simply isn’t going to get it done. It’d be passable if FSU was showing significant progress in all three phases but the offense & defense remain undisciplined with pre and post-snap penalties, and the special teams remain awful. When the same problems from 2018 continue to rear their ugly-head in 2019 after overhauling most of the offensive staff you start to wonder if the problem starts up top. The biggest question is why now for a decision that’s going to cost FSU at least 17 million dollars? We’ll have more on this question later on in the week but a lame-duck coach sticking around for another year might crush the local economy. The advent of college town as another revenue source for a fairly young football program/athletic program in general would lead credence to the idea that saving five million a year from now by keeping Taggart an extra year would actually do more damage than the extra year paid out by firing him now. One thing that FSU fans should keep in mind is that the next coach isn’t about immediate national relevancy; it’s about getting back to respectability. About FSU becoming a disciplined, well-coached football team. You can fire one coach in two years and have a decent shot of maintaining your reputation as a top-tier job that coaches want to come and work for but if you you fire two coaches in a four-year span you risk becoming Tennessee. The next hire doesn’t have to be perfect but whomever they are they will have to be in Tallahassee until at least 2023 in my opinion. Personally, I really wanted Willie Taggart to work out. How many coaches you know sign a contract only to immediately give back to the program? But you can’t always get what you want and after 21 games it’s clear that Willie Taggart isn’t the answer to Florida State’s football problem.

2024-02-10T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7889

/************************************************************ * <bsn.cl fy=2014 v=onl> * * Copyright 2014 Big Switch Networks, Inc. * Copyright 2014 Accton Technology Corporation. * * Licensed under the Eclipse Public License, Version 1.0 (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.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html * * 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. * * </bsn.cl> ************************************************************ * * * ***********************************************************/ #include <unistd.h> #include <fcntl.h> #include <onlplib/file.h> #include <onlp/platformi/sysi.h> #include <onlp/platformi/ledi.h> #include <onlp/platformi/thermali.h> #include <onlp/platformi/fani.h> #include <onlp/platformi/psui.h> #include "platform_lib.h" #include "x86_64_accton_as5912_54x_int.h" #include "x86_64_accton_as5912_54x_log.h" #define CPLD_VERSION_FORMAT "/sys/bus/i2c/devices/%s/version" #define NUM_OF_CPLD 2 static char* cpld_path[NUM_OF_CPLD] = { "4-0060", "5-0062" }; const char* onlp_sysi_platform_get(void) { return "x86-64-accton-as5912-54x-r0"; } int onlp_sysi_onie_data_get(uint8_t** data, int* size) { uint8_t* rdata = aim_zmalloc(256); if(onlp_file_read(rdata, 256, size, IDPROM_PATH) == ONLP_STATUS_OK) { if(*size == 256) { *data = rdata; return ONLP_STATUS_OK; } } aim_free(rdata); *size = 0; return ONLP_STATUS_E_INTERNAL; } int onlp_sysi_oids_get(onlp_oid_t* table, int max) { int i; onlp_oid_t* e = table; memset(table, 0, max*sizeof(onlp_oid_t)); /* 5 Thermal sensors on the chassis */ for (i = 1; i <= CHASSIS_THERMAL_COUNT; i++) { *e++ = ONLP_THERMAL_ID_CREATE(i); } /* 5 LEDs on the chassis */ for (i = 1; i <= CHASSIS_LED_COUNT; i++) { *e++ = ONLP_LED_ID_CREATE(i); } /* 2 PSUs on the chassis */ for (i = 1; i <= CHASSIS_PSU_COUNT; i++) { *e++ = ONLP_PSU_ID_CREATE(i); } /* 6 Fans on the chassis */ for (i = 1; i <= CHASSIS_FAN_COUNT; i++) { *e++ = ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(i); } return 0; } int onlp_sysi_platform_info_get(onlp_platform_info_t* pi) { int i, v[NUM_OF_CPLD] = {0}; for (i=0; i < AIM_ARRAYSIZE(cpld_path); i++) { v[i] = 0; if(onlp_file_read_int(v+i, CPLD_VERSION_FORMAT , cpld_path[i]) < 0) { return ONLP_STATUS_E_INTERNAL; } } pi->cpld_versions = aim_fstrdup("%d.%d", v[0], v[1]); return ONLP_STATUS_OK; } void onlp_sysi_platform_info_free(onlp_platform_info_t* pi) { aim_free(pi->cpld_versions); } #define FAN_DUTY_MAX (100) #define FAN_DUTY_MID (69) #define FAN_DUTY_MIN (38) #define FANCTRL_DIR_FACTOR (ONLP_FAN_STATUS_B2F) #define FANCTRL_DIR_FACTOR_DUTY_ADDON (6) static int sysi_fanctrl_fan_fault_policy(onlp_fan_info_t fi[CHASSIS_FAN_COUNT], onlp_thermal_info_t ti[CHASSIS_THERMAL_COUNT], int *adjusted) { int i; *adjusted = 0; /* Bring fan speed to FAN_DUTY_MAX if any fan is not operational */ for (i = 0; i < CHASSIS_FAN_COUNT; i++) { if (!(fi[i].status & ONLP_FAN_STATUS_FAILED)) { continue; } *adjusted = 1; return onlp_fani_percentage_set(ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(1), FAN_DUTY_MAX); } return ONLP_STATUS_OK; } static int sysi_fanctrl_fan_absent_policy(onlp_fan_info_t fi[CHASSIS_FAN_COUNT], onlp_thermal_info_t ti[CHASSIS_THERMAL_COUNT], int *adjusted) { int i; *adjusted = 0; /* Bring fan speed to FAN_DUTY_MAX if fan is not present */ for (i = 0; i < CHASSIS_FAN_COUNT; i++) { if (fi[i].status & ONLP_FAN_STATUS_PRESENT) { continue; } *adjusted = 1; return onlp_fani_percentage_set(ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(1), FAN_DUTY_MAX); } return ONLP_STATUS_OK; } static int sysi_fanctrl_fan_unknown_speed_policy(onlp_fan_info_t fi[CHASSIS_FAN_COUNT], onlp_thermal_info_t ti[CHASSIS_THERMAL_COUNT], int *adjusted) { int fanduty; int fanduty_min = FAN_DUTY_MIN; int fanduty_mid = FAN_DUTY_MID; *adjusted = 0; fanduty_min += (fi[0].status & FANCTRL_DIR_FACTOR) ? FANCTRL_DIR_FACTOR_DUTY_ADDON : 0; fanduty_mid += (fi[0].status & FANCTRL_DIR_FACTOR) ? FANCTRL_DIR_FACTOR_DUTY_ADDON : 0; if (onlp_file_read_int(&fanduty, FAN_NODE(fan_duty_cycle_percentage)) < 0) { *adjusted = 1; return onlp_fani_percentage_set(ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(1), FAN_DUTY_MAX); } /* Bring fan speed to max if current speed is not expected */ if (fanduty != fanduty_min && fanduty != fanduty_mid && fanduty != FAN_DUTY_MAX) { *adjusted = 1; return onlp_fani_percentage_set(ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(1), FAN_DUTY_MAX); } return ONLP_STATUS_OK; } static int sysi_fanctrl_single_thermal_sensor_policy(onlp_fan_info_t fi[CHASSIS_FAN_COUNT], onlp_thermal_info_t ti[CHASSIS_THERMAL_COUNT], int *adjusted) { int i; *adjusted = 0; /* When anyone higher than 50 degrees, all fans run with duty 100%. */ for (i = (THERMAL_1_ON_MAIN_BROAD); i <= (THERMAL_3_ON_MAIN_BROAD); i++) { if (ti[i-1].mcelsius < 50000) { continue; } *adjusted = 1; return onlp_fani_percentage_set(ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(1), FAN_DUTY_MAX); } /* When anyone higher than 45 degrees, all fans run with duty 62.5%. */ for (i = (THERMAL_1_ON_MAIN_BROAD); i <= (THERMAL_3_ON_MAIN_BROAD); i++) { if (ti[i-1].mcelsius < 45000) { continue; } int fanduty_mid = FAN_DUTY_MID; fanduty_mid += (fi[0].status & FANCTRL_DIR_FACTOR) ? FANCTRL_DIR_FACTOR_DUTY_ADDON : 0; *adjusted = 1; return onlp_fani_percentage_set(ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(1), fanduty_mid); } return ONLP_STATUS_OK; } static int sysi_fanctrl_overall_thermal_sensor_policy(onlp_fan_info_t fi[CHASSIS_FAN_COUNT], onlp_thermal_info_t ti[CHASSIS_THERMAL_COUNT], int *adjusted) { int fanduty_min = FAN_DUTY_MIN; int fanduty_mid = FAN_DUTY_MID; int i, num_of_sensor = 0, temp_avg = 0; *adjusted = 0; fanduty_min += (fi[0].status & FANCTRL_DIR_FACTOR) ? FANCTRL_DIR_FACTOR_DUTY_ADDON : 0; fanduty_mid += (fi[0].status & FANCTRL_DIR_FACTOR) ? FANCTRL_DIR_FACTOR_DUTY_ADDON : 0; for (i = (THERMAL_1_ON_MAIN_BROAD); i <= (THERMAL_3_ON_MAIN_BROAD); i++) { num_of_sensor++; temp_avg += ti[i-1].mcelsius; } temp_avg /= num_of_sensor; if (temp_avg >= 45000) { *adjusted = 1; return onlp_fani_percentage_set(ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(1), FAN_DUTY_MAX); } else if (temp_avg >= 40000) { *adjusted = 1; return onlp_fani_percentage_set(ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(1), fanduty_mid); } else if (temp_avg < 35000) { *adjusted = 1; return onlp_fani_percentage_set(ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(1), fanduty_min); } return ONLP_STATUS_OK; } typedef int (*fan_control_policy)(onlp_fan_info_t fi[CHASSIS_FAN_COUNT], onlp_thermal_info_t ti[CHASSIS_THERMAL_COUNT], int *adjusted); fan_control_policy fan_control_policies[] = { sysi_fanctrl_fan_fault_policy, sysi_fanctrl_fan_absent_policy, sysi_fanctrl_fan_unknown_speed_policy, sysi_fanctrl_single_thermal_sensor_policy, sysi_fanctrl_overall_thermal_sensor_policy, }; int onlp_sysi_platform_manage_fans(void) { int i, rc; onlp_fan_info_t fi[CHASSIS_FAN_COUNT]; onlp_thermal_info_t ti[CHASSIS_THERMAL_COUNT]; memset(fi, 0, sizeof(fi)); memset(ti, 0, sizeof(ti)); /* Get fan status */ for (i = 0; i < CHASSIS_FAN_COUNT; i++) { rc = onlp_fani_info_get(ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(i+1), &fi[i]); if (rc != ONLP_STATUS_OK) { onlp_fani_percentage_set(ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(1), FAN_DUTY_MAX); return ONLP_STATUS_E_INTERNAL; } } /* Get thermal sensor status */ for (i = 0; i < CHASSIS_THERMAL_COUNT; i++) { rc = onlp_thermali_info_get(ONLP_THERMAL_ID_CREATE(i+1), &ti[i]); if (rc != ONLP_STATUS_OK) { onlp_fani_percentage_set(ONLP_FAN_ID_CREATE(1), FAN_DUTY_MAX); return ONLP_STATUS_E_INTERNAL; } } /* Apply thermal policy according the policy list, * If fan duty is adjusted by one of the policies, skip the others */ for (i = 0; i < AIM_ARRAYSIZE(fan_control_policies); i++) { int adjusted = 0; rc = fan_control_policies[i](fi, ti, &adjusted); if (!adjusted) { continue; } return rc; } return ONLP_STATUS_OK; } int onlp_sysi_platform_manage_leds(void) { return ONLP_STATUS_E_UNSUPPORTED; }

2024-02-01T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9700

/* * Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * A copy of the License is located at * * http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0/ * * or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is distributed * on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either * express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing * permissions and limitations under the License. */ #include <string> #include <unordered_map> #include <gtest/gtest.h> #include <gmock/gmock.h> #include "AVSCommon/AVS/NamespaceAndName.h" using namespace ::testing; namespace alexaClientSDK { namespace avsCommon { namespace avs { namespace test { /// @c nameSpace value for testing. static const std::string NAMESPACE_SPEECH_RECOGNIZER("SpeechRecognizer"); /// @c name value for testing. static const std::string NAME_RECOGNIZE("Recognize"); /// @c nameSpace value for testing. static const std::string NAMESPACE_SPEAKER("Speaker"); /// @c name value for testing. static const std::string NAME_SET_VOLUME("SetVolume"); /// NamespaceAndNameTest class NamespaceAndNameTest : public ::testing::Test {}; /** * Invoke default constructor. Expect @c nameSpace and @c name properties are both empty strings. */ TEST_F(NamespaceAndNameTest, test_defaultConstructor) { NamespaceAndName instance; ASSERT_TRUE(instance.nameSpace.empty()); ASSERT_TRUE(instance.name.empty()); } /** * Invoke constructor with member values. Expect properties match those provided to the constructor. */ TEST_F(NamespaceAndNameTest, test_constructorWithValues) { NamespaceAndName instance(NAMESPACE_SPEECH_RECOGNIZER, NAME_RECOGNIZE); ASSERT_EQ(instance.nameSpace, NAMESPACE_SPEECH_RECOGNIZER); ASSERT_EQ(instance.name, NAME_RECOGNIZE); } /** * Create an @c std::unordered_map using NamespaceAndName values as keys. Expect that the keys map to distinct values. */ TEST_F(NamespaceAndNameTest, test_inUnorderedMap) { std::unordered_map<NamespaceAndName, int> testMap; NamespaceAndName key1(NAMESPACE_SPEECH_RECOGNIZER, NAME_RECOGNIZE); NamespaceAndName key2(NAMESPACE_SPEAKER, NAME_SET_VOLUME); testMap[key1] = 1; testMap[key2] = 2; ASSERT_EQ(testMap[key1], 1); ASSERT_EQ(testMap[key2], 2); ASSERT_NE(testMap[key1], testMap[key2]); } } // namespace test } // namespace avs } // namespace avsCommon } // namespace alexaClientSDK

2024-01-03T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5368

Q: Check browser geo location capability and get Latitude and Longtitude I am developing .net MVC application. I want to get Geo Location from if it is support html 5.0 browser. But I want to know can I do it inside a Controller (HomeController, inside index method) Need your suggestions Thank You Yohan A: If you add a reference to jQuery in your project, you should then be able to add the following Javascript code to your view. This will then post to your controller with the long and lat. That is the only way you will be able to get the GeoLocation in your controller. NOTE: This code hasn't been tested! I just wrote it quickly from memory. // Get the coordinates navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(show_map); function show_map(position) { var latitude = position.coords.latitude; var longitude = position.coords.longitude; // post to your controller var url = "/Home/Index?latitude=" + latitude + "&longtitude=" + longitude; $.post(url, function(data) { }); } You will also need to add the parameters "latitude" and "longtitude" to your controller. public ActionResult Index(string latitude, string longtitude) { }

2024-02-29T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7820

The Wolves will open training camp in Mankato with a midnight-madness event that will be carried live on NBA TV. Their "Dunks After Dark" extravaganza will be held late Monday night, September 29 in Mankato after the team conducts its traditional media-day activities at Target Center that afternoon. Doors at Minnesota-State Mankato's Bresnan Arena open at 11 p.m. and the program that will feature a scrimmage and a dunk contest between Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine begins right after midnight. Tickets are free, but you need one and they'll be available at the school's Student Union Center that Monday morning starting at 10:30 a.m. The Wolves also are expected to announce soon plans for a Sunday afternoon scrimmage that will end camp on Oct. 5.

2024-04-11T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4936

George W. Bush’s back-of-the-hand to the Baker-Hamilton commission’s Iraq War troop drawdown plan – and the disclosure that Bush ousted Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld after he sought a major shift in war policy – has given new urgency to the Dec. 5 hearings on Robert M. Gates to be Bush’s new Pentagon chief. Senators, who were inclined to rubber-stamp Gates’s nomination, may have reason to think twice. Indeed, the evidence now suggests that Washington’s conventional wisdom about Gates as “a realist” clambering onboard to put Bush’s war strategy on a new course was dead wrong. Rather than a sign of a new direction, Bush may have picked Gates as a yes man who will continue the war pretty much as is. Bush may have enlisted someone to join him, Laura Bush and the dog, Barney, lashed to the mast of the Iraq War as it continues to founder. Author Bob Woodward reported that Bush told key Republicans in late 2005 that “I will not withdraw even if Laura and Barney are the only ones supporting me.” Woodward added that some of his best sources complained that the Bush administration needed “to face realism,” though Bush remained resistant to change. [CBS News “60 Minutes” interview, Oct. 1, 2006] Instead, Bush appears to have hardened his determination to stay the course in Iraq, even throwing back the word “realism” into the faces of his critics. In Amman, Jordan, on Nov. 30, Bush said he had no interest in the gradual troop withdrawals that the bipartisan Baker-Hamilton commission is expected to urge. Bush said American forces would “stay in Iraq to get the job done,” adding “this business about graceful exit just simply has no realism to it whatsoever.” Then, on Dec. 3, the New York Times disclosed that Rumsfeld had written a memo on Nov. 6 – a day before the congressional elections and two days before his forced resignation – calling for a “major adjustment” in Iraq War policy. “Clearly what U.S. forces are currently doing in Iraq is not working well enough or fast enough,” Rumsfeld wrote. The options that Rumsfeld wanted to consider included “an accelerated drawdown of U.S. bases from 55 now to 10 to 15 by April 2007 and to five by July 2007. Another idea was to commit U.S. forces only to provinces and cities that request the assistance. “Unless they [the local Iraqi governments] cooperate fully, U.S. forces would leave their province,” Rumsfeld wrote. Proposing a plan similar to one enunciated by Democratic Rep. John Murtha, Rumsfeld suggested that the generals “withdraw U.S. forces from vulnerable positions – cities, patrolling, etc. – and move U.S. forces to a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) status, operating from within Iraq and Kuwait, to be available when Iraqi security forces need assistance.” And in what could be read as an implicit criticism of Bush’s lofty rhetoric about transforming Iraq and the Middle East, Rumsfeld said the administration should “recast the U.S. military mission and the U.S. goals (how we talk about them) – go minimalist.” [NYT, Dec. 3, 2006] Though it appears Bush’s recruitment of Gates was already underway when Rumsfeld issued his memo, Bush almost surely was aware of Rumsfeld’s revised thinking when the President offered the job to Gates. Other evidence that Bush sees Gates as an ally in staying the course surfaced at Bush’s press conference in Jordan on Nov. 30 when he slapped down the phased-withdrawal idea from the commission headed by former Secretary of State James Baker, a Republican, and former Rep. Lee Hamilton, a Democrat. Bush could have finessed the issue simply by saying he needed time to examine the panel’s still-unpublished recommendations. Instead, he seemed to reject them out of hand, while throwing in the mocking reference to the word, “realism.” With his public disdain, Bush undercut one of the most appealing arguments for Gates’s nomination – that the former CIA director would inject some fresh thinking into the bloody U.S. military occupation of Iraq. However, if Bush has ruled out a significant policy shift and still wants Gates to be his man at the Pentagon, then either Gates has bought into Bush’s vision of an open-ended war or he will almost certainly fail as Defense Secretary. Either way, the Senate Armed Services Committee might want to use the Gates confirmation hearings on Dec. 5 to review not only Gates’s fitness for the job but Bush’s strategies for waging what some administration supporters call the “Long War” and others have labeled “World War III.” Secrecy Plus, as Defense Secretary not only would Gates be in charge of managing the Iraq War and the broader “war on terror” but he would oversee the National Security Agency’s electronic spying operations and the new military tribunals which amount to a parallel legal structure existing outside U.S. constitutional safeguards. In all these areas, Bush has resisted any meaningful congressional oversight – and is likely to continue asserting executive secrecy when the Democrats try to conduct informational hearings after taking control of Congress in January. The Bush administration has made clear it won’t submit to congressional subpoenas if it considers the information privileged or overly sensitive. Thus, it makes sense for Bush to push through Gates’s confirmation during the lame-duck session when the Republicans are still in charge. Quick confirmation would deny the Democrats one of their few pressure points – approval of Gates – that they could use to extract some cooperation from the White House in the planned oversight hearings. Once Bush secures the Senate’s consent on Gates, the only practical moves left to Congress – besides time-consuming subpoena battles fought through the federal courts – will be withholding money from the war effort or impeachment – two drastic steps that the Democrats have signaled they won’t do. In other words, Bush will be in a much stronger position to continue his war policies, while making the Democrats look weak and ineffectual as they flail about in 2007 seeking his cooperation on hearings. As for Gates at the Pentagon, the Democrats will be left with only hope that he will turn out to be more independent and courageous than he has been in the past. Gates Record After Bush tapped Gates to replace Rumsfeld on Nov. 8, the Washington press corps quickly adopted a conventional wisdom that the Gates nomination represented a move by former President George H.W. Bush to impose some reason and discipline on his headstrong son. The thinking went that Gates would guide the younger George Bush away from the neoconservative ideologues who were gung-ho for war in Iraq and back toward the so-called “realists” who held the upper hand under the elder George Bush – the likes of James Baker. There was even a Newsweek cover illustrating this thesis with a large Poppy Bush in the foreground and a smaller Sonny Bush in the rear. But the truth now appears to be different, with George W. Bush virtually spitting out his contempt for the “realists” during his press conference in Amman, declaring that the notion of a “graceful exit” had “no realism to it whatsoever.” Given Bush’s petulance, it’s hard to conceive that he sat down with Gates just before the Nov. 7 elections and didn’t get assurances that Gates would fall into line behind Bush’s oft-stated determination to see the Iraq War through to what the President calls “victory.” In other words, the smooth-talking Gates might be presenting himself to Senate Democrats and other Iraq War skeptics as their closet ally when, in truth, he is a closet ally of the neocons. Throughout his career, the 63-year-old Gates often has acted the part of the mild-mannered moderate – the aw-shucks Eagle Scout from Wichita, Kansas – but then did the bidding of his hard-line bosses in the Executive Branch. According to rank-and-file CIA officers who knew him well, Gates cloaked his fierce ambition in his boyish charm as he ingratiated himself to powerful mentors, such as the late CIA Director William J. Casey. For instance, while head of the CIA’s analytical division and responsible for maintaining a clear line between intelligence and policymaking, Gates pushed dubious intelligence assessments on Nicaragua, the Soviet Union and Iran. Invariably, these intelligence judgments served the interests of Gates’s superiors. In December 1984, Gates even veered off into policy prescriptions, sending a secret memo to CIA Director Casey that took extreme positions on the conflict in Nicaragua, including calls for air strikes and other actions to oust the “Marxist-Leninist” regime – just the kind of tough talk that Casey liked to hear. Not only did Gates’s behavior violate the principle of separating intelligence from policymaking, but it turned out that his alarmist assessment of Nicaragua was completely wrong. Rather than becoming a permanent “Marxist-Leninist” regime on the American mainland, the ruling Sandinistas surrendered power when they lost an election in 1990. To some at CIA, it was never clear whether Gates was a closet true-believer in right-wing policies or a skillful apple-polisher eager to please his bosses. But Gates’s bureaucratic maneuvering did serve his career well, as Casey elevated Gates in 1986 to be deputy CIA director. [For more on the Nicaragua memo, see Consortiumnews.com’s “Why Trust Robert Gates on Iraq?”] However, after the Iran-Contra scandal broke in late 1986 – revealing widespread deception by the Reagan administration – Gates found himself in hot water. Members of Congress suspected that Gates had misled them and he was denied the top CIA job in 1987 after Casey’s death from brain cancer. Gates salvaged his career with the help of the senior George Bush who took Gates on as deputy national security adviser in 1989. By 1991, after the Iran-Contra scandal had cooled, Bush nominated Gates again to be CIA director. This time, Gates’s nomination faced an extraordinary uprising among CIA analysts who went public to accuse Gates of politicizing the analytical division and shaping the intelligence to fit the desires of the Reagan-Bush political team. There were also new allegations that Gates had skirted the law by joining Casey and other Republican politicians in questionable arms deals with Iran and Iraq. [See Consortiumnews.com’s “The Secret World of Robert Gates.”] Friends in High Places But Gates survived these allegations with the help of his friend, Democratic Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman David Boren, and Boren’s top aide George Tenet, who combined to shepherd the nomination through to approval. Once ensconced at CIA, Gates was in position to protect George H.W. Bush’s flanks when the Iran-Contra scandal heated up again and special prosecutor Lawrence Walsh brought charges against CIA officers implicated in the arms-for-hostage deals. Though Gates escaped indictment in the Iran-Contra scandal, he was widely viewed as a Bush loyalist prone to trim the truth. After Bush lost the 1992 election, President Bill Clinton replaced Gates at CIA, sending the ambitious intelligence bureaucrat into almost 14 years of political exile. With the support of George H.W. Bush, Gates did land a job as president of Texas A&M, where Gates bided his time for a return to the power centers of Washington. That opportunity finally presented itself in 2006 when President George W. Bush named Gates as a member of a bipartisan commission created by Congress to review the Iraq War. Though Rumsfeld had become a lightning rod for criticism across the political spectrum – from Democrats to retired generals to neoconservatives who felt he had botched their Middle East vision – Bush insisted during Campaign 2006 that Rumsfeld would finish out the administration’s final two years. However, on the weekend before the Nov. 7 elections, facing voter repudiation of the Iraq War and the prospect of Democratic congressional control, Bush secretly reversed himself on his endorsement of Rumsfeld’s continued tenure. Bush privately turned to Gates and asked him to be Rumsfeld’s successor. The day after the Republicans lost control of the Congress, Bush announced that Rumsfeld was out and Gates was in. Though Bush took some heat for lying about Rumsfeld’s continued service, the Gates move met with widespread acclaim from Official Washington, which assumed that Gates would rein in Bush’s zealotry. Contrarian One of the few contrarians to this conventional wisdom was right-wing pundit Fred Barnes, who reported in the neoconservative Weekly Standard that “rarely has the press gotten a story so wrong.” According to Barnes, Gates “is not the point man for a boarding party of former national security officials from the elder President Bush’s administration taking over defense and foreign policy in his son’s administration.” Barnes reported that the younger George Bush didn’t consult either his father or Baker about appointing Gates – and only picked the ex-CIA chief after a two-hour face-to-face meeting at which Bush sought assurances that Gates was onboard with the neoconservative notion about “democracy promotion” in the Middle East. "Two days before the election, the President summoned Gates to his ranch near Waco, Texas,” Barnes wrote. “It was the first time they’d talked about the Pentagon position. … It was only the two of them. No aides participated in the meeting. "The President wanted ‘clarity’ on Gates’s views, especially on Iraq and the pursuit of democracy. He asked if Gates shared the goal of victory in Iraq and would be determined to pursue it aggressively as defense chief. "He asked if Gates agreed democracy should be the aim of American foreign policy and not merely the stability of pro-American regimes, notably in the Middle East. Bush also wanted to know Gates’s ‘philosophy’ of America’s role in the world, an aide says, and his take on the pitfalls America faces. ‘The President got good vibes,’ according to the Bush official." [The Weekly Standard, Nov. 27, 2006] The Barnes account takes on new significance with Bush’s Nov. 30 repudiation of the Baker-Hamilton troop drawdown plan and the disclosure of Rumsfeld’s desire for a “minimalist” U.S. goal in Iraq. The content of that Bush-Gates meeting becomes crucial for understanding how Gates will conduct the Iraq War and Bush’s broader war strategies. The new evidence also puts greater responsibility on the Senate Armed Services Committee to conduct vigorous confirmation hearings of Robert M. Gates. Robert Parry broke many of the Iran-Contra stories in the 1980s for the Associated Press and Newsweek. His latest book, Secrecy & Privilege: Rise of the Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq, can be ordered at secrecyandprivilege.com. It's also available at Amazon.com, as is his 1999 book, Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press & 'Project Truth.' Consortiumnews.com is a product of The Consortium for Independent Journalism, Inc., a non-profit organization that relies on donations from its readers to produce these stories and keep alive this Web publication. To contribute,click here.To contact CIJ, click here.

2023-09-21T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3905

Q: mongodb $not _id I need a way to search but not include an _id which is already on the screen in front of the user. For example, I have 3 pet profiles one which the user is already viewing. On that page I have a heading called My Family. I then run this search: public function fetch_family($owner) { $collection = static::db()->mypet; $cursor = $collection->find(array('owner' => new MongoId($owner))); if ($cursor->count() > 0) { $family = array(); // iterate through the results while( $cursor->hasNext() ) { $family[] = ($cursor->getNext()); } return $family; } } And it returns all the pets in my family even knowing I am already showing one. So I want to exclude that one _id from the search. I thought something like this. $cursor = $collection->find(array('owner' => new MongoId($owner), '$not'=>array('_id'=>new MongoId(INSERT ID HERE)))); However, that just stops the whole thing from running. A: You need to do a $ne (not equal) to make sure the current pet you are viewing is excluded from the search by owner. Example in the mongo shell: var viewingPetId = ObjectId("515535b6760fe8735f5f6899"); var ownerId = ObjectId("515535ba760fe8735f5f689a"); db.mypet.find( { _id: { $ne: viewingPetId }, owner: ownerId } ) A: Use $ne as (notice no need to use ObjectId(), string will autocast to ObjectId): db.organizations.find({"_id" : {$ne:"563c50e05cdb2be30391e873"}})

2024-03-15T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5398

Role of adrenomedullin in congenital heart disease associated with pulmonary hypertension. The changes of adrenomedullin (ADM), endothelin-1 (ET-1) and nitric oxide (NO) levels before and after operation in congenital heart disease (CHD) associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH) were observed in order to investigate their role in CHD with PH and their clinical significance. The CHD patients were divided into 3 groups according to pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP): Non-PH group: PASP < or = 30 mmHg (n = 11); mild-PH group: PASP 31-49 mmHg (n = 10); moderate or severe-PH group: PASP > or = 50 mmHg (n = 12). The control group consisted of 15 health children. Plasma ADM, ET-1 and NO levels were determined by radioimmunoassay and colorimetry methods. The correlation between ADM and ET-1, NO, PASP was analyzed. The changes in plasma ADM, ET-1 and plasma NO on the 7th day after operation among the groups were compared. The results showed that plasma ADM levels in non-PH group were significantly higher than that in control group (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in ET-1 and NO levels between the two groups (P > 0.05). ADM and ET-1 levels in mild-PH group were significantly elevated as compared with those in non-PH group (both P < 0.05), but NO levels were decreased (P < 0.05). ADM and ET-1 levels in moderate or severe-PH groups were increased as compared with those in mild-PH group (both P < 0.01), but NO level significantly declined (P < 0.05). On the 7th day after operation, plasma ADM and ET-1 levels in PH group were significantly decreased (P < 0.05, P < 0.01) as compared with those before operation, but there was no significant difference in NO levels (P > 0.05). But NO levels in non-PH group were significantly increased (P < 0.05). Plasma ADM levels in CHD were positively correlated with PASP and ET-1 (r = 0.77, P < 0.01; r = 0.82, P < 0.01), negatively correlated with NO (r = -0.56, P < 0.05). It was concluded that during the progression of PH in the cases of CHD, plasma ADM, ET-1 and NO might play an important role in the development of PH. The increased ADM may represent a compensatory mechanism. It can interact with NO and ET-1 to regulate pulmonary circulation in the pathophysiology of PH with CHD. ADM may be involved in the defence mechanism against further increase of pulmonary arterial pressure. ADM could be used as a reliable indicator of the severity of CHD associated PH.

2024-02-10T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2702

/* File: QuizContainerRootViewControllerSegue.m Abstract: Custom segue for setting the root view controller of a QuizContainerViewController. Version: 1.0 Disclaimer: IMPORTANT: This Apple software is supplied to you by Apple Inc. ("Apple") in consideration of your agreement to the following terms, and your use, installation, modification or redistribution of this Apple software constitutes acceptance of these terms. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use, install, modify or redistribute this Apple software. In consideration of your agreement to abide by the following terms, and subject to these terms, Apple grants you a personal, non-exclusive license, under Apple's copyrights in this original Apple software (the "Apple Software"), to use, reproduce, modify and redistribute the Apple Software, with or without modifications, in source and/or binary forms; provided that if you redistribute the Apple Software in its entirety and without modifications, you must retain this notice and the following text and disclaimers in all such redistributions of the Apple Software. Neither the name, trademarks, service marks or logos of Apple Inc. may be used to endorse or promote products derived from the Apple Software without specific prior written permission from Apple. Except as expressly stated in this notice, no other rights or licenses, express or implied, are granted by Apple herein, including but not limited to any patent rights that may be infringed by your derivative works or by other works in which the Apple Software may be incorporated. The Apple Software is provided by Apple on an "AS IS" basis. APPLE MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR ITS USE AND OPERATION ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH YOUR PRODUCTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL APPLE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE, HOWEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF APPLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. Copyright (C) 2013 Apple Inc. All Rights Reserved. */ #import "QuizContainerRootViewControllerSegue.h" #import "QuizContainerViewController.h" @implementation QuizContainerRootViewControllerSegue //| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Replaces the viewControllers array of the sourceViewController (which must // be a QuizContainerViewController) with an array containing only the // destinationViewController. Visually, it causes the // QuizContainerViewController to immediately display the // destinationViewController with no animated transition. // - (void)perform { QuizContainerViewController *containerVC = (QuizContainerViewController*)self.sourceViewController; NSArray *viewControllers = @[self.destinationViewController]; [containerVC setViewControllers:viewControllers]; } @end

2024-01-12T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3162

Q: Restrict vue/vuex reactivity Let's assume we have some array of objects, and these objects never change. For example, that may be search results, received from google maps places api - every result is rather complex object with id, title, address, coordinates, photos and a bunch of other properties and methods. We want to use vue/vuex to show search results on the map. If some new results are pushed to the store, we want to draw their markers on the map. If some result is deleted, we want to remove its marker. But internally every result never changes. Is there any way to tell vue to track the array (push, splice, etc), but not to go deeper and do not track any of its element's properties? For now I can imagine only some ugly data split - keep the array of ids in vue and have separate cache-by-id outside of the store. I'm looking for a more elegant solution (like knockout.js observableArray). A: You can use Object.freeze() on those objects. This comes with a (really tiny!) performance hit, but it should be negligible if you don't add hundreds or thousands of objects at once. edit: Alternatively, you could freeze the array (much better performance) which will make Vue skip "reactifying" its contents. And when you need to add objects to that array, build a new one to replace the old one with: state.searchResults = Object.freeze(state.searchResults.concat([item])) That would be quite cheap even for bigger arrays.

2024-05-13T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7759

Microsoft kicked off public beta for 2012 Xbox Live update, but quickly ran out of sp And just like that, it was all over. Shortly after the well-known, always-informative Major Nelsonannounced that this year's upcoming Xbox Live update had officially opened its beta doors to the public, he soon followed up with a note saying it was already "full and no longer accepting sign-ups." For the lucky ones, though, the public beta will give them early access to a slew of anticipated Xbox Livefeatures, such as personalized dashboard recommendations, improved category / discovery features and, best of all, a look at Internet Explorer on Microsoft's entertainment console. Sadly, Major Nelson didn't say whether or not there's going to be more spaces opening up soon, but we'll keep you in the loop if anything changes.

2023-09-01T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3578

Friday, June 17, 2016 If you don't compare every file before you check-in, you are more likely to check something in that was only needed for testing the change. (or something that was you trying to figure out how to solve the problem, and is now dead code) Additionally, If you do compare every file, you get to see what a diff program (and another human would see) when trying to compare the before to after. You can then optimize the code so that a diff is far more readable (if only for that check-in, then check-in again if you desire a specific order for how the file should read). Version Control Systems that have easy staging of parts of a file instead of all changes can make this even easier. Since, you may want to keep your local changes for testing, without checking them in for more testing or more feature additions. (or even permanent testing additions for your local workspace)

2023-11-25T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3853

Chartism or The Chartist Movement The "People's Charter," drafted in 1838 by William Lovett, was at the heart of a radical campaign for parliamentary reform of the inequities remaining after the Reform Act of 1832. The Chartists' six main demands were: votes for all men; equal electoral districts; abolition of the requirement that Members of Parliament be property owners; payment for M.P.s; annual general elections; and the secret ballot. The Chartists obtained one and a quarter million signatures and presented the Charter to the House of Commons in 1839, where it was rejected by a vote of 235 to 46. Many of the leaders of the movement, having threatened to call a general strike, were arrested. When demonstrators marched on the prison at Newport, Monmouthshire, demanding the release of their leaders, troops opened fire, killing 24 and wounding 40 more. A second petition with 3 million signatures was rejected in 1842; the rejection of the third petition in 1848 brought an end to the movement. More important than the movement itself was the unrest it symbolized. The Chartists' demands, at the time, seemed radical; those outside the movement saw the unrest and thought of the French Revolution and The Reign of Terror. Thomas Carlyle's pamphlet Chartism (1839), argued the need for reform by fanning these fears, though he later became increasingly hostile to democratic ideas in works like "Hudson's Statue" Historians theorize broadly about why this revolutionary movement died out just as the revolutions of 1848 were breaking out all over Europe, but from this distance we can only suppose that the English had a confidence in their government and a sense of optimism about their future possibilities which suggested to them that patience was better than violence; and in fact most of their demands were eventually met — specifically in the Reform Acts of 1867 and 1884. The threat of unrest surely influenced such otherwise unrelated reforms as the Factory act and the repeal of the Corn Laws. The radicalism that surfaced in the agitation for the Charter and a desire for a working-class voice in foreign affairs eventually channeled itself into related areas like the Socialist movement.

2023-12-27T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/8418

African cattle infected with a lethal parasite that kills one million cows per year are less likely to die when co-infected with the parasite's milder cousin, according to a new study published today in Science Advances. The findings suggest that "fighting fire with fire" is a strategy that might work against a range of parasitic diseases. The immediate implications are for the battle in Africa against a tick-borne cattle-killing parasite, Theileria parva, which causes East Coast fever. The disease kills one cow every 30 seconds and claims US$300 million in livestock losses each year, mostly from poor herders who can scarcely afford to lose even a single animal. "Our results suggest seeking a simple vaccine that could protect cows from East Coast fever by inoculating them with a related but far less harmful parasite," said lead author Mark Woolhouse, who is with the University of Edinburgh, in the United Kingdom. "It has been suggested that a similar process might be at work in malaria, where infection with the less harmful Plasmodium vivax parasite may protect people from the Plasmodium falciparum parasite that kills almost 600,000 people each year." The study, Co-infections determine patterns of mortality in a population exposed to parasite infections, was conducted as part of an Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock (IDEAL) project, a multi-partner study that includes the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The project followed more than 500 indigenous East African shorthorn zebu calves during their first year of life. The calves live in a part of Western Kenya where they are routinely exposed to both the T. parva parasite and its less aggressive relatives. T. parva causes high fever and, like cancer, promotes uncontrollable proliferation of white blood cells. Its relatively innocuous cousins, such as Theileria mutans, typically cause chronic but mild infections that may have no symptoms at all. The researchers discovered that co-infection with a lesser parasite was associated with an impressive 89 percent reduction in deaths from East Coast fever. "This is an important finding; East Coast fever is a major burden for millions of poor people in Africa whose existence depends on healthy cattle," said Phil Toye, of ILRI, which is leading an international effort to develop a new vaccine against the disease. "The control methods now available are very expensive for most farmers and herders, and if we could provide a cheaper approach, it could greatly reduce poverty in the region." Hope for Healthier Animals ILRI experts are concerned that East Coast fever is spreading rapidly; it already threatens some 30 million cattle in East and Central Africa. In 2013, death and disease from this parasite caused US$300 million in losses, challenging the livelihoods of pastoralist herders and farmers in this region. East Coast fever also impedes economic development for livestock keepers by limiting their adoption of more productive cattle breeds, which are even more susceptible to the disease. The researchers say that these new findings about East Coast fever could explain why European cattle breeds raised in the same region as the indigenous shorthorn Zebu are more likely to die from T. parva infections: because the European cattle are managed in ways that reduce their exposure to all tick-borne infections, they don't get the benefit of infection with the less harmful parasite. The findings could also explain why spraying cattle with a pesticide that reduces exposure to all Theileria parasites may have little effect on the overall burden of disease. The only existing vaccine against East Coast fever is made by grinding up ticks that carry the T. parva parasite. This so-called "live vaccine" is costly to produce and deliver, and it induces an infection in the cows that must be treated with expensive antibiotics. The new study suggests that a simpler and cheaper vaccine might be based on more benign species of Theileria, which could also protect animals against disease but without the need for expensive drug treatment. Lessons for Malaria The protective effect against East Coast fever that appears to be provided by the milder parasites could be relevant to the fight against malaria. Like East Coast fever, malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite, Plasmodium, although more than one species of Plasmodium can cause malaria. The deadliest species is Plasmodium falciparum, whereas Plasmodium vivax is more widespread but causes less severe disease. The researchers refer back to a 1996 study suggesting that protective effect of P. vivax could explain a genetic mutation common in people who live in the South Pacific that makes them susceptible to P. vivax: the people may be more vulnerable to P. vivax because it protects against the deadlier P. falciparum. "A protective effect of P. vivax could explain why bednets used in places where both parasites are common are less effective in reducing malaria deaths than when used in places where P. falciparum is dominant," Woolhouse said. "A better understanding of how this milder parasite may protect against the more lethal form of the disease could generate new approaches to reducing severe illness and deaths from malaria." Explore further Scientists launch multi-million dollar battle against African disease killing one cow every 30 seconds More information: "Co-infections determine patterns of mortality in a population exposed to parasite infection," "Co-infections determine patterns of mortality in a population exposed to parasite infection," advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/2/e1400026 Provided by Burness Communications

2024-03-22T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6575

People v Sanders (2014 NY Slip Op 05454) People v Sanders 2014 NY Slip Op 05454 Decided on July 23, 2014 Appellate Division, Second Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. Decided on July 23, 2014SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKAppellate Division, Second Judicial DepartmentRANDALL T. ENG, P.J. JOHN M. LEVENTHAL PLUMMER E. LOTT SHERI S. ROMAN, JJ. 2012-09938 (Ind. No. 2149/10) [*1]The People of the State of New York, respondent, vOscar Sanders, appellant. Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Rahshanda Sibley of counsel), for appellant. Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Nicoletta J. Caferri, and William H. Branigan of counsel), for respondent. DECISION & ORDER Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kron, J.), rendered October 5, 2012, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to suppress physical evidence. ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed. Contrary to the defendant's contention, the Supreme Court properly denied that branch of his omnibus motion which was to suppress his clothing. Since the defendant's clothing was lying on the floor of a hospital room in a clear plastic bag, the clothing was openly visible (see People v Grant, 94 AD3d 1139, 1140). Moreover, the police had probable cause to seize the defendant's clothing as evidence of a crime of which they believed the defendant had been a victim (see id. at 1139-1140; People v Quinones, 247 AD2d 216; People v Lewis, 243 AD2d 256; People v Chandler, 18 Misc 3d 1145[A], 2008 NY Slip Op 50445[U] [Sup Ct, Queens County]). The defendant further argues that his conviction must be vacated because the trial court conducted a Sandoval hearing (see People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371) in his absence. The defendant failed to rebut the presumption of regularity that attaches to official court proceedings by coming forward with substantial evidence demonstrating that the Sandoval hearing was conducted in his absence (see People v Frank, 295 AD2d 535; People v Cody, 260 AD2d 718; People v Firrira, 258 AD2d 666; People v Robinson, 191 AD2d 523). The record demonstrates that the court discussed the defendant's criminal history with the defendant, specifically stating that the defendant had a total of four prior felony convictions and nine misdemeanors, which the defendant did not dispute. The court's subsequent Sandoval ruling precluded inquiry into any underlying facts of these convictions. Therefore, even crediting the defendant's contention that he was absent from the pretrial Sandoval hearing, the court's ruling regarding the defendant's prior convictions precluded inquiry into the underlying facts of any of the convictions. Therefore, the defendant's presence at the hearing would have been superfluous, and reversal of the judgment of conviction on that basis is unwarranted (see People v Michalek, 194 AD2d 568, 568-569, mod 82 NY2d 906; see also People v Dokes, 79 NY2d 656, 661). ENG, P.J., LEVENTHAL, LOTT and ROMAN, JJ., concur. ENTER: Aprilanne Agostino Clerk of the Court

2023-10-23T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6587

The expression "plasmapheresis" is intended to mean a blood separation procedure in which blood cells are separated from plasma by means of a membrane which is permeable to the plasma but which retains, i.e., is not permeable, to the blood cells. Such a procedure differs from other similar types of blood separation procedures, such as hemofiltration, with respect to the cut-off point with regard to the passage of molecules for the specific membrane which is utilized therein. In hemofiltration, for example, that cut-off point is usually of the order of magnitude of 10.sup.3 -5.times.10.sup.4 Dalton, while the corresponding cut-off point in connection with plasmapheresis is about 3.times.10.sup.6 Dalton. In the literature various membranes (as well as processes for their preparation) are described which are of the above-mentioned kind. For example, in Trans. Am. Soc. Artif. Inter. Org. 1978, pp. 21-26 the use of a hydrophobic polycarbonate membrane having pores which are formed through neutron radiation and etching in association therewith is described. This membrane displays a regular pore structure, but has a low porosity. Furthermore, the pore openings comprise a sharp edge which may cause the destruction of blood cells (hemolysis), when such membranes are used in plasmapheresis. Furthermore, due to its low porosity as well as the polymeric characteristics thereof, said membrane also has a low filtration capacity, such as about 0.004 ml/sec. x at x cm.sup.2. In the above-noted article, as well as in DE-OS 22 57 697 and DE-OS 28 28 616, plasmapheresis membranes which are prepared from cellulose acetate are described, both in the form of hollow fibers and in the form of flat sheets. Again, however, there is also a risk of hemolysis with these membranes. A further disadvantage in connection with these prior membranes is the fact that they have a low permeability for substances having molecular weights of between 1.times.10.sup.6 and 3.times.10.sup.6 Dalton. For example, the permeability coefficient for factor VIII (having a molecular weight of 2.times.10.sup.6) is as low as 0.2-0.4. Furthermore, the Nieviny coefficient for high molecular weight substances (above about 500,000 Dalton) drastically decreases after filtrations for about 15 to 30 minutes. In British Pat. No. 1,556,898 a polycarbonate membrane is described for use in hemodialysis. These hemodialysis membranes are prepared from polymers having recurring units of the formula ##STR1## in which A can be --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O-- or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O-- and/or --C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O--, etc. The membranes discussed in this patent are useful in connection with hemodialysis, and thus by definition must have pore sizes which are quite small and which can only pass molecular sizes of up to about 20,000 Dalton. Specifically, they have pore sizes of up to about 0.008.mu. (about 80 .ANG.), i.e., between about 0.002 and 0.008.mu.. Furthermore, these membranes have hydraulic permeabilities generally of between about 2 and 6 ml/hr/m.sup.2 /mmHg. Furthermore, the membranes set forth in this patent are prepared by a wet phase inversion technique employing an aqueous gelation system with water as the gelling medium and a water-miscible organic solvent as the casting solvent. These polycarbonate membranes are thus prepared by casting a layer of the polyether-polycarbonate block copolymer onto a smooth substrate surface with a water-miscible organic solvent, together with a co-solvent which acts as a swelling agent for the copolymer, then drying that layer to partially evaporate the solvents and immersing the partially dried layer in water to form a gelled membrane which can then be stripped from the substrate surface. The preferred solvents used therein are 1,3-Dioxolane, 1,3-Dioxan, 1,4-Dioxan, dimethyl formamide, pyridine, and several others. The additional swelling agents can include dimethyl formamide, dimethyl acetamide, acetamide, formamide, pyridine, etc. In the procedure set forth in patents such as the above-noted British patent, the evaporation step is important to partially remove the solvent and form a dense membrane structure. The membrane can then be immersed in the water bath to both gell and precipitate same, and during this entire procedure the solvent is completely removed from the membrane. Furthermore, in a recent patent application, Ser. No. 257,929, filed on Apr. 23, 1981 assigned to Gambro Inc., modified polycarbonate membranes are disclosed for use in hemofiltration processes. These membranes are similar to those set forth above, but are produced by a process which permits the membrane to be used in hemofiltration processes, and have ultrafiltration rates of at least about 7 ml/hr/m.sup.2 /mmHg. These membranes, like those of the aforementioned British patent, have pore sizes of up to about 0.008.mu., i.e. between about 0.002 and 0.008.mu.. In the procedure disclosed in this co-pending application, the layer of polyether-polycarbonate block copolymer and water-miscible organic solvent are again dried by partial evaporation of the solvent subsequent to casting, and prior to immersion in water to gell the membrane. In one embodiment of that invention, an aqueous solution of an oxidizing agent is contacted with the membrane either subsequent to gelation or as part of the gelation process itself, while in yet another embodiment subsequent to gelation and precipitation of the membrane the gelled membranes are treated with swelling agents, such as glycerine or other polyols or polyethylene glycols, and/or mixtures of these compounds with various alcohols. One of the objects of the present invention is therefore to provide a microporous membrane of a biocompatible polymer comprising a hydrophilic polycarbonate for use in plasmapheresis, which in contrast to the above-noted prior art membranes displays a regular pore structure comprising smoothly rounded pore openings without sharp edges. Furthermore, it is another object of this invention to provide such membranes having a high permeability or filtration capacity for high molecular substances of up to 3.times.10.sup.6 Dalton, to therefore also provide a high filtration rate for plasma, without drastically decreasing permeability coefficients. A further object of this invention is to provide a process for the preparation of such an improved membrane for plasmapheresis.

2024-02-23T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5760

Google Translate Gets a Boost From New Acquisition Today on its website, Quest Visual announced that it has been acquired by Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) for an undisclosed sum. The company is best known for making Word Lens, a mobile app that translates text viewed through your phone’s camera in real time. The employees of Quest Visual, and the Word Lens technology, will be brought into the fold with the team working on Google Translate. The Word Lens app, which came out in 2010, works like this: Let’s say you’re in a restaurant in another country and you don’t speak the language, so you can’t read the menu. All you have to do is open the app and aim your device’s camera at a menu, and in real time the app makes it look like the menu is written in English. The technology seems pretty futuristic. And since Google is one of the companies doing the most to bring about a futuristic world with its software and gadgets, the acquisition seems like an smart choice for the Internet giant. The acquisition seems especially smart when you consider that Google is still working to enhance Google Glass, the computer device that sits on eyewear and displays information on your lens as you go about your day. In fact, the app Word Lens is already available on Glass, as well as on Android and iOS. In the announcement, Quest Visual writes, “With Word Lens, we’ve seen the beginnings of what’s possible when we harness the power of mobile devices to ‘see the world in your language.’ By joining Google, we can incorporate Quest Visual’s technology into Google Translate’s broad language coverage and translation capabilities in the future.”

2024-02-25T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5331

package http import ( "encoding/json" "go-common/app/service/video/stream-mng/service" "go-common/library/ecode" bm "go-common/library/net/http/blademaster" "io/ioutil" ) // streamValidate 流鉴权接口 func streamValidate(c *bm.Context) { var vp service.ValidateParams switch c.Request.Header.Get("Content-Type") { case "application/x-www-form-urlencoded": if len(c.Request.PostForm) == 0 { c.Set("output_data", "stream_valid_err = empty post body") c.JSONMap(map[string]interface{}{"message": "empty post body"}, ecode.RequestErr) c.Abort() return } vp.Key = c.Request.PostFormValue("key") vp.StreamName = c.Request.PostFormValue("stream_name") vp.Src = c.Request.PostFormValue("src") vp.Type = json.Number(c.Request.PostFormValue("type")) default: defer c.Request.Body.Close() b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(c.Request.Body) if err != nil { c.Set("output_data", err.Error()) c.JSONMap(map[string]interface{}{"message": err.Error()}, ecode.RequestErr) c.Abort() return } if len(b) == 0 { c.Set("output_data", "stream_valid_err = empty params") c.JSONMap(map[string]interface{}{"message": "empty params"}, ecode.RequestErr) c.Abort() return } err = json.Unmarshal(b, &vp) if err != nil { c.Set("output_data", err.Error()) c.JSONMap(map[string]interface{}{"message": err.Error()}, ecode.RequestErr) c.Abort() return } } c.Set("input_params", vp) permission, err := srv.CheckStreamValidate(c, &vp, false) if err != nil { c.Set("output_data", err.Error()) if err.Error() == "room is closed" { c.JSONMap(map[string]interface{}{"message": err.Error()}, ecode.LimitExceed) } else { c.JSONMap(map[string]interface{}{"message": err.Error()}, ecode.RequestErr) } c.Abort() return } c.Set("output_data", permission) c.JSONMap(map[string]interface{}{"data": map[string]int{"permission": permission}}, nil) }

2023-10-16T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/8745

The Fungus Among Us It doesn’t sound good, but it’s the truth. I am surrounded by blistery, pustule-laden siblings and cousins. Ever heard of hand, foot and mouth disease? Not to be confused with hoof and mouth disease–that’s the shit cows and sheep get–hand, foot and mouth disease is a virus that gives you a fever for a few days, then rocks your world with mouth sores and a gnarly rash on your hands and feet. I had it last summer. Mommy told me it was because I must’ve gotten poop in my mouth. Of course, she is a lying bitch. I don’t eat poop. As you know, I’ve expressed interest in poop on several occasions, especially when I heard that poop sandwiches are all they serve in jail (and you can go to jail for dropping your Costco receipt with a smiley face on it in the parking lot in the state of California…just ask the lying bitch), but seriously, I don’t eat it. Anyway, Lucien and Sienna got it from daycare, and me and Leona came over to play with them one day, and now Leona has been infected. My poor baby sister has this boily looking rash all over the backs of her thighs and arms. It looks like a highly unpleasant venereal disease got bored under her diaper and decided to come out and explore the quadricep region. Mommy came home from the store today to find Leona crawling naked around the backyard in the 86 degree sun. She gave daddy a pissy comment about frying our daughter like a gizzard, and then proceeded to spray The Rat from head to toe with some SPF 1000. She practically lathered her up with that shit, worked it right into those blisters, and thirteen seconds later Leona was screaming like a tea kettle full of bleach and ammonia. Another Mom of the Year Award headed her way very soon. Anyway, mommy had to walk around with a cold cloth on Leona’s ass for about twenty minutes, apologizing profusely, looking at her with a desperate mix of love, remorse, and pity, but let’s not kid ourselves, every so often she was tossing a look over her shoulder at the outdoor bar. Since then, Rat Baby has been collecting massive doses of Tylenol, booby on demand, all-she-can-suck-raspberry lemonade ice cubes out of her meshy suck bag, and just all-around nausea-inducing doting. I do pity her somewhat, but I feel as though maybe some special treatment should be coming my way because I don’t look like I have ground turkey climbing down my legs. Everyone is sick but the Gusman. Does this not warrant a reward? Some licorice sticks? A pack of gum, maybe? Nope. Not in this house. I barely get a second thought for being strong enough to fight the fungus among us. Instead, mommy drops some bullshit about me having built an immunity, but the only thing I’ve built lately is a massive pile of toilet paper in the guest bathroom after I unraveled one extra-large roll of Cottonelle. That was awesome by the way. It was like a fluffy, marshmallow tower. And P.S., mommy does not like towers of Cottonelle. Either way, no matter what it is exactly I built, I think I should get some candy for building it. Tomorrow, we will all go to Auntie Jamie’s house and have a BBQ. I will be the only kid without canker sores in my mouth or pimply arms and legs. Oh, wait, mom just pointed out that I have ringworm on my legs. Ahhh, fuck. I forgot about the ringworm. But hey, don’t worry, it’s not actually a worm and they don’t crawl into your butthole while your sleeping at night. That was a relief to discover. Anyway, yeah. So I guess we’re all sort of…fungalicious. Maybe if we all drank as much as mommy, our immune systems would be more like eastern European fortresses. Maybe a little vodka in the orange juice every morning with our eggs and herpes of the tongue and Syphillis-leg would be a distant memory. Just a thought. I find it highly unlikely that mommy would share any of her vodka anyway, so this would probably be a long shot. Either way, I hope all of you can learn from our present situation here in California: Cover your mouths when you cough. Wash your hands after throwing dirt rocks at your kid sister. Don’t try to clean the urine-spill on the toilet seat with your hands. Don’t share a sippee-cup with anyone who has a hose nose. Don’t make out with your cousin.

2024-05-29T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5379

TREND WATCH: Theoretical physicists are churning out papers at a remarkable rate as they rush to analyze tantalizing hints of a new particle in data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Experimenters revealed their observations in a December 15 announcement at CERN, the European laboratory of particle physics that hosts the LHC near Geneva. Since then, 95 research manuscripts have been posted to the preprint server arXiv discussing the hypothetical particle, even though the statistical significance of the findings is low. The surge of interest was anticipated; Tiziano Camporesi, a spokesperson for the LHC’s CMS experiment, told Nature just after the webcast announcement that he expected to see hundreds of preprints in the next two weeks. “I am extremely curious to see what our theorist friends will cook up,” he said. The influx of articles dwarfs two previous events that excited theorists, says Paul Ginsparg, a physicist at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, who founded arXiv. One wave of manuscripts followed the controversial announcement that neutrinos could travel faster than light, as spotted by the Italy-based experiment OPERA in 2011; another came after the discovery of gravitational waves using the South Pole-based BICEP2 telescope in 2014. Neither of those claims held up after scrutiny. It is all the more remarkable in that, unlike the earlier cases, the particle claims from the LHC have not yet been put into writing. “This is all based on the live webcast from the CERN event,” Ginsparg says. Submissions to arXiv made after 16.00 US Eastern Standard Time each day do not appear until the following day — a cut-off time set by arXiv’s operators — and the timing of the submissions shows that physicists are rushing to e-mail in their papers just before this deadline, Ginsparg adds. SUSY suspect CERN theorist Gian Francesco Giudice and his collaborators posted a 32-page paper analyzing the findings on the same day as the announcements were made; it already has 68 citations. Giudice says that the hypothetical particle is not easy to reconcile with supersymmetry (SUSY), physicists’ preferred way of extending the currently successful 'standard model' of particle physics, which posits that each particle in the standard model has a heavier partner. “It doesn’t smell like SUSY,” he says. But many of the papers on arXiv have tried to make the particle — which some theorists have dubbed ‘S’ — fit with SUSY anyway, perhaps in the hope that SUSY could yet recover from a disappointing string of 'non-discoveries' at the LHC and elsewhere. Other possibilities are that the particle is a heavier cousin of the Higgs boson, discovered at the LHC in 2012, or that it is a ‘graviton’, a particle that would carry the gravitational force, in a similar way to how photons carry the electromagnetic force. Although the particle could very well be a fluke signal that disappears as further data from the LHC come in, theorists’ time is still well spent analysing it, says theoretical physicist Lisa Randall of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “It doesn't necessarily hurt for people to think about what would give you such a signal,” she says. “Even if the signal goes away, you often learn a lot about what’s possible.” This article is reproduced with permission and was first published on December 24, 2015.

2024-03-08T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7423

"The train keeps going.... but is it running out of steam?" Introduction Football the wonderful game. A game of two halves and a game known as soccer in the United States. Football is a game of emotion a game of skill tactical expertise and it is very much like war. To win you need the desire to survive or in this case the desire to win. We all know emotion flows in football, to quote Alex Ferguson of Manchester United: ''Football, bloody hell!'' And to tell the truth this is exactly what I will say about this game, except in a more nastier mood. Gameplay The gameplay is a vital part of any sports game as everyone well knows. And as anyone who has played an ISS game before can tell you the gameplay of an ISS game is tough, gruelling and something YOU for once will need skill with. Luck accounts for pretty much everything in real life football but in a game for the Playstation2 you do need a bit of skill to get down to winning. Once again typically of the ISS series the game itself revolves a lot around passing and not dribbling like the FIFA series. At the time I am writing this review it is well known in the UK that ISS is the King of football games now while the FIFA series is the runners up. Or to put it ''the best game in the world but we come second in everything''. The gameplay once again though is top of the mark, wonderful passing the brilliant astute and vital through ball still works wonders although it is increasingly harder to hammer the ball home (in the net or the goal for those not to good at football terms!). However the enjoyability and the difficulty of the game itself hasn't been left untouched. The game is much more harder although for veterans of the series like me it's a far shine from the original versions. There is however an additional touch of play which now involves the player even more than the previous instalments. This time round tactics play a VITAL part in playing the game, with the wrong tactics you'll be struggling to get the goals and win the matches and nearly everything can be adjusted to help you on your way to management stardom. If I made you think you can manage a team you're only half right and that was a bad point on my case. The game certainly allows the player to have more say in tactics and such but you still have to play and win the match. Needless to say if you pump up the level to the hard setting and put the speed to max you'll get good value for your money and I'll admit even I can't get through the mighty packed midfield of France very much to rack up some good scores this time round. The analogue shooting aim is new to the game where you use the analogue sticks to aim the ball when shooting, combined with the effect of button sensitivity where tapping the shoot button gets a low fast shot and holding the button hard will send the ball flying in the air, is NOT a welcomed addition. The Button sensitivity has been in all ISS games so far but the analogue shooting aim is practically impossible to use to good effect and not many people can hammer in a shot using it. On the case of shooting once again most of your goals will come from rebounds and so on but you are much better off sticking with the original versions at least until ISS Pro Evolution comes out. A new arrow system has been set up for shots and corners which is a bit of a change. Nothing too big though but it still doesn't come to my tastes much since it does ruin a good two player game in someways. Overall the same solid gameplay but with a few added touches and a few minor niggles. Graphics/Sound The graphics are once again top line graphics although this game has been converted from the N64 port ISS 64 which means it isn't actually Playstation2 graphics in it's own right. There have been a lot of improvements, no longer do we have the blocky chested versions, instead we have smooth lifelike players. Perhaps I'm exaggerating here when I say lifelike but everything the players on screen do is lifelike they moan at the referee get into fights and get really annoying shaking their head when they get sent off. Nice touches but how lifelike do they LOOK compared to their counterparts? FIFA'S new game onto the Playstation2 will get the points when it comes to having the REAL David Beckham of course since ISS Pro don't actually have a very good likeness of the in game players to the real counterparts. Unfortunate but when it comes down to the game graphics don't account too much in my view. Once again the lifelike graphics stun as expected from the ISS series shows true with the ball being pushed ahead by the player when they run, actual contact with the ball and so on. However it takes even longer to shoot in this game than it does in previous instalments unless you have the speed put to max. However a nice touch of graphics in the cut scenes but not too high quality. Nothing to shout about but nothing to moan about either. As for the sound it's pretty much unchanged from the originals, nothing really interesting. The music on the menu screen just does your head in sometimes just horrible. However once you get down to the game itself you won't really care much about the crowd and so on since you'll be focussing on the match! Replayability Considering once you win all major tournaments and stuff and manage once again to complete the game on hard level with full speed you won't be back for more that quick unless it's a two player match up which is always more fun! It will take some time to get up to the hard level but it's nothing too difficult for people who have played the originals. For new players it will be a long time until they give up or quit. It's a game, which requires patience to complete fully. The additional touch of creating your own players will more than likely add a nice move for the bored gamer who will rewrite the England squad with fifty carbon copies of him/herself! Overall it’s a game that will keep your attention for a good few months. You'll be coming back for more just not as much as you would with a ''brilliant'' game. Final Verdict I love the ISS series I'll say this I LOVE THE ISS SERIES and yet this game at first would have got a 10/10 from me. However as I've learnt first impressions are not to be taken seriously and after playing another couple of times getting into the game you'll see the obvious flaws. The REAL PLAYER NAMES as put on the back of the box isn't actually true because it only has the real names for all countries included in FIFpro and not FIFA which means most of the countries will still have the names wrong. However needless to say this is still a great game but the agonising apparent N64 control system and graphics make it a let down. The apparent easiness of the game doesn't shine too well and although many magazines have voted it well I'll agree with the magazines on only ONE THING. This isn't the BEST ISS in the series. It's a far cry from the actual ISS series since this is a conversion made for the N64 originally it doesn't follow the ISS timeline (e.g. NOW). This is in fact an updated version of the VERY first ISS game of the PLAYSTATION. Make sense? To put it shortly ISS Deluxe was the first followed by ISS pro series and now the ISS Pro Evolution series. This game is a conversion of the N64 version ISS 64 which is basically ISS of the Playstation except majorly bumped up but not actually reaching the amazing gameplay of ISS pro and Evolution. You see the full circle in which Konami have gone round. According to many Konami like others released a ''sequel'' to see if the Playstation2 was good enough. Another error on Konami's part was the fact that many people including me was looking forwards to the highly hyped up new addition of ''career'' mode. This was taken out because of ''Western tastes'' and proves of course to be a nasty error. It was hugely hyped and you can guess how many complaints my usual magazine got when ISS didn't have it! (I even sent one!) Needless to say I like this game but it's not up to my standards compared to other ISS games. ISS will have to provide more than real player names and harder challenge to stay ahead of FIFA when the competition heats up. Buy or Rent? Actually do neither of these. While an enjoyable game in its own right ISS Pro Evolution 2 is coming out on the Playstation2 sometime soon at time of writing. ISS pro Evolution 2 is the actual sequel you should be looking for so check out that game and NOT this one. However if you haven't played the ISS series before and you happen to have a Playstation2 in your hands (as most of us do now) and you want to try out the ISS series then this may well give you a taste to how far things go. If you're looking to see what ISS has to offer then rent this and see how it goes. However be warned this isn't the best ISS game on the market and I hope it doesn't put you off the series forever! Final Scores Gameplay: Spiced up but nothing new from the N64 version 8/10 Graphics: Spiced up once again, fluid, cool and brilliant. 9/10 Sounds: Nothing new here, HORRIBLE menu music: 4/10 Replay Value: Good. Won't be rushing back but you'll be back anyway! 7/10 Buy or rent: Rent for the newcomers, wait for Evolution 2 for the veterans.

2024-03-02T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5368

Q: Error occurs: undefined method `+' for nil:NilClass Working on Rails application. Actually, I'm trying to combine three data into one column. However, an error occurs... undefined method `+' for nil:NilClass apps/views/stores/new.html.erb <%= form_for(@seat) do |f| %> <div class="formItem"> <p>Hours</p> <%= f.fields_for :open_hours do |h| %> <div id="links"> <p class="addition"><%= link_to_add_association "Add hour", f, :open_hours, partial: 'hour' %></p> </div> <% end %> </div> <div class="formBtn"> <%= f.submit "Submit", class: "btn" %> </div> <% end %> apps/views/stores/_hour.html.erb <div class="nested-fields"> <div class="formField"> <%= f.select :weekday, [['Monday', 1], ['Tuesday', 2], ['Thursday', 3]] %> <%= f.select :started_at, [['10:00 am', 1], ['11:00 am', 2], ['12:00 am', 3]] %> <%= f.select :ended_at, [['1:00 pm', 1], ['2:00 pm', 2], ['3:00 pm', 3]] %> <p><%= link_to_remove_association "Remove hour", f %></p> </div> </div> apps/modes/open_hour.rb class OpenHour < ApplicationRecord belongs_to :store before_save :set_hour attr_accessor :weekday attr_accessor :started_at attr_accessor :ended_at private def set_hour self.hour = self.weekday + "&nbsp;&nbsp;" + self.started_at + "&nbsp;-&nbsp;" + self.ended_at end end What's the matter? A: There are a few potential issues. You are using the cocoon gem and should permit the :_destroy attribute (because you have link_to_remove_association). You have attr_accessor's for what seems like columns in the open_hours table. The model inherits from ApplicationRecord so this is not necessary....assuming these are columns. You have a private method named set_hour. What is self in this situation? Are you wanting this to be a setter? It seems like you are trying to create a virtual attribute before the record itself is saved. Most importantly, you should store weekday, started_at, and ended_at individually (which I'm sure you are already doing)...then just use a view helper to display their values in your view.

2024-02-16T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2350

require('./angular-locale_en-bz'); module.exports = 'ngLocale';

2024-03-13T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4262

DBA 3.0 armies, projects and campaigns set in the ancient, medieval and fantasy periods. Thursday, 12 July 2018 891 AD, the Battle of Leuven. During the latter half of the 9th century the empire of Charlemagne would evolve into two political entities known as the Western and Eastern Frankish kingdoms. Both were beset by Viking incursions, but the eastern half experienced further invasions by the Magyars, Slavs, and the Lombards. To counter these external threats, ‘marches’ or frontier provinces were established to maintain order within its borders, raise levies for its defence and ease the collection of tribute. The marcher lords held a degree of autonomy within their respective territory, but campaigns requiring a larger force were often led in person by the king. In November of 891, King Arnulf assembled an army of eastern Franks to meet the Heathen Army encamped on the River Dyle near Leuven in modern day Belgium. “A.D. 891. This year went the army eastward; and King Arnulf fought with the land-force, ere the ships arrived, in conjunction with the eastern Franks, and Saxons, and Bavarians, and put them to flight”. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: The Battlefield. Lovan (Leuven) is located east of modern day Brussels and rests on the Dyle River. For the most part this is now a canal, but it formed a tributary of Scheldt River coursing its way from Leuven to Mechelen to empty into the Scheldt River just south of Antwerp.It is disputed if the battle took place in September or November, but in either case Reuter mentions the Great Army was prepared to ‘winter’ at Lovan (Leuven) making November a logical choice . Our battlefield is constructed from a 13th century medieval map showing the village of Leuven, the Dyle River and the surrounding countryside. Just east of the town are rolling hills that could easily mask the approach of a Frankish force. The terrain items should have two ploughs (compulsory), a BUA (hamlet), river and one gentle hill. For this scenario, the BUA (minimum 3BW x 4BW) should be placed in centre of the board with its western side resting on the Dyle River (Class II). The placement of two plough (2 or 3BW x 4BW) and a gentle hill should follow the same procedure as per rule book. The Armies. Use Book III/40b list for the Great Army; this gives the Viking player eleven blade and a choice of either berserkers (3Wb) or skirmishers (Ps). The East Franks are taken from Book III/53 giving the Frankish player a sizable number of knights supported by spear and few archers. The Bavarians are mentioned as present with Arnulf’s command therefore two elements of Bavarian knights may dismount as blade. Viking setup. Three elements serve as sentries and are placed adjacent to the hamlet on its perimeter. The remaining nine elements (including the general) are encamped in the town and are placed as three columns of three elements each. The Vikings are the defender so move first. East Frankish setup. As the attacker, the East Franks have two deployment areas; one east of Leuven and the other north of the town. Troops deployed in either area positioned 6BW from the Viking sentries. The choice of a second deployment area is based on recent archaeological findings and studies done by Belgian historians.

2023-11-29T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5467

Yeast cell surface display of linoleic acid isomerase from Propionibacterium acnes and its application for the production of trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a family of geometric and positional isomers of linoleic acid, has many health-promoting properties. Different isomers of CLA may have very different physiological effects. In the current work, we explore the possibility to produce single isomer of CLA by using biocatalysis based on displayed biocatalysts on the yeast cell surfaces. A reporter system used to assess gene expression and protein distribution was established by combining the egfp gene to the N-terminus of Propionibacterium acnes pai gene encoding the linoleic isomerase onto vector pYD1. After induction of the yeast strains containing pYD1::egfp::pai with galactose, strong green fluorescence was observed on the surface of cells, demonstrating that the fusion protein was successfully displayed. Using the engineered strains as whole-cell biocatalyst, trans-10, cis-12 CLA was detected in the reaction mixture. To improve the biocatalytic potential of this system, the first 20 amino codons of pai were modified, and the catalytic reaction conditions were optimized. Optimization of the codon usage resulted in 35% increase of CLA production, and the maximum yield of CLA was observed within 20 H in the optimal conditions: pH 7.0, 4 mg/mL linoleic acid, 37 °C. The system established in the present work can guide the development of biocatalytic strategies to produce trans-10, cis-12 CLA single isomer.

2023-10-10T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/8067

Q: passing an object to nunjucks template in node express I am passing an object in Express to a Nunjucks template app.get('/purchase', function (req, res) { purchase_data = JSON.stringify(req.query); res.render('purchase', {"purchase": purchase_data}); }) ------------------------ <ul> {% for key,value in purchase %} <li>{{key}} | {{value}}</li> {% endfor %} </ul> The output is literally each and every letter of the value property. For example: {"quantity": "1"} becomes 0 | { 1 | " 2 | q 3 | u 4 | a 5 | n 6 | t 7 | i 8 | t 9 | y 10 | " 11 | : 12 | " 13 | 1 14 | " Not that experiences with nunjucks, and for that matter express, but this is a common enough task. In nudge in the right direction would be very much appreciated. A: I am passing an object in Express to a Nunjucks template No, you're not. You're passing a string: purchase_data = JSON.stringify(req.query); // make a string res.render('purchase', {"purchase": purchase_data}); // pass the string to the template Instead, just pass the object as-is: res.render('purchase', { purchase : req.query });

2023-11-27T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/1818

Macedonia, Tennessee Macedonia (known as Milledgeville in the early 19th century) is an unincorporated community in White County, Tennessee, United States. Its elevation is 1,040 feet (317 m), and it is located at . References Category:Unincorporated communities in White County, Tennessee Category:Unincorporated communities in Tennessee

2023-10-07T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7980

LOS ANGELES — Military prosecutors in the case of a Navy SEAL charged with killing an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq in 2017 installed tracking software in emails sent to defense lawyers and a reporter in an apparent attempt to discover who was leaking information to the media, according to lawyers who told The Associated Press that they received the corrupted messages. The defense attorneys told The Associated Press the intrusion may have violated constitutional protections against illegal searches, guarantees of lawyer-client privilege and freedom of the press, and may constitute prosecutorial misconduct. "I've seen some crazy stuff but for a case like this it's complete insanity," said attorney Timothy Parlatore. "I was absolutely stunned ... especially given the fact that it's so clear the government has been the one doing the leaking." Parlatore represents Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, who has pleaded not guilty to a murder count in the death of an injured teenage militant he allegedly stabbed to death in 2017 in Iraq. Gallagher’s platoon commander, Lt. Jacob Portier, is fighting charges of conduct unbecoming an officer for allegedly conducting Gallagher’s re-enlistment ceremony next to the corpse. Military judge airs concerns about media leaks in Navy SEAL’s war crimes case A military judge has asked the Navy to address claims that material was being leaked to the media in the case of a SEAL charged with murder in the 2017 death of an Iraqi war prisoner, saying it could impact the trial. The case against Gallagher, a decorated SEAL, has attracted the attention of congressional Republicans who have called for prosecutors to drop the case. And President Donald Trump tweeted in March that Gallagher was being transferred to less restrictive confinement to honor “his past service to our country.” After Trump's tweet, Gallagher was moved from the brig to Naval Medical Center San Diego, where he is currently confined. The Navy has previously acknowledged it’s investigating document leaks and said it had limited the number of people who have access to the information. Defense lawyers said the leaks appear to be coming from the government because they’ve learned about some information from news media before they received documents from prosecutors — and the information has not helped their clients. × Fear of missing out? Sign up for the Navy Times Daily News Roundup to receive the top Navy stories every afternoon. Thanks for signing up. By giving us your email, you are opting in to the Navy Times Daily News Roundup. Attorneys for Portier on Monday asked a military judge to force prosecutors to turn over details identifying who authorized the monitoring, what they were seeking and how far the monitoring went. Embedding emails with "devices designed to monitor defense communications" implicates Portier's right to counsel and right against unreasonable search and seizure, wrote Air Force Lt. Col. Nicholas McCue, one of Portier's defense lawyers. He said he wanted to make sure the measure didn't violate the confidentiality of Portier's communications with his attorney. Ret. Lt. Col. Gary Solis, who teaches law at Georgetown and as a Marine Corps lawyer prosecuted some 400 cases and was a judge on more than 300 others, said he had never heard of hidden cyber tracking software sent to defense lawyers by prosecutors. "Not only is it ethically questionable, it may be legally questionable," Solis said. "When it's apparently so easily discoverable when done in an ineffectively haphazard manner ... it's questionable on an intellectual level." Prosecutors celebrate victory after ruling in Gallagher war crimes case A Navy judge ruled that evidence from Gallagher's seized cell phones can be used in court. The prosecutor, Cmdr. Christopher Czaplak, declined to comment Monday. Navy spokesman Brian O'Rourke said an investigation into leaked documents is ongoing and it was inappropriate to comment. Navy prosecutors have said Gallagher during his eighth deployment indiscriminately shot at Iraqi civilians and stabbed to death a captured Islamic State fighter estimated to be 15 years old. He also posed with the teen's corpse at his re-enlistment ceremony, prosecutors said. Gallagher's lawyers have said the allegations were made by disgruntled SEALs out to get Gallagher because he was a demanding leader. Gallagher faces trial May 28 and Parlatore said prosecutors should focus on that and not on sending communications intended at spying on defense lawyers. The emails were sent Wednesday to 13 lawyers and paralegals on their team — and to Carl Prine, a reporter for the Navy Times newspaper. Prine has reported extensively on the case and has broken several stories based on documents provided by sources. While documents are subject to a court order not to be shared, none has been classified, Prine said. “These allegations, if true, are a troubling assault on journalists and the work we do," said Andrew Tilghman, the executive editor for Military Times, which includes Navy Times. “These are not classified documents that we’re talking about, so it’s especially disturbing to hear that the federal government is taking these extreme measures to secretly surveil the activities of our reporter and violate their constitutional rights against unlawful search. This is potentially unlawful and should be thoroughly investigated.” The tracking software was discovered almost immediately by defense lawyers who couldn't help but notice an unusual logo of an American flag with a bald eagle perched on the scales of justice beneath the signature of Czaplak. It was not an official government logo. Parlatore said suspicious tracking software was embedded in the logo. He contacted Czaplak to make sure his email had not been hacked. "I can't imagine you'd be trying to track defense attorneys' emails," Parlatore said he told Czaplak. "I want to make sure your system hasn't been compromised." He said Czaplak told him he would check on it. Two days later, during a closed-door meeting with the judge in San Diego, the defense pushed for more answers and the prosecutor acknowledged sending something as part of an investigation, but declined to elaborate, Parlatore said. The defense lawyers want to know if the software recorded the time and location where they opened the email and who they may have forwarded it to — or if it was more intrusive and installed malware on their computers and possibly gave prosecutors access to other files. David Glazier, a professor at Loyola Law School and Navy veteran, said the ploy had opened the door for the defense to seek getting prosecutors booted from the case and having it dismissed for prosecutorial misconduct. They also risked tainting public opinion of a case that's already politically charged. "If there ever was a case where the prosecution should be toeing the line to keep their conduct above board, this would be it," Glazier said. McCue, one of Portier's lawyers, said he notified Air Force cybersecurity experts who recommended he stop sending privileged emails through a military communications system designed for sensitive, but non-classified materials. Further, because they don't know the extent of the monitoring, McCue said Air Force defense lawyers had to take action to prevent communications with defendants in hundreds of cases from being compromised. The tactic has effectively sidelined Prine, who said he's in a "really weird position" as the possible target of the investigation and can't report on the case because his objectivity could be questioned. He's also concerned about his sources and wants to know what else the government might be intercepting. "This is a novel thing. We hadn't considered this before — a Trojan horse they put on the system to do this," Prine said. "What else is in our system? What's on my phone? ... Are they listening now?" Associated Press writer Julie Watson in San Diego contributed to this report. Military Times staff also contributed to this report.

2023-12-26T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3837

Brewer is a good defensive wing who uses very little in terms of offense. That made him a good fit for Tom Thibodeau in Chicago next to Derrick Rose, but not so much with Mike Woodson and the Knicks last season. After getting back from a knee injury Brewer started 34 games for New York but saw his role diminish (and the Knicks got Iman Shumpert back). New York traded Brewer to Oklahoma City, but he was barely used there. Brewer will come off the bench in Houston and could find a niche there. Like we said he defends well, and on offense he works hard off the ball and can knock down a midrange shot or find a good baseline cut to get a bucket. Houston has a lot of new faces, guys that can play (starting with Dwight Howard). The challenge in Houston is how all of them fit in the up-tempo, push-the-pace, pick-and-roll heavy offense they ran last season in Houston. The offense will evolve, but it could take some time to figure out how all these ingredients make a good dish.

2023-08-10T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/1645

A Soyuz rocket has launched from Kazakhstan carrying a cosmonaut and two astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Commander Oleg Kononenko from Russia, NASA flight engineer Don Pettit and European Space Agency astronaut and flight engineer Andre Kuipers are on board. The rocket will dock at the ISS on Friday, where the crew will live for six month

2023-10-18T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2495

/******************************************************************************* * Copyright (c) 2005, 2014 springside.github.io * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); *******************************************************************************/ package me.j360.dubbo.modules.util.text; import com.google.common.io.BaseEncoding; /** * hex/base64 编解码工具集，依赖Guava, 取消了对Commmon Codec的依赖 */ public class EncodeUtil { /** * Hex编码, 将byte[]编码为String，默认为ABCDEF为大写字母. */ public static String encodeHex(byte[] input) { return BaseEncoding.base16().encode(input); } /** * Hex解码, 将String解码为byte[]. * * 字符串有异常时抛出IllegalArgumentException. */ public static byte[] decodeHex(CharSequence input) { return BaseEncoding.base16().decode(input); } /** * Base64编码. */ public static String encodeBase64(byte[] input) { return BaseEncoding.base64().encode(input); } /** * Base64解码. * * 如果字符不合法，抛出IllegalArgumentException */ public static byte[] decodeBase64(CharSequence input) { return BaseEncoding.base64().decode(input); } /** * Base64编码, URL安全.(将Base64中的URL非法字符'+'和'/'转为'-'和'_', 见RFC3548). */ public static String encodeBase64UrlSafe(byte[] input) { return BaseEncoding.base64Url().encode(input); } /** * Base64解码, URL安全(将Base64中的URL非法字符'+'和'/'转为'-'和'_', 见RFC3548). * * 如果字符不合法，抛出IllegalArgumentException */ public static byte[] decodeBase64UrlSafe(CharSequence input) { return BaseEncoding.base64Url().decode(input); } }

2024-01-08T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9863

##################################################################### ## ## NormaliserDialog ## ##################################################################### NormaliserDialog.Shell.Title=Row normaliser NormaliserDialog.Stepname.Label=Step name NormaliserDialog.TypeField.Label=Type field NormaliserDialog.Fields.Label=Fields NormaliserDialog.GetFields.Button=\ &Get Fields NormaliserDialog.ColumnInfo.Fieldname=Fieldname NormaliserDialog.ColumnInfo.Type=Type NormaliserDialog.ColumnInfo.NewField=new field NormaliserDialog.FailedToGetFields.DialogTitle=Get fields failed NormaliserDialog.FailedToGetFields.DialogMessage=Unable to get fields from previous steps because of an error ##################################################################### ## ## Normaliser ## ##################################################################### Normaliser.Log.CouldNotFindFieldInRow=Couldn''t find field [{0} in row! Normaliser.Log.LineNumber=linenr ##################################################################### ## ## NormaliserMeta ## ##################################################################### NormaliserMeta.Exception.UnableToLoadStepInfoFromXML=Unable to load step info from XML NormaliserMeta.Exception.UnexpectedErrorReadingStepInfoFromRepository=Unexpected error reading step information from the repository NormaliserMeta.Exception.UnableToSaveStepInfoToRepository=Unable to save step information to the repository for id_step= NormaliserMeta.Exception.UnableToFindField=Unable to find field from upstream step: {0} NormaliserMeta.CheckResult.StepReceivingFieldsOK=Step is connected to previous one, receiving {0} fields NormaliserMeta.CheckResult.FieldsNotFound=Fields to normalise, not found in input stream: NormaliserMeta.CheckResult.AllFieldsFound=All fields to normalise are found in the input stream. NormaliserMeta.CheckResult.CouldNotReadFieldsFromPreviousStep=Couldn''t read fields from the previous step. NormaliserMeta.CheckResult.StepReceivingInfoOK=Step is receiving info from other steps. NormaliserMeta.CheckResult.NoInputReceivedError=No input received from other steps\! NormaliserMeta.Injection.FIELDS=All the fields NormaliserMeta.Injection.NAME=Input field name NormaliserMeta.Injection.VALUE=Type field value NormaliserMeta.Injection.NORMALISED=Normalised field name

2023-08-31T01:27:04.277712

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This is How You Lose the Time War Once upon a time… Or maybe twice, thrice. Timelines buckle and bend back on themselves twisted in the multiple dimensions of Calabi-Yau space; some of them curved so tightly that they can fit in the nucleus of a hydrogen atom, others stretching to infinity through the whole breadth of the visible universe. Running through them all, like bright shafts of laser light, are two beams: one red, and the other blue. This is Red. She is a cyborg, a constructed creature of The Agency. At the Commandant’s command she slices through timelines, cutting and re-sewing them as required. She is the stiletto and the needle, the finest tool that the Agency has to wield. This is Blue. She is a grown thing, like all agents of Garden. She has roots everywhere, or perhaps we should say she is a vast mycelium connecting all time and space, patiently constraining and guiding its growth towards the outcomes that Garden desires. Of all of the things that Garden has grown, she is the finest, the most subtle and accomplished. This is the War to End all Wars, because if one side wins it will control not just the present, but the past and the future as well. The winning side will be able to recreate the past so that the loser never even existed, and never will. The stakes could not be higher. This, then, is a song of red and blue; of left and right; of good and evil (each side good in their own eyes). It is a song of ice and fire; an irresistible force against an immovable object. Opposites attract, and all binaries are false. But these statements can only be true if they are allowed to be. Particles might collapse into waves, but how can they when they are controlled by agencies that seek to command time itself? This is, perhaps, a dangerous message, especially in times like these when the news media are constantly telling us that we must be either with them or against them. But it is an important message nonetheless, and one that Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone should be congratulated for writing. It is an undeniable truth that soldiers on either side of a war often have far more in common with each other than they do with the people who sit safely at home and issue orders. This is a message that the world needs to hear. In every strand of the timeline there is a play called Romeo & Juliet. In some it is written by Shakespeare, in others by Kit Marlowe or Francis Bacon, and in one memorable one by Francis Crawford of Lymond. In some it is a comedy, and in others a tragedy. Perhaps in one it is a love story with a happy ending. That timeline might be a novella by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone called This is How You Lose the Time War. Or it might not. Time is flexible, and can be re-written. The book that I read might no longer even exist. Buy it now, while you still can. P.S. There has to be a p.s.. The book is written largely as a series of letters between Red and Blue as they foil each other’s schemes and get to know one another. They have postscripts, and therefore so must we. P.P.S. The book has already been optioned for TV. That would normally mean little, save that Amal and Max are already writing scripts. I was a little worried about what might happen to the protagonists in the hands of a Hollywood studio, but Amal assures me that the genders of the protagonists are not up for negotiation. In a post-Killing Eve world, lesbian relationships are apparently something that studio executives are less terrified of. Someone, somewhere, has executed a neat intervention in our timeline, changing it for the better.

2024-04-04T01:27:04.277712

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‘Black history is British history’ – Jeremy Corbyn says schools should teach Black British history, Empire and slavery Schools need to teach children about Black British history, and the history and legacy of the British Empire and slavery, Jeremy Corbyn will say on a visit to Bristol today to mark Black History Month. The Labour Leader will hail Paul Stephenson, the civil rights activist who played a central role in the anti-discrimination Bristol Bus Boycott in the early 1960s, as a British hero whose story should be as well-known as Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Jeremy Corbyn will announce plans to improve the teaching of Black British history and the history of the British Empire, colonialism and slavery, to help ensure their legacy is more widely understood across the country. Jeremy Corbyn will emphasise the importance of the stories of Black British heroes and heroines and role models, including Paul Stephenson, Walter Tull and Mary Seacole, who campaigned for racial equality and justice in Britain, as well as those who struggled for liberation from colonial rule and imperialism overseas. In Bristol, Jeremy Corbyn and Shadow Cabinet Minister for Women and Equalities Dawn Butler will meet and pay tribute to Paul Stephenson, and visit ‘Alone with Empire’, an exhibition of films from the British Empire and Commonwealth Collection, focused on understanding the history and legacy of colonialism. Jeremy Corbyn will also outline Labour’s plans to support a new Emancipation Educational Trust, aimed at educating future generations about slavery and the struggle for emancipation. Labour’s Emancipation Educational Trust will tell the story of how slavery interrupted a rich African and black history. It will deliver school programmes for young people, organise visits to historical sites, as well as focusing on African civilisation before colonisation, the resilience and sacrifice of those enslaved and the struggle for liberation. Announcing the plans in Bristol, Jeremy Corbyn MP is expected to say: “Black history is British history, and it should not be confined to a single month each year. It is vital that future generations understand the role that Black Britons have played in our country’s history and the struggle for racial equality. “In the light of the Windrush scandal, Black History month has taken on a renewed significance and it is more important now than ever that we learn and understand as a society the role and legacy of the British Empire, colonisation and slavery. “Black History month is a crucial chance to celebrate the immense contribution of Black Britons to this country, to reflect on our common history and ensure that such grave injustices can never happen again. “That’s why the story of Paul Stephenson and the Bristol Bus Boycott is such an inspirational reminder that our rights are hard-won, not given – and of the fantastic example set by so many Black Britons. “Paul is a true British hero and his story should be as widely known as Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. It was the bravery and determination of people like Paul, standing up against injustice, that paved the way for the first Race Relations Act and the outlawing of such discrimination in our country.” Previous Post The Tories have learnt "absolutely nothing" - Angela Rayner comments on Government plans to proceed with student loan book sale

2024-06-21T01:27:04.277712

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This application is for the renewal of the Study to Help the AIDS Research Effort (SHARE), which is the Baltimore-Washington DC site of the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). The MACS was funded by NIAID and NCI in 1983, with sites in Baltimore-Washington, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles to study the natural history of HIV infection in men who have sex with men. With the advent of effective combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), the MACS became also a study of the treated history of HIV infection, including the relationship between long-term controlled HIV infection and chronic diseases associated with aging. MACS participants, including 1808 enrolled in SHARE, have been followed semiannually since 1984 and have provided questionnaire data, physical exam data, laboratory data (including HIV serostatus, T cell subset measurements, and HIV viral load measurements), and a large repository of plasma, serum, cryopreserved peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and other specimens. Evaluating and following the prevalent and incident cases of HIV infection in SHARE and the MACS has provided key insights into risk factors for infection with HIV, monitoring and mechanisms of progression of HIV infection once it is established, host defense against HIV, genetic factors affecting HIV pathogenesis, and use, efficacy, and adverse effects of different types of therapy for HIV and related illnesses. SHARE and MACS are currently recruiting new participants who are receiving more recent cART regimens that are more potent, safer, and more convenient than older regimens, and which are initiated earlier in the course of HIV infection; this recruitment will be completed by the end of the current funding period in March, 2014. The specific aims of SHARE for the 2014-9 renewal period reflect those of the MACs and are to determine: the effect of evolving, earlier initiated c ART regimens on HIV-induced inflammation and immune dysfunction; the occurrence of and risk factors for emerging, non-AIDS-defining, high morbidity outcomes according to HIV infection and new c ART regimens; the determinants for incidence, progression and survival of malignancies, both AIDS- and non-AIDS-defining; the biologic and physiologic effects of treated HIV infection on the aging process; the relationships of substance use and psychosocial factors of aging in HIV infection with adherence, coping skills, resiliency, depression and quality of life and genetic factors associated with resistance to and control of HIV infection. SHARE will contribute to these goals through leadership of eight MACS working groups focusing on these topics, and through local studies focusing on liver disease, energy metabolism, cytomegalovirus infection, and regulation of immune activation and inflammation. These aims can be achieved only through continued follow-up of this extremely well-characterized cohort. SHARE and the MACS should continue to play a leading role in studies that will foster better treatments and prevention of HIV infection.

2024-02-06T01:27:04.277712

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MINNEAPOLIS — One Hurricanes prospect had a night he’ll remember for the rest of his life at the hands of another who’d had a night he’s hopefully already left behind at 3M Arena last Friday. Penn State freshman winger Kevin Wall, selected with the 181st overall pick in the sixth round of the 2019 draft, scored his first career NCAA goal. It was a backhand shoveled in past Minnesota junior goalie Jack LaFontaine, selected in the third round of the 2016 draft, 75th overall. The defense wasn’t exactly stellar in front of him, but he let in five before the Gophers pulled him early in the third. Wall’s goal was a momentum shifter in what would become an 8-2 drubbing, and it was sandwiched in between a few more close chances from the 6-foot, 187-pound 19-year-old. “Definitely good to get it out of the way,” he told The Athletic after the game. “Been gripping the stick a little bit tight lately, and it...

2024-04-14T01:27:04.277712

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Buy the Ebook: About Remarried with Children It’s the most daunting task many parents will ever face: bringing two growing families together into one brand new marriage. But even though statistics show that most remarriages are at high risk–especially when there are kids involved–more and more people are learning how to make them work and more and more kids are coming out of them with their psyches and souls intact. This honest and hopeful book looks at those successes–and at some failures–to show what they have in common: ten essential secrets that are at the heart of a healthy blended family. As a stepparent with six children in a blended family, Barbara LeBey draws on her own family’s hard-won success, as well as on extensive interviews and new research to show how to navigate the stresses, sticking points, pitfalls and perils most couples don’t even anticipate. Starting with her first controversial secret–that the new marriage comes first, even before the demands of the children–LeBey debunks prevalent stepfamily myths and anticipates common traps. (Among them, money issues, warring stepsiblings, and destructive exes.) A strong advocate for children (including how to guard against fade-out parenting), she also suggests ways that in-laws, schools, and the legal system itself could provide better support for blended families. REmarried with Children is an expert, compassionate, down-to-earth book to turn to over and over again for advice, support and sanity. About Remarried with Children It’s the most daunting task many parents will ever face: bringing two growing families together into one brand new marriage. But even though statistics show that most remarriages are at high risk–especially when there are kids involved–more and more people are learning how to make them work and more and more kids are coming out of them with their psyches and souls intact. This honest and hopeful book looks at those successes–and at some failures–to show what they have in common: ten essential secrets that are at the heart of a healthy blended family. As a stepparent with six children in a blended family, Barbara LeBey draws on her own family’s hard-won success, as well as on extensive interviews and new research to show how to navigate the stresses, sticking points, pitfalls and perils most couples don’t even anticipate. Starting with her first controversial secret–that the new marriage comes first, even before the demands of the children–LeBey debunks prevalent stepfamily myths and anticipates common traps. (Among them, money issues, warring stepsiblings, and destructive exes.) A strong advocate for children (including how to guard against fade-out parenting), she also suggests ways that in-laws, schools, and the legal system itself could provide better support for blended families. REmarried with Children is an expert, compassionate, down-to-earth book to turn to over and over again for advice, support and sanity. About Barbara LeBey Barbara LeBey is a lawyer, former judge, and a wife, mother, and grandmother. Her first book, Family Estrangements, was featured in People magazine, as well as on Good Morning America and The Today Show. She lives with her husband in… More about Barbara LeBey About Barbara LeBey Barbara LeBey is a lawyer, former judge, and a wife, mother, and grandmother. Her first book, Family Estrangements, was featured in People magazine, as well as on Good Morning America and The Today Show. She lives with her husband in… More about Barbara LeBey

2024-07-04T01:27:04.277712

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Panchvati, Pilani Must Visit Panchvati is a major tourist draw in Pilani. It is built and managed by the Birla Trust in Pilani. According to Ramayana, Panchvati was the place where Ram went to live during his vanvaas or exile. Panchvati in Pilani is a place which tries to re-create the different episodes of Ram's life. It is situated in a large green area, which has a number of trees, shrubs and bushes giving the feeling of being in a forest. The area has thousands of aloe vera plants, mud passages and pagdandis. In the middle of the greenery, life-sized figures of Ram, Laxman, Sita, Hanuman and other characters of Ramayana have been placed. The figures are attempts to narrate and re-create various events of the holy scripture of Ramayana. The place takes one back into the ancient and mythological world and gives an impression that one is in the actual Panchvati forest where Lord Ram lived. The tourists coming to Pilani should visit Panchvati for the enjoyable experience it offers to the visitors.

2023-09-18T01:27:04.277712

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Off-road passenger vehicles such as golf carts typically have safety or emergency brake systems patterned after road vehicles, while slower moving other types of these passenger vehicles, such as self-propelled and motor powered vehicles for the physically disadvantaged including wheelchairs, so-called wheeled travel chairs and the like, typically have a simple friction type brake acting directly against one or more of the vehicle's wheels or tires to provide all braking operation. Examples of the latter are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,782,870; 4,204,588; 4,320,818, 4,350,227, 4,623,163 and 4,846,295. There are almost endless types of road vehicle brake systems but they are not well suited to providing safety brake operation for the slower moving self-propelled or motor powered shopping/travel carts, wheelchairs, wheeled travel chairs and the like, where the operator is disabled and may have limited or even no ability to operate a brake in an emergency situation. Nor do they offer a type of safety brake system particularly suited to the latter type of vehicles in some of the typical situations in which they operate. For example, there are situations with the latter vehicles where it would be highly desirable to over power the motor powering the vehicle and very rapidly lock up the wheels in advance of an impending impact either automatically or under the control of the operator, but provide a much milder wheel braking action in the reverse direction. Moreover, a safety brake system for the physically disabled should require little manual effort and otherwise be readily activated. In the above identified patents, various friction brake systems are disclosed that offer various types of braking operations to different degrees, but they do not offer a cost effective safety or emergency brake system that can provide emergency braking in a relatively simple and positive manner, let alone accomplish this automatically and with self-energization with little or no effort required of the vehicle operator and in advance of an impending impact with an obstacle in the path of the vehicle.

2023-09-16T01:27:04.277712

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(Closed) Can't prove a negative? Long story short, My boss let me leave early tuesday night, I was excited to finally get to have sometime with my girlfriends. So I chittered with the other girls at work about possibly going out to the night club. Well, that didn’t happen as something I ate played hell with my intestinal track. I called into work the next day, letting my morning bosses know what was going on. They understood and gave me a pass for that next shift. I stay home, feel better and let them know I will come in for my thrusday shift. About half way through my thrusday shift, I get sick again. I let my boss know. About that time all hell breaks loose in the store and I have orders stacked in my window and for some reason the cooks have gone completely retarded and I’m getting 20-30 minute wait times on orders. One customer had almost been waiting 45 minutes by the time I ran into the kitchen to make the damn food myself. I get cussed out by a cook and pretty much tell him If he can’t figure out an order for a burger and fries I’d do it myself and save everyone the trouble. Obviously he doesnt like that. My roommates stop in an order food. Everything has calmed down by this time and things seem better. Until the roommates girlfriend brings her burger back not 3 minutes after I served it to her. It was ice cold. Seriously. The middle of it was red. Totally under cooked. I take it back and show the cook. He tells me he isn’t going to listen to my shit anymore and starts working on another waitresses food. So I call out the back up cook and ask him to remake that order. He does and everything is fine. About this time, I realize the main cook is SERIOUSLY TOTALLY STONED. He REEKS of weed after his break. I loose my shit. Not really, but I tell my boss I’m done taking this crap, I’m finishing my closeing duties and going home. I still feel like shit, the cook has lost his mind. I can’t deal with it in my current state. Boss says ok and I go home. Boss JUST texted me “I’ve been a bar manager for 28 years, I know what hung over and food poisoning looks like. You were hung over. From now on please, leave your phone at home or in your purse, I don’t want you making plans to go drinking on the clock anymore. Neither of us want to get in trouble with the store manager. IF your attitude after today does not change I will request that neither of us work the same shift anymore” Sadly you had a bad combination of events! Your sickness reared up several times, and coincided with your chit chat of going to the club and what not. Sounds like the bar manager was uncomfortable with what happened in the day and is looking for a vent route. In general if you are using your phone on your shift/and you friends stop in, it may look like you don’t really care. While I know you do very much, it just goes with the territory of mixing job with personal life. I guess you can’t prove, but you may want to start looking for a new place to work as it seems like you have a tough crowd!!

2023-12-26T01:27:04.277712

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Is Pastured Turkey Worth the Cost? Here in Virginia, a regular fifteen-pound turkey at the supermarket will cost you about $30 or less. But if you want a local, traditional turkey like a Bourbon Red, raised on pasture—expect to pay anywhere from $60–$90. That’s a lot of money! Is it really worth it? I saw some turkeys a while ago that definitely answered that question for me. These turkeys were probably around five months old, in a truck, on their way to slaughter. A “normal” turkey’s life span is about 7–10 years. But these turkeys wouldn’t make it to see their first birthday. If they weren’t slaughtered for Thanksgiving, most of them would die of heart disease and organ failure by Christmas. In fact, statistically speaking, 20 percent of their turkey buddies already died before they got to this truck. Around 6 percent of them had their heart give out within just one or two months of birth. Why Are These Turkeys So Different? In order to maximize profits, these turkeys were selectively bred to have incredibly large breasts—so large that the birds have trouble standing up. And forget about flying! Their legs often bow and sometimes spontaneously fracture under the weight. Heritage breeds like the Bourbon Red that are raised on pasture are incredibly athletic and free. They run up to 25 miles per hour, fly, and often roost in the trees. (If you want to see something funny, watch a farmer try to catch his or her Bourbon Red turkeys!) And Ben Franklin is reported to have wanted our national bird to be the fierce turkey rather than the bald eagle. Turkeys on Antibiotics Given a choice, turkeys aren’t vegetarians. They eat lots of greens, bugs, and rodents. The turkeys I saw on that truck, on the other hand, were fed a vegetarian diet of GMO grains like soy and corn. And now, an important note about antibiotics: You may have heard about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary Feed Directive Final Rule, which went into effect on January 1, 2017. The rule aims to reduce antibiotic resistance by eliminating the common practice of using “medically important” antibiotics to promote animal growth and feed efficiency. However, with the approval of a veterinarian, turkey producers may still feed these antibiotics in therapeutic dosages to prevent the illnesses fostered by the living conditions often found in commercial operations—dark, overcrowded barns packed with other turkeys, walking and living in their own feces. In fact, a 2013 study showed turkey meat to be the dirtiest of all meats, with nine of ten samples containing dangerous fecal bacteria including E. coli. As we’ve learned, humans aren’t the only ones harmed by commercial animal-raising systems. The animals I was looking at on that truck were incredibly sick—the natural result of a commercial farming revolution that has rejected the wisdom of nature. Farming has gone industrial, so that the largest U.S. turkey farms produce well over a million turkeys a month. The entire commercial turkey industry has learned to hijack modern science to breed and raise a turkey that gets as large as possible as quickly and inexpensively as possible. Plus, by the time you buy the turkey, it’s been so filled with salt water that this solution accounts for up to 40 percent of the turkey’s final weight. So What Can I Do? The farmers who embrace the wisdom of nature, the traditions of our ancestors, and the facts of modern science all agree: Raising a turkey on pasture so that it can eat its natural diet is the best way to optimize the health of farms, turkeys—and you, the customer. Turkeys raised on pasture live healthier, happier lives; are healthy when they are slaughtered; and make you healthier, too. Their meat contains more anti-inflammatory fats like Omega-3s and conjugated linoleic acid (another essential fat that is scarce in the modern diet). Farming practices that embrace Mother Nature’s wisdom preserve the land, support the soil, and create far less pollution. These are just a few reasons to choose a pastured turkey this Thanksgiving. Three Questions for Your Farmer If you truly want to do your part to help preserve our beautiful planet and your health, you need to ask three questions of your farmer: What did this turkey eat? You’re looking for a bird that lived on mostly foraged grasses and greens, wild animals, and only a small amount of organic grains and feeds. How did this turkey live? Happy turkeys move around from pasture to pasture and enjoy lots of sunlight. What drugs was this turkey given? Ideally, none—or only some medicines if they were sick. You should know that the terms “cage free” and “free range” are virtually meaningless in that they make very little difference in the actual life or treatment of the turkey you are purchasing. If you see these terms, know that you are often no better off buying one of these than you would be buying an industrially raised turkey. If you see “vegetarian fed,” know that turkeys are not vegetarians. If you see “organic,” that’s a little better—at least you know they are hormone- and antibiotic-free, for the most part. But they still may have led lives of confinement indoors, eating grains, and living in cramped and unsanitary spaces. Where Should I Start? You can start by looking for a local farm that uses traditional farming practices. If you’re unsure, ask them the three questions above. You can also talk to a practitioner who is listed on PrimalDocs.com. Most of them know where to get local traditionally raised animals. 12 Comments This is a super great article! Unfortunately, it comes pretty much too late to actually have the time to do something about it. Most people have already bought their .69 cent “turkey” at their nearby purveyor of all things processed…the grocery store. Thank you for the information anyway. I will save this article for next year. Thanks Marjory for all the work you and your team do. Have a great Thanksgiving and a blessed Christmas season! Great article and I’ll share it on my social media (and my blog). However, might I suggest you make it easier for content to be shared? You have NO social media share buttons on the page (yes, you have the links up top, that’s not the same thing.) You’ll find that people will share this more if you make it easier. Since you are using WordPress, there are tons of free social sharing buttons to use. Not having social share buttons you are losing a TON of eyeballs. Keep up the good work. I love the posts. Thanks for the article. For some reason, I hadn’t even thought about turkeys being fed a diet of GMOs. I am going to my sister’s house for Thanksgiving and I’m sure she isn’t buying an organic turkey for dinner to feed 15 people. I look forward to eating a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving since it all tastes so good but reading this article makes me feel almost sick thinking about how those birds are raised. Animals raised for consumption really does need to change as antibiotics, cramped spaces, no sunlight and dirty feces isn’t what I consider when I am shopping to feed myself or anyone else. I want to encourage all readers and cooks to use the power of their wallets and voices to change this ugly and unhealthy practice. Otherwise, what will our children and grandchildren’s bodies be like before they reach old age? Picking up my fresh Turkey tomorrow from a farmer where I also get all my other meats, raw milk and others like baked goods, honey and noodles when available. I go there every 2 weeks and SEE my future Thanksgiving dinner outside on pasture since hatching. I have my own flock of hens for eggs (this farmer buys my excess) and I grow my own produce. No GMO’S, antibiotics or pesticides for me. Great article and I hope people will take note cheap food just cost you later in medical issues. for the past few years we had GMO free pastured turkey. This year my daughter was going to order one again but $70 some seemed just a bit much, especially since we did not want any thing over 15 pounds. So I checked our local little merchandiser ads and sure enough found the farm I had ordered one about 5 years ago: free range, no antibiotics, GMO free feed – 13 pounder for $46; fresh, not frozen. I brined it as soon as I got it home – the day before Thanksgiving. The liver I sliced and made it with onion that evening for supper; NEVER had such amazing liver!!!! The bird was equally good! Secret is the brine, I think, because pastured birds can get a bit dry. WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!!! Plus I made stock from the bones and scraps……….. I buy my turkeys from Tropical Traditions. They are even pricier than what you mention for organic. But I trust what they feed theirs and how they are grown. This year they are $135.49-$145.99 and worth every penny to me because my health comes first. And I use every bit of every turkey. I turn them into 6-8 quarts of turkey and broth after I eat most of the white meat and a little of the dark. And because I boil the bones to get that turkey and broth, my dogs get to eat the bones.

2023-12-26T01:27:04.277712

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