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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to space-division multiplex communication method in which a plurality of rotationally radiated radio beams consisting of the same frequency are transmitted and received between a plurality of stations, thereby executing time-division multiplex communication.
2. Description of the Related Art
In general, a multiplex communication method of time-dividing a radio beam by using a radiation beam system in which radio beams having the same frequency and carrying different pieces of information are radiated in a plurality of directions and a method of performing interstation bidirectional multiplex communication by introducing a frequency-division system to the multiplex communication method have not yet been established.
An example of conventional techniques using the rotation of a beam is a radar. FIG. 5 shows an example of the radar.
Referring to FIG. 5, a station is provided to radiate and receive a radio beam. This station radiates a radio beam while rotating a beam. If an object is present in the radiation direction of the radiated radio beam, the radio beam is reflected by the object. The station receives the reflected radio beam and determines the position of the object in accordance with the incoming direction and the reception level of the received radio beam.
From a viewpoint of communication, a frequency- or time-division communication technique is available.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining an arrangement of a conventional frequency-division multiplex communication system. Referring to FIG. 6, an information transmission station T for transmitting information is provided.
The information transmission station T non-directionally radiates a plurality of radio beams having different frequencies.
A plurality of receivers R1, R2, R3, . . . , Rn each for receiving a radio beam having a predetermined frequency are located within a distance range in that the above transmitted radio beams can be received. The receivers R1, R2, R3 , . . . , Rn receive radio beams having frequencies f1, f2, f3, . . . , fn, respectively.
In the above communication system, a frequency to be used in transmission performed by the information transmission station must be provided for each receiver. This goes for an arrangement in which a plurality of information transmission stations are provided.
FIG. 7 is a view for explaining an arrangement of a conventional time-division multiplex communication system, and FIG. 8 is a view showing transmission data used in the system. Referring to FIG. 7, radio beams are non-directionally radiated from an information transmission station for transmitting information.
A plurality of receivers R1, R2, R3, . . . , Rn for receiving the radiated radio beams are located within a distance range in that they can receive the above radiated radio beams. The receivers R1, R2, R3, . . . , Rn receive information at timings 1, 2, 3, . . . , n shown in FIG. 8, respectively. Referring to FIG. 8, information at timing 0 is a sync signal to be used by each receiver for information extraction. | 2023-09-06T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/3127 |
PHYSICAL INFORMATION Age: 32Force Sensitivity: Non-Force UserSpecies: HumanAppearance: Raised as a soldier, so lives and breathes in being a solider. Dresses in the usual Ranger style of black, silver and navy blue and has short black hair and a pale face. Her features are almost baby-faced and petite, but don’t let appearances fool you.
SOCIAL INFORMATION Name: Jody Parker; Commander in the Antarian Rangers.Loyalties: The Antarian Rangers | The Order Of The Silver JediWealth: Has a good pension pot in the background, and is able to live comfortably, but Jody is not wealthy at all with nothing else saved or secure anywhere.Notable Possessions: Nothing bar the kit on her back and a few personal items of sentimental value that bring good luck on the battlefront.Skills: Trained with the Antarian Rangers and so she can fight and fly. Ground combat and melee comes as easy to Jody as breathing, and she can also pilot small fighters and gunships into drop-zones and make hasty exists.Personality: Jody isn’t a machine, and is very compassionate when she has to be. She is level headed and supportive to those around her, pushing them to do their best and to think logically in any situation. A good friend to call your own who will make sure to have your back if you need her to.
COMBAT INFORMATION Weapon of Choice: Standard Antarian Ranger SMG - http://starwarsrp.ne...38-rangers-smg/Combat Function: Jody is just a soldier. Trained to fight and serve until she physically can’t. She holds no special connection to anyone out in the galaxy, and so works with her brothers and sisters to fight the good fight when needed. She can use a firearm and fly a ship within her training remit and to everyone else is just another face in the mighty Ranger military.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION Jody Parker came from Phindar to Voss in seeing their influence expand across the Eastern region. She came to enlist with the Antarian Rangers after always wanting to serve within a special police force and military unit. Voss became her new home and she spent four months in training before hitting the ranks and working her way up slowly and steadily.
Participating in missions across the galaxy from the safe dominion of planets, to liberating systems from the clutches of evil and engaging in brutal battles across the stars, Jody has a home with the Silver Jedi and her Rangers, and will continue to do so even more now she has a friend in Stephanie Swail. | 2024-01-24T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2929 |
Dave Salzwedel
Dave Salzwedel (born June 15, 1968 in Thousand Oaks, California) is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper who played two seasons in Major League Soccer with the San Jose Clash. He also played one season in the American Professional Soccer League and USISL.
Salzwedel attended Calabasas High School. He then played collegiate soccer for California Lutheran University where he was a two-time NAIA All American. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2003. He tried out with the San Diego Sockers, but was cut in the final round of the trials. He returned to Cal Lutheran and worked as an assistant coach for the next six seasons. In 1992, tried out with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the American Professional Soccer League at the suggestion of Eric Wynalda, a childhood friend. He spent most of the season as a backup to Mark Dougherty, but played two games when Dougherty was injured. In 1993, the owner of the Blackhawks moved the team to the lower USISL and renamed it the San Jose Hawks. Following the season, the team folded. Salzwedel continued to play for amateur clubs, most notably the Los Angeles Soccer Club, until Major League Soccer began holding trials at the end of 1995. Salzwedel impressed the scouts enough to be drafted in the eighth round of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft by the San Jose Clash. Salzwedel played two seasons before being released by the Clash. He was drafted in the third round of the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft by the New England Revolution, but was released during the season.
Salzwedel currently coaches boys and girls soccer at the Oakwood School in Morgan Hill, California. He has also opened two camps, one for soccer and one for all sports.
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Ochratoxin A and aflatoxin B1 in breakfast cereals marketed in Serbia - occurrence and health risk characterisation.
The present paper reports data on the occurrence of ochratoxin A (OTA) and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in breakfast cereals marketed in Serbia and interprets consequent dietary exposure. A total of 136 samples was collected in 2012 and 2015 and analysed using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. OTA was detected in 20.7% of the samples in 2012 and 13.0% in 2015, with 3.6% and 0% of the samples above the EU maximum level, respectively. AFB1 was found in low concentrations in 11.1% of the samples collected in 2015, mainly corn based. Comparison of estimated exposure of Serbian adult population with respective toxicological reference values showed no concern for public health. | 2024-04-12T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/5618 |
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May 22 - 28, 2013
For All Signs: The current drama in the cosmos is represented by the Uranus/Pluto squares which will continue through 2015. This combination is one which fosters revolutions, whether big or small, personal or corporate. The environment for a revolution starts when a ruling class has taken all the resources and separated itself from the whole. The people are cramped and subject to scarcity and over taxation. Then the intellectuals turn against the ruling class and evolve a new philosophy of freedom. Eventually the masses organize and begin to demand the heads of those in power. The old regime falls followed by a struggle for power among the winners. Does anything in this sequence seem familiar? There is more to follow. Tune in next week.
Aries: This is probably not fresh news, but now is the time that it is imperative to free yourself of debts and/or promises that threaten to swamp your psyche. It is possible that your struggle has materialized in your financial world. Accept that you cannot escape this problem freely, but pay the price and move along.
Taurus: The Powers That Be are in charge during this period. There may be no mercy. So it is best for you to get down to business and do what is expected. Although this is a humbling experience, you will ultimately be the better for it. This is not the best week for travel beyond your usual territory.
Gemini: You have a desire to reach outward to others. You want to share ideas and express yourself in a larger framework. It seems everyone is interested in what you think. Activities involving legal interests, travel, teaching or learning are favored. Those interested in romance may encounter someone interesting this week.
Cancer: There are worries stirring around in the back of your mind. They were probably generated during the eclipses. Those changes are probably still in motion. It is not imperative that you make any big decisions now. Let circumstances stir around until they settle. You will know when the time is right.
Leo: There is the possibility that you will attract someone who is needy, causing you to feel that you should help. Before you go very far, talk to your friends and ask who this person is. He or she might be a “vampire,” one who takes far more than he can give. There is also the possibility of an encounter with a Spirit for those with an open channel.
Virgo: Now is a good time to take a creative look at your life. You have a desire to experience that which is beautiful. Perhaps you would like to paint, write, play music, or enjoy another endeavor. It is possible that all this creativity is directed toward your career and life direction. Favorable news comes your way.
Libra: Circumstances involving love life and money may feel a bit tight. You might experience an emotional droop near the 26th, in which you perceive yourself to be alone in the world. Perhaps it is you who needs to withdraw. This is a temporary mood, so don't take it seriously. You are likely to receive both good and bad news this week.
Scorpio: Use caution when dealing with any situation that is potentially volatile. Do not use force to accomplish your purpose now or it will be used against you. Be wary of parking places that might change character after dark. The energy in your field is best used in clean competition, whether with yourself or someone else.
Sagittarius: This week is a time for celebration with those whom you love. It could be as important as a marriage, a graduation, or a family reunion. It seems you are bringing closure to something that has been on your radar for a long time. How fortunate it is that these aspects occur so close to a holiday. Enjoy!
Capricorn: A simmering brew could be evolving into a boil in your partnership(s). Step aside from verbal attacks or defenses long enough to access objective information. You need a 3rd party who can mediate or you need more core facts. Remaining in war mode will not help the situation at all.
Aquarius: A new initiative or idea that began in late Oct. of 2012 has come to a point in which you can move no further without making adjustments. You may be required to wait on another factor before proceeding. Life moves slowly this week. Although things are happening, they are likely to be stymied. Let it go and take a mental health break.
Pisces: Experiences may seem surreal on some level during this week. Hold onto an awareness that you may be misinterpreting what happens. It is also possible that you are unconsciously applying a mask to suit the circumstances. If you feel disconnected, you must go back to your center. Put your feet on the ground and breathe deeply from the roots upward.
Are you interested in a personal horoscope? Vivian Carol may be reached at 704-366-3777 for private psychotherapy or astrology appointments. (There is a fee.) Visit www.horoscopesbyvivian.com. | 2024-04-04T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/9275 |
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* This source code is licensed under Apache 2.0 License,
* attached with Common Clause Condition 1.0, found in the LICENSES directory.
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#define COMMON_THREAD_NAMEDTHREAD_H_
#include "base/Base.h"
#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
#define _GNU_SOURCE
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#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/syscall.h>
#include <sys/prctl.h>
namespace nebula {
namespace thread {
pid_t gettid();
class NamedThread final : public std::thread {
public:
NamedThread() = default;
NamedThread(NamedThread&&) = default;
template <typename F, typename...Args>
NamedThread(const std::string &name, F &&f, Args&&...args);
NamedThread& operator=(NamedThread&&) = default;
NamedThread(const NamedThread&) = delete;
NamedThread& operator=(const NamedThread&) = delete;
public:
class Nominator {
public:
explicit Nominator(const std::string &name) {
get(prevName_);
set(name);
}
~Nominator() {
set(prevName_);
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static void set(const std::string &name) {
::prctl(PR_SET_NAME, name.c_str(), 0, 0, 0);
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static void get(std::string &name) {
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Flushing is mostly a residential neighborhood, with a large retail district. Flushing is known for diverse housing, from condos and co-ops to single family homes in park-like North Flushing. Flushing’s attractions are as diverse as its neighborhoods: Flushing Meadows Park, the Queens Museum, Queens Zoo, CitiField, home of the NY Mets, and The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. With five Long Island Rail Road stops as well as NYC’s 7 train, residents have an easy commute to NYC.
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Returning Coloradans find sickening flood damage
Originally published September 20, 2013 at 12:00 am
Updated September 20, 2013 at 5:46 am
Coloradans who ventured back into the flood-ravaged town of Lyons found scenes of stomach-turning destruction, with dozens of homes destroyed, family keepsakes missing, food spoiling and mud everywhere.
Coloradans who ventured back into the flood-ravaged town of Lyons found scenes of stomach-turning destruction, with dozens of homes destroyed, family keepsakes missing, food spoiling and mud everywhere.
“It’s just sickening,” said Gloria Simpson, whose family salvaged some of her grandmother’s hand-made quilts Thursday from her 81-year-old father’s home. They found some family photos, but others were no where to be found.
Up and down Colorado’s Front Range, the number of dead rose to seven, with three others missing and presumed dead. But the number of unaccounted-for people dropped to about 140, thanks to rescues and restored communications.
Rescue operations tapered off and the state began to turn its attention to finding homes for the displaced, restoring basic services and figuring out how to repair hundreds of miles of roads and dozens of bridges.
“Right now we’re just moving from the life-saving mode to the life-sustaining mode,” said Kevin Kline, director of the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Kline said it was too early to estimate the dollar damage but added, “It’s going to be big.”
The damage spans 17 counties and nearly 2,000 square miles.
Gov. John Hickenlooper said the state’s reconstruction effort would be overseen by Jerre Stead, executive chairman of the global information company IHS Inc.
A new group within the state Transportation Department will focus on repairing and reconstructing as much of the state highway system as possible by Dec. 1.
Underlining the urgency, Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park, one of the only routes still open into the flood-damaged town of Estes Park, was temporarily closed because of snow early Thursday. The high-elevation road normally shuts down in October for the winter.
Under tight security, hundreds of Lyons evacuees were given two hours to check on their homes Thursday. On Sept. 12, the St. Vrain River destroyed dozens of homes, a trailer park, two bridges and sections of roads in the picturesque town of 1,600 framed by sandstone cliffs.
Darren Horwitz saw boulders, broken glass and dislodged propane tanks strewn around Lyons. His truck and sailboat that he parked at a friend’s mobile home had been swept away.
“When you get there, the shock sets in,” he said.
Bob Ruthrauff, 84, found his home intact, but food was rotting in his refrigerator because electricity had been cut off. He spent his two hours getting rid of the spoilage but was grateful. “We’re very lucky. We came home to a dry home,” Ruthrauff said.
Utility poles were toppled and power lines were in tangles. Work crews cleared debris and tried to restore power, water and sewer service.
Flooding along the South Platte River pushed into western Nebraska but caused little initial damage.
Amtrak said its Chicago-to-San Francisco California Zephyr train will detour through Wyoming until early October because of flood damage to its route in Colorado. Buses will take passengers to some of the train’s normal stops in Colorado and Utah until repairs are completed.
The White House said Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will visit Colorado Monday. | 2024-04-20T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/4633 |
With the development of the wireless communication industry, various wireless communication schemes have been proposed. In addition to the existing mobile communication network supporting a specific wireless communication scheme, it is possible to implement a mobile communication network supporting a wireless communication scheme different from the existing wireless communication scheme.
Therefore, the advent of a wireless environment, which includes the mixed mobile communication networks supporting different wireless communication schemes between them, is expected.
In such a wireless environment, it is necessary for mobile users to select and use a proper wireless communication scheme according to a wireless condition.
In line with this, a 3rd generation wireless communication system has been developed to perform high-speed and large capacity data communication as well as existing voice communication.
The 3rd generation wireless communication systems can be divided into systems of two standardization organizations, which include a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), which is a European asynchronous standardization organization, and a 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2), which is a synchronous standardization organization of the US. A typical scheme which is being discussed in the 3GPP organization is a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (hereinafter, referred to as WCDMA) scheme, and a typical scheme which is being discussed in the 3GPP2 organization is a Code Division Multiple Access (hereinafter, referred to as CDMA) scheme.
The WCDMA scheme can be reclassified into WCDMA using the FDD scheme and WDCMA using the TDD scheme.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a wire relay system of a conventional FDD wireless communication service system according to one embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, the FDD is a scheme in which transmission and reception for communication are performed based on divided frequencies. First, RF downstream signals modulated in an FDD modem 2 of a Base Station (BS) 1 are converted into optical signals in a base station donor 3, and then the converted signals are delivered to the Remote Station (RS) 15 via an optical fiber by an optical transmitter 4. The downstream optical signals received from the base station donor 3 are input to a downstream RF signal conversion/amplification unit 11 by an optical receiver 10, and the input signals are delivered to wireless terminals via a duplexer 14 and an antenna 17.
Then, an FDD wireless communication service is performed. Upstream signals generated by the wireless terminals are input to a duplexer 14 of the RS 15 through an antenna 17 for frequency division. Then, the frequency-divided signals are amplified in a downstream RF signal reception/amplification unit 13, the amplified signals are input to the optical receiver 6 of the base station donor 3 via an optical receiver 12 and an optical fiber, and the resultant signals are input to the FDD modem 2 of the BS 1.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a wire relay system of a conventional TDD wireless communication service system according to one embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the TDD is a scheme in which transmission and reception are divided according to different times and communication is performed. First, RF downstream signals modulated in a TDD modem 22 of a BS 21 are delivered to an optical transmitter 28 of a base station donor 23, and TDD sync signals from the TDD modem 22 are delivered to a TDD switching control transmitter 26 of the base station donor via a modem controller 24.
The TDD switching control transmitter 26 generates TDD switching control signals for switching the TDD sync signals at predetermined time, and the TDD switching control signals are converted into downstream optical signals, and the resultant signals are transmitted to the RS 25 through an optical transmitter 27. The optical receiver 32 of the RS 25 receives the downstream optical signals, the resultant signals are output by a TDD switching control signal distributor 33, and switching is performed according to the TDD switching control signals at corresponding times. Then, the TDD transmission scheme downstream signals received in an optical receiver 37 of the RS 25 are converted into RF signals, and the resultant signals are amplified. Therefore, the TDD transmission scheme service is provided to the wireless terminals through the antenna 39. In this case, for each wireless terminal receiving the provided TDD transmission scheme service, the times for downlink and uplink transmission and reception have been predetermined.
Accordingly, the wireless terminals and the BS perform communication within the predetermined times. In this case, the BS may assign some or all of the available time slots to wireless terminals performing communication.
As such, according to the FDD transmission scheme, frequencies for downlink and uplink transmission and reception between the BS and the wireless terminals are individually set, and the communication between wireless terminals and a BS is performed based on the set frequencies at all time.
Accordingly, an FDD scheme is suitable for use of macro-cell because it does not have a round-trip delay problem. The FDD scheme can provide a service suitable for a rapidly moving terminal due to a large cell radius.
On the other hand, in the FDD scheme, frequency bandwidths are symmetrical and are fixedly allocated. Therefore, the FDD scheme is limited in providing a variable asymmetric service.
Further, according to the TDD scheme, different time slots are assigned to uplink and downlink established between a BS and a specific wireless terminal. Therefore, the TDD scheme is suitable for provision of an asymmetric service. However, in the TDD scheme, when a cell radius becomes large, a guard time between transmission and reception increases due to the round-trip delay and thus transmission efficiency is reduced.
Therefore, the TDD scheme is not suitable for a cell with a large radius, such as a macro-cell, and each cell does not have an identical asymmetry rate under the multiple cell environments in the TDD scheme. Therefore, in the TDD scheme, the same frequency interference increases between terminals located in edges of adjacent cells.
Accordingly, a next generation wireless communication service requires a high-speed data rate to be provided to rapidly moving terminals, so that it is necessary to research a system utilizing the advantages of TDD and FDD scheme. | 2024-06-06T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/3358 |
6*z - 119. Let j be q(22). Give s(j).
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Let y(r) = 2*r**2 - 13*r + 10. Suppose 4*v - 3*w = 31, 23*w - 22*w = 2*v - 15. Give y(v).
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Let h(c) = -2*c**2 + 3*c + 3. Let o(z) = -z**2 - 18*z + 90. Let v be o(-22). Let r be (-8)/(-12)*-2*3/v. What is h(r)?
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Let a(x) = x**2 + 11*x - 126. Suppose -6*j - 73*j - 64*j = 2717. Determine a(j).
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Let d(y) = 52 - 148 + 45 + 59 - 44*y. Calculate d(2).
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Let s be 4/(-14) + (-885)/(-35). Suppose -s*w = -26*w. Suppose -15 = -5*j - w*j. Let g(b) = b**3 - 3*b**2 - 2*b + 3. What is g(j)?
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Let o(w) = -9 - 31214*w + 31220*w - 3. Determine o(1).
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Let y = -11 + 15. Suppose -4*c + 30 = -y*r + 50, 0 = -5*c - r - 25. Let q(d) = d + 5. Give q(c).
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Let r = 2899 - 2906. Let i(s) = 2*s**2 + 12*s - 3. Calculate i(r).
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Let q be 6/(-105) + 4199/595. Let m(t) = t**3 - 9*t**2 + 5*t + 5. Give m(q).
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Let d = 440 - 92. Let k(u) = 2*u - 4 - 350*u**2 + 0*u + d*u**2 - u**3. Calculate k(-3).
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Let j(s) be the first derivative of -5*s**4/6 + 45*s**2/2 + 50. Let c(y) be the second derivative of j(y). Let l = 1 - 0. Calculate c(l).
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Let c(x) = 5*x - 3*x + 3*x - 56*x**2 - 8 + 116*x**2 - 62*x**2. Give c(2).
-6
Let n(a) = 779 + 790 - 1582 - 2*a. Give n(-11).
9
Let v be 17/204*(-7 + 8). Let c(f) be the third derivative of 0 + 0*f - 4*f**2 - 2/3*f**3 - v*f**4. Calculate c(-3).
2
Let v(p) = -p**2 - 30*p - 45. Suppose 4795*k = 4811*k + 448. Calculate v(k).
11
Let m(s) = s + s**2 - 478 + 234 + 234 + 0*s - 5*s. Calculate m(-4).
22
Let g be 8/(-10)*(-21 - (-12)/(-3)). Let x be (-106)/g - 9/(-30). Let o(d) = -d**3 - 6*d**2 - 4*d + 5. Determine o(x).
0
Let q(b) = -23*b + 2. Let p(s) = -13*s + 1. Let a(t) = -7*p(t) + 4*q(t). Let l be -3 - (-4 - (-6 - -3)). Let j be l*(2/(-4))/1. What is a(j)?
0
Let m be (20 - (-16 - -42)) + -1. Let u(t) = -t**3 - 8*t**2 - 2*t - 3. What is u(m)?
-38
Let l(p) = -3*p**3 - 3*p**2 - p + 1. Let q(y) = 4*y**3 - 21*y**2 + 2*y - 12. Let x(w) = 3*l(w) + q(w). Calculate x(-6).
-3
Suppose -6*l = -13*l + 15337. Let j(n) = -40 + l*n - 2193*n + 11. Give j(-13).
-3
Let s(u) = u**2 - 14*u + 19. Let x be 729/63 + 120/280. Give s(x).
-5
Let h be (-2)/4*2*7. Let g(q) be the first derivative of -q**3/6 - 4*q**2 + 122*q - 59. Let v(i) be the first derivative of g(i). Calculate v(h).
-1
Let m(y) = y + 3. Let g(h) = -34 + 11*h - 47*h + 12*h + 11*h + 9*h. Let q(b) = b**3 - 5*b**2 + 3*b - 1. Let w be q(3). Let t be g(w). Calculate m(t).
9
Let n(h) = -h**2 - 11*h - 3. Suppose 5*p + 8*t = 11*t - 45, 2*p + 18 = t. Determine n(p).
15
Let q(d) be the second derivative of d**4/12 - 3*d**3/2 - d**2/2 + 143*d. Suppose 4*p - 5*v - 60 = 0, p + 2*v - 5*v = 22. Give q(p).
9
Let z(l) be the third derivative of 0*l - 1/120*l**5 - 5/6*l**3 + 0*l**4 + 28*l**2 + 0. Let t(w) be the first derivative of z(w). Calculate t(-7).
7
Let l(t) = 0 + 388*t - 1 - 125*t - 133*t + 9*t**3 - 2*t**2 - 132*t. Let v be 37/(-9) + (-4)/(-36). Let o be ((-22)/8 + 3)*v. Determine l(o).
-10
Let r(b) = -3*b**2 - 3*b - 3. Let d be (-1 + 34/6)/((-8)/12). Let w(s) = -4*s**2 - 5*s - 5. Let k(p) = d*r(p) + 5*w(p). Calculate k(3).
-7
Let h(d) = 16*d**2 - 4*d - 3. Let w(f) = 3*f**3 + 25*f**2 + f - 57. Let r be w(-8). What is h(r)?
17
Let u(m) be the third derivative of 1/8*m**4 - 7/6*m**3 + 0 + 65*m**2 + 0*m + 1/60*m**5. What is u(-6)?
11
Let n(l) = l**2 - 8*l + 3. Let v(j) be the first derivative of 2*j**3 + 3*j**2/2 - 2*j - 7. Let t be (-5 + 4)/(-2*4/8). Let f be v(t). Determine n(f).
-4
Let n(w) = -7*w - 8*w + 20*w + 14 + w - 5*w. Suppose 2*k + 3*k - 15 = 0. Suppose -g - k = 5. Calculate n(g).
6
Suppose t = -5*c + 67, 0 = -4*c + c + 5*t + 57. Let y(s) = -c*s + 8*s + 8*s + 1. Determine y(4).
9
Let z be (-9)/6*(-16)/12. Let f(r) = -68*r + z*r**2 - 5*r**2 - r**3 - 1 + 5*r**2 + 71*r. Determine f(2).
5
Let x(s) = 22*s + 21 - 5*s**2 + 14*s**2 - 8*s**2 + 10 - 7*s. Give x(-7).
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Let r(q) = 3*q**3 - 37*q**2 + 10*q + 14. Let d = 16270 - 16258. What is r(d)?
-10
Suppose -3*u - u = 0. Let s(x) be the third derivative of x**6/120 + x**5/60 - x**4/24 - 31*x**3/6 + 1098*x**2 - 3*x. Give s(u).
-31
Let l(r) = 5*r**3 + 11*r**2 - r. Let d(z) = -2*z**3 - 5*z**2. Let q(a) = -7*d(a) - 3*l(a). Let g = 75788 - 75784. Determine q(g).
-20
Suppose 2*d - 8 = 12. Let b = d + 5. Let v = b - 18. Let w(o) = 4*o + 3. Give w(v).
-9
Let i(b) = b**3 - 5*b**2 + 1. Suppose 4*m + 7 = 19. Let n be 0 - (m + (-7 - -2) + 2). Let q be 6 - (n + 3) - -1. Calculate i(q).
-15
Let r(z) = -3*z**3 - 4*z**2 - 5*z - 7. Let v = 13143 - 13145. Give r(v).
11
Let i(v) = 47621 - 47613 + 0*v**3 + 5*v**2 - 2*v + v**3. What is i(-6)?
-16
Let k(r) = -168*r**3 + 28*r + 167*r**3 - 21 + 8*r + 33*r**2. Give k(34).
47
Let t be (-9)/(-21) + 68*(-13)/364. Let g(y) = -17*y + 1. What is g(t)?
35
Let l(v) = v - 6. Suppose -37 = -10*c - 17. Suppose c*f - 8 = s + 6*f, 0 = 2*s + 5*f + 7. Give l(s).
-2
Let r(f) = f + 20. Let m = -46 + 55. Suppose -v + 6 - m = 0. Let i = v - -3. What is r(i)?
20
Let o(f) be the second derivative of -43*f**5/20 + f**3/6 - f**2/2 - 2*f. Let n(i) = -i**3 - 26*i**2 + 85*i - 57. Let a be n(-29). Calculate o(a).
-43
Let q(m) = 8*m - 273. Let j be ((-12)/22 + 60/1320)*6 - -35. Calculate q(j).
-17
Let h(l) = -14*l + 7. Suppose -3*w = -3*v + 24, -12 = 8*v - 11*v. What is h(w)?
63
Let o(d) = d**3 - 2*d**2 - 2*d + 1. Suppose -j = -10 + 6. Let r be 1*(-68)/(-18) - j/(-18). Let z be r*(-2)/(-20) + 120/75. Determine o(z).
-3
Let x(r) = -2*r**2 + 3*r + 3. Let j be (-98)/(-5) + (-18)/(-45). Let c be 4/j + 33/(-15). Let n be 10/(-4) - c/4. What is x(n)?
-11
Let f be 1 - 1/((-1)/(-367)). Let g = 135 + f. Let a be g/(-55) - (-2)/(-10). Let u(c) = -c**3 + 4*c**2 + c - 5. What is u(a)?
-1
Let t(g) = -5*g + 52. Let u be ((-81)/(-9) - (-12)/14) + (-2)/(-14). What is t(u)?
2
Let q(n) = 2*n + 2. Let m be q(2). Let g(c) = -4*c - 1. Let a(t) = -4*t - 1. Let d(k) = -a(k) + 2*g(k). Give d(m).
-25
Let a(n) = -n**2 - 188*n - 568. Let y be a(-3). Let f(b) = -b**2 - 16*b - 27. Determine f(y).
12
Let s(n) = n - 57. Let q(f) = f. Let d(l) = 4*q(l) + s(l). Let j be d(14). Suppose -j = 7*k - 20*k. Let x(z) = -4*z**3 + z**2 - z + 1. Determine x(k).
-3
Let v(j) = j**3 + 29*j**2 + 390*j + 30412. Let k be v(-39). Let s = 0 + 0. Let h(u) = u - 2*u - 8 + s*u. Determine h(k).
0
Let o(g) be the third derivative of -2*g**5/15 - 3*g**4/8 - 4*g**3/3 - 3292*g**2. Calculate o(-1).
-7
Let p(w) = -w**3 - 7*w**2 + 7*w. Let s(m) = -3*m - 1. Suppose -3*n - 6*l - 2 = -7*l, -5*l = n - 26. Let y(h) = n*p(h) + 3*s(h). Give y(-6).
-27
Let t(r) = 3*r**2 - 3*r - 1. Let j(u) = 99*u + 300. Let k be j(-3). What is t(k)?
17
Let i be (-965)/(-20) + (-3)/(-4). Let k(f) = -f**2 + i*f + 45*f - 95*f. Determine k(-2).
-2
Suppose -3*m + 2*q = -4, -3 = -3*m + 5*q - 2. Suppose -3*a + 37 = 4*y, -m*y + 3*a + 4 = -1. Let u(l) = -l + 13. What is u(y)?
6
Let g be -2*(10/(-4) + 2). Let c be (-4)/2 + 6 + (g - -3). Let h(v) = 3*v**3 - 5*v**3 + 4*v + c + 0*v - 5*v**2 + v**3. Determine h(-6).
20
Let n(m) = 2*m**3 + 2*m**2 - 2*m. Let k be (-1989)/12 + -6 + 3/4. Let o = -174 - k. What is n(o)?
-30
Let g(a) = 5*a**2 + 6*a - 3. Let y(q) = 3*q**2 + 7*q - 3. Let p(t) = -7*g(t) + 6*y(t). Let c(l) = 25*l**2 - 4. Let i(d) = -5*c(d) - 7*p(d). Give i(-1).
-7
Suppose -4*z = d - 32 - 16, -d = -3*z + 29. Let m(t) = 2 + 59*t**2 - 57*t**2 - z*t + 16*t. What is m(-4)?
14
Let l(q) = 15*q**2 - 23*q - 13. Let w be l(2). Let r(c) = 44*c**3 - c**2 + c - 1. Give r(w).
43
Let h = -652 - -765. Let x(n) = -h*n - 39 + 40 + 112*n. Give x(-5).
6
Let o(y) = -2*y**3 + y**2. Let f = -11 - -14. Let j(i) = 4*i**2 - 3*i**f - 3*i**3 + i**3 + i. Let a(s) = 3*j(s) - 8*o(s). Calculate a(-2).
2
Let i(m) = 3*m + 2443 - 4847 + 2455. Determine i(-15).
6
Let a = 38 + -36. Suppose 0 = -a*h + h + 4. Let f(t) = 7 - h*t**2 - 2 + 2*t**2 - 8*t + t**2. What is f(-6)?
17
Let b(g) = 11*g**2 - g - 6. Let y(i) = -31*i**2 + 4*i + 12. Let f(z) = -11*b(z) - 4*y(z). Determine f(5).
68
Let q(m) = -88 + 525*m - 265*m - 265*m + 259. What is q(32)?
11
Let n(s) = s**2 + 4*s - 14. Suppose 0 = -39*b + 17*b. Calculate n(b).
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Let d(w) = 6*w + 2. Let n be d(-1). Let f(c) = c**3 - 4*c - 1. Let m(l) = 7*l**3 + 5*l**2 - 22*l - 9. Let b(x) = -6*f(x) + m(x). Determine b(n).
5
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Henoch-Schönlein nephritis complicated with pulmonary hemorrhage but treated successfully.
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a common vasculitic syndrome in children who, in most cases, achieve complete recovery. Occasionally, however, patients develop nephritis or nephrotic syndrome with renal failure, or develop significant gastrointestinal bleeding. Pulmonary hemorrhage, found mostly in adolescents and adults, and with a high mortality rate, has been reported only in a few prepubertal children, with a slightly better outcome. A 9-year-old-girl with HSP, renal failure, and nephrotic syndrome developed severe bilateral pulmonary hemorrhage. After an unsuccessful trial of glucocorticoid therapy, she showed an excellent response to cytotoxic therapy. | 2023-10-09T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/9046 |
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Portal 2
Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle platform game developed and released by Valve in 2011 as a sequel to the original Portal released in 2007.
The setting of the game happens in the test lab of Aperture Science, where the super AI GLaDOS controls everything in the company and conducts ‘experiments’ on test subjects like Chell – the main protagonist of the game. You play as Chell to solve different kinds of puzzles presented by GLaDOS using the portal gun given to you.
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Mechanics: The main goal of the game is to solve puzzles using the portal gun and other actions. In the first half of the game the player solves the puzzles presented by GLaDOS, in the second half of the game, the player tries to escape from the test lab by completing puzzles as well. The game is designed into multiple chapters and maps, some of them being huge both in horizontal and vertical scales, making common maneuvers in video games insufficient to complete the levels in this game and the use of portals a necessary part of the game.
Story: The main conflict of the game is between Chell and GLaDOS. This conflict unfolds the background behind the company Aperture Science and hints the story behind Chell’s parents. The story also justifies the purpose of GLaDOS and the reveals the technology that empowers the portal guns and other supernatural phenomenon happening in the test lab.
Aesthetics: Portal 2 is a first-person 3D game and looks like just like every other first-person 3D game if you have not actually played it. After playing the game, you can tell the designers really put a lot of effort into the aesthetics. The aesthetics really helped the players to better understand the mechanics and follow the story of the game. For example: Surfaces that can be put a portal on and surfaces that cannot be put a portal on have different textures.
Technology: Portal 2 was developed using the Source engine and made available on Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStaion and Xbox. So there are a lot of ways to interact with the game including mouse, keyboard, gamepad. The game also has a multiplier co-op mode, so internet connection is required to be able to play in this mode.
The Lens of Obstacle
The obvious goal is to complete the puzzles presented by GLaDOS and escape the test lab, and it is motivated by Chell’s survival instinct. The obvious obstacles are GLaDOS’s attempts to stop and kill you. However, the obstacles are also puzzles and they can be very interesting to solve. In a way, the obstacles improve the player’s ability to better at the game. Both Chell and GLaDOS are transforming subtly during the process as they realize they might have a deeper relationship than just normal test conductor and test subjects. This transformation made the game more engaging and drives the player to finish the game to find out more about their relationship.
The Lens of Fatasy
I think this game fulfills the fantasies of many people – teleport through portals. Many people have fantasied about having the ability of teleport through space to accomplish things that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise. Portal 2 just gives the player this ability and let the them complete goals using the power to gain a sense of accomplishment.
The Lens of Character
GLaDOS, despite being the ‘bad guy(girl)’ in this game, has a very fascinating personality. She is evil, sadistic, but as you play you would realize GLaDOS is the only one in the game that truly matters or cares for you. She always expects you to be better at what you do, in a way just like parents always hope their kids to be better. Actually, this is very possible GLaDOS is Chell’s mother according to many highly convincing theories online. Plus the fact that GLaDOS is also very funny, often cracking jokes in a trying-to-be-funny monotonous robotic tone, it makes the character seem very rich and realistic.
The Lens of Time
Portal 2 does not have a ticking clock in most part of the game, as it is mostly a puzzle game. Having a time constraint would not be a good idea as the time which different players need to figure out how to solve them can vary. However the boss fight finale has a literal ticking clock to create a sense of tension and emergency for the player, making the ending after completing the fight especially relieving and touching. | 2024-03-27T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/1883 |
Infant Reach Training Affects Object Exploration 12 Months Later
Scientists have known that infants’ early learning experiences may positively affect later development through processes called developmental cascades. For example, walking and fine motor skills have been associated with vocabulary size and later language development.
These cascades have been commonly theorized, but until now evidence supporting them has been largely correlational.
A new study demonstrates a powerful link between training infants to reach for an object and later heightened interest in objects and focused attention. Says Amy Needham, professor and chair of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development:
“This research tells us that babies are having experiences early in life that they build on and that provide a foundation for further learning.”
For the study, researchers facilitated parent-guided reaching training for 36 3-month-old infants for 10 minutes a day for two weeks. Reaching behavior typically does not emerge until a child is between 4 and 6 months old.
Sticky Mittens
In the training, half of the infants were outfitted with “sticky mittens”, mittens with Velcro that enabled blocks also covered with Velcro to adhere to their hands. Parents were instructed to encourage their children to reach for the blocks.
The control group wore mittens without Velcro, and the blocks, covered with tape, were touched to their hands without adhering.
The babies who had used the sticky mittens showed more visual interest in a toy and were less distracted during play. They also grasped and rotated the toy for longer periods of time than the other infants.
The results were still in evidence a year later when 25 of the infants were tested again. Using the Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire, the researchers also learned that the sticky mittens group had higher attention focusing ratings than the other infants.
Three-month-old infants were outfitted with Velcro mittens to teach them early reaching skills. (Credit: Vanderbilt)
“It is amazing to think that roughly two hours of additional experiences with successful reaching at age 3 months led to changes in the infants’ exploration and attention focusing skills after 12 months,”
“This demonstrates the profound impact that early experiences can have on a child’s continued development. In a sense, the children just kept on providing themselves with new experiences and opportunities once the training sessions ended.
These findings support the notion of developmental cascades and suggest that motor training may also foster the development of social and cognitive skills,”
says Needham, who began the research while at Duke University.
Because reduced grasping activity and delays in motor skill development have been associated with risk for developmental disorders, the findings may have implications for autism and Down syndrome research. | 2024-04-15T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/5274 |
View full sizePortland Police Officer John Maul (left) talks with two other officers near Southeast 82nd Avenue. The work of Maul and other officers in that part of town has helped lead to the arrest and indictment of pimps. While pimps used to receive relatively light sentences, some are now being sent away for 25 years or more.Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian
It used to be that men caught coercing young women into having sex with as many as a dozen johns a day in the motels and dark side streets of Multnomah County typically headed to prison for no more than two to three years.
Last year, the average sentence for a pimp in the state's prostitution hub jumped to 12 years. And some received prison terms double that or longer.
Last week, a Portland judge underscored the seriousness of sex trafficking when he sentenced a repeat pimp to life in prison with no possibility of release -- the first time prosecutors or police had seen that happen.
The dramatic shift comes as the criminal justice system targets pimps like never before -- presenting persuasive cases to juries and judges that not only document their crimes, but show the lasting damage the men do.
Judge Jean Maurer stopped short of referring to the trade as slavery, but the implication was clear when she sentenced 21-year-old pimp Latrell Earvin Poston of Portland to nearly 25 years in prison last September.
"I accept the fact that the life of a pimp is glamorized in songs, in movies, in magazines, but it is at its core -- at its core -- people selling other people for money," Maurer said. "It is as harmful to that person as anything I could imagine. ... And there really is just no place in our society for people who sell other people."
A month later, Judge Christopher Marshall locked away a 36-year-old Portland man for more than 40 years, deeming him a "dangerous offender." The sentence reflected Keoni Harold Warren's criminal history, including whipping his daughter with an electrical cord, and the seriousness of his most recent crime: ordering a woman to work for him as a prostitute, then shooting her in the leg when she became uncooperative.
Hightower, 45, claimed he was a benevolent big-brother figure who helped down-and-out girls and that he earned an honest living with his Portland limo business. A jury didn't buy it.
The long prison sentences are turning heads, especially among defense lawyers who argue the time is disproportionate to the crime. Christian Day, the attorney who represented Latrell Poston, called his client's sentence "staggering."
"It sent ripples throughout the courthouse," he said.
Sex trafficking focus
Players in the criminal justice system credit police, probation officers, social workers, jailers and prosecutors for the shift -- which began roughly five years ago.
In 2007, because of constitutionality concerns, Portland did away with its prostitution-free zone -- a section of 82nd Avenue where officers could ban suspected prostitutes. A year later, neighbors were complaining loudly of an obvious upswing in prostitution, evidenced by needles and condoms discarded in their yards and women in tight clothes strolling the sidewalks.
The city responded by tripling the number of detectives and officers devoted to sex trafficking: from two to six today. And the district attorney's office devoted a position to battle prostitution.
J.R. Ujifusa, the Multnomah County deputy district attorney who prosecutes more pimps than anyone else in the state, doesn't use the word "prostitutes," but refers to "victims" or "women involved in prostitution."
View full sizeA pimp snapped this photo of money spread across a motel bed. He was later arrested and convicted. Prosecutors say its common for pimps to snap photos of themselves with cash, cars or other objects they buy.Multnomah County District Attorney
The old approach wasn't working. "We would write them a ticket and they'd be back on the street in three or four hours," said Portland police Officer Mike Gallagher, who has fought prostitution for 19 years and now is a member of the East Precinct's Prostitution Coordination Team. "We wanted to make an impact and keep them off the streets."
Today, virtually every woman arrested for the first time in Multnomah County for prostitution is offered the option of having her case dismissed if she agrees to go through a program offered by LifeWorks Northwest.
At the street level, officers and detectives assigned to sex trafficking regularly hand out their cell phone numbers to the young women with the promise that they'll accept a call any time, Gallagher said. They've bought the women cups of coffee, meals or found them emergency motel vouchers for the night for a safe place to stay.
"We built that trust," Gallagher said.
Women often hesitate to testify because they fear their pimps will beat them up or worse if acquitted. Or even if the pimps are convicted, their associates will carry out some form of punishment.
Despite those worries, an unprecedented four victims testified against Hightower, the pimp sentenced to life.
"That's huge, when all the pimp has done is convince her that the police are bad," Gallagher said.
Today, prostitution takes place in every corner of the state -- from Brookings to Bend, Lakeview to La Grande -- thanks to the Internet.
But most prostitution still happens in Multnomah County, the state's most populous county, and the prosecutors here pursue pimps with the resources and vigor of nowhere else: 41 have been sentenced in the past five years, far more than other counties in the metro area.
Not all of the pimps were men -- six were women. Many were in their 20s or 30s, but several were as young as 18 or 19 and one was 63. Most lived in Portland, but one lived in Vancouver. Two others lived in Wilsonville.
Pimps are notoriously difficult to identify because victims are so reluctant to give up their names. Many prostitutes claim they work for themselves, even though the vast majority work for pimps.
Prosecutors here are getting a big assist from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, which in 2010 started funding a position to find pimps who continue to work while in jail.
Sgt. Jesse Luna takes note of inmates who get visits from multiple so-called "girlfriends." The women put money on inmate accounts -- possible earnings from prostitution. Luna reads inmate mail and listens to their phone calls. He's proven to be a key witness in cases that have netted long sentences for pimps.
Luna isn't startled anymore about how blatant some pimps are even though they know their phone calls are recorded. He's heard pimps prod the women to work more, ask to see the sex-for-money ads they've posted online and order them not to spend any of the money they make.
Ujifusa said pimps commonly control every aspect of a victim's life: when she can eat, when she can stop working for the day and who her friends are.
"We see cases where women have to ask if they can eat ... and it's usually for a dollar for a cheap meal," the prosecutor said. "It's 'May I come in now? It's cold and it's raining.' And 'May I sleep now?'"
Ujifusa said he's seen pimps text message women as often as every few minutes throughout the day -- and expect prompt text messages back. Some pimps send associates to follow the women to ensure that they're where they say they are.
Juries taking note
The unsettling details of how pimps operate are leading judges and juries to understand the heinousness of the crime.
He'd seemed smitten with her -- even tattooing the outline of the 17-year-old's lips on his neck. But he also told her she'd need to have sex with strangers to raise money to buy diapers for one of his four children.
View full sizeDistrict Attorney Rod Underhill says law enforcement has gained a new understanding of how pimps work and believes that will help catch and prosecute more of them.Michael Lloyd/The Oregonian/2005
Soon, he required her to have sex with 10 men a day. He beat and choked the girl when he suspected that she'd held onto some of the money from one of her tricks. She testified that he took every dollar from her, upwards of $2,000 in a single day.
Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill said a new understanding of how pimps work will help catch more of them in the future. Police and prosecutors are seeing gangs turn to prostitution -- rather than drugs or stealing -- as a major money source, he said.
And that means detectives need to ask questions about the women they find when they raid gang members' homes.
"I'm looking for guns. I'm looking for bullets. I'm looking for cocaine or marijuana," said Underhill, describing the thought process of an investigator on a raid. "But am I looking for trafficking? And am I looking at the woman in the house? ... Am I noticing how old she is? | 2024-04-30T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/7800 |
When it comes to oral cancer mortality rates, two numbers are key: 40% and 90%.
40% of individuals who receive a late-stage diagnosis die within five years. However, the survival rate for early stage diagnosis is 90%.
Oral Cavity and Oropharynx—Mouth and Throat
Cancers that originate in the mouth (or oral cavity) are labeled oral cancers. The oral cavity is composed of the inside tissue of the mouth and cheeks, the lips, the tissue beneath the tongue, the roof of the mouth, and the front two-thirds of the tongue. “Why only two-thirds of the tongue?” you might ask. Because the back third of the tongue is considered part of the throat. Throat cancers, or oropharyngeal cancers, start in the oropharynx, the part of the mouth behind the parts considered part of the oral cavity. The oropharynx consists of the soft palate, the tonsils, and the throat.
How Are Oral Cancers Diagnosed?
Some oral cancers produce symptoms which prompt the patient to see a doctor and others are discovered by dentists and doctors during exams. Thousands of lives could be saved every year if more men and women received regular screenings.
A visual oral cancer exam is relatively quick and convenient, especially as compared to other cancer screening tests such as colonoscopies and mammograms. If an abnormality is discovered during an exam, the patient is referred to an appropriate specialist for further testing and diagnosis.
Be proactive. Ask your dentist or doctor to perform an oral cancer screening during each checkup or physical. If you have one or more risk factors, it’s critical to meet with your health care provider for counsel on oral cancer screenings and prevention. Oral Cancer Risk Factors
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Nancy Pelosi: Stop Stephen Colbert!
More than a comedian who reports the news, Colbert makes himself (or a farcical version of himself) the news, mainstreaming political satire like no one else.
Now, he's actually being used for political purposes.
In a new TV ad, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi takes aim at Colbert’s Super PAC, suggesting that their former friendship has been torpedoed by the faux-conservative pundit’s refusal to disclose the complete sources of his funding:
Pelosi is in on the joke - and Colbert’s thinly-veiled campaign to expose the abuses of Super PACs - of course. She's been pushing hard for the Disclose Act.
The bill was introduced to expose the sources of “secret money from special interests” in electoral campaigns. A Super PAC, or political action committee, can receive and spend unlimited sums of cash on behalf of whomever they chose.
Colbert has been pointing out the absurdities of this system by starting his own Super PAC, which has labeled Mitt Romney a serial killer and now supports Herman Cain, who dropped out of the Republican presidential race months ago. | 2024-05-31T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/5290 |
Q:
Composite trapezoidal rule's error term representation has $k_1h^2 + k_2 h^4 +... $ to apply Romberg integration
I am trying to apply the Romberg method but when trying to evaluate the Error, I can't eliminate the appearance of the term $\frac{1}{12}f^{(3)}(\psi)h^3$, When I wish to get $E = K_1h^2 +K_2h^4 +K_3 h^6...$
What I tried to do was:
For each interval $[x_i, x_{i+1}]$ the error element is of the form: $\frac{1}{12}h^{3}f^{(2)}(s_i)$ when $s_i\in[x_{i},x_{i+1}]$ and $h=[x_{i+1}-x_i]$ (the equi-distanced partition).
Using Taylor polynomial at $x_i$ $f^{(2)}(s_i) = f^{(2)}(x_i) + f^{(3)}(x_i)(s_i-x_i) + \frac{1}{2}f^{(4)}(\psi_i)(s_i-x_i)^2$.
So $|E_i| \le |\frac{1}{12}h^3[ f^{(2)}(x_i) + f^{(3)}(x_i)(h) + \frac{1}{2}f^{(4)}(\psi_i)(h)^2]|$
Thus the error sum is bounded by the absolute value of: $\frac{1}{12}h^2 \cdot h\cdot \sum [ f^{(2)}(x_i) + f^{(3)}(x_i)(h) + \frac{1}{2}f^{(4)}(\psi_i)(h)^2]$ Now applying intermediate value theorem, we get (for example for $\sum f^{(2)}(x_i)$: $\min\{f(x_i)\} \le h\cdot\sum_{i=0} ^{n-1} f^{(2)}(x_i) =\frac{1}{n}\cdot\sum_{i=0} ^{n-1} f^{(2)}(x_i) \le \max\{f(x_i)\} $ .
Thus the error can be represented:
$\frac{1}{12}h^2 \cdot [ f^{(2)}(\varphi) + f^{(3)}(\psi)(h) + \frac{1}{2}f^{(4)}(\chi)(h)^2]$ for $\varphi , \psi,\chi \in [x_0,x_n]$ derived from the intermediate value theorem (and the assumption $f^{(4)}$ is continuous.
So the error is bounded by $\frac{1}{12} \cdot [ f^{(2)}(\varphi)h^2 + f^{(3)}(\psi)h^3 + \frac{1}{2}f^{(4)}(\chi)h^4]$.
In Burden's book it tells that there is a detailed explanation in Ralston and Rabinowitz book, at pages 136-140. But I don't have access to this book for the next few days.
A:
It's about even/odd symmetry. Translate that interval $[x_i,x_{i+1}]$ to $\left[-\frac{h}{2},\frac{h}{2}\right]$ and split $f$ into even and odd parts; $f(x)=g(x)+q(x)$ on that interval with $g$ even and $q$ odd.
Then $\int_{-h/2}^{h/2}f(x)\,dx=\int_{-h/2}^{h/2}g(x)\,dx$ since the integral of an odd function is zero, and the trapezoid rule estimate is $\frac{h}{2}\left(g(\frac h2)+q(\frac h2)+g(-\frac h2)+q(-\frac h2)\right) = hg(\frac h2)$.
Now, since we've eliminated the odd part, expand $g$ by its power series $$g(x)=g(0)+\frac{g''(0)}{2}x^2+\frac{g^{(4)}(0)}{4!}x^4+\frac{g^{(6)}(0)}{6!}x^6+\cdots$$
Because we're working with an even function, there aren't any odd derivatives involved. Integrate that power series, and
$$\int_{-h/2}^{h/2}g(x)\,dx = hg(0)+\frac{h^3}{24}g''(0)+\frac{h^5}{5!\cdot 2^4}g^{(4)}(0)+\frac{h^7}{7!\cdot 2^6}g^{(6)}(0)+\cdots$$
compared to a trapezoid rule estimate of
$$hg\left(\frac h2\right) = hg(0)+\frac{h^3}{8}g''(0)+\frac{h^5}{4!\cdot 2^4}g^{(4)}(0)+\frac{h^7}{6!\cdot 2^6}g^{(6)}(0)+\cdots$$
All of those even derivatives of $g$ at zero are equal to the even derivatives of $f$ there, of course.
On an arbitrary interval, we would get the same effect, with a lot more clutter, by expanding the Taylor series around the center of the interval. That's the key to it. It's just clearer to move that symmetry point to the origin for illustration purposes.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A small group of workers at Boeing Co’s BA.N South Carolina jetliner factory voted Thursday to unionize but the planemaker announced it would challenge the legality of the bargaining unit.
FILE PHOTO: A Boeing logo is pictured during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) at Geneva Airport, Switzerland May 28, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
The 104-65 vote to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers comes one year after Boeing defeated a high-profile and much broader union drive in a state where the laws do not favor organized labor.
The vote also comes a few months after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) made it tougher for workers to form unions made up of small groups of employees, reversing an Obama-era decision that had been criticized by businesses.
“The South Carolina flight readiness technicians at Boeing have spoken loud and clear,” Bob Martinez, president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said in a statement Thursday. “I am asking Boeing to respect their freedom to choose and not retaliate against them for expressing their rights.”
Boeing had asked the National Labor Relations Board last week to stop the vote, calling the proposed bargaining unit of 176 workers “an artificially gerrymandered sub-set of employees.”
The labor relations board denied Boeing’s request on Wednesday.
“Boeing continues to believe that this type of micro-unit is prohibited by federal law,” the company said on Thursday. “While we are deeply disappointed with the result and are appealing, we will come together as we continue to deliver on our customer commitments.”
Forming smaller bargaining units can be a key organizing strategy for unions, particularly when they lack support from a majority of an employer’s workforce. But business groups say that smaller bargaining units fracture workplaces.
“The election is of enormous consequences not just to Boeing and its teammates, but to businesses nationwide and to the economy,” Boeing lawyers said last week in the request it filed with the NLRB to stop the vote. “The (NLRB) regional director’s analysis would accommodate nearly any micro-unit in an integrated manufacturing system, essentially spelling the death knell for manufacturing facilities like Boeing South Carolina.”
Boeing is the largest exporter in the United States.
This is the machinists’ third attempt to organize Boeing workers at the company’s only jetliner assembly plant outside Washington state. Boeing employs about 6,800 people at the North Charleston plant, which makes 787 Dreamliners and is the only site that assembles the largest version, the 787-10.
Boeing workers voted 2,097-731 last year to reject the union. In 2015, the union withdrew a vote petition. South Carolina is a “right-to-work” state, one of 28 states that bar unions from requiring workers to join up as a condition of employment. The law has helped South Carolina lure Boeing, automakers and other manufacturers which have unions at their plants in other states.
Some workers at the factory want the union to help with pay, the lack of opportunity to become managers, sudden schedule changes and mandatory weekend overtime work.
“There’s a large contingent on the flight line that asked IAM to come back this year and organize us,” Curtis Williams, 52, a flight-line readiness technician, said on Wednesday.
Workers received a raise last year, but flight-line technicians at the plant earn about 30 percent less than their counterparts in Washington state, Williams said.
While this will be the first union at the South Carolina plant, the machinists’ union said it represents about 35,000 Boeing employees in 24 locations nationwide. | 2023-11-26T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2167 |
Q:
How to Inherit a Control Template
I working on a WPF project where I've over-ridden the CheckBox control for some special operations. That is working correctly.
My problem is that the ControlTemplate that was applied from the theme (shinyred.xaml from codeplex), is not applied to my over-ridden control. Is there a way to inherit the CheckBox ControlTemplate for use by my new control?
All the samples the I can find are focused on inheriting the style for the CheckBox, but nothing about the ControlTemplate.
A:
No, as you said it is possible to 'inherit' a style by using the BasedOn property, but it's not possible to directly 'inherit' a template. This is understandable though, what would be the semantics of template inheritance? How would the derived template be able to somehow add or change elements in the base template?
With styles it's entirely possible, since you can simply add Setters, Triggers, etc. The only thing that would conceivably be possible with template inheritance is adding Triggers to the base template. However, in that case you'd have to have intimate knowledge of the element names in the base template, and an element name change in the base template could break your derived one. Not to mention an issue with readability, where you refer to a name in your derived template, which is defined somewhere else entirely.
Belated Addition Having said all that, it is possible to resolve your particular problem (although I doubt by now it is still yours, or even a problem). You simply define a style for your control with a setter for the Template property thus:
<Style TargetType="<your type>">
<Setter Property="Template" Value="{StaticResource <existing template resource name>}"/>
</Style>
| 2023-11-05T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/1528 |
Q:
Inserting text after specific tag
I have a text file comprised of different tags. I am able to find out if a specific tag exists within the document using the following...
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim text As String = IO.File.ReadAllText("C:\Example.xtp")
Dim index As Integer = text.IndexOf("<Tools>")
If index >= 0 Then
' String is in file, starting at character "<Tools>" insert text "TEST_HELLO"
End If
End Sub
End Class
however I want to also enter extra text after this tag when / if found
I am using VB.net
A:
Try:
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim text As String = IO.File.ReadAllText("C:\Example.xtp")
Dim index As Integer = text.IndexOf("<Tools>")
Dim countChars as integer
countChars="<Tools>".Length
If index >= 0 Then
' String is in file, starting at character "<Tools>" insert text "TEST_HELLO"
text = text.Insert(index + countChars, "TEST_HELLO")
End If
End Sub
Edit
If you want to write the final text to a/the file , there are many ways. I just suggest one, but you need to search and read and find what is suitable for you:
Dim Writer As System.IO.StreamWriter
Writer = New System.IO.StreamWriter("C:\Textfile.txt") '<-- Where to write to
Writer.Write(text)
Writer.Close()
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Unfortunately, dynamic properties (as well as dynamic content) is still using the legacy property system and content area does not have support for this. So dynamic content does not work as a dynamic property unless you alter the values programatically. | 2024-04-29T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/4424 |
Sheffield United: Blades will have to dig deep against Scunthorpe
James Shield
Nigel Clough, the Sheffield United manager, says his injury-ravaged team faces the ultimate test of character when they go to Scunthorpe this afternoon.
With the suspended Chris Basham joining Terry Kennedy on the sidelines, United could enter the League One fixture without a recognised centre-half if Jay McEveley’s damaged shoulder does not respond to treatment.
Clough, acknowledging the hosts’ forward-line will attempt to exploit any sign of weakness in the visitors’ defence, warned: “Paddy Madden in particular is very dangerous and (Gary) McSheffrey, on his day, can cause anyone problems.
“We’ll see how all those carrying knocks react in training but we need to balance that against the fact we need a result.
“So we’ve got to pick a team which is capable of going there and doing that.”
Fifth-placed United make the journey to north Lincolnshire hoping to avoid a third successive defeat.
Their opponents, meanwhile, have failed to pick up a win in any of their previous five games.
“I don’t know how others are viewing us, we have to look in-house and look after our own camp,” Clough added.
“We don’t like losing games and especially at home.
“There are mitigating circumstances but we’ve still lost the games and only way to put it right is to win the next one and certainly not lose it.”
United, who are also expected to be without Ryan Flynn and Mark Howard, trail the automatic promotion places by 13 points but are 11 ahead of Scunthorpe in 17th.
“Mark Robins came in and made them very hard to beat,” Clough said. “It’ll be one of their biggest game of the season with our fans going there.
“It doesn’t matter where you pick your points up. Things haven’t gone our way at Bramall Lane recently so if we have to win games on the road, that’s fine. Our recent performances at Notts County, Rochdale and Crawley were all very encouraging.” | 2024-06-15T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/6523 |
Q:
Updating Product Count using Plus, Minus button without refreshing page JavaScript
How can I update product Count in a custom PHP shopping cart that I am working on, using Plus, Minus button without refreshing page?
I would like to add or delete quantity without reloading page.
My products in the cart are listed as below.
Burger $3.99
Pasta Bowl $8.99
I would like to have a image button to increase or decrease the quantity like below. The option to increase and decrease should display when you click on the plus or minus sign.
1 Burger $3.99
2 Pasta Bowl $17.98
Thanks,
Raj
A:
As webgal suggested, AJAX is the way forward. Have the plus/minus buttons calling a function, say updateQuantity(direction) where direction is up or down (depending on the button clicked. So, the plus button will call updateQuantity(1) and the minus button will call updateQuantity(-1) and use that value to manipulate the object's quantity in the cart.
Simple AJAX code (which you'll simply need to tailor to your own need) will be as follows:
function updateQuantity(direction){
var xmlhttp;
if(window.XMLHttpRequest){
// For new browsers and IE7+
xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
console.log('created XMLHttpRequest');
}else{
// For old IE versions (volatile)
xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
console.log('created ActiveXObject');
}
xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=function(){
if(xmlhttp.readyState==4 && xmlhttp.status==200){
//if the AJAX call is finished and the HTTP status is 200 (OK)
console.log('response received');
var e = document.getElementById('theElementYouWantToChange');
e.innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;
}else if(xmlhttp.readyState==4 && xmlhttp.status!=200){
//second if condition specified, else the console will log an error
//whenever the readystate changes, and this happens 3 times during
//an acceptable AJAX call
console.log("Error retrieving search response. Status: "+xmlhttp.status);
}
}
xmlhttp.open("GET","includes/updateCart.php?product="+productID+"&change="+direction,true);
xmlhttp.send();
}
You will need to set up the variable productID which attaches to the product you are modifying the quantity of
| 2023-11-13T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/5802 |
Interferon therapy in juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis.
Seven cases of severe juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis were treated with exogenous leukocyte interferon (IFN-alpha). Tumor progression occurred in all cases before treatment. During treatment, the tumors decreased in size. When treatment was discontinued (five cases), tumor growth recurred, and after restarting therapy, the tumors once more decreased in size. In one case, the tumor completely vanished. In another case with extensive papillomatosis that extended up to the base of the tongue, a tracheostomy could be closed with only a thin mass of papillomatous tissue that remained on the vocal cords. Exogenous leukocyte interferon therapy can affect the clinical course of juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis. The optimal schedule for therapy has yet to be determined. | 2023-10-02T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2636 |
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He rides a stationary bike, works out in a pool and does weight training and exercises to improve his balance and endurance.In terms of feeling fresh after a flight, the technology company has already launched its Jet Lag Advisor app with Etihad, which advises passengers throughout the flight how to minimise the impact of rushing through time zones.We usually get off to a great start – sticking to those green smoothies, going to the gym every day, signing up for yoga.The group broke into the Israeli building in the Olympic village near Munich where 10 athletes were staying.
Davis set the record on his 321st attempted three in 28 games, while Curry attempted 299 threes across 34 games. | 2024-04-05T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/8987 |
Indian stock market indices Sensex and Nifty today jumped over 3%, extending Friday’s gains as the sentiment turned positive after the government last week cut effective corporate tax rate. The Sensex today rose 1,075 points to settle at 39,090, adding to Friday’s 1,921-point gain. The two-day gain has pushed up investor wealth by over ₹10 lakh crore. Here are 10 things to know about the 2-day Sensex rally:
1) Banking stocks have outperformed in the two sessions with Nifty Bank index rising 14% during this period. Banking heavyweights ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank today hit new 52-week highs.
2) FMCG heavyweights HUL (+3.5%) and ITC (7%) also rose today with analysts saying that financials and FMCG sectors will be one of the key beneficiaries of corporate tax rate cut.
3) IT stocks however saw some profit-taking today with Infosys losing 5% and TCS 2.5%.
4) "The 10% corporate tax reset has witnessed frantic buying across high tax paying entities in the last two trading sessions. The rebalancing act has led to selling in IT and pharmaceuticals with a shift towards manufacturing and private banks and select FMCG stocks," said S Ranganathan, head of research at LKP Securities.
5) Harsha Upadhyaya, CIO (Equity) at Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company, said: “The decision to lower corporate taxes meaningfully is a key structural measure to support India's growth outlook. One of the key objectives of the sharp cut in corporate tax rates is to make India globally competitive. This step significantly boosts medium-term investment potential in the economy."
6) Many brokerages have upgraded their earnings estimate as well as Sensex targets after the corporate tax cut. The tax cuts have also prompted Morgan Stanley to raise its June-2020 target for Sensex back to 45,000 after slashing it to 40,000 just two weeks ago.
7) Some analysts have turned cautious after the sharp upmove in past two sessions. “Indian markets are trading near peak valuations so we would remain cautious on the markets and expect it to consolidate in the near term. However, the recent announcements made by the FM are definitely positive for the Indian economy from a long-term perspective. Hence, investors should focus on accumulating fundamentally sound stocks," said Ajit Mishra, vice president of research at Religare Broking.
8) Shrikant S. Chouhan of Kotak Securities, said: “We need to be cautious while adding long positions at current levels," citing a spike in India VIX or the volatility index, which jumped 11% today.
9) In terms of technicals, Ruchit Jain, technical analyst at Angel Broking, said Nifty has support in the range of 11400-11300 whereas the near term resistances are seen around 11705 and 11800.
10) Some analysts remain positive on midcap and smallcap stocks that have also participated in the two-day rally. “Mid and small caps are likely to catch in a big way going ahead," said Amit Shah, technical research analyst with Indiabulls Ventures.
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MHS girls increase volleyball record to 14-0
The Mathews High School varsity volleyball team easily defeated Lancaster Thursday and King William Tuesday, sweeping both squads in three sets. With the wins, Mathews upped its season record to 14-0 overall; 1-0 in the Tidewater District.
Mathews never let up in defeating the visiting Lancaster Red Devils, 25-11, 25-16 and 25-17. The Devils’ serving was tremendous with a team total of 18 aces. Maddie McCann led the Blue Devils with seven aces, followed by Mackenzie Moughon (four), Rachel Close (three), Kacie Austin (two), Teeny Robbins and Hailey Abernathy (one each).
Leading the defense for the Devils were Austin and Close who each had eight digs, followed by Ware and McCann with six each, Moughon and Abernathy with five apiece, and Whitney Eriksen with three.
Mathews swept by King William by scores of 25-13, 25-10 and 25-12.
Abernathy contributed four aces and two digs. Austin had seven aces, the highest amongst the Devils, two kills and three digs. Burruss had three kills and two digs. Close had five digs and perfect passing. Whitney Eriksen contributed three aces and four digs, while the McCann sisters took control of the front row. Maddie McCann had seven kills and five digs, while Kai McCann added three kills and two digs.
Anna Hudgins contributed three digs and strong serve receive passing to start the offense. Moughon led the Devils in kills with 12, and also had four digs. Hannah Rowe added two digs and a kill, and Teeny Robbins chipped in two kills and two digs. Finally, Jackie Stewart rounded out the Devils’ night with nine assists. | 2023-08-27T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/5826 |
Monday, January 24, 2011
Vigilanty Santa Photographer
I don't really think of myself as "cheap", but definitely thrifty. I have this way of sort of rating the importance of the things I can spend my money on, and there are just some things I won't pay for. For instance, the Chandler Mall has a train that drives around the ground floor of the mall. For me to take my kids on this train would cost us nearly $10... To ride a train....around the mall. I would much rather take that $10 and say, buy a DVD that we could all enjoy over and over. It just seems to make more economic sense to me. My kids have come to accept this about me and have stopped asking for certain things after I've made it clear that Mommy doesn't spend money on that.
With that being said, I have always loved to get a picture of my kids with Santa. It is just one of those things that marks the holidays for me. So when the kids balked at seeing Santa when we went to the Polar Express, I asked them if they wanted to go see Santa at the mall, and they told me they did. So one Monday night we loaded everyone up and went to go see Santa at the Chandler Mall.
For the last couple of years there has been a sign that asks you to please refrain from using personal cameras, in an effort to get you to purchase their "professional" photos. However, purchasing WAY overpriced pictures of Santa does not rate very high on my importance meter, and I just simply refuse to do so. I have always asked politely if I could take my own picture and have never been refused.... until this year. The not-so-nice photographer informed me in a not-so-nice way that taking pictures of my child with Santa is prohibited and if I wanted a picture I was going to have to purchase it. So, I checked out the prices and almost fell over. It's one thing to charge $5 for a photo in a paper frame. That I would have been all for. But the prices were astronomical! I'm talking $23 for 3 small photos, and if you wanted a digital copy of the photo (which is all anyone is really interested in these days) it would cost upwards of $40!!! I just looked at her and laughed. No way, Jose! I was so mad that this company is turning the fun of Christmas in to a disgusting racket. I felt I had to make my little statement right then and there. Out came my camera and a picture I took of Josh on Santa's lap, not even coming close to trying to be sneaky about it. The girl looked so annoyed I thought she might sick a mall cop on me and have me kicked out of there! It's not a good picture and was taken more on principal than to get any kind of decent picture. I guess our days of getting pictures with Santa at the mall are over. I knew the day would come, but that somehow doesn't make me feel any better about it. Bah humbug! | 2024-05-03T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/4889 |
The Fixed Assets module for Dynamics GP helps your business improve its asset management by automating the accounting processes surrounding your property. You can use Fixed Asset Management, to set up, enter, and maintain asset records. When necessary, you can add insurance and user-defined information and create additional records for each asset, including investment tax credit information and lease information.
The Professional Services Tools Library (PSTL) can be implemented in your Microsoft Dynamics GP environment very quickly. This add-on contains a large assortment of 25+ free tools for any business wanting to increase their business productivity. These modules are listed below;
Database Disabler – Allows the administrator to block users from logging into a company. The company will not appear in the list of companies when logging in to Microsoft Dynamics GP until the administrator unblocks the database.
Shortcuts Copy – Use this tool to copy the shortcuts options from one user to another user.
Update User Date – The Update User Date utility automatically updates the user data in Microsoft Dynamics GP to the next date at midnight each day. This is useful if Microsoft Dynamics GP is left running overnight.
Account Modifier / Combiner – Change a single or multiple account number(s) into new account numbers. Combine all of the open and historical data from two account numbers into one number or combine a range of numbers.
Checkbook Modifier – Allows the change of an existing checkbook ID to a new checkbook ID.
Fiscal Period Modifier – Use the Fiscal Period Modifier to change fiscal year definitions and reset data in the open and history tables. See detailed instructions before using this tool. Clicking on Setup Periods button removes previous year’s definitions.
GL Master Triggers – Keep the account numbers in sync between company databases. Add an account number to one database and it automatically replicates to other assigned databases.
1099 Modifier – If the vendor was not set up as a 1099 vendor, can be used to update the records.
POP Cost Defaulter – Defaults the current cost or the standard cost from the item master card instead of from the Item Vendors record.
Customer Combiner – Use this tool to change or combine customer numbers without any loss of work, open or historical records.
Customer Modifier – Change the customer name on all work, open and historical records.
Customer Name Modifier – The Update User Date utility automatically updates the user data in Microsoft Dynamics GP to the next date at midnight each day. This is useful if Microsoft Dynamics GP is left running overnight.
Receivables Transaction Unapply – Reverses the effect of applying payments, credit memos or returns, even if there are discounts and/or write-offs associated with the document.
Customer Item Lookup – See prior purchases made by a customer during the sales order entry process.
SOP PO Number Check – Checks to see if a Customer PO number has already been entered on a sales transaction.
Inventory Site Modifier / Combiner – Change or combine the current Site / Location Code to a new code without losing any data.
Item Number Combiner – Combine two items number that were setup for the same item and both were used.
Certified Payroll Report – Use the Certified Payroll Report with US Payroll to add a project number to employees’ hourly transactions and track them on a per project basis. This tool will also capture information posted from the Timesheet Entry window in Project Accounting Timesheet Entry. Print these transactions on a weekly report and view employees, departments, job titles and pay codes by project.
Employee Modifier – This tool allows the user to change an existing employee ID to a new employee ID.
Fixed Asset Modifier – Change or combine the current Site / Location Code to a new code without losing any data.
Doc Date Verify – Prevents entry into an undefined fiscal period.
Default Add Item POP / SOP – Forces new items in the Sales Transaction Entry, Purchase Order Entry, Receivings Transaction Entry and Purchasing Invoice Entry windows to be added as items and not as non-inventory items
Company Copy – This tool allows the setup and report option information from one company to be copied to another company.
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Microsoft provides a robust connection between SSRS reports and Dynamics 365, allowing a user to run a report providing a summary of defined records. To create custom reports though, you will need to have a high-level knowledge of SQL/XML, or hire a consultant to build the report for you.
Why not take matters into your own hands and build your reports using out of the box components in Dynamics 365? Dynamics 365 offers both Excel Templates and Word Templates, empowering you to create reports which best suit your business needs, using the application that fits the bill.
Excel and Word templates allow you to create and share templates, so documents always have a consistent look and the necessary details included. Excel and Word templates are easily configured by selecting fields from your starting entity (i.e. Opportunity) to use as dynamic values in both Excel and Word. Not only can you select fields from the entity you began from, you also have the ability to select fields from related entities which have either a 1:N or N:N relationship with the starting entity.
With the help of Excel and Word templates, you can prepare beautifully crafted reports, which include data elements dynamically pulled in from D365. Should needs change, you can always modify and upload the revised template into D365, allowing you and your colleagues to always have the most current templates at your disposal.
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How many products/services do you sell? How many pricing structures do you have for each? Do you offer volume discounts? A no-nonsense, structured approach which can be seamlessly applied (every time and without a second thought) can improve your sales strategy and have everyone on the same page.
The Product Catalog in Dynamics 365 makes it easier for your sales reps to increase their sales by having an authority by which to work when talking to potential customers about products/services offered. The product catalog is a combination of the products themselves, and the underlying pricing mechanism.
Below are the components which form the Product Catalog:
Families & Products – Products are the items which you sell and product families provide a way to group, classify and categorize products for streamlined product management. Both bundles and individual products can be included in a product family tree.
Discount Lists - Discount lists are optional and are used in conjunction with price list items for volume pricing offers.
Unit Groups - Unit Groups define the quantities by which a product or service is sold. For example, mouse pads may be sold in lots of 50, 100, or 200. Or Services sold by the hour may be grouped by day, week or month.
As you begin configuring your product catalog, add components in the following order: Discount Lists (if needed), Unit Groups, Price Lists, Products. When adding Product, you can define bundles, which allows you to combine multiple products into a group, to be sold as a package. Product relationships can also be defined, allowing for the suggestion of product substitutions; accessory recommendations; highlight cross-sell and up-sell opportunities.
Once the Product Catalog is setup, salespeople will have the ability to select and add products to their Opportunities, Quotes, Orders, and Invoices.
Once a Product Line Item has been added, the User can open the line item and make any necessary modifications that are specific to the Customer they are working with (i.e. modify price per unit or offer a line item discount).
Furthermore, once a line item has been added, a Suggestions hyperlink will display. Clicking the “Suggestions” hyperlink enables the User to pick products suggested for up sell, cross sell, substitution, or as an accessory. The items selected are added as new product line items.
In addition to modifying the individual line items, the Salesperson can apply an overall discount to all product line items added, by dollar amount or percentage.
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Introduction
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Public health surveillance is essential to monitor and control disease, yet few state or local health agencies have accurate information on the prevalence of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, such as diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or depression. Self-reported information from telephone surveys can provide useful information about these conditions, but estimates are often inaccurate because of poor validity and reliability. Undiagnosed conditions are not reported, and accurate recall of conditions such as hypertension and hypercholesterolemia is poor ([@B1]-[@B3]).
Since the early 1960s, the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics has conducted the National Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES) program as a series of surveys focusing on different population groups and health topics. In 1999, the program became a continuous program designed to collect data from a nationally representative sample of about 5000 individuals ([@B4]). For each of these surveys, participants undergo a detailed interview in their home followed by a physical examination in a survey-dedicated mobile examination center. Findings from NHANES have been used as the basis for public health interventions and health policies ([@B5]-[@B7]).
Although NHANES provides data on national public health problems in the United States, it does not provide state or local estimates of health problems, and no other similar infrastructure exists to collect objective local health data. In 2003, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the National Center for Health Statistics designed the first community-level version of the NHANES --- the New York City HANES --- to determine the prevalence and control of health status indicators among adults residing in New York City.
The NYC HANES was designed to provide prevalence information on 1) conditions that can be identified only through a physical examination (e.g., hypertension) or biologic specimen testing (e.g., diabetes) and 2) conditions that are not easily ascertained by a telephone survey (i.e., mental illness and conditions related to drug use, sexual behavior, incarceration, and domestic violence). Survey topics were selected to provide baseline data on priority chronic and infectious conditions for which intervention programs either exist or can be initiated ([Table 1](#T1){ref-type="table"}). The survey was designed so that periodic repetition (approximately every 5 to 7 years) will allow for population-based, outcome-oriented evaluation of local health interventions. Findings from the NYC HANES will complement but not duplicate information gathered from existing data sources within the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, including data from an annual random-digit--dialed telephone survey ([@B8]).
Methods
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Sample design
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NYC HANES was designed as a population-based, cross-sectional survey of adult residents of New York City, using a three-stage cluster sampling plan ([Figure](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). In the first stage of the sample design, 144 segments were randomly selected as primary sampling units from a sampling frame of 21,169 segments across the city. The segments are based on counts of households from the 2000 U.S. census ([@B9]) and consist of a block or a group of proximal blocks within a given census tract; each segment has a required minimal total number of households. The sample of segments was selected with probability proportional to a measure of size.
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In the second stage of the sample design, a sampling frame of households was generated by sending field-staff teams to enumerate all dwelling units located in the 144 segments. A sample of 4026 households was randomly selected from the 144 segments.
In the third stage of the sample design, adults within households were selected for inclusion in the study. Eligible adults aged 20 and older were randomly selected based on an a priori computer-generated sampling flag. The sampling procedure was designed to select either zero, one, or two adults from each selected household, depending on the total number of adults residing in that unit. This design was chosen from among several considered to minimize variability in selection probabilities and maintain operational feasibility. Variation in selection probabilities was minimized by selecting fewer households in which an adult lived alone than households in which more than one adult lived. Operational efficiency was improved by ensuring that two adults would be selected from any household with three or more adults, thus reducing the number of households to be visited. With this design, a statistically efficient, approximately self-weighting sample of participants was attained, and the design effect due to intrahousehold correlation was minimized. Information from the 2000 U.S. census was used to obtain estimates for the number of one-person households, and the March 2001 Current Population Survey was used to obtain estimates for the number of two-, three-, four-, and five-or-more-person households ([@B10]). The parameters for the sample design are outlined in the [Table 2](#T2){ref-type="table"}.
Sample size
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The target sample size for NYC HANES was 2000 adults; the sample size was selected to ensure statistical power comparable with the annual NHANES surveys conducted since 1999 ([@B11]). The study design team assumed that an initial eligibility screening questionnaire would be completed in 80% of the households targeted and that 75% of the eligible survey participants would complete the survey, yielding a final response rate of 60%.
Study population
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### Eligibility
The NYC HANES target population consisted of noninstitutionalized adult civilians aged 20 years or older residing in the five boroughs of New York City. This population included non-English speakers, illiterate individuals, pregnant women, and mentally or developmentally disabled individuals. Adults living in certain group quarters were excluded from the survey, such as adults living in college dormitories and military or other noninstitutional group quarters, a population which comprises 3.1% of the total population of New York City ([@B9]).
### Recruitment
NYC HANES participants were recruited through an initial household visit by field staff members and the completion of an eligibility screening questionnaire. Each household identified by the survey team was mailed an introductory letter 1 to 3 weeks before field staff visited the household. The letter described the study, identified the household as being part of the survey sample, and gave information about the field staff who would be visiting the household in the following 2 weeks. Field staff then visited each household and attempted to speak with an adult resident. Adults were eligible to participate in the eligibility screening questionnaire if the household visited was their usual place of residence. Field staff visited households 7 days per week and at varying hours of the day to accommodate varying work schedules. If an adult was present, the field staff member explained the survey and completed a screening questionnaire on household composition, including the name (or initials), age, and sex of each household member. Eligible survey participants were identified and invited to make an appointment at one of the NYC-HANES--dedicated health centers for an interview, a physical examination, and a biologic specimen collection. Survey staff sent a reminder letter 1 week before the appointment date and made a reminder telephone call the evening before the scheduled appointment.
When the potential participants were screened at their households, field staff described the benefits of participation in NYC HANES. Each survey participant received \$100 (two \$50 postal money orders) upon completion of the survey and laboratory tests valued at more than \$300. For survey participants who were elderly, infirm, or otherwise in need of transportation, taxi service was also provided to and from the selected health center. All outreach materials were prepared at a sixth-grade reading level and translated into Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Korean, French Creole, Arabic, and Italian. If selected household members spoke a language not covered by NYC HANES staff, a telephone-based language translation service was used to gain cooperation and to complete the screening form.
Data collection
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Household screening and survey data collection were conducted between June 2 and December 19, 2004. Data collection for study participants consisted of three components: a two-part interview, a physical examination, and a biologic specimen collection. The average time required to participate in all three components of the survey was 1 hour and 40 minutes.
### Interview
The interview consisted of two parts: a face-to-face interview and an audio computer-assisted self-interview (CASI). (Copies of survey instruments are available from <http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/hanes/hanes.shtml>.) In the face-to-face interview, trained interviewers asked participants questions about their health behaviors, medical history, health care access and use, nutrition, and demographic information. The audio CASI used a fully automated computer interface to prompt questions and to record responses in either English or Spanish. All interview materials were prepared for comprehension at a sixth-grade reading level. For participants who spoke another language, either a staff member or family-member proxy translated the interview for the participant. If neither was available, a telephone-based language translation service was used.
The face-to-face interview also included an assessment of mental health status using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview of the World Health Organization ([@B12]). These interviews were conducted primarily in English or Spanish. NYC HANES staff or language-translation services were used to translate this component into other languages. Participants who had family members translating for them did not complete this component of the survey for confidentiality reasons.
All participants exhibiting psychological distress were given a brochure on where to obtain free referrals to mental health support services and were given the opportunity to speak with a trained mental health counselor before leaving the health center. The health center coordinator consulted with an on-call psychiatrist to determine an appropriate referral for participants expressing severe emotional distress or current or recent suicide ideation.
The second part of the interview focused on sensitive topics, including drug use, sexual behavior, incarceration, and domestic violence. These questions were asked using audio CASI in English or Spanish. The participant listened to a recorded voice through a headset while reading the questions on the screen and then indicated responses to each question by touching the computer screen; the process provided total privacy for the participant. Because of the sensitivity of the questions, this component was not included in interviews using proxy translators. Randomized controlled trials comparing data from audio CASI with data from face-to-face interviews have shown that sensitive behaviors are more frequently reported in settings that use audio-CASI technologies ([@B13]-[@B15]).
### Physical examination
The physical examination was limited to basic anthropometry and blood pressure measurements. Participants were asked to change into disposable gowns to facilitate the measurement process and standardize weight measures. All measurements were made using standardized NHANES protocols and equipment ([@B16]).
### Biologic specimen collection
Blood and urine specimens were collected from all consenting survey participants. Approximately 32 ml of blood were drawn from participants. All specimens were processed according to protocol, and aliquots were shipped to laboratories to be analyzed or stored for future research.
### Home interview option
To maximize participation, a home interview component was introduced in September 2004 and offered to participants who were elderly, infirm, pregnant, or living in remote neighborhoods and to participants who were too busy or unwilling to schedule a full interview and examination at the NYC-HANES--dedicated health center. The home interview included anthropometric measurements, blood pressure measurements, and the face-to-face interview. The mental health interview, audio CASI, and blood and urine specimen collection were not conducted in the home. At the end of the home interview, participants were encouraged to make an appointment for a brief 20- to 30-minute visit to one of the NYC-HANES--dedicated health centers to complete the survey. Remuneration for the home interview was \$50; the remaining \$50 was given upon completion of the health center component.
Data management
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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene collaborated with and provided funding to the National Center for Health Statistics to develop the NYC HANES data collection applications. The applications, collectively known as the *Community HANES Information Technology Architecture*, were developed in a modular format to ensure flexibility and facilitate adaptation to future HANES initiatives. The architecture was based on the NHANES framework of software, database, and concepts and was designed to ensure data security and immediate access to data. Data were synchronized between the central office of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the NYC-HANES--dedicated health centers.
Upon completion of the survey, an analytic database was developed, stripped of identifying information, and placed on a separate analytic server. All subsequent data analyses used this database to protect the confidentiality of survey participants. Only the study director and data manager retained permission rights to access participant identifiers. Survey data were weighted to adjust for the complex sampling design, nonresponse, and post-stratification.
Quality assurance
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Several measures were instituted to ensure the quality of the body measures and blood pressure data. Staff members from the National Center for Health Statistics and a blood pressure consultant trained all health technicians on proper measurement techniques according to the standardized NHANES protocol. Blood pressure training covered several techniques intended to reduce observer bias ([@B17]). Health technicians were required to pass tests developed and administered by Shared Care Research and Education & Consulting, Inc (Milwaukee, Wisc) before conducting anthropometry and blood pressure measurements. Of 22 individuals trained as technicians, 18 passed all necessary components. Mid-survey, all technicians were retrained and tested. Only staff members who were successfully recertified (15 of 18) were allowed to continue collecting blood pressure and body measurement data.
Quality assurance reports were prepared and monitored on a weekly basis. Means and distributions for waist circumference, height, weight, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure were evaluated for each health technician. Blood pressure data were also reviewed to identify end-digit preference, number of missed readings, and frequency of enhancement use. Health technicians were also directly observed on a semi-weekly basis.
To ensure that the laboratory-reported values were accurate and reliable, standard quality-control procedures were implemented at each of the testing facilities. These procedures included the analysis of control specimens for which known values or concentrations have been previously assigned. Control specimens were included in each analytical run. Results from analytical runs in which the control specimen readings were out of range were not reported. To monitor the reproducibility of results, a 2% random sample of specimens was repeated.
Notification of findings and referrals
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All survey participants were notified of their examination findings. Indicators of serious health problems were reported as soon as they were detected either during the examination or after laboratory tests or diagnostic readings were performed. For emergent conditions, staff members discussed the findings (either at the clinic or over the telephone) with the examinee and urged the individual to see a medical provider immediately for a complete evaluation. This process included participants expressing active suicide ideation, hypertension, fasting plasma glucose greater than 350 mg/dL, or triglyceride levels of greater than 1000 mg/dL. Participants with fasting plasma glucose levels greater than 125mg/dL with no prior diagnosis of diabetes were also called by a nurse practitioner and encouraged to obtain a full diabetes assessment. Positive test results for hepatitis C and herpes simplex virus type 2 antibodies were provided by letter; participants with a prior diagnosis of diabetes were also informed by letter of elevated diabetes indicators. A final report of all examination findings, including laboratory tests, was sent within 12 to 16 weeks of the examination. A local telephone number was provided to all participants for consultation and referral information.
Results
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A total of 4026 households were approached by survey field staff ([Figure](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). Eligibility screening questionnaires were completed for 3388 (84%) of remaining households. Of the 638 (16%) households for which individuals did not complete questionnaires, refusals accounted for 12%; other questionnaires were not completed because of an inability to enter the home, the illness of a resident, language barriers, or an inability to reach residents. Screening response rates among segments varied between 44% and 100%.
Of the 3388 households with completed eligibility questionnaires, 3047 survey participants were identified. Of these survey participants, 2306 (76%) made an appointment, and 1999 (66%) completed the survey. The overall response rate was 55%.
Discussion
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The NYC HANES survey represents the first community-level attempt to replicate core aspects of NHANES, the cornerstone health examination survey in the United States. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, with support from the National Center for Health Statistics, conducted NYC HANES to improve disease surveillance and establish citywide estimates for several previously unmeasured health conditions from which reduction targets could be set and incorporated into health policy planning initiatives ([@B18]). NYC HANES will also provide important new information about the prevalence and control of chronic disease precursors, such as undiagnosed hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or impaired fasting glucose, which will allow chronic disease programs to monitor more proximate health events and rapidly evaluate primary intervention efforts. Study findings will be used by the public health community in New York City, as well as by researchers and clinicians, to better target resources to the health needs of the population.
The authors thank the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene staff involved in the field data collection as well as staff from the National Center for Health Statistics who provided technical assistance, in particular, Michael Volynski, Viktar Zhardzetski, and Debra Reed-Gillette.
The opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors\' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
*Suggested citation for this article:* Thorpe LE, Gwynn RC, Mandel-Ricci J, Roberts S, Tsoi B, Berman L, et al. Study design and participation rates of the New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2004. Prev Chronic Dis \[serial online\] 2006 Jul \[date cited\]. Available from: URL: <http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2006/jul/05_0177.htm>
Figures and Tables
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Components of the New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2004
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**Two-part interview**
Face to face
Computer-assisted self-interview
**Physical examination**
Systolic blood pressure
Diastolic blood pressure
Pulse
Standing waist girth
Weight
Height
Arm circumference
**Biologic specimen collection**
**Blood**
Lipid profile
Total cholesterol
High-density lipoprotein
Low-density lipoprotein[a](#T1FN1){ref-type="table-fn"}
Triglycerides[a](#T1FN1){ref-type="table-fn"}
Plasma glucose[b](#T1FN2){ref-type="table-fn"}
Hemoglobin A1c
Hepatitis C virus antibody
Herpes simplex type 1 and type 2
Serum cotinine
Serum heavy metals
Cadmium
Lead
Mercury
**Urine**
Trace metals
Arsenic
Antimony
Barium
Beryllium
Cadmium
Cesium
Cobalt
Lead
Molybdenum
Platinum
Thallium
Tungsten
Uranium
Pesticides
Malathion dicarboxylic acid
* para*-Nitrophenol
3,5,6-Trichloro-2-pyridinol
2-Isopropyl-4-methyl-6-hydroxypyrimidine
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Test was administered only to participants who had fasted for 9 or more hours.
Test was administered only to participants who had fasted for 8 or more hours.
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Sample Design Parameters for New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2004
**No. of Eligible Adults in House-hold** **No. of Households in New York City** **Adult Population in New York City** **No. of Eligible Adults Selected in Household** **Estimated No. of Households With Completed Eligibility Questionnaires** **Sampling Rate Used to Designate Households for Sampled Adult Selection[a](#T2FN1){ref-type="table-fn"}** **Overall Proposed Sampling Rate for Selecting Adults** **Esti-mated No. of Selected House-holds With Sampled Adults** **Esti-mated No. of Sampled Adults**
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1 1,170,514 1,170,514 1 1101 0.000588 0.0005 550 550
2 1,677,047 3,354,095 1 1577 0.001175 0.0005 1577 1577
3 260,158 780,473 2 245 0.000881 0.0005 183 366
4 66,613 266,451 2 63 0.001175 0.0005 63 126
≥5 20,173 100,865 2 19 0.001175 0.0004 19 38
Group quarters[b](#T2FN2){ref-type="table-fn"} [b](#T2FN2){ref-type="table-fn"} 182,430 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3,194,505 5,854,828 --- 3004 --- --- 2392 2657
Rates were inflated to account for expected screener nonresponse of 20%. During the sample design process, it was found that a reduction in screener nonresponse could be realized by reducing the rate for households with five or more eligible persons to 0.001175 (the maximum among other household sizes), with a negligible loss of statistical efficiency.
Adults living in certain group quarters were excluded from the survey, such as adults living in college dormitories and military or other noninstitutional group quarters.
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Tyson Timbs of Marion, IN, may have combined lack of impulse control, an injury, and bad luck to drive a spike through the heart of civil asset forfeiture as practiced by many rapacious jurisdictions today and which was encouraged and abetted by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
This is how the story unfolds:
Timbs suffered a foot injury and, as with so many other people, the use of legal hydrocodone to suppress pain smoothly transitioned from a medical need to addiction. One of his dealers way out of hydrocodone when Timbs showed up to buy and was persuaded to try heroin instead. Needless to say, Timbs developed a taste for the substitute and became a junkie. According to court records, he managed to clean himself up for a short while but persistent unemployment drove him back to drugs. The only good luck he had was that about the time of his relapse in 2015, his father died leaving him $73,000 in life insurance proceeds. Timbs used $42,000 to buy a used Land Rover and soon burned through the remainder. He looked around for ways to fund his addiction and an acquaintance, who moonlighted as a police confidential informant, connected Timbs with heroin dealers who set Timbs up as a franchisee.
His career as a pharmaceutical entrepreneur lasted two weeks. During that time he made two sales to undercover narcotics officers–for $225 and $160, respectively–while he was heading off to a third sale…also to narcs…he was arrested and charged with two counts of selling heroin and one count of conspiracy to commit theft. His Land Rover was seized on the spot.
Two years later, Timbs pleaded guilty to one drug sale and the conspiracy charge and he was sentenced to one year home detention and five years supervised probation, including a court-ordered rehab program. He was fined:
investigation costs ($385), an interdiction fee ($200), court costs ($168), a bond fee ($50), and $400 for drug-and-alcohol assessment through the probation department.
Now an interesting thing happened. While Timbs was awaiting his rendezvous with justice, his Land Rover was undergoing civil asset forfeiture proceedings. The Land Rover drew a judge who took his job seriously:
The court found that Petitioner purchased the vehicle legally, using his father’s life-insurance proceeds, but later used it to “transport . . . heroin back to Marion.” Pet. App. 28 ¶¶ 2–3. Based on the record, the court determined that forfeiture would be “grossly disproportional to the gravity of [Petitioner’s] offense” and thus unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause. Pet. App. 29–30 ¶¶ 6–9; see generally Hudson v. United States, 522 U.S. 93, 103 (1997) (“The Eighth Amendment protects against excessive civil fines, including forfeitures.” (citing Austin v. United States, 509 U.S. 602, 622 (1993)). “While the negative impact on our society of trafficking in illegal drugs is substantial,” the court acknowledged, “a forfeiture of approximately four (4) times the maximum monetary fine is disproportional to [Petitioner’s] illegal conduct.” Pet. App. 30 ¶ 9.
The state appealed and the Indiana Supreme Court overturned the ruling based in part on its conclusion that the Eighth Amendment had not been incorporated.
Last week, the Supreme Court took a look at the main issue, the incorporation of the Eighth Amendment, and the side issue of what constituted an excessive fine. The incorporation argument didn’t go very far:
Justice Neil Gorsuch seemed to summarize the feeling on the bench in a question for Thomas Fisher, the Indiana solicitor general who argued on behalf of the state. Gorsuch asked, almost rhetorically: The excessive fines clause “applies to the states, right?” Gorsuch observed that most of the Supreme Court’s cases interpreting the Bill of Rights to apply to the states “took place in like the 1940s.” Somewhat incredulously, Gorsuch continued, “here we are in 2018 still litigating incorporation of the Bill of Rights. Really? Come on.”
The positive news was that five members of the court–Gorsuch, Sotomayor, Thomas, Ginsburg and Breyer–seemed uncomfortable with the direction civil asset forfeitures have gone:
Fisher, in fact, made little effort to oppose incorporation of the Clause. Instead, he argued that, while it might be incorporated as a general rule, it should not be applied to “in rem” forfeitures of property (where the proceeding is technically against property allegedly used in a crime, rather than against the owner). On this theory, the Excessive Fines Clause applies to “punitive” fines that target the owner, but not civil forfeitures that seek to confiscate property without imposing any penalty on the owner as such. The justices seemed skeptical of this argument, too. Among other things, it would enable states to impose massive penalties on defendants simply by relabeling fines as in rem forfeitures. As Justice Stephen Breyer explained, Indiana’s theory would open up a giant loophole in the Excessive Fines Clause: “what is to happen if a state needing revenue says anyone who speeds has to forfeit the Bugatti, Mercedes, or a special Ferrari or even jalopy [he was driving]?” Fisher was forced to concede that would indeed be permissible under his approach. He even admitted it would apply if the person charged with speeding was only 5 MPH above the speed limit. As Justices Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor pointed out, modern civil asset forfeitures have a massive punitive component, which cannot be eliminated simply by labeling them as “in rem” proceedings. Similarly, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg emphasized that “whether you label it in rem or in personam, let’s remember that .. things don’t have rights or obligations in and of themselves. It’s people that have rights or obligations with respect to things.” Last year, Justice Clarence Thomas (who, as is his usual oral argument practice did not speak today), wrote an opinion in which he urged the Supreme Court to take up the asset forfeiture issue and emphasized that “Modern civil forfeiture statutes are plainly designed, at least in part, to punish the owner of property used for criminal purposes” and suggested that the Court should “align its distinct doctrine governing civil forfeiture with its doctrines governing other forms of punitive state action and property deprivation.” Presumably, that includes subjecting civil forfeitures to the constraints of the Excessive Fines Clause. Various justices also noted that the Supreme Court has already ruled, in Austin v. United States (1993), that some federal in rem forfeitures are covered by the Excessive Fines Clause – thos that are “punitive” in nature. If the Clause is incorporated against the states, the same logic should apply to state forfeitures, as well.
If the Supreme Court agrees to apply some guidance to what constitutes an “excessive fine” in cases where the forfeiture is part of a criminal proceeding, there is a good chance that the egregious practice of simply seizing property without any allegation of a crime will be abolished.
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Polling stations under web watch
ARTI S.SAHULIYAR
Nirmala Middle School at Samlong in Ranchi is one of the booths where polling for Lok Sabha elections will be held. Picture by Prashant Mitra
Ranchi, April 5: Jharkhand’s chief electoral officer P.K. Jajoria will be able to keep a close watch from his Dhurwa office on the proceedings at 1,600 polling booths across the state on the three days of Lok Sabha elections, thanks to live webcasting.
Officials from the cabinet (election) department said the webcasting would be carried out via tablets with in-built cameras.
Arrangements of battery backup in each of the polling stations had been made, they added.
On the first day of voting, April 10, the polling process at 600 booths will be webcasted. On April 17 and 24, the third eyes will cover the election proceedings at 600 and 400 booths, respectively.
In the capital alone, live feed of the polling process will be telecasted from 180 booths located across the Assembly constituencies of Mandar, Ranchi, Hatia, Khijri, Silli and Kanke.
Speaking to The Telegraph, state’s chief electoral officer P.K. Jajoria said they would use GIS technology to carry out the web casting. YouTube and Ustream will be used to stream the live feed.
“Our main purpose is to streamline the poll process. Being able to watch the proceedings from our Dhurwa office will help us identify errant poll officials and keep a tab on voters,” he said, adding that they would also record the proceedings on all the three poll days for future use.
Jajoria added that web casting would be especially useful in keeping a watch on the poll process in booths located in far-flung areas.
“We are making arrangements to deploy paramilitary forces in sensitive areas. So, if we see any untoward incident in any of the booths, we will direct the forces to reach the specific polling station and deal with the emergency situation,” he added.
Ranchi deputy commissioner and returning officer for elections Vinay Kumar Choubey confirmed that arrangements for web casting were almost complete.
“Two days back, we had a meeting with BSNL officials and they have agreed to provide Internet connectivity for web casting. Two days before the polls, we will check the web cast facilities in booths. We are also requesting common masses that if they see any untoward incident on the screens put up inside the booths, they must inform us and we will take prompt action,” he said.
According to Election Commission guidelines, the chief electoral officer reserves full right to use surveillance devices at selected polling stations.
Notably, Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand begin on April 10 when four constituencies — Koderma, Chatra, Lohardaga and Palamau — will vote. Elections in the remaining seats will be held on April 17 and 24. | 2023-09-05T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2386 |
Auto Bits: Car care myths exposed
Monday
Knowledge may be power, but that's only the case if you put what you know into good use. When applying it to car care, weeding through the myths can result in financial savings and longer vehicle life.
- Myth: My car engine needs to warm up before driving.
During winter months, it is a common practice for drivers to warm their vehicles up inside, but a cold engine will warm up faster when it is being driven instead of idling. If you use your car infrequently, take a few minutes to warm up your car before you drive away. This allows cold, thick oil to warm up, protecting your engine from damage. For cold weather starts, all you need is 30 seconds to ensure proper oil flow and lubrication. In the event of frigid temperatures, driving at a slower speed for a few miles will give your car enough time to warm up.
- Myth: My car's motor oil should be changed every 3,000 miles.
It is recommended that vehicle owners follow their manufacturer's maintenance intervals while it is still under warranty. However, if your car is no longer under warranty, try using a synthetic oil that can extend your oil change intervals. The number of miles you can allow between your oil changes will depend on the way you drive and the oxidations stability of the motor oil.
- Myth: A dealership must handle all maintenance on my vehicle while it is under warranty.
The key to maintaining your factory warranty is that car care items specified in the owner's manual are performed on schedule. As long as the service is documented, it can be performed by any auto-repair shop. You can also do the work yourself; just make sure you keep accurate records and receipts in case warranty issues arise and for future repair.
- Myth: Are dishwashing detergents suitable for washing my car?
It is common for people to use dish detergents to wash your car, but do so with some warning. Dish detergents are designed to remove animal or vegetable fat and will equally target the wax on your car. Instead, opt for a product specifically for automotive use. Quality products are based on detergents and not soaps which are made of rendered animal byproduct that contain trace elements that could damage your paint.
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Did You Know
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Car Q&A
Question: I own a 1999 Ford Escort with 144,000 miles. The only problem is the idle speed is not consistent. I have replaced the oxygen sensor and spark plugs and still have the same problem. What causes the idle speed variation?
Answer: The main cause for idle speed variation is unmetered air entering the engine. We would need to look at all the possibilities of air entry. First take a look at all the vacuum lines, and if there is a mass air flow, meter any hoses after it. Check for a leaking vacuum brake booster, EGR valve or any gasket area. The use of a scan tool to monitor the oxygen sensor and idle motor with propane or carburetor cleaner or a smoke machine will quickly help locate the vacuum leak. I have seen a lot of people replace the idle motor and throttle position sensor for this reason, then end up finding the actual problem. | 2024-01-30T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/8446 |
Living Room Decoration Ideas ~ ptburnem.com
Checkered Shower Curtain To Decorate Your Room
The living room is an extension of your personality. It not only reflects your personality but also your style as well. This is one place where all the family members get together for meeting and communicating with each other. Living rooms with finesse and sophistication have an attractive look especially blacks and whites combination. A number of colors in different combinations are used to color the walls of the living room. Super combo of black and white helps in superbly stylizing.
The living room is often the first room that visitors see when they walk through your front door, and the space sets the tone for how guests feel about the rest of your home. Your living room is also a place for entertaining friends and relaxing with family and its design should reflect that. While making the space physically larger would involve expensive remodeling, there are many ways to make the room look bigger that are simple to execute and budget friendly. Check out the following easy-to-do and creative living room decorating ideas.
Cheap living room decorating ideas are being searched by many people. Living room is the room that you must decorate first, because in this room all member of your family will be in here much time. In this room, guest can see and interpret your home. Maybe some people thing that decorate living room will spend much money. But I think it is not right. Without spending much money, you can decorate your home using some ways.
The living room is the most popular place in a house to entertain guests, and where families come together to end their day, relax after a long workweek or enjoy a TV show together. In most cases, this room is on the main level of a home and sees a lot of activity. It is imperative that your living room have a friendly atmosphere to ensure the comfort of visitors. When planning a living room design, the first and most important consideration is the purpose of the room. You have to be comfortable and like the style, since you will most likely be spending a lot of time in the room. | 2023-10-04T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/6740 |
Whether you’ve been championing diversity and inclusion practices since day one or are just beginning to affect change in your workplace, the time to do more is today. Generations, as a whole, are demanding it.
They grew up with the world in their pocket and the ability to participate from their couches. Understandably, many millennials view activism differently than previous generations, often making it part of their lifestyle. Regardless of where they grew up, their worldview is informed by much more than what they’ve learned from their block or boulevard.
In the “Door of Clubs 2017 Gen Z: Diversity in the Workplace Report,” 5,000 Gen Zers from 100 universities in the U.S. were asked how much they value employer diversity on a scale of one to 10. While 7.5 was the average, 1,419 respondents ranked this factor at a 10.
What does this mean for the workplace? Companies that want to hire and retain top upcoming talent should create inclusive environments, representative and fulfilling, for this diverse talent pool.
Ping-pong tables and smoothie Tuesdays won’t woo this crew.
Even if you’re lucky enough to provide these perks, the appeal wears off quickly when basic workplace motivations are missing. Millennials care more about where they work than their predecessors and choose workplaces based on the company’s impact on their careerand the world.
Companies, it’s time to create meaningful environments, develop policies and build a culture that is inherently inclusive. Some say top-down leadership initiatives are key to hiring and retaining a diverse team. Others may say company culture. I’ve watched a sole recruiter make magic. Let’s do it all.
I’ve seen the impact marketing teams have in creating a more inclusive workplace. The department churns out content daily for all audiences -- internal and external. With each piece loaded with visuals, tone and nuance, marketers have opportunities to include or exclude. For me, having an awareness of the discussions within and across LGBTQ, people of color, people with disabilities and women’s rights communities is critical to how I contribute as a marketer.
The following are tactical ways marketers can contribute to creating an inclusive environment:
Make sure your marketing materials represent.
Your market research results came back with an executive target buyer, 66% male, mostly white? This is my surprised face.
The mistake teams often make is over-indexing one persona. Ask yourself:
• What remaining personas also fulfill your key buyer?
• Does this market research consider evolving demographics?
• What’s the margin for error for this data?
Part of the challenge of being a marketer today is maintaining relevance and a distinct brand voice -- while keeping up with content demands. Asking these questions helps to keep in lockstep with your actual buyer.
Relying on the white male executive as our key visual doesn’t help brand stories like it once might have. Salesforce’s nonbinary mascot Astro is used to welcome all audiences to the company, but there are many ways to attract and endear. Check out TONL and Blend Images for stock photography that features people of color and The Noun Project for icons.
Update company email signatures and business cards to include pronouns.
Including preferred pronouns in everyone’s email signature and business card helps normalize the fact that we shouldn’t presume gender (e.g., Lola Catero, MVP, Pronouns: She/Her). Having this in visible communications decreases the number of times transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) colleagues come out to their peers. This open space could also allow for closeted colleagues to feel more comfortable coming out.
Create one publicly viewable parental leave policy.
Get rid of gendered paternity and maternity leave policies. We know childbearing hurts women’s earnings. And the “mommy tax” worsens with each subsequent child. One parental leave policy for all employees allows new parents to balance household responsibilities while resetting traditional gendered workplace norms. It’s a real way to show up for working parents and help everyone bring their better, more productive selves to work.
Procreation plans aren’t anyone’s business; why must candidates ask about policy to get access to it? Publicly posting parental leave allows candidates to use this information during their evaluation process. Millennials and Gen Zers will likely value the transparency.
Ensure events are welcoming and inclusive.
Events are an opportunity to showcase your company. When inviting nonemployees, there are a few ways to make them feel welcome before they arrive. Consider including the following information on the invite:
• Wheelchair accessibility details
• Information about photography usage and ability to opt out
• If bathrooms will be gender neutral
• If IDs or names will be checked at entry (some individuals present differently than their government issued ID)
• Whom to contact with accessibility questions, especially if there won’t be an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter on site
Install gender-neutral bathrooms -- and communicate them correctly.
This doesn’t mean you have a women’s room, men’s room and a separate bathroom on a random floor that says “inclusive bathroom.” Might as well out everyone. Proper gender-neutral bathrooms use signage that says “gender-neutral bathroom,” “restroom,” “all-gender bathroom” or simply shows an icon of a toilet. Additionally, floor-length stalls are important for privacy.
Codify and communicate with brand guidelines.
Brand guidelines put a value on diversity and inclusion while setting the tone for how your company communicates. If it’s not one of your key values, then it’s difficult to make the case for putting preferred pronouns on email signatures or ensuring representative creative.
Potential employees look at company websites and social channels to vet company culture. If they don’t see themselves, then don’t count on their applications.
Regardless of your role, you have an impact in shaping your company culture, from changing a policy to making a candidate feel welcome. This list isn’t comprehensive; I’m eager for more voices and contributions so we can welcome this oncoming generation of colleagues the best way possible. | 2024-07-28T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/3911 |
Transportation News / Advanced Removals & Storage
De-Humidified, Clean, and Secure Self-Storage Units Now Available at the Advanced Storage Centre
Gloucester, England -- (ReleaseWire) -- 06/26/2017 -- Advanced Removals & Storage has recently built a specially-designed storage centre in Gloucester suitable for all types of storage purposes, from residential storage to business storage and more.
Self-storage services are more popular than ever, as more and more individuals and businesses decide to take advantage of the benefits this type of service provides. Self-storage can be utilised for the storage of products, documents, office items and equipment, household goods, furniture, books, seasonal clothing, sports equipment, hobby equipment, and many more items.
Advanced Removals & Storage is one firm which knows the importance of the proper self-storage facility. In line with its customers' needs, Advanced Removals & Storage has built a new storage warehouse and facility in Gloucester which features some of the most modern amenities in the area. Advanced Removals & Storage's storage centre is equipped with units that are de-humidified, clean, and secure, as the company confirms.
Those who take advantage of self-storage services from Advanced Removals & Storage will be glad to know that the storage units are all de-humidified. This de-humidification is especially useful for certain items and goods, which need to be stored in the proper manner and which are sensitive to heat and other temperature changes and fluctuations. Furniture and equipment such as computers, sofas and armchairs with special upholstery, paintings, artwork, and other goods can be quite delicate and would need to be stored in a temperature-controlled environment, which Advanced Removals & Storage provides.
In addition to de-humidified and clean units, Advanced Removals & Storage focuses on security as well. This is one of the reasons why the storage centre has its own 24-hour security patrols along with a CCTV system and a Redcare alarm system, and the centre also has direct access to the police.
Customers can choose from a variety of units which can easily fit whatever size and type of belongings or furniture they have. The units will only be chosen by the customer based on what they are planning to store, which offers customers more flexibility as well. The self-storage units are also ideal for the storage of documents, both for the home and office, and can be let for both the long- and the short-term, depending on the customers' needs.
Another service which customers can take advantage of if they avail of the self-storage service from Advanced Removals & Storage is a service where the containers can actually be brought to their home.
About Advanced Removals & Storage
Advanced Removals & Storage is an established removals and storage company based in Gloucester and offering services in Cheltenham, Bristol, Swindon, Worcester, and other areas. | 2024-02-26T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2970 |
Q:
A NOT gate with gradual changes between state
I have a simple NOT gate circuit with the following arrangement.
LED D1 will light up by default. If I push SW1, the transistor Q1 will activates and D1 will be turned off. This NOT behaviour works just fine.
The problem is, I want D1 to turn off gradually (the gradation has to be noticeable by humans, so 1 or 2 seconds would probably enough). I put the capacitor C1 for that very reason. I thought by having C1 in that position, the activation of Q1 could be made gradual, because initially currents would be consumed by C1's charging.
It doesn't work. D1 still have an abrupt change of state from ON to OFF. I wonder if I did something wrong with the circuit design?
A:
You have not given C1 a means to discharge well below the point where it turns on Q1. Therefore, it will quickly reach that point when a little current is dumped onto it thru R2.
Even if C1 was kept at 0 V before SW1 is closed, you still don't have enough of a time constant, and the transition will be fairly abrupt. (10 kΩ)(100 µF) = 1 s. However, this will trip when the base voltage gets to about 700 mV out of 6 V, which is about .12 time constants or 120 ms.
Here is a crude circuit that has a better topology for what you are trying to do. It's not a great way to do this, but I tried to use about the same parts.
By using the transistor as a emitter follower, the current thru the LED will vary less abruptly. However, this still doesn't take the logarithmic response of the human visual system into account.
C1 and R1 are the timing components to turn the LED on, and C1 and R3 for off. This means you can adjust R1 and R3 separately for different on and off responses. R2 is sized assuming D1 is a typical green LED with about 2.1 V drop when on, and a current rating of 20 mA.
| 2023-11-07T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/3609 |
NESN has you completely covered on Thursday night when the Boston Red Sox will be in Baltimore taking on the Orioles while the Bruins will be 459 miles north of Camden Yards, taking on the Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
Red Sox-Orioles coverage kicks off at 6 p.m. on NESN while Bruins-Leafs coverage kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on NESNplus.
Check out Thursday night’s entire schedule and channel listing below.
NESN
6 p.m.: “Red Sox First Pitch LIVE Presented by Men’s Wearhouse”
6:30 p.m.: “Red Sox GameDay LIVE Presented by Digital Federal Credit Union”
7 p.m.: Red Sox vs. Orioles
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7 p.m.: “WB Mason Presents Bruins Face-Off LIVE”
7:30 p.m.: Bruins vs. Maple Leafs
Check out the list below for the NESNplus channel in your area. Channel listings subject to change. | 2024-02-09T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/5230 |
Learn More About Masters in Liberal Arts & Humanities
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Isl Masters in History Programs
A Masters in History Program might open up a variety of potential career paths for those with a passion for researching, analysis, and interpreting the past. Historians are employed in state, local, and federal government, as well as by professional, scientific and technical services. They might work as consultants, curators and archivists, in museums, archives, historical societies, research organizations and nonprofits.
What Are Masters in History Programs?
Masters in History programs are research intensive programs that often allow students to explore a particular era or region's history in depth. Many students pursuing a Masters Degree in History choose an area of specialization, such as local, regional, national, or world history; ancient, medieval, postclassical, modern, or an otherwise classified history; and/or economic, political, public, or social history. Courses may discuss how the past impacts contemporary issues such as politics, gender, race, and society as a whole. Students could learn how to put historical events into a specific context, collect data and write reports.
Most Masters in History programs require students to have earned a bachelors degree from an accredited college. Some may also require knowledge of a foreign language. Follow up with individual programs for details.
FUN FACT: Herodotus, a contemporary of Socrates, is credited as being the “Father of History”[i]
How Long Will It Take to Earn a Masters Degree in History?
The average, full-time student could earn a master's degree in history within one and half to two years, but some students take longer. Typically a Masters in History program requires the completion of 30-37 credits. Factors such as one's undergraduate major, the university, and the masters program you select might affect time to completion. Program lengths and course credits may vary.
Potential Masters In History Curriculum
Masters history programs typically take an interdisciplinary approach, touching on subjects such as anthropology, sociology, political science, economics or education. Naturally, the curriculum in each program will depend on the school and any area of concentration, such as medieval studies or public history. Nonetheless, students might take some of the following courses while earning their history masters degree.
Research methodologies for historians
Historiography
Social theory
Archival methods
Quantitative methods
Editing for historical writing
Teaching methodology
Some History master’s programs entail an internship, in addition to coursework. Contact schools to learn more if this interests you.
How To Select a Masters History Program
One of the important considerations when selecting a masters in history program is the type of learning format you are looking for. Some students prefer the traditional on-campus program format that offers face-to-face interaction with professors and classmates, and might make for some really interesting discussions!
Busy working professionals might find they need a more flexible format. In this case, there are options for distance-learning. A hybrid program combines on campus and online coursework, or you might look into pursuing an online master’s in history degree.
Use the tools on GradSchools.com to help you navigate through the selection process. Search for History masters programs by location; use the city, state or country tabs to determine where you might want to study. Or search by program format. Some of the listings might include: Master of Arts in History, Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Master of Historic Preservation or Master of Arts in Military History.
You might also need to assess your career aspirations and whether the degree matches them. For instance, a career in academia may require a PhD. Certainly, request information from each school to do a comparison of their faculty, tuition, prerequisites, admission requirements and other pertinent factors.
What Might I Do With a Masters Degree in History?
Graduates holding a master’s degree in history might pursue potential career opportunities in a wide variety of fields. Some common careers for historians include: archivists, curators, museum workers, secondary or post secondary teachers, economists, political scientists, anthropologists, historical writer, or even geographers.
FUN FACT: Historians conduct research and analysis for governments, businesses, nonprofits, historical associations, and other organizations. Historians who work for business might help examine historical evidence for legal cases or regulatory cases.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2016 historians earned a median annual salary of $ $55,110ii,archivists, curators, and museum workers earned a median salary of $47,230ii, secondary school teachers earned a median salary of $58,030iv and postsecondary teachers earned a median salary of $75,430.v
Individuals interested in pursuing potential career opportunities in fields that would utilize their historical expertise may want to earn a graduate degree as some occupations in this field may require job applicants to be able to demonstrate advanced educational credentials.
Ready To Pursue a Masters in History Degree?
The field of history is broad; earning a masters degree gives students the opportunity to focus on a specific geographic location, an era, or a particular field, whether social, political intellectual, or cultural. If you have a passion for research, data analysis, want to participate in preserving historical sites and artifacts, or teach and write about history, use the search tools on GradSchools.com to find the right Masters in History program for you!
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644 So.2d 137 (1994)
STATE of Florida, Appellant,
v.
Loris Eudora LEWINSON, Appellee.
No. 93-04372.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
October 21, 1994.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Patricia E. Davenport, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.
Richard W. Bisconti, Tampa, for appellee.
PARKER, Judge.
The State of Florida appeals an order of the trial court granting a motion to suppress evidence seized without a warrant, specifically arguing that the contraband was not growing in a constitutionally protected area. We agree and reverse the trial court's order.
The state charged Loris Eudora Lewinson with one count of manufacturing cannabis in violation of section 893.13(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1991), and one count of possession of cannabis in violation of section 893.13(1)(f), Florida Statutes (1991). Lewinson filed a motion to suppress the evidence and an evidentiary hearing was held on that motion. Following the evidentiary hearing, the trial court entered an order finding that although probable cause existed to obtain a search warrant to seize the marijuana, Lewinson had a reasonable expectation of privacy on her land, and absent exigent circumstances, a warrantless seizure was unlawful. The evidence at the hearing revealed that a helicopter pilot on routine patrol first observed the marijuana. The pilot was flying at a legal height of 500 feet when he observed marijuana growing behind Lewinson's house. The pilot called a deputy in a patrol car, and the deputy went to Lewinson's property to investigate. The deputy entered the front of Lewinson's property through the front gate and then walked down the side yard. The deputy could observe the marijuana once he was twenty-five feet past the front gate. Lewinson approached the deputy, at which time the deputy asked her her name and advised her as to why he was there and of her Miranda rights. Lewinson admitted to the deputy that she was growing the marijuana.
*138 Lewinson's property consists of approximately two and one-half acres. The perimeter of the property is entirely enclosed by a chain-link or barbed-wire fence or barbed-wire fence with wooden slats. The house and yard are enclosed in the perimeter fence. The house is located seventy to eighty feet from the front gate. The fields are located behind the house and are separated into sections with barbed wire and hog wire three or four feet high. There is a chain-link/barbed-wire fence separating the house from the fields in which the marijuana was growing. Crops, goats, and calves are kept in the separated areas with some of the animal pens fenced with wooden slats. There is no privacy fence. A utility shed is located approximately seventy-five feet from the residence and outside the yard fence which separates the house from the fields.
The first plot of land on which the marijuana was growing is a garden area surrounded by a hog-wire fence located seventy-five feet from the residence and adjacent to the utility shed. The utility shed and this plot of land are both outside of the fence separating the residence from the rest of the property. The second patch on which marijuana was growing was 250 feet from the residence and is also located outside of the fence separating the house from the property. The second plot is also fenced with hog wire and wooden slats. There are woods behind this field.
The state and Lewinson agree that viewing the property from the aircraft does not constitute a search requiring a warrant. See Florida v. Riley, 488 U.S. 445, 109 S.Ct. 693, 102 L.Ed.2d 835 (1989). The question for this court is whether a warrant was necessary in order to seize the marijuana on Lewinson's property. We agree with the state that a warrant was not necessary to seize the marijuana because it was not located in the curtilage area associated with the home and therefore was not located on constitutionally protected areas. See Oliver v. U.S., 466 U.S. 170, 104 S.Ct. 1735, 80 L.Ed.2d 214 (1984).
In United States v. Dunn, 480 U.S. 294, 301, 107 S.Ct. 1134, 1139, 94 L.Ed.2d 326 (1987), the United States Supreme Court set forth the following four factors to consider in determining whether an area falls within the curtilage: (1) the distance between the area claimed as curtilage and the home; (2) whether the area is within an enclosure surrounding the house; (3) how the area is used; and (4) how the owner protects the area from observation by others. In applying these factors to the case in Dunn, the court concluded that a barn located on the defendant's property was not within the curtilage area. There, the defendant's ranch was enclosed by a perimeter fence, and several interior fences separated portions of the property. There was also a fence separating the barn from the residence, and the barn was located fifty yards from the fence surrounding the home and sixty yards from the home itself. The Court determined that the barn was not within the curtilage area because the barn was not located within the fence surrounding the home, the barn was not being used for intimate activities of the home, and the owner did little to protect the barn from observation by those standing in open fields.
The facts in this case are similar to those in Dunn. Lewinson's two and one-half acre property is also surrounded by a perimeter fence; however, the home is separated from the fields and the utility shed by a barbed-wire fence. The shed and the fields are not utilized for intimate activities of the home. Finally, although no other home could be observed from Lewinson's property, the perimeter of the property is enclosed only by barbed wire or barbed wire with wooden slats to corral the farm animals, not to prevent others from viewing the property.
Based on these facts, we conclude that the marijuana was not located in the curtilage area of Lewinson's property; therefore, the trial court erred in granting Lewinson's motion to suppress. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's order granting the motion to suppress and remand this case to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
Reversed and remanded.
FRANK, C.J., and FULMER, J., concur.
| 2023-10-08T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/4008 |
NoScript is an extension for Mozilla Firefox, designed to prevent JavaScript and Flash scripts from being executed by your browser. This tool can bring extra protection to your browser by blocking clickjacking and other potential threats.
Non-intrusive Firefox add-on
• You are not bothered by warning messages since the extension works in the background and stops the scripts that can be dangerous for your computer. You can configure the extension to display a short report with the blocked scripts in the add-on toolbar. If you would like to be notified when a script is blocked, then you can enable the audio feed back.
Manage permissions by creating lists
• It is possible to select the websites you do not want to be affected by restrictions by adding them to a whitelist. It is a very easy to import a list of domains from a text file and you can also export the list if you want to back up the information. All privileges can be revoked if you want to be notified about all blocked items.
• The types of scripts can be allowed or blocked from the “Options” window. If you are on a webpage and there are some important functions disabled by the extension, then it is possible to unblock the script temporarily with just a few clicks.
Trust or untrust websites, and other advanced settings
• Some restrictions, such as blocking incoming objects, can be applied even to domains on the whitelist. If you have doubts about a certain website, then it can be marked as untrusted and subjected to additional restrictions.
• Advanced users can limit untrusted websites in order to increase the extension’s efficiency. You can use this section to create Anti-XSS (cross-site scripting) protection exceptions or to use external filters to check the webpage.
Conclusion
• Overall, the extension is a very useful tool that allows you to browse the Internet with less interference from malicious scripts. It is mostly designed for experienced users, though.
FEATURES
• Exclusive protection against DNS-rebinding attacks targeted to routers, including WAN IP variants.
• Several new Anti-anti-adblocker Surrogate Scripts to prevent pages from breaking when ads are disabled.
• NoScript 1.10.x is the last serie supporting Firefox 2.0 and older browsers. It will be updated only if affected by serious security vulnerabilities (very unlikely). This will allow the upcoming NoScript 2.x series to be developed faster and better, by removing legacy compatibility code and fully leveraging the latest APIs and language features. li>Increased ClearClick accuracy on very complex nested pages.
• Built-in ABE ruleset editor.
• Better Surrogate Scripts error management and new built-in surrogates to securify AMO add-ons installation against MITM attacks and improve Google search experience when scripts are disabled.
• Faster and more compatible anti-XSS protection.
• Full protection against Aviv Raff’s scriptless tabnagging variant, by blocking refreshes triggered on unfocused untrusted tabs. See the changelog for more details.
• Important ABE enhancements: same domain origin matching (SELF+), same base domain origin matching (SELF++) and INCLUSION pseudo-method for fine-grained subrequests matching, see the updated ABE rules specification for details.
• Experimental external filters for plugin content (e.g. Blitzableiter to sanitize Flash applets). It requires Firefox 3.5 and above, and it can be configured from the new NoScript Options|Advanced|External Filters panel. To activate the built-in Blitzableiter support you need to enable filters, download Blitzableiter binaries and tell NoScript where the executable is. Please notice that Blitzableiter is in its early development stages, and it breaks a lot of Flash content.
• Improved and updated Firefox Mobile (Fennec) support: NoScript’s UI has been moved inside the location bar, and options have been simplified down to 4 preset configurations (you can still perform fine-grained cofiguration in about:config or via Weave Sync).
• The long awaited pluggable site info page, can be opened by middle-clicking or shift+clicking on any site entry in NoScript’s menus.
• Enhanced usability of universal Flash blocking.
• Improved HTTPS enforcing.
• Strict Transport Security support.
• New Import/Export buttons in the NoScript Options dialog, backup the whole NoScript configuration in a single JSON file, as a disconnected alternative to the Weave/XMark synchronization functionality (Fx 3 and above). | 2024-07-04T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/1214 |
guard 'phpunit2', :tests_path => 'tests', :cli => '--colors' do
# Watch tests files
watch(%r{^.+Test\.php$})
# Watch library files and run their tests
watch(%r{^src/(.+)\.php}) { |m| "tests/#{m[1]}Test.php" }
end
| 2024-02-13T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2940 |
The Grand Vizier: Larry Flynt and Hustler Not at AVN In January
The Grand Vizier making merry this holiday season sends me the following Flash:
Is Porn in trouble, or, is it at the AVN show? Super secret info.. Larry Flynt the godfather of porn says no to AVN. Hustler will not be appearing, and it will not be exhibiting at AVN. Hustler will not be advertizing at AVN and most importantly Hustler for the first time will not even be attending the awards show.
Remember the days when Larry Flynt would would sign at the Hustler booth and have thousands of people line up to be there?
Guess Larry has other things to do what with the 33 million he just shelled out for a cable empire. Yeah, that must be it. | 2024-05-03T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/5568 |
"""Unit tests for io module"""
import platform
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path
from packaging import version
import pandas as pd
import pytest
import yaml
import pandera as pa
from pandera import io
PYYAML_VERSION = version.parse(yaml.__version__) # type: ignore
def _create_schema(index="single"):
if index == "multi":
index = pa.MultiIndex([
pa.Index(pa.Int, name="int_index0"),
pa.Index(pa.Int, name="int_index1"),
pa.Index(pa.Int, name="int_index2"),
])
elif index == "single":
# make sure io modules can handle case when index name is None
index = pa.Index(pa.Int, name=None)
else:
index = None
return pa.DataFrameSchema(
columns={
"int_column": pa.Column(
pa.Int, checks=[
pa.Check.greater_than(0),
pa.Check.less_than(10),
pa.Check.in_range(0, 10),
],
),
"float_column": pa.Column(
pa.Float, checks=[
pa.Check.greater_than(-10),
pa.Check.less_than(20),
pa.Check.in_range(-10, 20),
],
),
"str_column": pa.Column(
pa.String, checks=[
pa.Check.isin(["foo", "bar", "x", "xy"]),
pa.Check.str_length(1, 3)
],
),
"datetime_column": pa.Column(
pa.DateTime, checks=[
pa.Check.greater_than(pd.Timestamp("20100101")),
pa.Check.less_than(pd.Timestamp("20200101")),
]
),
"timedelta_column": pa.Column(
pa.Timedelta, checks=[
pa.Check.greater_than(pd.Timedelta(1000, unit="ns")),
pa.Check.less_than(pd.Timedelta(10000, unit="ns")),
]
),
"optional_props_column": pa.Column(
pa.String,
nullable=True,
allow_duplicates=True,
coerce=True,
required=False,
regex=True,
checks=[
pa.Check.str_length(1, 3)
],
),
},
index=index,
coerce=False,
strict=True
)
YAML_SCHEMA = """
schema_type: dataframe
version: {version}
columns:
int_column:
pandas_dtype: int
nullable: false
checks:
greater_than: 0
less_than: 10
in_range:
min_value: 0
max_value: 10
allow_duplicates: true
coerce: false
required: true
regex: false
float_column:
pandas_dtype: float
nullable: false
checks:
greater_than: -10
less_than: 20
in_range:
min_value: -10
max_value: 20
allow_duplicates: true
coerce: false
required: true
regex: false
str_column:
pandas_dtype: string
nullable: false
checks:
isin:
- foo
- bar
- x
- xy
str_length:
min_value: 1
max_value: 3
allow_duplicates: true
coerce: false
required: true
regex: false
datetime_column:
pandas_dtype: datetime64[ns]
nullable: false
checks:
greater_than: '2010-01-01 00:00:00'
less_than: '2020-01-01 00:00:00'
allow_duplicates: true
coerce: false
required: true
regex: false
timedelta_column:
pandas_dtype: timedelta64[ns]
nullable: false
checks:
greater_than: 1000
less_than: 10000
allow_duplicates: true
coerce: false
required: true
regex: false
optional_props_column:
pandas_dtype: string
nullable: true
checks:
str_length:
min_value: 1
max_value: 3
allow_duplicates: true
coerce: true
required: false
regex: true
index:
- pandas_dtype: int
nullable: false
checks: null
name: null
coerce: false
coerce: false
strict: true
""".format(version=pa.__version__)
def _create_schema_null_index():
return pa.DataFrameSchema(
columns={
"float_column": pa.Column(
pa.Float, checks=[
pa.Check.greater_than(-10),
pa.Check.less_than(20),
pa.Check.in_range(-10, 20),
]
),
"str_column": pa.Column(
pa.String, checks=[
pa.Check.isin(["foo", "bar", "x", "xy"]),
pa.Check.str_length(1, 3)
]
),
},
index=None
)
YAML_SCHEMA_NULL_INDEX = """
schema_type: dataframe
version: {version}
columns:
float_column:
pandas_dtype: float
nullable: false
checks:
greater_than: -10
less_than: 20
in_range:
min_value: -10
max_value: 20
str_column:
pandas_dtype: string
nullable: false
checks:
isin:
- foo
- bar
- x
- xy
str_length:
min_value: 1
max_value: 3
index: null
coerce: false
strict: false
""".format(version=pa.__version__)
YAML_VALIDATION_PAIRS = [
# [YAML_SCHEMA, _create_schema],
[YAML_SCHEMA_NULL_INDEX, _create_schema_null_index]
]
@pytest.mark.skipif(
PYYAML_VERSION.release < (5, 1, 0), # type: ignore
reason="pyyaml >= 5.1.0 required",
)
def test_inferred_schema_io():
"""Test that inferred schema can be writted to yaml."""
df = pd.DataFrame({
"column1": [5, 10, 20],
"column2": [5., 1., 3.],
"column3": ["a", "b", "c"],
})
schema = pa.infer_schema(df)
schema_yaml_str = schema.to_yaml()
schema_from_yaml = io.from_yaml(schema_yaml_str)
assert schema == schema_from_yaml
@pytest.mark.skipif(
PYYAML_VERSION.release < (5, 1, 0), # type: ignore
reason="pyyaml >= 5.1.0 required",
)
def test_to_yaml():
"""Test that to_yaml writes to yaml string."""
schema = _create_schema()
yaml_str = io.to_yaml(schema)
assert yaml_str.strip() == YAML_SCHEMA.strip()
yaml_str_schema_method = schema.to_yaml()
assert yaml_str_schema_method.strip() == YAML_SCHEMA.strip()
@pytest.mark.skipif(
PYYAML_VERSION.release < (5, 1, 0), # type: ignore
reason="pyyaml >= 5.1.0 required",
)
def test_from_yaml():
"""Test that from_yaml reads yaml string."""
for yml_string, schema_creator in YAML_VALIDATION_PAIRS:
schema_from_yaml = io.from_yaml(yml_string)
expected_schema = schema_creator()
assert schema_from_yaml == expected_schema
assert expected_schema == schema_from_yaml
def test_io_yaml_file_obj():
"""Test read and write operation on file object."""
schema = _create_schema()
# pass in a file object
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w+") as f:
output = schema.to_yaml(f)
assert output is None
f.seek(0)
schema_from_yaml = pa.DataFrameSchema.from_yaml(f)
assert schema_from_yaml == schema
@pytest.mark.skipif(
platform.system() == "Windows",
reason="skipping due to issues with opening file names for temp files."
)
@pytest.mark.parametrize("index", ["single", "multi", None])
def test_io_yaml(index):
"""Test read and write operation on file names."""
schema = _create_schema(index)
# pass in a file name
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w+") as f:
output = io.to_yaml(schema, f.name)
assert output is None
schema_from_yaml = io.from_yaml(f.name)
assert schema_from_yaml == schema
# pass in a Path object
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w+") as f:
output = schema.to_yaml(Path(f.name))
assert output is None
schema_from_yaml = pa.DataFrameSchema.from_yaml(Path(f.name))
assert schema_from_yaml == schema
@pytest.mark.skipif(
platform.system() == "Windows",
reason="skipping due to issues with opening file names for temp files."
)
@pytest.mark.parametrize("index", [
"single", "multi", None
])
def test_to_script(index):
"""Test writing DataFrameSchema to a script."""
schema_to_write = _create_schema(index)
for script in [io.to_script(schema_to_write), schema_to_write.to_script()]:
local_dict = {}
# pylint: disable=exec-used
exec(script, globals(), local_dict)
schema = local_dict["schema"]
# executing script should result in a variable `schema`
assert schema == schema_to_write
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile("w+") as f:
schema_to_write.to_script(Path(f.name))
# pylint: disable=exec-used
exec(f.read(), globals(), local_dict)
schema = local_dict["schema"]
assert schema == schema_to_write
| 2023-12-03T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/9266 |
By now I’m sure most of you are familiar with the saying “Strong is the new skinny.” It shows up fairly regularly on fitspo images and in fitness circles as a way of promoting a new standard of female beauty, one that is focused on strength and physical power instead of weight loss and restriction. The words are often accompanied by photos of women showing off glistening muscles while they pose with weights or perform feats of bodyweight strength. If you have spent any time at all in the fit-o-sphere, you’ve seen what I’m talking about.
Now, I support the general idea behind the phrase. I would prefer that women – and men, really – work to cultivate their bodies’ abilities rather than fight against them in an attempt to meet our culture’s incredibly fickle beauty standards. But I also have some issues with the execution, which, as I and many other fitness writers have argued, merely exchanges one unattainable physical ideal for another one. I mean, I might have a shot at attaining a visible six-pack, while nothing short of a life-threatening wasting disease will give me a thigh gap, but the effort required for me to get visible abs is so tremendous that I might as well not even consider it a possibility. Plus, it elevates one body type (muscles) at the expense of another (skinny), which is not exactly my definition of body-positivity.
Another issue is that when I think of “strong,” I think of it as an adjective that describes a person’s abilities. I consider myself strong because I can climb a pole or put my husband on my shoulders while we are in the water at the beach. When I see my muscles, I don’t necessarily look at them and go “wow, I’m strong.” Rather, I go, “wow, check out my muscles.” “Strong” is a word that describes actions and state of being, not appearances. Yet fitspo rarely shows women in the act of doing things that require strength, and instead shows them posing and flexing. Posing a-straddle a loaded barbell while showing some impressive underboob might make for some good cheesecake photography, but it does nothing to convey that the woman doing the straddling is actually capable of lifting said loaded barbell. Often, the emphasis continues to be on what a body looks like over what the body can do.
But recently I’ve come to realize that there’s another problem here as well. The expectation behind “strong is the new skinny” is that women who take it to heart will allow the pursuit of strength to supplant the pursuit of skinniness when it comes to their physical goals. But what is actually happening for a lot of women is that they are not abandoning “skinny” in favor of “strong.” Instead, strength has become yet another physical ideal to be piled on top of all of the other physical ideals they are already trying their damnedest to attain.
I had this realization while scanning one of the more popular healthy living blogs, in which the blogger wrote about squatting one-and-a-half times her bodyweight. Her announcement was greeted with comments from young women who wanted to know how she could lift so heavy while still maintaining such thin legs. It took everything I had to keep from head-desking myself into unconsciousness when I read that. For the vast majority of us, this is not possible. If we want to lift weights, we have to have muscle. If we have muscle, our legs will be bigger. Our thighs will be bigger. They might actually touch.
Now, I am willing to grant that it is entirely possible for a person to be capable of doing things like a 1.5xBW squat while still having almost no visible muscle on their thighs, but I think it’s also important to note that the person who is capable of doing this is not the norm. (And please know that I am not trying to turn this into a “ew skinny people are gross and weak” argument either.)
For most of us, this is just not possible. It is not possible for us to train hard without eating a considerable amount of food to support our bodies. (As a triathlete, swimmer and distance runner who lifts weights, I find I have to eat more than 2,500 calories a day just to keep my body from cannibalizing my muscles.) It is not possible for us to build muscle without eating enough food because our bodies need something to build that muscle out of. And it is not really possible for us to eat and train in such a way that we gain nothing but pure muscle. There is a reason why bodybuilders cycle between phases when they build up muscle and ones where they lean out.
Yet there seems to be a whole cadre of women out there who refuse to accept this, despite the fact that it flies in the face of everything that is known about exercise science, nutrition, sports training and biology. So many women believe even though it is flat-out illogical. And then they immerse themselves in self-loathing when they cannot attain this ideal of being strong AND skinny at the same time, feeling as though the fault lies with them for not eating clean enough or training hard enough, instead of recognizing that the ideal itself is what’s wrong.
As much as I want to just blow this off as magical thinking, I also recognize that to a certain extent, this kind of reaction is actually perfectly logical. I mean, maybe it’s not if you tend to be the kind of person who approaches things with an understanding of science, but we don’t really live in a society that values science that much (despite all the much-vaunted promotion of STEM careers we keep hearing about these days). But if you take a step back and take a macro view of all of the messages being flung every which way at women and girls (and increasingly at men and boys) and you try to imagine what it would be like to actually believe all of that bullshit…well, let’s just say that it doesn’t seem quite as illogical as it once did.
After all, we live in a society that prizes female bodies that are small and compact while still having bigger breasts (but not too big, because that’s just obscene). Women eat salads, not meat. They adhere to low-calorie diets so they can keep their “girlish” figures. Diet pills, surgery, liposuction, powders you sprinkle on your food, books and segments on daytime television, superfoods, Skinnygirl margaritas and Skinny Bitch diet books…a billion-dollar industry aimed at Fighting Fat. We are taught to believe that the content of our dinner plates dictates the content of our character. We learn that perfection is equated with self-denial and that appetites are sinful, that moral exemplars know how to exercise self-control and willpower, that only gluttons give into their desires for food, and that it is possible to determine if a person is a moral exemplar or a glutton just by looking at them.
And then you have all the lies put forth by so much of the mainstream fitness media. The gurus that promote 800 calories a day for three weeks to “jump start” a diet for adult women. The fitness magazines that lay out five-day-a-week weight training programs accompanied by diet plans that barely top 1600 calories most days. (I still laugh maniacally when I think of one diet plan’s “cheat meal” – a slice of cheese pizza and a can of light beer.) All of the photo spreads featuring figure models that conveniently leave out the fact that those women only look that way for two or three days at the very most. (And you never hear about the models and figure competitors who wrecked their metabolisms by following high-exercise, low-calorie routines.) Every single fucking magazine that promotes drinking lots of water, not as a way to keep yourself properly hydrated, but as a way of feeling full. And of course, all of the fitspo that shows these new standards of female beauty with their flat stomachs and their ripped bodies with body fat percentages in the low teens.
When you look at it like this, it’s really not surprising to see teenage girls and young women wringing their hands in anguish over the fact that they can’t figure out how to deadlift their bodyweight while still keeping their beloved thigh gap intact. The cultural conversation around bodies and fitness and health is so bursting full of internal contradictions that the only way to survive intact is to fight back. (And if you have an eating disorder, you really need to seek psychological help, NOT amateur counseling from bloggers who believe reading a few books on a subject is the same as being an expert.) We have to approach so many of the fitness-related messages we receive with skepticism and critical thought, which I know is so unfair and so tiring, and it sucks that we even have to do it. I wish this wasn’t the case.
We don’t need a new “skinny.” We don’t need a new beauty standard, nor do we need yet another physical ideal hanging over our every thought and move like a little black cloud of doom. What we need to do is change the paradigm so that we value our bodies for all of the amazing things they let us do. We need to expand our standards of beauty to recognize that beauty shows up in all kinds of bodies. And we need to get over this idea that the most important purpose we serve on is to be beautiful for other people. We have a right to have healthy bodies, to take up space, to have appetites, to cultivate our strengths in whatever form that may take. Our time on this planet is precious and we will never, ever get it back, so let’s stop squandering it in pursuit of meaningless ideals we will most likely never attain anyway. We deserve so much better than that. | 2024-04-06T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/5948 |
/*
* Copyright (c) 1997, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
* Copyright (c) 1995-1997 IBM Corp. All rights reserved.
*
* This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
* terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
* http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
*
* This Source Code may also be made available under the following Secondary
* Licenses when the conditions for such availability set forth in the
* Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 are satisfied: GNU General Public License,
* version 2 with the GNU Classpath Exception, which is available at
* https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html.
*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
*/
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Module: CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl.java
//
// Description: Subordinate Coordinator synchronization interface.
//
// Product: com.sun.jts.CosTransactions
//
// Author: Simon Holdsworth
//
// Date: March, 1997
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
package com.sun.jts.CosTransactions;
// Import required classes.
import org.omg.CORBA.*;
import org.omg.PortableServer.*;
import org.omg.PortableServer.POAPackage.ServantAlreadyActive;
import org.omg.PortableServer.POAPackage.ServantNotActive;
import org.omg.CosTransactions.*;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import com.sun.logging.LogDomains;
import com.sun.jts.utils.LogFormatter;
/**The CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl interface allows a subordinate Coordinator
* to be informed of the completion of a transaction, both before the transaction
* is prepared, and after it is committed or rolled back. Every
* Synchronization object registered with the subordinate should be called
* before the operation returns to the superior. An instance of this class
* should be accessed from only one thread within a process.
*
* @version 0.01
*
* @author Simon Holdsworth, IBM Corporation
*
* @see
*/
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// CHANGE HISTORY
//
// Version By Change Description
// 0.01 SAJH Initial implementation.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl extends SynchronizationPOA {
private static POA poa = null;
private Synchronization thisRef = null;
private Long localTID = null;
private TopCoordinator coordinator = null;
/*
Logger to log transaction messages
*/
static Logger _logger = LogDomains.getLogger(CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl.class, LogDomains.TRANSACTION_LOGGER);
/**Default CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl constructor.
*
* @param
*
* @return
*
* @see
*/
CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl() {
}
/**Sets up a new CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl object with the Coordinator reference so
* that it can pass on synchronization requests.
*
* @param coord The Coordinator for the transaction.
*
* @return
*
* @see
*/
CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl( TopCoordinator coord ) {
// Set the instance variables to the values passed in.
coordinator = coord;
try {
localTID = coord.getLocalTID();
} catch( SystemException exc ) {}
}
/**Passes on the before completion operation to the Coordinator.
*
* @param
*
* @return
*
* @exception SystemException The operation failed. The minor code provides
* a reason for the failure.
*
* @see
*/
public void before_completion()
throws SystemException {
// If there is no Coordinator reference, raise an exception.
if( coordinator == null ) {
INTERNAL exc = new INTERNAL(MinorCode.NoCoordinator,
CompletionStatus.COMPLETED_NO);
throw exc;
}
// Pass the before completion operation on to the coordinator.
coordinator.beforeCompletion();
}
/**Passes on the after completion operation to the Coordinator.
*
* @param status The state of the transaction.
*
* @return
*
* @exception SystemException The operation failed. The minor code provides
* a reason for the failure.
*
* @see
*/
public void after_completion( Status status )
throws SystemException {
// If there is no Coordinator reference, raise an exception.
if( coordinator == null ) {
INTERNAL exc = new INTERNAL(MinorCode.NoCoordinator,
CompletionStatus.COMPLETED_NO);
throw exc;
}
// Pass the after completion operation on to the coordinator.
// Destroy myself.
coordinator.afterCompletion(status);
destroy();
}
/**Returns the CORBA Object which represents this object.
*
* @param
*
* @return The CORBA object.
*
* @see
*/
Synchronization object() {
if( poa == null ) poa = Configuration.getPOA("transient"/*#Frozen*/);
if( thisRef == null ) {
if( poa == null )
poa = Configuration.getPOA("transient"/*#Frozen*/);
try {
poa.activate_object(this);
thisRef = SynchronizationHelper.
narrow(poa.servant_to_reference(this));
//thisRef = (Synchronization)this;
} catch( ServantAlreadyActive saexc ) {
_logger.log(Level.SEVERE,
"jts.create_CoordinatorSynchronization_object_error");
String msg = LogFormatter.getLocalizedMessage(_logger,
"jts.create_CoordinatorSynchronization_object_error");
throw new org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL(msg);
} catch( ServantNotActive snexc ) {
_logger.log(Level.SEVERE,
"jts.create_CoordinatorSynchronization_object_error");
String msg = LogFormatter.getLocalizedMessage(_logger,
"jts.create_CoordinatorSynchronization_object_error");
throw new org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL(msg);
} catch( Exception exc ) {
_logger.log(Level.SEVERE,
"jts.create_CoordinatorSynchronization_object_error");
String msg = LogFormatter.getLocalizedMessage(_logger,
"jts.create_CoordinatorSynchronization_object_error");
throw new org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL(msg);
}
}
return thisRef;
}
/**Destroys the CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl object.
*
* @param
*
* @return
*
* @see
*/
void destroy() {
if( poa != null &&
thisRef != null )
try {
poa.deactivate_object(poa.reference_to_id(thisRef));
thisRef = null;
} catch( Exception exc ) {
_logger.log(Level.WARNING,"jts.object_destroy_error",
"CoordinatorResource");
}
coordinator = null;
}
/**
* Returns the CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl which serves the given object.
*
* @param The CORBA Object.
*
* @return The CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl object which serves it.
*
* @see
*/
synchronized static final CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl servant(Synchronization sync) {
CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl result = null;
// we will not be able to obtain the
// servant from our local POA for a proxy sync object.
// so return null
if (sync != null && Configuration.getProxyChecker().isProxy(sync)) {
return result;
}
if (sync instanceof CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl ) {
result = (CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl) sync;
} else if (poa != null) {
try {
result = (CoordinatorSynchronizationImpl) poa.reference_to_servant(sync);
if( result.thisRef == null )
result.thisRef = sync;
} catch( Exception exc ) {
_logger.log(Level.WARNING,"jts.cannot_locate_servant",
"CoordinatorSynchronization");
}
}
return result;
}
}
| 2024-06-24T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2872 |
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Even without any bending, Sokka continues to keep up with the others. | 2024-04-29T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/6497 |
Doug Jones has won the Alabama special election, according to multiple news outlets, the first Democrat in the state elected to the US Senate in more than 20 years. He delivers the Democrats a coveted Senate seat, shaving the GOP majority to 51.
Jones defeated controversial Republican candidate Roy Moore. Moore, a former chief justice on the Alabama Supreme Court, has courted controversy throughout his career, but retained a loyal base of conservative and evangelical followers that seemed likely to carry him safely to a Senate victory in deep-red Alabama.
But with a month left in the campaign, the Washington Post reported on the stories of four women who accused Moore of preying on them as teenagers, including one woman who said she was 14 at the time, when Moore was a prosecutor in his 30s. Additional allegations followed, upending the race.
Jones, a former US attorney who prosecuted two Ku Klux Klan members for the bombing of a Birmingham Baptist church in 1963 that killed four black girls, ran a low-key, centrist campaign that focused on the “kitchen table” issues of health care and economy. He campaigned hard against Moore but largely avoided the national spotlight.
And national Democrats, skittish about appearing too involved in the race, mostly stayed away from the state, with the exception of last-minute stumping by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and a robocall from former President Barack Obama.
Jones’s unlikely victory in Alabama counts as another positive signal for Democrats heading into 2018. They never banked on winning this Alabama seat — but desperately needed it. The electoral map favors Republicans in the midterms, who are defending eight seats to the Democrats’ 26. Jones will not face reelection until 2020, meaning Democrats require just two more seats to flip the Senate.
Even before 2018 arrives, Jones strengthens the Democratic position in the Senate, where Republicans can barely afford to lose any votes. Defecting Republicans defeated legislation repealing Obamacare. The Senate’s version of the GOP tax plan passed, but it was close.
Jones’s triumph is also a lesson to Democrats in the post-Trump era: They can’t afford to phone in any campaign. The party should look to be competitive even in an uphill race. In this case, putting up a viable candidate paid off.
Of course, Democrats didn’t win a typical election. This is Alabama; the conditions had to be just so to get Jones across the finish line. The misconduct allegations weighed down the race, especially with Congress and the entire country in the middle of a painful reckoning with sexual harassment and abuse. And Moore’s extreme views likely turned off a lot of moderate Republicans and independents even before the revelations about his past.
More detailed polling data will reveal whether dissatisfaction with Moore depressed turnout or prompted enough people to cast write-in ballots, or if enthusiasm for Jones helped to determine the final outcome.
Alabama voters have grabbed a Senate seat from the Republicans, but they also solved a big problem for the party. The GOP will now avoid a lengthy Senate ethics investigation into Moore, or possible expulsion proceedings that could have further divided the party and distracted from its legislative agenda.
Moore’s defeat deals a blow to Steve Bannon and his war on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the establishment. Bannon and his faction won’t disappear, but the Alabama election might have proved, once again, that Trumpism has its limits. | 2023-09-18T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/3636 |
# git clone https://github.com/nats-io/nats-operator.git
# cp nats-operator/deploy/* ../
# and using clusterscope nats operator
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
name: nats-operator
# Change to the name of the namespace where to install NATS Operator.
# Alternatively, change to "nats-io" to perform a cluster-scoped deployment in supported versions.
namespace: nats-io
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRoleBinding
metadata:
name: nats-operator-binding
roleRef:
apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
kind: ClusterRole
name: nats-operator
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
name: nats-operator
# Change to the name of the namespace where to install NATS Operator.
# Alternatively, change to "nats-io" to perform a cluster-scoped deployment in supported versions.
namespace: nats-io
# NOTE: When performing multiple namespace-scoped installations, all
# "nats-operator" service accounts (across the different namespaces)
# MUST be added to this binding.
#- kind: ServiceAccount
# name: nats-operator
# namespace: nats-io
#- kind: ServiceAccount
# name: nats-operator
# namespace: namespace-2
#(...)
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRole
metadata:
name: nats-operator
rules:
# Allow creating CRDs
- apiGroups:
- apiextensions.k8s.io
resources:
- customresourcedefinitions
verbs: ["get", "list", "create", "update", "watch"]
# Allow all actions on NATS Operator manager CRDs
- apiGroups:
- nats.io
resources:
- natsclusters
- natsserviceroles
verbs: ["*"]
# Allowed actions on Pods
- apiGroups: [""]
resources:
- pods
verbs: ["create", "watch", "get", "patch", "update", "delete", "list"]
# Allowed actions on Services
- apiGroups: [""]
resources:
- services
verbs: ["create", "watch", "get", "patch", "update", "delete", "list"]
# Allowed actions on Secrets
- apiGroups: [""]
resources:
- secrets
verbs: ["create", "watch", "get", "update", "delete", "list"]
# Allow all actions on some special subresources
- apiGroups: [""]
resources:
- pods/exec
- pods/log
- serviceaccounts/token
- events
verbs: ["*"]
# Allow listing Namespaces and ServiceAccounts
- apiGroups: [""]
resources:
- namespaces
- serviceaccounts
verbs: ["list", "get", "watch"]
# Allow actions on Endpoints
- apiGroups: [""]
resources:
- endpoints
verbs: ["create", "watch", "get", "update", "delete", "list"]
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
name: nats-server
namespace: nats-io
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRole
metadata:
name: nats-server
rules:
- apiGroups: [""]
resources:
- nodes
verbs: ["get"]
---
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRoleBinding
metadata:
name: nats-server-binding
roleRef:
apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
kind: ClusterRole
name: nats-server
subjects:
- kind: ServiceAccount
name: nats-server
namespace: nats-io
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: nats-operator
# Change to the name of the namespace where to install NATS Operator.
# Alternatively, change to "nats-io" to perform a cluster-scoped deployment in supported versions.
namespace: nats-io
spec:
replicas: 1
selector:
matchLabels:
name: nats-operator
template:
metadata:
labels:
name: nats-operator
spec:
serviceAccountName: nats-operator
containers:
- name: nats-operator
image: connecteverything/nats-operator:0.6.2
imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
args:
- nats-operator
# Uncomment to perform a cluster-scoped deployment in supported versions.
- --feature-gates=ClusterScoped=true
ports:
- name: readyz
containerPort: 8080
env:
- name: MY_POD_NAMESPACE
valueFrom:
fieldRef:
fieldPath: metadata.namespace
- name: MY_POD_NAME
valueFrom:
fieldRef:
fieldPath: metadata.name
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /readyz
port: readyz
initialDelaySeconds: 15
timeoutSeconds: 3
| 2023-12-16T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2683 |
Six dead in southern Russia plane crash
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — Six crew members were killed Saturday in a plane crash in the village of Garbuzovo in southern Russia’s Belgorod region, Russian Ministry for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Management said in a statement.
The Antonov An-148 airplane on a test flight went off the radar screens at 10:40 Moscow time [07:40 GMT] and crashed shortly afterwards, killing all people on board. Fire and rescue units were sent right after the crash, and the fire was extinguished at 11.30 Moscow time, according to the Emergencies Ministry.
The state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported the victims were two Russian pilots, two flight engineers, and two Myanmar nationals. The plane was being tested prior to delivery to Myanmar, which ordered two last year for government use.
Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case on charges of violation of flight safety regulations, while the Prosecutor General’s Office had launched its own probe.
Russia has seen several major aviation accidents over the past 12 months. On March 22, 2010, eight people were injured when a large passenger plane crashed on approach to Domodedovo airport in Moscow after a flight from Egypt. Only crew members were on board the TU-204 Aviastar-TU jet.
On April 10, 2010, Polish President Lech Kaczynski was among 96 people killed when a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft crashed near the city of Smolensk in Russia. He was visiting Smolensk for the 70th anniversary of the massacre of Polish prisoners of war in the village of Katyn.
Months later, in August, seven people were killed when a Katekavia Airlines passenger plane carrying fifteen people crashed in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region.
More recently, on December 4, three people were killed and around 40 others were injured when a Tupolev Tu-154 Dagestan Airlines passenger plane crash-landed at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport while making an emergency landing after it had lost all three engines during the flight. Authorities said 160 passengers, including several children, and eight crew members were on board.
Weeks later, on December 29, 2010, twelve people were killed when a large Russian Air Force aircraft crashed near the village of Krasny Oktyabar in central Russia. | 2023-10-14T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/8775 |
The Milwaukee officer who fatally shot a man in August, sparking twodays of unrest in the city’s Sherman Park neighborhood, sexuallyassaulted a man after they drank shots together at a bar while watchingthe second night of protests on television, a criminal complaint released Thursday said....Dominique Heaggan-Brown is also charged with two counts of prostitution. In thecharging document, prosecutors allege he offered two men money for sexon several occasions dating back to December 2015....Heaggan-Brown was once an aspiring rapper who rapped about rioting. He hit the streets two years ago as a sworn officer. | 2024-05-06T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/7546 |
2003-01-23 04:00:00 PDT Washington -- Economic inequality increased markedly as the boom of the 1990s fizzled, even as incomes increased at almost every level, according to a detailed new survey by the Federal Reserve.
Conducted at the end of 2001, when the economy was in a recession, the survey compared wealth and income with levels of 1998. It suggests that the benefits of the economic boom were widespread but extremely uneven.
The wealth of those in the top 10 percent of incomes surged much more than that of any other group. The net worth of families in the top 10 percent of income jumped 69 percent to $833,600 in 2001 from $492,400 in 1998. By contrast, the net worth of families in the lowest fifth of income earners rose by 24 percent to $7,900.
The median accumulated wealth for families at the top was about 12 times as great as that of lower-middle-income families throughout much of the 1990s. But in 2001, the median net worth of the top earners was about 22 times as great.
While income in the top 10 percent of households rose 19.3 percent from 1998 to 2001, income for the bottom fifth of all households climbed by 14.4 percent.
The survey is compiled every three years and is based on interviews with more than 4,000 families. Its results come as President Bush proposes a plan to cut taxes by $674 billion over 10 years. Opponents of the plan say most of the benefits would be showered on the nation's richest taxpayers.
Administration officials respond that a huge percentage of ordinary Americans now own stocks and will benefit from both tax-free dividends and any lift in the market itself.
The survey provides ammunition for each side. It shows that wealth became more concentrated, but it also confirms that more than half of all families own stocks either directly or through mutual funds and pension plans.
One controversial element of the survey will probably be the part that deals with household debt.
American consumers provided much of the backbone for economic growth, but economists have long been worried that consumers ran up too much debt in the process.
The Fed's report contends that household debt is much more benign than it looks. It noted that Americans did in fact borrow more in 2001 than in 1998, but said that their net worth rose even faster.
As a share of total family income, the Fed said, the aggregate debt burden of families actually declined from 14 percent through most of the 1990s to 12. 5 percent in 2001.
Even accounting for stock market declines after the survey was conducted, the Fed said, household wealth was still higher in 2001 than in 1998.
"Rising aggregate debt levels alone do not necessarily imply that conditions deteriorated at the level of individual families," the report said.
But at least some outside economists disputed that conclusion on several grounds.
They noted that the stock market dropped and unemployment climbed after the survey was finished in December 2001.
Mark Zandi, economist at Economy.com in West Chester, Pa., noted that the percentage of low-income households more than 60 days past due on a debt increased from 12.9 percent in 1998 to 13.4 percent in 2001.
Since the survey, Zandi said, an abundance of newer data has provided stronger evidence that lower-income households are under increasing stress: personal bankruptcies, automobile repossessions, mortgage foreclosures and other indicators of bad debt all hit records in 2002. | 2024-06-02T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/8308 |
[Epidemiology, medical and social features of the addiction to beer and strong alcogol].
The comparative study of the addiction to beer and hard liquor was carried out. Despite of the dramatic increase in the beer consumption in the Russian Federation between 1999 and 2009, the incidence and prevalence of alcohol dependence and alcohol psychoses had decreased. The analysis of preference in alcohol consumption revealed that 90.7% of study participants consumed different types of alcohol beverages: beer and hard liquor. Alcohol addiction caused by the consumption of beer or spirits and wine alone was 1.2% and 8.1%, respectively. Our study of case histories demonstrated that alcohol addiction related predominantly to the beer use was associated with the consumption of smaller doses of pure ethanol, less pronounced abstinent syndrome, less frequent complications, such as the convulsive syndrome and alcoholic psychosis, compared to the addiction to hard liquor. The examination of 106 outpatients with alcohol addiction revealed that patients who preferred hard liquor during the last month consumed more alcohol in terms of pure ethanol. Also, the period of hard drinking was longer and patients had more social, legal, and psychological problems as well as somatic and psychopathological disorders. The higher was the consumption of hard liquor, the severe was the course of alcohol addiction. The least number of biopsychosocial problems was noted in patients who consumed only beer. | 2024-05-13T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/6628 |
Maria Anna of Bavaria
Maria Anna of Bavaria may refer to:
Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551–1608), who married her uncle Charles II, Archduke of Austria
Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574–1616), who married Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, niece of the above
Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria, married Louis, Dauphin of France (1661–1711), great-granddaughter of the first, grandniece of the above
Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805-1877), who married Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
Maria Anna of Bavaria (b. 1975), youngest daughter of Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria. | 2024-01-23T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2051 |
%%
%unicode 8.0
%public
%class UnicodeGraphemeClusterBreak_8_0
%type int
%standalone
%include ../../resources/common-unicode-all-enumerated-property-java
%%
<<EOF>> { printOutput(); return 1; }
\p{GraphemeClusterBreak:CR} { setCurCharPropertyValue("GraphemeClusterBreak:CR"); }
\p{GraphemeClusterBreak:Control} { setCurCharPropertyValue("GraphemeClusterBreak:Control"); }
\p{GraphemeClusterBreak:Extend} { setCurCharPropertyValue("GraphemeClusterBreak:Extend"); }
\p{GraphemeClusterBreak:L} { setCurCharPropertyValue("GraphemeClusterBreak:L"); }
\p{GraphemeClusterBreak:LF} { setCurCharPropertyValue("GraphemeClusterBreak:LF"); }
\p{GraphemeClusterBreak:LV} { setCurCharPropertyValue("GraphemeClusterBreak:LV"); }
\p{GraphemeClusterBreak:LVT} { setCurCharPropertyValue("GraphemeClusterBreak:LVT"); }
\p{GraphemeClusterBreak:Other} { setCurCharPropertyValue("GraphemeClusterBreak:Other"); }
\p{GraphemeClusterBreak:Regional_Indicator} { setCurCharPropertyValue("GraphemeClusterBreak:Regional_Indicator"); }
\p{GraphemeClusterBreak:SpacingMark} { setCurCharPropertyValue("GraphemeClusterBreak:SpacingMark"); }
\p{GraphemeClusterBreak:T} { setCurCharPropertyValue("GraphemeClusterBreak:T"); }
\p{GraphemeClusterBreak:V} { setCurCharPropertyValue("GraphemeClusterBreak:V"); }
| 2024-03-12T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/1145 |
/*
* Copyright 2008-present MongoDB, Inc.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*
* Original Work: Apache License, Version 2.0, Copyright 2017 Hans-Peter Grahsl.
*/
package com.mongodb.kafka.connect.sink.converter.types.sink.bson.logical;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import org.apache.kafka.connect.data.Decimal;
import org.apache.kafka.connect.errors.DataException;
import org.bson.BsonDecimal128;
import org.bson.BsonDouble;
import org.bson.BsonValue;
import org.bson.types.Decimal128;
import com.mongodb.kafka.connect.sink.converter.types.sink.bson.SinkFieldConverter;
public class DecimalFieldConverter extends SinkFieldConverter {
public enum Format {
DECIMAL128, // needs MongoDB v3.4+
LEGACYDOUBLE // results in double approximation
}
private Format format;
public DecimalFieldConverter() {
super(Decimal.schema(0));
this.format = Format.DECIMAL128;
}
public DecimalFieldConverter(final Format format) {
super(Decimal.schema(0));
this.format = format;
}
@Override
public BsonValue toBson(final Object data) {
if (data instanceof BigDecimal) {
if (format.equals(Format.DECIMAL128)) {
return new BsonDecimal128(new Decimal128((BigDecimal) data));
}
if (format.equals(Format.LEGACYDOUBLE)) {
return new BsonDouble(((BigDecimal) data).doubleValue());
}
}
throw new DataException(
"Decimal conversion not possible when data is of type "
+ data.getClass().getName()
+ " and format is "
+ format);
}
}
| 2024-02-21T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/5838 |
using System.Collections.Generic;
namespace Esquio.UI.Api.Shared.Models.Statistics.TopFeatures
{
public class TopFeaturesStatisticsResponse
{
public IEnumerable<TopFeaturesDetailsStatisticsResponse> TopFeaturesDetails { get; set; }
}
public class TopFeaturesDetailsStatisticsResponse
{
public string FeatureName { get; set; }
public int Requests { get; set; }
}
}
| 2024-01-29T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/1673 |
The race for No. 1 was settled Saturday at Aloha Stadium when Saint Louis won its third consecutive state championship with a 38-17 victory over Mililani.
The Crusaders (11-0), ranked in the top 15 nationally in two major polls, ended the year where they started as the unanimous No. 1-ranked team in the state of Hawaii in the final Honolulu Star-Advertiser Football Top 10 of the season released today.
The race for No. 2 was a tight one with the OIA champion Trojans holding off ILH runner-up Punahou, which hasn’t played since a 45-21 loss to Saint Louis on Oct. 27.
Mililani received a total of 86 votes with Punahou garnering 79. The Trojans received six second-place votes and the Buffanblu received the other four, but Mililani was listed no lower than third. Punahou was ranked outside of the top four on two ballots.
The top six spots in the final poll matched the previous rankings released before the state tournament with Kahuku at No. 4, followed by Campbell and Lahainaluna, which won its third straight Division II state championship over Kapaa, 34-32, on Saturday.
Division I state champion Waipahu, which held off Hilo 42-22 for the crown, jumped to No. 7 to finish the year.
Kamehameha (4-6), which hasn’t played since a 35-0 loss to Punahou on Oct. 19, closed the season at No. 8. All six of the Warriors’ losses were against teams ranked in the top five.
State Division II runner-up and KIF champion Kapaa (7-3) closed at No. 9 with ‘Iolani and BIIF champion Hilo tied with 12 votes apiece for the No. 10 spot.
Kapaa also finished ninth to close out the 2015 season.
Moanalua (two) and Maui (one) also received at least one vote.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Top 10 | 2024-01-29T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2533 |
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will show you my up-to-date
production chedule so that you can tell when your order will be
completed.
Re-trimming a Triumph Spitfire or GT6 Tunnel
Cover
Park
Lane Classics - 'How to...' Article 1
Related Items:
Trimming is
Simple...
with the right instructions!
(copyright
O. Lloyd 2006)
A
smart interior is important for any classic car to look good. For a
classic convertible it is absolutely essential. As soon as you flip the
soft top, your car’s interior takes centre stage. You can chrome every
component under the bonnet but it will be wasted if your seats, dash and
armrest have gaping splits. All those weeks getting the panel gaps perfect
will be ruined if your door boards are warped and crumbling.
The good news is that retrimming your classic car interior is well within
the capabilities of the average owner. It’s easy for me to say that…
I’ve been trimming for well over a decade so I have a bit of a head
start.
I
want to prove to you how simple trimming can be if you have
the right instructions.
Here
is a copy of the instructions from my Triumph Spitfire & GT6 tunnel
recovering kit. I sell these on ebay and through my website: www.parklaneclassics.co.uk
I
chose the tunnel cover because it is an ideal starter piece for a novice
trimmer:·the
shape is fairly basic
·it
introduces widely used trimming methods
·my
kit costs next to nothing!
Have a
read, have a look at my website and then have a go yourself… it’s
simple!
Cheers,
Owen
Some trimming pointers…1. Keep warm - vinyl will stretch, foam will compress and glue will stick much better.2. Patience - you don't have to rush trim so take the time to get it "just right" and you will be rewarded every time you sit in your car.3. Tension - this is the key to a professional finish. A tight cover compresses the foam which prevents wrinkles.4. You're NOT alone - if the instructions are not clear or things are just not working out don't hesitate to contact me!
Cheers, Owen.
1.
In the kit:
1. Scrim foam
2. Cover panel
Note - Impact adhesive is best for this trim e.g. Evostik or Timebond.
2.
Remove the tunnel cover from the car. Remove all vinyl, foam and old
glue from the metal frame. Place the foam panel with the 'scrim' gauze
face down. Position the frame centrally on the foam with the two legs
towards the narrow end of the panel.
3.
Glue the foam to the frame and trim flush with the edge of the
frame. Note - If the foam panel appears too narrow to cover the legs
then bend them inwards slightly (it is easy to distort the frame when
removing it from the car)
4.
Place the cover panel with the vinyl face down. Position the frame
centrally on the panel with the two legs towards the narrow end of the
panel. Starting from the middle of the frame, stretch the cover over the
edge and glue it to the back face of the frame. Glue both long edges in
this manner followed by the end piece. This is just the first fix so
don't cut any of the cover yet - wait until step 6.
5.
Turn the tunnel the right way up to check that that cover is reasonably
flat and straight on the frame. Turn the tunnel upside down again and
cut a Y shape in the cover between the two legs. Stretch the middle flap
over the edge of the frame and glue in place. Repeat for the other two
flaps.
6.
Turn the tunnel the right way up to check for any creases or bagginess,
adjusting the tension of the cover where necessary. Once the cover is
smooth turn the tunnel upside down again to glue the ends of the legs.
To get a smooth finish around the larger curves cut two V notches above
and below. Stretch and glue the middle flap first then the sides.
7.
Your tunnel is now retrimmed. Any excess adhesive on the cover should be
left to dry and then rubbed off with a finger. Impact adhesive takes 24
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Q:
Join 2 tables to retrieve name and count linq Entity Framework
I have 2 tables Orders and Items and I am trying to query these 2 tables for statistics retrieval.
Orders has columns OrderID[PK], ItemID[FK], OrderStatus etc.
Items has columns ItemID[PK], ItemName, ItemPrice etc.
I am fetching list of orders based on date range and then I am returning their counts based on their status.
Below is my StatisticsResponse.cs to return the response.
public class StatisticsResponse
{
public int CancelledOrderCount { get; set; }
public int CompletedOrderCount { get; set; }
public int InProgressOrderCount { get; set; }
public int TotalOrders { get; set; }
public Dictionary<string,int> ItemOrders { get; set;}
}
This is how I am retrieving Orders between 2 dates.
var orders = _unitOfWork.OrderRepository
.GetMany(x => (x.OrderStatus == "Pending"
&& x.OrderDate.Value.Date >= dtStartDate
&& x.OrderDate.Value.Date < dtEndDate) ||
((x.OrderStatus == "Completed" || x.OrderStatus == "Cancelled")
&& x.DeliveryDate.Date >= dtStartDate || x.DeliveryDate.Date < dtEndDate) || (x.LastUpdated.Value.Date >= dtStartDate || x.LastUpdated.Value.Date < dtEndDate)).ToList();
if (orders != null)
{
return new StatisticsResponse()
{
TotalOrders = orders.Count(),
CancelledOrderCount = orders.Where(x => x.OrderStatus == "Cancelled").Count(),
CompletedOrderCount = orders.Where(x => x.OrderStatus == "Completed").Count(),
InProgressOrderCount = orders.Where(x => x.OrderStatus != "Completed" && x.OrderStatus != "Cancelled").Count()
}
}
Now, in the ItemOrders property, which is of type Dictionary<string,int>, I want to group each item with their name and count. I have ItemID in my orders list, and I would like to join 2 tables to get the name before storing.
I have tried to use GroupBy as below but am totally stuck on how to get the name for the Item after grouping
ItemOrders = new Dictionary<string, int>
{
orders.GroupBy(x=>x.ItemID)// Stuck here
}
I also read about GroupJoin but couldn't quite make sure whether it can fit in here.
Could someone please let me know how I can join these 2 tables to get their name based on their ID?
A:
So, I was able to achieve this with GroupJoin through various online example as below:
if (orders != null)
{
var items = _unitOfWork.ItemRepository.GetAll();
var itemOrders = items.GroupJoin(orders,
item => item.ItemID,
ord => ord.ItemID,
(item, ordrs) => new
{
Orders = ordrs,
itemName = item.ItemName
});
StatisticsResponse statsResponse = new StatisticsResponse()
{
//...
};
foreach (var item in itemOrders)
{
statsResponse.ItemOrders.Add(item.itemName, item.Orders.Count());
}
return statsResponse;
}
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00. Round g to the nearest one thousand.
6000
Let z = 3178.3 + -3178.30015543. What is z rounded to 5 decimal places?
-0.00016
Let l = -8.6 - -12. Let n = -3.40022 + l. Round n to four dps.
-0.0002
Let u = 6.25 - 6.2979. What is u rounded to three dps?
-0.048
Let l = -99.1 + 80. Let f = 22.57 + l. Round f to one decimal place.
3.5
Suppose -7*s + 61 = 12. Let f be (-2)/s - (-2309996)/(-14). What is f rounded to the nearest 10000?
-170000
Let j = 4.4 + -6. Let z = j - -4.6. Let y = z + -3.08. What is y rounded to 2 decimal places?
-0.08
Let u = -426.466 + 427. Let l = -0.088 - -0.568. Let k = u - l. Round k to 2 dps.
0.05
Let k = -0.1029 + -0.0311. Round k to one dp.
-0.1
Let r = -69.934 + 70. Let j = 0.008 + r. Let p = -0.0740127 + j. Round p to six decimal places.
-0.000013
Let d = 10430 + -194. Let q(u) = 2 + d*u - 12 - 2355*u + 1009*u. Let i be q(9). What is i rounded to the nearest 100000?
100000
Let h = 21.6 + -18.52. Round h to 0 dps.
3
Let h = 5240061324 - 5240109075.200048. Let o = h + 47745.2. Let w = o + 6. Round w to 5 decimal places.
-0.00005
Let x = -199 - -13. Let o = x + 185.532. Round o to 2 dps.
-0.47
Let k be 138000*(-140)/(-63)*78. Round k to the nearest one million.
24000000
Suppose 0 = 4*x - x + 48. Let t be 2*4/x*626. Let h = 863 + t. What is h rounded to the nearest 100?
600
Let x(u) = 678223*u - 2. Let w be x(2). Suppose 0 = 5*j + w + 4643556. What is j rounded to the nearest 100000?
-1200000
Let b = -0.4 - 7.44. Let v = b + -0.16. Let w = v + 8.00000034. Round w to 7 dps.
0.0000003
Let o be (1/(-2))/((-2)/4). Let d be (1 - o) + 8 + -4. Suppose -d*k - k = -8850000. Round k to the nearest one hundred thousand.
1800000
Let m(u) be the second derivative of 121*u**5/20 + 5*u**4/6 - u**3 - 10*u**2 + 14*u. Let v be m(-14). What is v rounded to the nearest one hundred thousand?
-300000
Let u(n) = -n**3 - 11*n**2 - 11*n. Let d be u(-11). Suppose -4*v = -3*q + 604, q = 2*v + 307 - 107. Let l = q - d. Round l to the nearest 10.
80
Let k(u) = 23350*u**2 - 638*u**2 + 2277*u**2 + u - 4. Let q be k(-7). Let d = q - 1714450. Round d to the nearest one hundred thousand.
-500000
Let m = 466 + -102. Let g = m + -364.00147. Round g to 4 dps.
-0.0015
Let f = -1727.38 - -1713. Round f to the nearest integer.
-14
Let z = -39 + 38.888. Let n = -11.712 - z. What is n rounded to zero dps?
-12
Let s = -2.41 + -216.59. Let y = s - -219.00000169. What is y rounded to 6 dps?
0.000002
Let v = -109.600209210468 + 28118350.600209530468. Let m = -28118231 + v. Let h = m + -10. What is h rounded to seven decimal places?
0.0000003
Let a = -3100 - -3171.76. Let o = 74 - a. What is o rounded to the nearest integer?
2
Let n = -3.92 + 3.2. Let f = n - 77.28. Let w = 77.99999815 + f. Round w to seven dps.
-0.0000019
Suppose 48 = 14*w - 2*w. Let n be 300/(-9)*(w + -127804). What is n rounded to the nearest one hundred thousand?
4300000
Let b = -24170 + 25480.9. Let g = -1303.591 + b. Let i = -0.091 - g. Round i to 0 dps.
-7
Let w be 2298/10 + (-4)/(-20). Suppose w + 30 = 2*u. Round u to the nearest one hundred.
100
Suppose -14*c = -u - 12*c + 6568010, -3*c = 15. What is u rounded to the nearest 1000000?
7000000
Let x = 21.55 - 23. Let n = x + 0.05. Let w = 1.399921 + n. Round w to 5 decimal places.
-0.00008
Let s = -192.968 + 193. Round s to 3 dps.
0.032
Let f = -16.3711 - -13.171412. Let v = -3.2 - f. What is v rounded to five decimal places?
-0.00031
Let n = 0.24 + 1.06. Let b = -15.55 + n. Let o = b + 15. Round o to one dp.
0.8
Let b be ((-10)/6)/(47/(-1551564)). Round b to the nearest ten thousand.
60000
Suppose -18*m + 800910 = -262890. What is m rounded to the nearest one thousand?
59000
Let y = 2.2 + -2.53. What is y rounded to 1 decimal place?
-0.3
Let k = -12.3675963671 - -0.0827391771. Let w = k + -90.71515661. Let i = w + 103. What is i rounded to six dps?
-0.000014
Suppose 21 + 9 = 6*t. Suppose -5*y + p + 310 = 6*p, 5*y - t*p - 310 = 0. What is y rounded to the nearest ten?
60
Let q = 99 - 70. Let d = q + -29.000052. What is d rounded to five decimal places?
-0.00005
Let f = 1219.99701 - 1220. What is f rounded to four dps?
-0.003
Let z = 0.146 - 412.146. Let v = 459.9 + z. Round v to the nearest 10.
50
Suppose -842400 = -2*p - 52*p. What is p rounded to the nearest one hundred?
15600
Let l = -8261 + 14361. Suppose 7*b = -3*b - l. Round b to the nearest one hundred.
-600
Let b = 1370637 + -815837. Round b to the nearest one hundred thousand.
600000
Suppose 0 = -6*u + 8*u - 6. Suppose u*r = 4*r + 110008. Let m be 4/(-10) + r/(-20). What is m rounded to the nearest one thousand?
6000
Let v = 0.12 - 25.62. Let y = 69 + v. Let g = -43.679 + y. Round g to two dps.
-0.18
Let i = -267664 - -415064. Round i to the nearest 1000.
147000
Let g = -1.001 - 0.039. What is g rounded to 1 decimal place?
-1
Let p be (5 - 10) + 2 + 10650003. Suppose 2*q - p = -q. What is q rounded to the nearest 100000?
3600000
Suppose 0 = 5*b - 4 - 16, -3*p - 170650 = 5*b. Let t = 556890 + p. What is t rounded to the nearest 1000000?
1000000
Let u = 157895809.60999866 + -157895808. Let l = -1.61 + u. Round l to 7 dps.
-0.0000013
Let l(m) = m**2 - 9*m - 15. Let d be (-165)/(-10)*4/6. Let x be l(d). Suppose -20 = -6*c + x*c. What is c rounded to 0 decimal places?
-20
Let t = -25.94 + 26. Let o = 0.05999983 - t. What is o rounded to seven dps?
-0.0000002
Let h(i) = i + 13. Let m = -8 - 1. Let z be h(m). Let a be (-2)/8 - 25199999/z. Round a to the nearest one million.
-6000000
Suppose -z = 2*z + 24. Let g(r) = r**2 + 8*r + 2. Let u be g(z). Suppose b = u*y + 4*b + 31400006, -47099998 = 3*y - b. Round y to the nearest 1000000.
-16000000
Let f = 0.084000964 + -0.084. Round f to seven decimal places.
0.000001
Suppose -5*w + 4810 = -5110. Suppose 0 = -2*j - 5*f - 2020, -4*f + w = -2*j - 0*f. What is j rounded to the nearest 10000?
0
Let d = -33.933 - 0.067. Let s = -71.95524 - -105.955292. Let b = s + d. What is b rounded to 5 dps?
0.00005
Let d = -6216623 + 6216635.999895. Let p = 13 - d. Round p to five dps.
0.00011
Let q be 3/(-10) + (-100749213)/(-710). Round q to the nearest 100000.
100000
Let f = 6536.99992979 + -6537. Round f to 5 decimal places.
-0.00007
Let k = -1.470471 - -1.471. What is k rounded to five dps?
0.00053
Let c = -0.84 + 0.83999591. What is c rounded to seven decimal places?
-0.0000041
Let k = -0.1155 + 0.110864. What is k rounded to 3 dps?
-0.005
Let r = -127.8 + 127.4545. Let b = -0.33 - r. Round b to 3 decimal places.
0.016
Let i = -14 - -13.91. Let b = 0.1 + i. Let l = -0.86 + b. Round l to one dp.
-0.9
Let k = 91 + -135. Let t be 4/(-10) + k/(-10). Suppose -193 = 3*r - 3*g + g, 0 = -5*r + t*g - 325. What is r rounded to the nearest ten?
-60
Let m = -38.9491 + 0.1191. Let u = m - -41.3. Round u to one dp.
2.5
Suppose g - 3*o + 55 = 0, 2*g + 94 = -2*o - 0*o. Let f be (-56)/6*(-12)/8. Let s be (-632)/7 - f/g. What is s rounded to the nearest one hundred?
-100
Let w = 72.46 - 72.460008834. Round w to 7 decimal places.
-0.0000088
Let b = 104.67 + -104.661897. What is b rounded to three dps?
0.008
Suppose q - 31 - 1674 = -2*w, -5*q = 4*w - 3413. Suppose 4*d - 3 = -r - 0, 2*r - 5*d = -7. Let u be (r + -1)/(24/w). Round u to the nearest ten.
-70
Let j = 1074.0516 - 1074. Round j to 3 decimal places.
0.052
Let u = 5.337 - 5.3369996917. What is u rounded to seven decimal places?
0.0000003
Let n = -5.3 + 5.402. Let i = n + -0.10672. What is i rounded to 3 dps?
-0.005
Let g = -7 - -10. Suppose s + 5100006 = -0*s + 2*m, -15300006 = g*s - 2*m. Round s to the nearest 1000000.
-5000000
Let n = -1 - -3. Let d = -149 - -154. Suppose -5*s + 5*h - 15614 = 168391, n*s = -d*h - 73595. Round s to the nearest one thousand.
-37000
Suppose -9959079 - 69440921 = 5*j. What is j rounded to the nearest one hundred thousand?
-15900000
Let h = 0.1061 + -0.1061244. What is h rounded to six decimal places?
-0.000024
Let v = 1.94 - 3.9. Let u = -84.04 + v. Let g = -92.1 - u. Round g to the nearest integer.
-6
Suppose -3*c = 2*q + 65921681 - 343721679, c - 92600005 = 5*q. Round c to the nearest 1000000.
93000000
Let t(w) = 4*w**3 - w**2 + w - 1. Let c be t(1). Suppose c*x = -x - 31200000. Round x to the nearest 1000000.
-8000000
Let m = 1255.8 + -1133. Round m to the nearest 10.
120
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In over 38 years of watching football, I have come to understand a great many things about the game. One of them is that rivalries live on from generation to generation.As a youngster growing up, it was instilled in me that Dallas and Tom Landry were the enemy. My father was an Eagles fan and games played in Philadelphia between the Eagles and Giants were blood baths as well. While dad was not shy about his disdain for either team, the Eagles - good, bad, or ugly - were still the team he watched and rooted for.Personally, I thought since we lived in Florida, the aqua and orange of the Dolphins looked pretty cool together.Rivalries in the NFL then and now add to the importance of tradition in this league. Whether it is a game of old AFL rivals like Oakland and Kansas City or current NFC West opponents, San Francisco and Seattle, there is plenty of excitement to talk about and debate.Although they are not ranked in any particular order, here are the 10 most heated rivalries in the NFL...
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Arylthioindole inhibitors of tubulin polymerization. 3. Biological evaluation, structure-activity relationships and molecular modeling studies.
The new arylthioindole (ATI) derivatives 10, 14-18, and 21-24, which bear a halogen atom or a small size ether group at position 5 of the indole moiety, were compared with the reference compounds colchicine and combretastatin A-4 for biological activity. Derivatives 10, 11, 16, and 21-24 inhibited MCF-7 cell growth with IC50 values <50 nM. A halogen atom (14-17) at position 5 caused a significant reduction in the free energy of binding of compound to tubulin, with a concomitant reduction in cytotoxicity. In contrast, methyl (21) and methoxy (22) substituents at position 5 caused an increase in cytotoxicity. Compound 16, the most potent antitubulin agent, led to a large increase (56%) in HeLa cells in the G2/M phase at 24 h, and at 48 h, 26% of the cells were hyperploid. Molecular modeling studies showed that, despite the absence of the ester moiety present in the previously examined analogues, most of the compounds bind in the colchicine site in the same orientation as the previously studied ATIs. Binding to beta-tubulin involved formation of a hydrogen bond between the indole and Thr179 and positioning of the trimethoxy phenyl group in a hydrophobic pocket near Cys241. | 2024-06-29T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/9181 |
61. Roger Maris’ home run record and the number of days it took to get our oven replaced. Thanks to a home warranty, after hours of time on the phone listening to Kenny G’s greatest hits and after more than a dozen home visits, I recited the Shehechiyanu blessing over our new oven a week after the festival of Shavuot. Through stove top cooking, the opening of a new kosher eatery, and help from family and friends, we made it through two months without missing a beat. Not surprisingly, since its repair, we haven’t used the oven as much as we used to.
We all have similar accessories in our lives that we might deem irreplaceable. What would we do without our electric toothbrush? Or our Alexa? Or, heaven forbid, our cellphone? Would we survive? After a few weeks of our oven ordeal, I could only smile at that the fact that life can go on without some things. Does it make life harder? It makes life different. You adapt and you appreciate other parts of your life. Maybe living under different circumstances can condition us to live a more fruitful tomorrow.
Being outside our normative practice allows us the room to relax and reflect. It’s the true essence of “Shabbat,” a sanctuary in time and space. It can vary from taking away the electronics, to attending a musically inspiring Friday night service. It can be a moment to catch up on a book, or play a board game, or get the ultimate shabbos shluf (nap).The holiest day of the year is Shabbat, not because of fixed liturgy or the added restrictions we place on ourselves. It is holy because it is different from our norm. For some it is a respite from the outside. For others it’s a challenge that can motivate the brain and stir the heart.
For all the email and calendar reminders we drill into our schedules, I hope that in the year ahead we all find that there are things we can live without. In turn, we can take those aspects of our lives that we may have gone without and reacquaint ourselves with them. We may find that we have added extra meaning not only to those sabbatical moments of serenity, but to the rest of our daily lives. For in essence, to paraphrase Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, we should aspire to make all of our days a sanctuary in time, for we dream of a period “when all will be shabbat.” | 2024-07-06T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/9647 |
He was born in Medina in the year 83 A.H and he died in Rajab in the year 148 A.H. at the age of 65. He was buried in the cemetery of al-Baqi alongside his father, his grandfather and his (great-great) uncle. His mother was Umm Farwa, the daughter of al-Qasim b. Muhammad b. Abi Bakr. His Imamate lasted for thirty-four years. His father, Imam Mohammad Baqir(a.s.), clearly gave him the trusteeship (of the Imamate) and gave him an explicit designation (nass jali) for the Imamate.
Imam’s Knowledge and his Sciences
Imam Jaffer Sadiq(a.s.) stood out among their group for his great merit (fadl); he was the most celebrated, the greatest in rank and the most illustrious of them in the eyes of both the non-Shia (al-amma) and the Shi’a (al-khassa). The people transmitted on his authority the religious sciences which travellers carried with them and thus his fame was spread throughout the lands. The learned scholars have transmitted on the authority of no other member of the House (ahl al-bayt) as much as they have transmitted on his authority. None of them met as many of the reporters of traditions as he did, nor did the latter transmit on their authority to the same extent as they transmitted on the authority of Abu Abd Allah Imam Jaffer Sadiq(a.s.). The specialists in tradition (ashab al- hadith) have gathered together the names of those who narrated on his authority, who were reliable despite differences in views and doctrines and they were four thousand men. The clear evidence for his Imamate was such that it overcame hearts and silenced the attempts of an opponent to denigrate it with doubts.
During the imamate of the sixth Imam greater possibilities and a more favorable climate existed for him to propagate religious teachings. This came about as a result of revolts in Islamic Lands, especially the uprising of the Muswaddah to overthrow the Umayyad caliphate, and the bloody wars which finally led to the fall and extinction of the Umayyads. The greater opportunities for Shi’ite teachings were also a result of the favorable ground the fifth Imam had prepared during the twenty years of his imamate through the propagation of the true teachings of Islam and the sciences of the Household of the Prophet. The Imam took advantage of the occasion to propagate the religious sciences until the very end of his imamate, which was contemporary with the end of the Umayyad and beginning of the Abbasid caliphates. He instructed many scholars in different fields of the intellectual and transmitted sciences, such as Zorarah, Muhammad ibn Muslim, Mu’min Taq, Hisham ibn Hakam, Aban ibn Taghlib, Hisham ibn Salim, Hurayz, Hisham Kalbi Nassabah, and Jabir ibn Hayyan, the alchemist. Even some important Sunni scholars such as Sufyan Thawri, Abu Hanifah, the founder of the Hanafi school of law, Qadhi Sukuni, Qadhi Abu’l- Bakhtari, and others, had the honor of being his students. It is said that his classes and sessions of instruction produced four thousand scholars of hadith and other sciences. The number of traditions preserved from the fifth and sixth Imams is more than all the hadith, that have been recorded from the Prophet and the other ten Imams combined.
There are innumerable reports about him concerning signs and revealing the unknown similar to those which we have mentioned, which would take too long to recount.
He used to say: “Our knowledge is of what will be (ghabir), of what is past (mazbur), of what is marked in hearts (nakt fi al-qulub), and of what is tapped into ears (naqr fi al-asma). We have the red case (jafr), the white case, and the scroll of Fatima(s.a.) and we have (the document called) al-jami’a in which is everything the people need.”
He was asked to explain these words and he said: “Ghabir is knowledge of what will be; mazbur is knowledge of what was; what is marked in the hearts (nakt fi al-qulub) is inspiration; and what is tapped into the ears (naqr fi al- asma) are words of angels; we hear their speech but we do not see their forms. The red case (jafr) is a vessel in which are the weapons of the Apostle of God, may God bless him and his family. It will never leave us until the one (destined) among us members of the House, to arise (qa’im), arises. The white case (jafr) is a vessel in which are the Torah of Moses, the Gospels of Jesus, the Psalms of David and the (other) Books of God. The scroll of Fatima, peace be on her, has in it every event which will take place and the names of all the rulers until the (last) hour comes. (The document called) al-jami’a is a scroll seventy yards long which the Apostle of God, may God bless him and his family, dictated from his own mouth and Ali b. Abi Talib, peace be on him, wrote in his own handwriting. By God, in it is everything which people need until the end of time, including even the blood-wit for wounding, and whether a (full) flogging or half a flogging (is due).
He, peace be on him, used to say: “My traditions are my father’s traditions; my father’s traditions are my grandfather’s traditions; my grandfather’s traditions are the traditions of Ali b. Abi Talib, the Commander of the faithful; the traditions of Ali the Commander of the faithful are the traditions of the Apostle of God, may God bless him and his family; and the traditions of the Apostle of God, may God bless him and his family, are the word of God, the Mighty and High.
Martyrdom
Toward the end of his life the Imam was subjected to severe restrictions placed upon him by the Abbasid caliph Mansur, who ordered such torture and merciless killing of many of the descendants of the Prophet who were Shi’ite that his actions even surpassed the cruelty and heedlessness of the Umayyads. At his order they were arrested in groups, some thrown into deep and dark prisons and tortured until they died, while others were beheaded or buried alive or placed at the base of or between walls of buildings, and walls were constructed over them. Hisham, the Umayyad caliph, had ordered the sixth Imam to be arrested and brought to Damascus. Later, the Imam(a.s.) was arrested by Saffah, the Abbasid caliph, and brought to Iraq. Finally, Mansur had him arrested again and brought to Samarrah where he had the Imam(a.s.) kept under supervision, was in every way harsh and discourteous to him, and several times thought of killing him. Eventually the Imam(a.s.) was allowed to return to Medina where he spent the rest of his life in hiding, until he was poisoned and martyred through the intrigue of Mansur.
Upon hearing the news of the Imam’s martyrdom, Mansur wrote to the governor of Medina instructing him to go to the house of the Imam(a.s.) on the pretext of expressing his condolences to the family, to ask for the Imam’s will and testament and read it. Whoever was chosen by the Imam(a.s.) as his inheritor and successor should be beheaded on the spot. Of course the aim of Mansur was to put an end to the whole question of the imamate and to Shi’ite aspirations. When the governor of Medina, following orders, read the last will and testament, he saw that the Imam(a.s.) had chosen four people rather than one to administer his last will and testament: the caliph himself, the governor of Medina, ‘Abdullah Aftah, the Imam’s older son, and Imam Musa-e-Kazim(a.s.), his younger son. In this way the plot of Mansur failed. | 2023-10-13T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2579 |
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Tom Brady says he’ll keep using the F-word on the football field, and if people don’t like hearing it they should blame the TV networks. Some viewers have done just that.
The Federal Communications Commission has received three complaints from viewers who are angry that they were watching Patriots games on network television and heard Brady swear — or could tell he was swearing by reading his lips.
The Smoking Gun has obtained the complaints, which came after Brady used foul language during the loss to the Packers. One parent wrote that “6 year old children know how to read lips even if there is no sound” and added that TV cameras should not “show Tom Brady screaming the F word on national TV.”
Another viewer wrote the FCC that, “My 8 year old grandson was watching the game with me and even commented that he should not have said that. . . . I understand the first time it happened that the camera man would not have expected that but to keep the camera on Tom Brady as he kept yelling was uncalled for.”
A third viewer wrote that the network “clearly knew he was saying it and so did my 10 year old son.”
Parents might not like it, but the reality is that kids hear the F-word on the playground so often that they probably don’t think twice about hearing it from Tom Brady. Still, plenty of parents don’t want to hear profanity on the TV when the kids are watching football. Perhaps Gisele Bundchen can persuade Brady that he should tone it down because his own kids might be watching. | 2024-06-05T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2548 |
Rugby: Dominant England humble Scotland in Six Nations
England's Owen Farrell, left, is tackled by Scotland's David Denton, right, during their Six Nations rugby union international match at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo / AP
England got their Six Nations campaign back on track with a crushing 20-0 Calcutta Cup victory over Scotland at Murrayfield.
Luther Burrell and Mike Brown, as they'd done in defeat by France last weekend, both scored tries as the 132nd edition of international rugby union's oldest fixture saw Scotland rendered pointless by England for the first time since a 15-0 loss at Murrayfield in 1978.
Had not fly-half Owen Farrell missed several goalkicks, the final scoreline might have been even more lopsided.
"Losing to France last week was massively frustrating and we wanted to show a reaction this week,'' Brown told the BBC.
"We've definitely done that. I'm ecstatic to score a try. The pitch isn't in the best condition but I thought we played at a great tempo.''
For Scotland, it was a match to forget, with replacement scrum-half Chris Cusiter admitting: ``Nothing worked. We couldn't get anything going.
"It is massively disappointing. The setpiece was malfunctioning and the line-out wasn't going well.
"If that is not working then you won't win a Six Nations game.''
Scotland made three changes from the side that opened the Six Nations with a 28-6 loss to Ireland last weekend, with Australia coach Scott Johnson controversially dropping captain Kelly Brown and giving his place at openside flanker to debutant Chris Fusaro. | 2023-11-23T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/3526 |
Green address UN special committee
Darlene Elias, co-chair of the Green Party of the United States, addressing the (5th meeting) Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. | 2023-11-27T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/4717 |
Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D.
NIEHS grantee Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D., uses geographic information systems (GIS) technology to study links between pesticide exposure and risk for Parkinson’s disease. Her research is uncovering important gene-environment interactions - that is, the ways in which genetic background and environmental exposures can influence a person’s susceptibility to disease.
Understanding why some people who are exposed to pesticides don't get Parkinson's disease could help us to understand how to boost protective biological processes and to identify preventive actions.
“Understanding why some people who are exposed to pesticides don't get Parkinson's disease could help us to understand how to boost protective biological processes and to identify preventive actions,” says Ritz, who co-directs the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Gene-Environment Studies in Parkinson's Disease. “It could also help us find treatments for those at risk and help identify stressors that come together to make people more vulnerable.”
Mapping Exposure
Population studies involving pesticide exposures have traditionally relied on study participants to self-report their pesticide use, a method fraught with recall-related issues. For a more quantitative picture of exposure, Ritz and her colleagues developed a way to integrate data collected during 30 years of state-mandated pesticide reporting in California using a GIS-based approach. The GIS method created detailed maps of pesticide exposure for each person, and adding a time component provided exposure information for the home and workplace over much of a person’s life.
Ritz says that having a team capable of bridging population studies and applied experiments was essential for her research on pesticide exposure and Parkinson’s disease. She also notes the importance of cross-disciplinary work. “Many of my ideas for hypotheses have come from other fields,” she says. (Photo courtesy of Beate Ritz)
They used this method to examine pesticide use and Parkinson’s disease in California’s Central Valley, a rural region where people live close to fields with extensive agricultural pesticide application. In one study, the researchers estimated pesticide exposure from well water with the GIS tool. They found that possible well water contamination with high levels of methomyl, chlorpyrifos, and propargite pesticides resulted in an approximately 70 to 90% increase in risk of Parkinson’s disease compared with residents that were not exposed to these contaminants in well water.
In another study, they estimated exposure to airborne ziram, maneb, and paraquat pesticides at workplaces and residences. Exposure to the combination of these three pesticides led to a greater risk of Parkinson’s disease than each alone, with people exposed both at work and at home having the highest risk.
GIS Image #1: The researchers used GIS techniques to create maps showing areas of pesticide application around a town (red equals higher poundage per acre than pink). (Photo courtesy of Beate Ritz)
Gene-environment Interactions
The researchers took the pesticide exposure stories unveiled by the GIS method a step farther and looked for variations in gene sequences that make people more susceptible to Parkinson’s disease when exposed to pesticides.
“The challenge of identifying gene-environment interactions is to measure the environmental exposures reliably and to find the right genes to study,” says Ritz, who is a professor and vice chair of the UCLA Epidemiology Department. “Many studies today have a hard time assessing exposures, and you have to know something about the biology to know what genes to examine.”
GIS Image #2: The researchers used GIS techniques to create maps showing areas of pesticide application around a town (red equals higher poundage per acre than pink). (Photo courtesy of Beate Ritz)
The researchers focused on genes involved in risk for inherited forms of Parkinson’s disease, genes coding for enzymes that metabolize contaminants into less toxic forms, and genes likely to be affected by pesticides. “If we hypothesize that a pesticide causes Parkinson’s disease through a specific mechanism and find that the pesticide affects people more strongly who have a mutation in a gene involved in this pathway, this helps show that it is the pesticide leading to the increased Parkinson’s disease risk and not some other confounding factor,” she says.
So far, Ritz’s research has shown that increases in Parkinson’s disease risk after pesticide exposure are associated with variations in the paraoxonase 1 (PON1) and dopamine transporter (DAT) genes. Paraoxonase 1 breaks down organophosphate pesticides that enter the body. DAT plays a central role in neurotransmission, and mutations in the DAT gene might be involved in Parkinson’s disease. | 2024-06-05T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/1918 |
Music Competitions
Take your musical practice to the next level. Instrumental & Vocal Musical Performances in the most prestigious places.
Prepare for the best Music Competitions At Stage Music Center
The preparation to music competitions is open to all of our music students.
Music competitions provide instrumentalists and vocalists opportunities to push themselves beyond traditional practice. Many of our young students have already won first places on several musical competitions and enjoyed the ultimate award of performing in prestigious halls, including Carnegie Hall.
Preparing for music competitions requires not only learning a challenging repertoire but also performing it at a high level of expectations. Music students enjoy the satisfaction of witnessing the results of their extra efforts, and are proud to receive awards for their impressive performances. Students also learn to manage their time, to practice with results, and to perform under pressure… They learn skills that will serve them not only academically but also personally. Winning is the cherry on the cake of having overcome all other objectives.
Like in sports competitions, participation to music competitions is a healthy way for music students to challenge themselves, showcase their talent, and be awarded for their musical potential. Entering a music competition demonstrates focus, dedication, and taste for challenges - All important traits for college applicants that admission boards consider. Colleges seek students with a passion, and winning music competitions undeniably proves that kind of strong involvement.
American Protege
Little Mozarts Crescendo Competition
Elite International Music Competition
Crescendo International
Kaufman Music Center International Youth Competition
Alexander and Buono International
At Stage Music Center, we prepare interested students to many competitions depending on age and instruments, including, American Prodigy, Crescendo International, Little Mozarts, Kaufman, Elite International, Alexander & Buono. Please click on the music competition icon you are interested in to have more info. | 2024-06-29T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/9094 |
Effects of dietary lipid, vitamins and minerals on total amounts and redox status of glutathione and ubiquinone in tissues of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): a multivariate approach.
The hypothesis of the present study was that Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) would respond to large variations in supplementation of dietary pro- and antioxidants, and marine lipid, with adjustment of the endogenously synthesised antioxidants, glutathione (GSH) and ubiquinone (UQ). An experiment with 2(7-3) reduced factorial design (the number of cases reduced systematically from 2(7) (full design) to 2(4) (reduced design)) was conducted, where vitamins, minerals and lipid were supplemented in the diet at high and low levels. For the vitamins and minerals the high levels were chosen to be just below anticipated toxic levels and the low levels were just above the requirement (vitamin C, 30 and 1000 mg/kg; vitamin E, 70 and 430 mg/kg; Fe, 70 and 1200 mg/kg; Cu, 8 and 110 mg/kg; Mn, 12 and 200 mg/kg). For astaxanthin, the dietary levels were 10 and 50 mg/kg and for lipid, 150 and 330 g/kg. The experiment was started with post-smolts (148 (sd 17 g)) and lasted for 5 months. The only effect on GSH was a minor increase ( < 10 %) in total concentration in the liver in response to high dietary lipid. GSH redox state was not affected. UQ responded to dietary lipid, astaxanthin and vitamin E, both with regard to total concentration and redox state. Except for an effect of Fe on plasma GSH, the trace elements and vitamin C had no effect on tissue levels and oxidation state of GSH and UQ. This shows that the endogenous redox state is quite robust with regard to variation of dietary pro- and antioxidants in Atlantic salmon. | 2024-03-24T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/4993 |
Spices and Seasonings:
Gluten-free list
McCormick & Company, Inc.Gluten-free food information obtained 3/1/2010 from the McCormick
website (www.mccormick.com). The following statements about the gluten-free
status of McCormick products was on their "Frequently Asked Questions" page:
Question: Do your products contain gluten?Answer: All of our single ingredient spices and herbs are gluten-free and
100% pure, with nothing added to them. All of our extracts, including Pure
Vanilla, are also gluten-free. Some of our products do contain gluten, and
this will be clearly listed in BOLD type within the ingredient statement. We
do not maintain a list of gluten-free products, as our formulas change from
time to time.
Question: Does Old Bay Seasoning contain gluten? Answer No, Old Bay does not contain gluten.
Question: Are your extracts gluten-free?Answer: Yes, all of our extracts are gluten-free.
Question: Are the food colors gluten-free?Answer: Yes, all of our food color products are gluten-free.
Question: Do you offer a list of gluten-free products?Answer: We do not maintain a list of gluten-free products, as our formulas
change from time to time. Our best recommendation is to check the package
ingredient statement to determine whether or not a product is gluten-free. | 2023-09-21T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/7734 |
Earlier today leftist tool Mitt Romney was featured in a lengthy anti-Trump expose’ in The Atlantic.
During the interview Mitt admitted to having a second secret Twitter account following 668 people.
Via the Atlantic:
“That’s kind of what he does,” Romney said with a shrug, and then got up to retrieve an iPad from his desk. He explained that he uses a secret Twitter account—“What do they call me, a lurker?”—to keep tabs on the political conversation. “I won’t give you the name of it,” he said, but “I’m following 668 people.” Swiping at his tablet, he recited some of the accounts he follows, including journalists, late-night comedians (“What’s his name, the big redhead from Boston?”), and athletes. Trump was not among them. “He tweets so much,” Romney said, comparing the president to one of his nieces who overshares on Instagram. “I love her, but it’s like, Ah, it’s too much.”
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It didn’t take Slate contributor Ashley Feinberg too long to find the secret account.
“Pierre Delecto”
According to Feinberg:
The Pierre Delecto account’s very first follow was eldest Romney scion Tagg, joined shortly thereafter by Glen Johnson, a current politics editor for Boston.com who was firmly on the Romney beat around the time the account was originally created. Next was Mark DeMoss, who the Salt Lake Tribune described in 2012 as “an unpaid adviser to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign for the past five years,” and Eric Fehrnstrom, who still has “Former @MittRomney adviser” in his Twitter bio.
The Pierre Delecto Twitter page was set to private.
Earlier today The Gateway Pundit posted a few of the 257 liked tweets in Mitt Romney’s secret account.
But it is much worse than we first reported.
Mitt Romney’s ‘liked’ tweets show a man consumed with Trump hatred and leading the Republican Resistance against this President!
This guy is finished!
How CAN ANY REPUBLICAN OR TRUMP SUPPORTER EVER TRUST THIS TWO-FACED MAN AGAIN?!
Jack Posobiec posted a thread of Mitt Romney’s tweets.
Here are a few……
Mitt echoes Evan McMullin
George Conway–
Jonah Goldberg–
Here is the video of Mitt Romney’s secret liked tweets!
Via Jack Posobiec!
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1186125011221991424
Mitt Romney is done.
There is no recovering from this shocking behavior.
Mitt is right up there with George Conway.
And he admitted to it on Sunday. | 2024-05-22T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/7064 |
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The Phoenix Suns dismissed head coach Igor Kokoskov on Monday night following a 19-63 season, and on Tuesday, the rest of the coaching staff was let go, 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s John Gambadoro learned.
The assistant coaches include Joe Prunty, Corliss Williamson, Jamelle McMillan and Jason Staudt, in addition to other basketball operations personnel, training staff, coaches and analysts.
Gambadoro reports that before Kokoskov was fired, adding new members to the staff and assigning new roles was discussed. Kokoskov was open to the idea, per Gambadoro.
Prunty was formerly the interim head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks after Jason Kidd was fired. He led the Bucks to a 21-16 regular season record and a seven-game series loss to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. He has coached or served in some capacity with at least five other NBA organizations.
Williamson played 12 seasons in the NBA and was formerly an assistant with the Sacramento Kings and Orlando Magic.
McMillan played for ASU and is the son of Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan. The younger McMillan is a former New Orleans Pelicans player development coach and assistant coach.
Staudt was a pro personnel scout for the Magic and an advanced scout for the Trail Blazers and Rockets before joining the Suns.
The Suns hired Prunty, Williamson, McMillan and Staudt all last offseason. That means that they, like Kokoskov, have served in the organization for only one season, and are now fellow one-and-done victims.
The front office’s basketball operations department is led by GM James Jones and newly-hired executive Jeff Bower, whose job title is senior vice president of basketball operations.
In a press release officially announcing the dismissal of Kokoskov, Jones said, “After extensive evaluation, I determined it is best to move in a different direction with our head coaching position.”
Follow @AZSports | 2024-04-04T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/5114 |
Analysis of daidzein in nanoparticles after oral co-administration with sodium caprate to rats by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
An ultra-performance-liquid-chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC/Q-TOF-MS) method was developed and validated for the quantitation of daidzein (DZ) in rat plasma. Ethylparaben was chosen as internal standards (IS). DZ was linear over the range of 0.001-5 μg/mL. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) was 0.001 μg/mL and the limit of detection (LOD) was 0.0005 μg/mL. The intra-day and inter-day relative standard deviations (RSDs) were ranged from 3.59% to 6.43% and 5.35% to 7.25%, respectively. This UPLC/Q-TOF-MS method provided good specifity, highly sensitivity, accurate and high-speed detection (6 min), applicable to the pharmacokinetics study in rats in vivo after oral administration of free daidzein solution, daidzein-loaded poly (lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles (D-NPs) suspension and D-NPs co-administered with sodium caprate (C(10)) which as the oral absorption promoter. It was shown that the pharmacokinetics behavior was significantly improved after the oral administration of D-NPs suspension co-administered with absorption promoter C(10) by the fact that the relative bioavailability were enhanced about 4.24-fold, compared to that of DZ suspension. | 2023-10-16T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/7343 |
Q:
Want to Simplify C# Access to Dictionary When Key is Tuple
Is there a simpler way to check a dictionary where the key is a tuple and then assign the value you were just checking for to a variable? I've got the following code that works, but it seems tedious.
int hitCount = dict.ContainsKey(new Tuple<string, string>(tr, "H"))
? dict[new Tuple<string, string>(tr, "H")]
: 0;
A:
int hitCount;
var key = new Tuple<string, string>(tr, "H");
dict.TryGetValue(key, out hitCount);
Starting with C# 7:
var key = new Tuple<string, string>(tr, "H");
dict.TryGetValue(key, out int hitCount);
The difference is that the declaration of hitCount is moved to the place where it's used as an out parameter.
It's obviously not really necessary to define the key in a separate variable, but in these scenarios you're likely going to want to add the key if it doesn't exist.
A:
Use Tuple.Create to let the compiler infer generic type parameters from the type of method arguments:
int hitCount;
if (!dict.TryGetValue(Tuple.Create(tr, "H"), out hitCount)) {
hitCount = 0;
}
Note: Setting hitCount to zero is not necessary. This code illustrates how to deal with missing keys, in case you wish to use a different number as a default.
| 2024-01-18T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/8059 |
688 F.2d 817
U. S.v.Salmasian
81-1361
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Second Circuit
3/16/82
1
W.D.N.Y.
AFFIRMED
| 2024-01-28T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/7452 |
“Possibly the best out and back you'll ever ride!”
Electric Mountain Bikes
Unknown
Features
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Overview
Oat Hill Mine Road rises steadily above Calistoga and takes you through some great scenery and challenging terrain. You can turn around once you get to the top (around 4.5 miles in) and head back down, or continue on and explore even more of the land towards Aetna Springs.
Need to Know
Trail holds up nicely during the wet months of winter.
There can be a lot of hikers during the first/last couple miles, stay in complete control.
Description
This ride has a ton of technical fun on the way up and down. The first few miles of the climb are pretty gradual and well graded. Near the top you'll find unrelenting chunk that will work you over hard.
Although I have marked this ride as 55% singletrack, the quality of the trail is great from top to bottom. The trail is quite rough most of the ride but that does not detract from the difficulty or fun factor.
History & Background
From the Oat Hill Mine Trail brochure: With the discovery of cinnabar deposits in the late 1800s Napa County saw the development of several mines to extract the ore and produce quicksilver (mercury). The most productive of several mines in the area was the Oat Hill Mine which accounted for one third of the total U.S. production of quicksilver from its discovery in 1872 until the late 1960s. The mine was idle from 1923 to 1927 when it reopened and operated continuously through 1944. After the Second World War mining profits fell, and mining ceased in the late 1960s. | 2024-02-20T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/5305 |
River of Darkness
The horror/action hybrid RIVER OF DARKNESS stars professional wrestler Kurt Angle as Sheriff Logan the peacekeeper in an usually quiet, secluded tow that suddenly comes under siege by evil forces manifested in a pair of river squatters (portray by fellow squared-circle veterans Kevin Nash and Sycho Sid Vicious). in order to save the town, Logan will have to do physical battle with these seemingly unstoppable zombies.
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The horror/action hybrid RIVER OF DARKNESS stars professional wrestler Kurt Angle as Sheriff Logan the peacekeeper in an usually quiet, secluded tow that suddenly comes under siege by evil forces manifested in a pair of river squatters (portray by fellow squared-circle veterans Kevin Nash and Sycho Sid Vicious). in order to save the town, Logan will have to do physical battle with these seemingly unstoppable zombies. | 2024-06-12T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/9704 |
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void print_usage();
typedef struct Arguments {
int size;
int count;
} Arguments;
void parse_arguments(Arguments* arguments, int argc, char* argv[]);
int check_flag(const char* name, int argc, char* argv[]);
#endif /* IPC_BENCH_ARGUMENTS_H */
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package sun.text.resources.cldr.ext;
import java.util.ListResourceBundle;
public class FormatData_uk extends ListResourceBundle {
@Override
protected final Object[][] getContents() {
final String[] metaValue_MonthNames = new String[] {
"\u0441\u0456\u0447\u043d\u044f",
"\u043b\u044e\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e",
"\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437\u043d\u044f",
"\u043a\u0432\u0456\u0442\u043d\u044f",
"\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u044f",
"\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043d\u044f",
"\u043b\u0438\u043f\u043d\u044f",
"\u0441\u0435\u0440\u043f\u043d\u044f",
"\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043d\u044f",
"\u0436\u043e\u0432\u0442\u043d\u044f",
"\u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0434\u0430",
"\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0434\u043d\u044f",
"",
};
final String[] metaValue_MonthAbbreviations = new String[] {
"\u0441\u0456\u0447.",
"\u043b\u044e\u0442.",
"\u0431\u0435\u0440.",
"\u043a\u0432\u0456\u0442.",
"\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0432.",
"\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0432.",
"\u043b\u0438\u043f.",
"\u0441\u0435\u0440\u043f.",
"\u0432\u0435\u0440.",
"\u0436\u043e\u0432\u0442.",
"\u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442.",
"\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0434.",
"",
};
final String[] metaValue_MonthNarrows = new String[] {
"\u0441",
"\u043b",
"\u0431",
"\u043a",
"\u0442",
"\u0447",
"\u043b",
"\u0441",
"\u0432",
"\u0436",
"\u043b",
"\u0433",
"",
};
final String[] metaValue_DayNames = new String[] {
"\u043d\u0435\u0434\u0456\u043b\u044f",
"\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0434\u0456\u043b\u043e\u043a",
"\u0432\u0456\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043a",
"\u0441\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430",
"\u0447\u0435\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440",
"\u043f\u02bc\u044f\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044f",
"\u0441\u0443\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430",
};
final String[] metaValue_DayAbbreviations = new String[] {
"\u043d\u0434",
"\u043f\u043d",
"\u0432\u0442",
"\u0441\u0440",
"\u0447\u0442",
"\u043f\u0442",
"\u0441\u0431",
};
final String[] metaValue_DayNarrows = new String[] {
"\u041d",
"\u041f",
"\u0412",
"\u0421",
"\u0427",
"\u041f",
"\u0421",
};
final String[] metaValue_QuarterNames = new String[] {
"1-\u0439 \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430\u043b",
"2-\u0439 \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430\u043b",
"3-\u0439 \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430\u043b",
"4-\u0439 \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430\u043b",
};
final String[] metaValue_QuarterAbbreviations = new String[] {
"1-\u0439 \u043a\u0432.",
"2-\u0439 \u043a\u0432.",
"3-\u0439 \u043a\u0432.",
"4-\u0439 \u043a\u0432.",
};
final String[] metaValue_AmPmMarkers = new String[] {
"\u0434\u043f",
"\u043f\u043f",
};
final String[] metaValue_TimePatterns = new String[] {
"HH:mm:ss zzzz",
"HH:mm:ss z",
"HH:mm:ss",
"HH:mm",
};
final String[] metaValue_buddhist_QuarterNarrows = new String[] {
"1",
"2",
"3",
"4",
};
final String[] metaValue_buddhist_long_Eras = new String[] {
"BC",
"\u0431. \u0435.",
};
final String[] metaValue_java_time_buddhist_DatePatterns = new String[] {
"EEEE, d MMMM y '\u0440'. G",
"d MMMM y '\u0440'. G",
"d MMM y G",
"dd.MM.yy GGGGG",
};
final String[] metaValue_buddhist_DatePatterns = new String[] {
"EEEE, d MMMM y '\u0440'. GGGG",
"d MMMM y '\u0440'. GGGG",
"d MMM y GGGG",
"dd.MM.yy G",
};
final String[] metaValue_islamic_long_Eras = new String[] {
"",
"AH",
};
final String metaValue_calendarname_gregorian = "\u0433\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0430\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440";
final Object[][] data = new Object[][] {
{ "MonthNames", metaValue_MonthNames },
{ "field.year", "\u0440\u0456\u043a" },
{ "calendarname.islamic-umalqura", "\u0456\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043c\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440 (\u0423\u043c\u043c \u0430\u043b\u044c-\u041a\u0443\u0440\u0430)" },
{ "japanese.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "buddhist.narrow.Eras",
new String[] {
"BC",
"\u0431.\u0435.",
}
},
{ "AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "java.time.japanese.DatePatterns", metaValue_java_time_buddhist_DatePatterns },
{ "standalone.QuarterAbbreviations", metaValue_QuarterAbbreviations },
{ "roc.QuarterNames", metaValue_QuarterNames },
{ "roc.MonthNarrows", metaValue_MonthNarrows },
{ "calendarname.islamic-civil", "\u043c\u0443\u0441\u0443\u043b\u044c\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0441\u0432\u0456\u0442\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440" },
{ "islamic.narrow.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "japanese.TimePatterns", metaValue_TimePatterns },
{ "narrow.Eras",
new String[] {
"\u0434\u043e \u043d.\u0435.",
"\u043d.\u0435.",
}
},
{ "abbreviated.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "timezone.regionFormat.standard", "\u0447\u0430\u0441: {0}, \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0439" },
{ "japanese.abbreviated.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "calendarname.japanese", "\u044f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440" },
{ "japanese.MonthNames", metaValue_MonthNames },
{ "standalone.DayAbbreviations", metaValue_DayAbbreviations },
{ "roc.MonthAbbreviations", metaValue_MonthAbbreviations },
{ "long.Eras",
new String[] {
"\u0434\u043e \u043d\u0430\u0448\u043e\u0457 \u0435\u0440\u0438",
"\u043d\u0430\u0448\u043e\u0457 \u0435\u0440\u0438",
}
},
{ "islamic.DayNames", metaValue_DayNames },
{ "buddhist.MonthAbbreviations", metaValue_MonthAbbreviations },
{ "buddhist.MonthNames", metaValue_MonthNames },
{ "DateTimePatterns",
new String[] {
"{1} '\u043e' {0}",
"{1} '\u043e' {0}",
"{1}, {0}",
"{1}, {0}",
}
},
{ "narrow.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "latn.NumberElements",
new String[] {
",",
"\u00a0",
";",
"%",
"0",
"#",
"-",
"\u0415",
"\u2030",
"\u221e",
"NaN",
}
},
{ "MonthNarrows", metaValue_MonthNarrows },
{ "japanese.DatePatterns", metaValue_buddhist_DatePatterns },
{ "buddhist.DayNames", metaValue_DayNames },
{ "field.minute", "\u0445\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0430" },
{ "field.era", "\u0435\u0440\u0430" },
{ "buddhist.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "field.dayperiod", "\u0434\u043f/\u043f\u043f" },
{ "standalone.MonthNarrows",
new String[] {
"\u0421",
"\u041b",
"\u0411",
"\u041a",
"\u0422",
"\u0427",
"\u041b",
"\u0421",
"\u0412",
"\u0416",
"\u041b",
"\u0413",
"",
}
},
{ "islamic.MonthNames",
new String[] {
"\u043c\u0443\u0445\u0430\u0440\u0440\u0430\u043c",
"\u0441\u0430\u0444\u0430\u0440",
"\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0456 I",
"\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0456 II",
"\u0434\u0436\u0443\u043c\u0430\u0434\u0430 I",
"\u0434\u0436\u0443\u043c\u0430\u0434\u0430 II",
"\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0436\u0430\u0431",
"\u0448\u0430\u0430\u0431\u0430\u043d",
"\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043d",
"\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0432\u0430\u043b",
"\u0437\u0443-\u043b\u044c-\u043a\u0430\u0430\u0434\u0430",
"\u0437\u0443-\u043b\u044c-\u0445\u0456\u0434\u0436\u0430",
"",
}
},
{ "calendarname.roc", "\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440 \u041a\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0420\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0456\u043a\u0438" },
{ "islamic.DatePatterns", metaValue_buddhist_DatePatterns },
{ "roc.QuarterAbbreviations", metaValue_QuarterAbbreviations },
{ "islamic.Eras", metaValue_islamic_long_Eras },
{ "field.month", "\u043c\u0456\u0441\u044f\u0446\u044c" },
{ "field.second", "\u0441\u0435\u043a\u0443\u043d\u0434\u0430" },
{ "DayAbbreviations", metaValue_DayAbbreviations },
{ "DayNarrows", metaValue_DayNarrows },
{ "NumberPatterns",
new String[] {
"#,##0.###",
"#,##0.00\u00a0\u00a4",
"#,##0%",
}
},
{ "roc.DatePatterns", metaValue_buddhist_DatePatterns },
{ "calendarname.islamic", "\u0456\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043c\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440" },
{ "japanese.narrow.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "buddhist.TimePatterns", metaValue_TimePatterns },
{ "standalone.MonthAbbreviations",
new String[] {
"\u0441\u0456\u0447",
"\u043b\u044e\u0442",
"\u0431\u0435\u0440",
"\u043a\u0432\u0456",
"\u0442\u0440\u0430",
"\u0447\u0435\u0440",
"\u043b\u0438\u043f",
"\u0441\u0435\u0440",
"\u0432\u0435\u0440",
"\u0436\u043e\u0432",
"\u043b\u0438\u0441",
"\u0433\u0440\u0443",
"",
}
},
{ "timezone.regionFormat", "\u0447\u0430\u0441: {0}" },
{ "roc.narrow.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "buddhist.QuarterNarrows", metaValue_buddhist_QuarterNarrows },
{ "standalone.QuarterNames", metaValue_QuarterNames },
{ "japanese.MonthNarrows", metaValue_MonthNarrows },
{ "islamic.QuarterAbbreviations", metaValue_QuarterAbbreviations },
{ "roc.DayAbbreviations", metaValue_DayAbbreviations },
{ "standalone.DayNarrows", metaValue_DayNarrows },
{ "islamic.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "buddhist.long.Eras", metaValue_buddhist_long_Eras },
{ "TimePatterns", metaValue_TimePatterns },
{ "islamic.DayNarrows", metaValue_DayNarrows },
{ "field.zone", "\u0447\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u044f\u0441" },
{ "japanese.QuarterAbbreviations", metaValue_QuarterAbbreviations },
{ "buddhist.narrow.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "buddhist.abbreviated.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "Eras",
new String[] {
"\u0434\u043e \u043d. \u0435.",
"\u043d. \u0435.",
}
},
{ "roc.DayNames", metaValue_DayNames },
{ "islamic.QuarterNames", metaValue_QuarterNames },
{ "islamic.abbreviated.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "java.time.islamic.DatePatterns", metaValue_java_time_buddhist_DatePatterns },
{ "field.weekday", "\u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0442\u0438\u0436\u043d\u044f" },
{ "japanese.MonthAbbreviations", metaValue_MonthAbbreviations },
{ "islamic.DayAbbreviations", metaValue_DayAbbreviations },
{ "islamic.long.Eras", metaValue_islamic_long_Eras },
{ "japanese.QuarterNames", metaValue_QuarterNames },
{ "buddhist.QuarterAbbreviations", metaValue_QuarterAbbreviations },
{ "japanese.DayNames", metaValue_DayNames },
{ "japanese.DayAbbreviations", metaValue_DayAbbreviations },
{ "DayNames", metaValue_DayNames },
{ "buddhist.DatePatterns", metaValue_buddhist_DatePatterns },
{ "roc.MonthNames", metaValue_MonthNames },
{ "buddhist.Eras", metaValue_buddhist_long_Eras },
{ "field.week", "\u0442\u0438\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c" },
{ "buddhist.MonthNarrows", metaValue_MonthNarrows },
{ "buddhist.QuarterNames", metaValue_QuarterNames },
{ "islamic.QuarterNarrows", metaValue_buddhist_QuarterNarrows },
{ "roc.DayNarrows", metaValue_DayNarrows },
{ "roc.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "java.time.roc.DatePatterns", metaValue_java_time_buddhist_DatePatterns },
{ "java.time.buddhist.DatePatterns", metaValue_java_time_buddhist_DatePatterns },
{ "calendarname.gregorian", metaValue_calendarname_gregorian },
{ "timezone.regionFormat.daylight", "\u0447\u0430\u0441: {0}, \u043b\u0456\u0442\u043d\u0456\u0439" },
{ "DatePatterns",
new String[] {
"EEEE, d MMMM y '\u0440'.",
"d MMMM y '\u0440'.",
"d MMM y '\u0440'.",
"dd.MM.yy",
}
},
{ "buddhist.DayAbbreviations", metaValue_DayAbbreviations },
{ "islamic.TimePatterns", metaValue_TimePatterns },
{ "MonthAbbreviations", metaValue_MonthAbbreviations },
{ "standalone.DayNames", metaValue_DayNames },
{ "field.hour", "\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0430" },
{ "islamic.MonthAbbreviations",
new String[] {
"\u043c\u0443\u0445.",
"\u0441\u0430\u0444.",
"\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0456 I",
"\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0456 II",
"\u0434\u0436\u0443\u043c. I",
"\u0434\u0436\u0443\u043c. II",
"\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0436.",
"\u0448\u0430\u0430\u0431.",
"\u0440\u0430\u043c.",
"\u0434\u0430\u0432.",
"\u0437\u0443-\u043b\u044c-\u043a.",
"\u0437\u0443-\u043b\u044c-\u0445.",
"",
}
},
{ "islamic.narrow.Eras", metaValue_islamic_long_Eras },
{ "calendarname.buddhist", "\u0431\u0443\u0434\u0434\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440" },
{ "standalone.MonthNames",
new String[] {
"\u0441\u0456\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c",
"\u043b\u044e\u0442\u0438\u0439",
"\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0435\u043d\u044c",
"\u043a\u0432\u0456\u0442\u0435\u043d\u044c",
"\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c",
"\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c",
"\u043b\u0438\u043f\u0435\u043d\u044c",
"\u0441\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0435\u043d\u044c",
"\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043d\u044c",
"\u0436\u043e\u0432\u0442\u0435\u043d\u044c",
"\u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0434",
"\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c",
"",
}
},
{ "buddhist.DayNarrows", metaValue_DayNarrows },
{ "japanese.DayNarrows", metaValue_DayNarrows },
{ "QuarterNames", metaValue_QuarterNames },
{ "roc.TimePatterns", metaValue_TimePatterns },
{ "QuarterAbbreviations", metaValue_QuarterAbbreviations },
{ "roc.abbreviated.AmPmMarkers", metaValue_AmPmMarkers },
{ "calendarname.gregory", metaValue_calendarname_gregorian },
};
return data;
}
}
| 2024-01-22T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/1236 |
The present discussion of the prior art will make reference to the patent literature and technical papers listed at the end of this section.
The nanoscale graphene platelet (NGP) or graphene nano-sheet is an emerging class of nano materials. An NGP is a nanoscale platelet composed of one or more layers of a graphene plane, with a platelet thickness from less than 0.34 nm to 100 nm. In a graphene plane, carbon atoms occupy a 2-D hexagonal lattice in which carbon atoms are bonded together through strong in-plane covalent bonds. In the c-axis or thickness direction, several graphene planes may be weakly bonded together through van der Waals forces to form a multi-layer NGP. An NGP may be viewed as a flattened sheet of a carbon nano-tube (CNT), with a single-layer NGP corresponding to a single-wall CNT and a multi-layer NGP corresponding to a multi-wall CNT.
For more than six decades, scientists have presumed that a single-layer graphene sheet (one atom thick) could not exist in its free state based on the reasoning that its planar structure would be thermodynamically unstable. Somewhat surprisingly, several groups worldwide have recently succeeded in obtaining isolated graphene sheets [Refs. 1-9]. NGPs are predicted to have a range of unusual physical, chemical, and mechanical properties. Several unique properties associated with these 2-D crystals have been discovered. In addition to single graphene sheets, double-layer or multiple-layer graphene sheets also exhibit unique and useful behaviors. In the present context, single-layer and multiple-layer graphene sheet structures are collectively referred to as NGPs. Graphene platelets may be oxidized to various extents during their preparation, resulting in graphite oxide (GO) platelets. Hence, although NGPs preferably or primarily refer to those containing no or low oxygen content, they can include GO nano platelets of various oxygen contents.
Although practical electronic device applications for graphene are not envisioned to occur within the next 5-10 years, its application as a nano filler in a composite material is imminent. However, the availability of processable graphene sheets in large quantities is essential to the success in exploiting composite and other applications for graphene. The present patent application addresses issues related to the production of processable or dispersible NGPs.
The processes for producing NGPs and NGP nanocomposites have been recently reviewed by the applicants, Jang and Zhamu [Ref. 9]. Basically, there are four different approaches that have been followed to produce NGPs. Their advantages and shortcomings are briefly summarized as follows:
Approach 1: Formation and Reduction of Graphite Oxide (GO) Platelets
The first approach entails treating a laminar graphite material (e.g., in most cases, natural graphite powder) with an intercalant and an oxidant (e.g., concentrated sulfuric acid and nitric acid, respectively) to obtain a graphite intercalation compound (GIC) or, actually, graphite oxide (GO). The obtained GIC or GO is then subjected to exfoliation using either a thermal shock exposure or a solution-based graphene layer separation approach.
Technically, the acid-treated graphite is actually oxidized graphite or graphite oxide (GO), rather than pristine graphite. In the thermal shock exposure approach, the GIC or GO is exposed to a high temperature (typically 800-1,050° C.) for a short period of time (typically 15 to 60 seconds) to exfoliate the treated graphite. Typically, the exfoliated graphite oxide is then subjected to a further sheet or flake separation treatment using air milling, mechanical shearing, or ultrasonication in a liquid (e.g., water).
In the solution-based graphene separation approach, the GO powder is dispersed in water or aqueous alcohol solution, which is subjected to ultrasonication. Alternatively, the GO powder dispersed in water is subjected to some kind of ion exchange or purification procedure in such a manner that the repulsive forces between ions residing in the inter-planar spaces overcome the inter-graphene van der Waals forces, resulting in graphene layer separations.
In both the heat- or solution-induced exfoliation approaches, the resulting products are GO platelets that must undergo a further chemical reduction treatment to reduce (but normally not eliminate) the oxygen content. Typically even after reduction, the electrical conductivity of GO platelets remains much lower than that of pristine graphene. Furthermore, the reduction procedure often involves the utilization of undesirable chemicals, such as hydrazine. In some cases of solution-based exfoliation, the separated and dried GO platelets were re-dispersed in water and then cast into thin GO films. These films were exposed to a high temperature, high vacuum environment for de-oxygenation, but the resulting GO platelets were no longer dispersible in water or other solvents.
Examples of Approach 1 are briefly discussed below: (a) Bunnell [10-12] developed a method in late 1988 that entailed intercalating graphite with a strong acid to obtain a GIC, thermally exfoliating the GIC to obtain discrete layers of graphite, and then subjecting the graphite layers to ultrasonic energy, mechanical shear forces, or freezing to separate the layers into discrete flakes. Although flakes as small as 10 nm were cited in the report [12], most of the flakes presented in the examples appeared to be thicker than 100 nm. (b) In a similar manner, Zaleski, et al. [13] used air milling to further delaminate thermally exfoliated graphite flakes. The resulting structures exhibited a specific surface area of 35 m2/g, corresponding to an average flake thickness of approximately 25 nm. (c) Horiuchi, Hirata, and co-workers [14-19] prepared nano-scaled graphite oxide (GO) platelets, which they coined as carbon nano-films. These films were prepared by a two-step process—oxidation of graphite and purification of the resulting graphite oxide. The oxidation of graphite was conducted using the now well-known Hummer's method [20,21], which entailed immersing natural graphite particles in a mixture of H2SO4, NaNO3, and KMnO4 to obtain GICs that actually were GOs. By hydrolyzing the GIC, functional groups, such as acidic hydroxyl groups and ether groups, were introduced into the inter-graphene layer spaces. Each of the graphite oxide layers became a multiple-charge anion, having a thickness of approximately 0.6 nm. When the excess small ions derived from the oxidants (e.g., NaNO3, and KMnO4) were thoroughly removed by a purification process, many layers tended to automatically separate from each other due to interlayer electrostatic repulsion. The resulting GO layers formed a stable dispersion in water. According to Horiuchi, et al. [14], single-layer graphene was detected. (d) It may be noted that the approach of using electrostatic repulsion to separate graphene oxide layers was pursued earlier in 1998 by Liu and Gong [22], as a first step in their attempt to synthesize polyaniline-intercalated GO. In a 3-D graphite crystal, the inter-layer spacing (Ld) is 0.335 nm, which is known to increase to 0.6-1.1 nm if graphite is oxidized to produce GO. Further, GO is hydrophilic and can be readily dispersed in aqueous solution. (e) Dekany et al. [23] observed that the inter-graphene spacing in GO was increased to Ld=1.23 nm when GO particles were dispersed in 0.05 N NaOH solution. When dispersed in a 0.01 N NaOH solution, the spacing was essentially infinite, likely implying that GO was completely exfoliated to become a disordered structure. (f) Chen et al. [24] exposed GO to a temperature of 1,050° C. for 15 seconds to obtain exfoliated graphite, which was then subjected to ultrasonic irradiation in a mixture solution of water and alcohol. (g) Jang et al. [25] thermally expanded GIC or graphite oxide to produce exfoliated graphite and subjected exfoliated graphite to mechanical shearing treatments, such as ball milling, to obtain partially oxidized NGPs. (h) Thermal exfoliation as a way of producing nano-structured graphite was also attempted by Petrik [26]. (i) Thermal exfoliation of intercalated graphite or graphite oxide was conducted by Drzal et al. [27] using microwaves as a heat source. (j) Aksay, McAllister, and co-workers [7-9, 66] also used thermal exfoliation of GO to obtain exfoliated graphite oxide platelets, which were found to contain a high proportion of single-layer graphene oxide sheets, based on the BET method with nitrogen gas adsorption in the dry state and in an ethanol suspension with methylene blue dye as a probe. (k) Several polar organic compounds and polymers have been intercalated into inter-graphene or inter-flake spaces to form intercalated or exfoliated GO nanocomposites. These include poly(vinyl alcohol) [28-30], poly(acrylamide) [31], and poly(acrylic acid) [32]. Intercalation of hydrophobic polymers, such as poly(vinyl acetate) [33], into GO was also achieved by in situ polymerization. Partial reduction of a polymer-GO to a polymer-graphene nanocomposite also could be accomplished electrochemically or chemically [22,34-37]. (l) Preparation of ultra-thin films by a layer-by-layer self-assembly approach from GO nano platelets and polymer electrolytes also has been investigated [38-44]. Although the original intent of these studies was primarily to fabricate self-assembled GO-poly(ethylene oxide) nanocomposites, their first step almost always involved exfoliation and separation of GO platelets. This was evidenced by the X-ray diffraction data of the resulting structures that showed complete disappearance of those diffraction peaks corresponding to graphite oxide or pristine graphite [38,40]. (m) Stankovich et al. [45] followed the approaches of Hirata et al. [17-19] to produce and disperse graphite oxide sheets in water to obtain stable colloidal dispersions. The graphite oxide dispersion was then reduced with hydrazine, a procedure previously used by Liu and Gong earlier [22], but in the presence of poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate). This process led to the formation of a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer-coated graphene platelets. Stankovich et al. [46] further developed a method to produce less hydrophilic GO platelets using an isocyanate treatment. However, unless stabilized by selected polymers, the chemically modified graphene sheets obtained through these methods tend to precipitate as irreversible agglomerates due to their hydrophobic nature. The resulting agglomerates became insoluble in water and organic solvents. (n) Li et al. [47] overcame this issue by using ammonium to adjust the pH value of a dispersion of chemically modified graphene sheets in water, which served to maximize the charge density on the resulting graphene sheets. The resulting electrostatic forces acted to stabilize the aqueous suspension. (o) Si and Samulski [48] reported a chemical route to aqueous solutions of isolated graphene sheets by reducing graphene oxide in three steps. (1) pre-reduction of graphene oxide with sodium borohydride at 80° C. for 1 h to remove the majority of the oxygen functionality; (2) sulfonation with the aryl diazonium salt of sulfanilic acid in an ice bath for 2 h; and (3) post-reduction with hydrazine (100° C. for 24 h) to remove any remaining oxygen functionality. The lightly sulfonated graphene can be readily dispersed in water at reasonable concentrations (2 mg/mL) in the pH range of 3-10. Isolated graphene sheets persist in the mixture of water and organic solvents including methanol, acetone, acetonitrile, thus making it possible to further modify its surface for applications such as reinforcements in composites. This is a very tedious process, nevertheless. (p) Another very tedious process for the preparation of GO nano sheets, proposed by Becerril, et al. [67], entailed (1) intercalating-oxidizing graphite with a solution of NaNO3 and KMnO4 in concentrated H2SO4 for 5 days; (2) washing the oxidized graphite with 5 wt. % H2SO4 in water and reacting the washed oxidized graphite with a 30 wt. % aqueous solution of H2O2 to complete the oxidation; (3) removing inorganic anions and other impurities through 15 washing cycles that included centrifugation, discarding supernatant liquid, and re-suspending the solid in an aqueous mixture of 3 wt. % H2SO4 and 0.5 wt. % H2O2 using stirring and ultrasonication; (4) carrying out another set of centrifugation and washing procedures three times using 3 wt % HCl in water as the dispersion medium and then one more time using purified water to re-suspend the solid; (5) passing this suspension through a weak basic ion-exchange resin to remove remaining acid; and (6) drying the suspension to obtain a powder.Approach 2: Direct Formation of Pristine Nano Graphene Platelets (q) Without going through a chemical intercalation route, Mazurkiewicz [49] claimed to have produced graphite nano platelets having an average thickness in the range of 1-100 nm through high-pressure milling of natural flake graphite. However, no evidence was presented [49] to show that truly thin platelets (e.g., those <10 nm in thickness) were produced. (r) Shioyama [50] prepared a potassium-intercalated GIC from highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), initiated in situ polymerization of isoprene or styrene in the inter-graphene spaces, and then thermally decomposed inter-graphene polymer chains at a high temperature (500-1,000° C). The volatile gas molecules served to exfoliate graphite layers, and, after the volatile gas escaped, isolated graphene sheets were obtained. Unfortunately, Shioyama did not discuss the thickness of the isolated graphene sheets. (s) Jang, et al. [3,4] succeeded in isolating single-layer and multi-layer graphene structures from partially carbonized or graphitized polymeric carbons, which were obtained from a polymer or pitch precursor. Carbonization involves linking aromatic molecules or planar cyclic chains to form graphene domains or islands in an essentially amorphous carbon matrix. For instance, polymeric carbon fibers were obtained by carbonizing polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers to a desired extent that the fiber was composed of individual graphene sheets isolated or separated from each other by an amorphous carbon matrix. The resulting fibers were then subjected to a solvent extraction, or intercalation/exfoliation treatment. Graphene platelets were then extracted from these fibers using a ball milling procedure. (t) Mack, Viculis, and co-workers [51,52] developed a low-temperature process that involved intercalating graphite with potassium melt and contacting the resulting K-intercalated graphite with alcohol, producing violently exfoliated graphite containing many ultra-thin NGPs. The process must be carefully conducted in a vacuum or an extremely dry glove box environment since pure alkali metals, such as potassium and sodium, are extremely sensitive to moisture and pose an explosion danger. It is questionable if this process is easily amenable to the mass production of nano-scaled platelets. One major advantage of this process is the notion that it produces non-oxidized graphene sheets since no acid/oxidizer intercalation or a high temperature is involved. (u) In 2004, Novoselov, Geim, and co-workers [1,2] prepared single-sheet graphene by removing graphene from a graphite sample one sheet at a time using a “Scotch-tape” method. Although this method is not amenable to large-scale production of NGPs, their work did spur globally increasing interest in nano graphene materials, mostly motivated by the thoughts that graphene could be useful for developing novel electronic devices. (v) Zhamu and Jang [75] developed a very effective way of exfoliating/separating NGPs from natural graphite and other laminar graphitic materials by exposing the material (without any intercalation or oxidation) to an ultrasonication treatment. This process may be considered as peeling off graphene layers at a rate of 20,000 layers per second (if the ultrasonic frequency is 20 kHz) or higher (if higher frequency). The resulting NGPs are pristine graphene without any intentionally added or bonded oxygen.Approach 3: Epitaxial Growth and Chemical Vapor Deposition of Nano Graphene Sheets on Inorganic Crystal Surfaces (w) Small-scale production of ultra-thin graphene sheets on a substrate can be obtained by thermal decomposition-based epitaxial growth [53] and a laser desorption-ionization technique [54]. A scanning probe microscope was used by Roy et al. [55] and by Lu et al. [56] to manipulate graphene layers at the step edges of graphite and etched HOPG, respectively, with the goal of fabricating ultra-thin nano-structures. It was not clear if single graphene sheets were obtained using this technique by either group. Epitaxial films of graphite with only one or a few atomic layers are of technological and scientific significance due to their peculiar characteristics and great potential as a device substrate [57-63]. The graphene sheets produced are meant to be used for future nano-electronic applications, rather than composite reinforcements.Approach 4: The Bottom-Up Approach (Synthesis of Graphene from Small Molecules) (x) X. Yang, et al. [65] synthesized nano graphene sheets with lengths of up to 12 nm using a method that began with Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of 1,4-diiodo-2,3,5,6-tetraphenyl-benzene with 4-bromophenylboronic acid. The resulting hexaphenylbenzene derivative was further derivatized and ring-fused into small graphene sheets. This is a slow process that thus far has produced very small graphene sheets.
There are several major issues associated with the aforementioned processes: (1) The GO nano platelets prepared by Approach 1, albeit dispersible in water and several other polar liquids such as ethanol and acetone, are not dispersible in a wide range of organic solvents. (2) The GO nano platelets exhibit an electrical conductivity typically several orders of magnitude lower than the conductivity of pristine NGPs. Even after chemical reduction, the GO still exhibits a much lower conductivity than pristine NGPs. It appears that the preparation of intercalated graphite, which involves the oxidizing agent such as nitric acid or potassium permanganate, typically and necessarily requires graphite to be heavily oxidized. Complete reduction of these highly oxidized graphite platelets hitherto has not been successfully attained. (3) The GO nano platelets, after a high degree of chemical reduction, are able to recover some of the properties of pristine graphite, but are typically no longer dispersible in water and most of the organic solvents. (4) The NGPs produced by Approach 2 and Approach 3 are normally pristine graphene and highly conducting. However, pristine NGPs, just like reduced GO platelets, are typically not soluble or dispersible in water or other organic solvents. It is also difficult to homogeneously mix or disperse pristine NGPs in a polymer matrix. These features make it difficult to fabricate nanocomposite parts with good filler dispersion or good filler-matrix interfacial bonding, which are essential to the realization of good composite properties.
Hence, it is an object of the present invention to provide a nano graphene platelet material that is soluble or dispersible in a range of organic solvents while maintaining good properties of pristine graphene (e.g., good electrical or thermal conductivity).
It is another object of the present invention to provide a processable nano graphene platelet material that can be dispersed in a range of polymer matrices to form nanocomposites of desirable properties (e.g., achieving good electrical, thermal, or mechanical properties).
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New Zealand captain Richie McCaw has announced his retirement after a glittering career.
The 34-year-old flanker played a world-record 148 Tests, 131 of them wins, and led the All Blacks to two World Cup final victories, including last month’s triumph against Australia.
McCaw is also a three-time winner of the World Player of the Year award.
The news, expected for some time, comes 24 hours after the death of iconic All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu.
“Today, I thought about whether it was the right thing to do,” said McCaw. “But I’m going to be hanging up my boots.”
Before the news conference to announce his retirement those present held a minute’s silence in memory of Lomu, whose death at the age of 40 was described as “a big shock” by McCaw.
“My thoughts and condolences go to his wife and two boys,” added McCaw, a former team-mate of the giant winger.
“When I became an All Black he was in the team. To play with him was amazing. I remember one of my first games, I climbed off the bus and the mob came towards me and I thought ‘this is pretty cool, being an All Black’ but they kept going because they only wanted to be near to Jonah.
“There are a lot of people round the world hurting at the loss of a great man.”
McCaw, who now plans to pursue a career as a helicopter pilot, won 131 of his Tests and captained the All Blacks 110 times – both also all-time world records.
“My last game was the World Cup final, so the end of something that has been a big part of my life,” he said.
“I made no secret this year was probably going to be my last, but deep down I didn’t want to shut the door totally. I was worried the emotion might get to me in a World Cup year, by leaving that door open it didn’t feel final until now.
“It has been a hell of a journey over the last 15 years. I’ve been privileged to do what I love for so long. Here’s to new adventures.”
McCaw said he had played some of his best rugby “in the last few weeks”, and All Blacks coach Steve Hansen agreed, saying the World Cup final was “one of his best games”.
“We will miss him but he has to pick the right time to go and he has done that,” said Hansen. “On the top of the heap.” | 2024-02-11T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/1702 |
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6: Pyramid | Cone | Cylinder | Triangular Prism
7: The building to the right is an example of a geometric sample. It is a sideways cylinder, with a square cut out of the middle of it. These two features make it a geometric sample because both a | cylinder and a square are shapes (terms) used in geometry.
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Jawan Sikandarpur
Jawan Sikanderpur is a village, block and nagar panchayat in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.It also known as Bada Jawan.
The Jawan Zamindari belongs to Gawan(Princely estate) of district Badayun.
History
Kushwaha Rajput rular Raja Kulan Singh had three sons, Jauhar Singh, Sumer Singh and Tikam Singh. The elder son Jauhar Singh established Jawan Sikandarpur,Sumer Singh established village Sumera Dariyapur while Tikam Singh established village Sunana .
Geography
Jawan Sikanderpur is situated on the Aligarh-Moradabad highway (Anoopshahar Road) at a distance of from Aligarh. It is from Qasimpur Power House Colony and from Harduaganj Thermal Power Station. One of the oldest hydroelectric power plants of India, the Sumera Hydroelectric Power Plant is situated at Jawan Sikandarpur.
Education
Jawan Sikandarpur has only one college Chauhan Indravati Inter College located at the Cummunical Health Centre (CHC), Anupshahar Road.
Notable people
Nawab Singh Chauhan, member of the 6th Lok Sabha
See also
Jawan Vajidpur
Sumera Hydroelectric Power Plant
Kasimpur Power House
References
Category:Cities and towns in Aligarh district
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Google AdWords click-to-text message extension is coming out of beta
AdWords brings in a conversational user interface into AdWords and takes a step towards dialogue-driven marketing . When will they bring bots into the game?
Google introduces a new way for manufacturers to connect with searchers. Google not only opens up AdWords to an underserved market but also continues to aggressively insert itself into markets that Amazon has difficulty serving.
Google is Splitting its Search Index, Prioritizing Mobile over Desktop
The split will see Google’s index broken into a rapidly updated mobile version, and a desktop version which will not be updated as frequently. This could lead to Google delivering better mobile-optimized content to people searching on smartphones. | 2023-12-17T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/6078 |
Children with ADHD are at risk for a host of deleterious outcomes including impaired social relations, academic difficulties, criminality, and comorbid psychopathology (substance use, depression, anxiety). Many of these difficulties emerge and exacerbate during adolescence; therefore, it is crucial to understand the developmental trajectory of ADHD-associated changes in brain and behavior during this sensitive period. Further, there is increasing recognition that sex may be an important moderator of the clinical manifestations of ADHD, with adolescent boys showing more impulsive risk-taking while girls show more emotional dysregulation. To date, few studies of ADHD have taken a longitudinal approach to examining sex-based differences in behavioral changes and brain development into adolescence. For our currently funded grant, Neural Basis of Response Control in ADHD, we have thus far assessed a large cohort of school-age, pre-pubescent children with ADHD, in which we oversampled for girls. Our findings have revealed sexually dimorphic patterns of ADHD-associated impairments in response control and related structural brain abnormalities. Specifically, boys, but not girls, with ADHD show impaired basic motor response control and abnormalities in premotor structure; in contrast, girls with ADHD show impaired cognitive response control (e.g., when working memory is necessary to guide response selection/inhibition) and a predominance of abnormalities in prefrontal structure. Furthermore, we find that girls, but not boys, with ADHD show abnormalities in limbic structure and fail to show improvements in response control with reward. Given the known sexual dimorphisms in brain development, our findings in pre- pubescent children with ADHD raise important questions: Will these sex differences in abnormal patterns of brain structure and response control persist into adolescence and are they predictive of functional outcomes (e.g., academic, executive function, affective)? Therefore, building upon our results and successful recruitment, the goal of this renewal, is to examine Adolescent Changes in Brain and Behavior in Boys and Girls with ADHD. Using a longitudinal mixed model design, we will delineate and contrast developmental changes in response control and brain structure in ADHD girls and boys with that of typically-developing children, and examine the impact on adolescent mental health and behavioral outcomes. This approach is highly consistent with the strategic research objectives of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) including Defining the developmental trajectories of mental disorders and Developing new ways of classifying mental disorders based on dimensions of observable behavior and neurobiological measures (Strategic Aims 2.1 and 1.4). Furthermore, in line with the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) approach we are proposing to examine the dimensional construct of response control in children with ADHD from multiple levels of analysis including neural structure and connectivity, behavioral expression, and relation to functional outcomes, with the ultimate goal of identifying bio-behavioral markers of impairment and adjustment in children with ADHD. | 2023-11-24T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/5292 |
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Graduated from Xiamen University with a BA and State
University of New York with an MS, Xiong Huali has been
teaching languages since 1983. While teaching international
school Chinese programs, Huali conducted an extensive
research on teaching the four basic skills. The songs and stories that
she published have been very popular among
international schools in and outside of Singapore.
Huali hopes that her research will help schools, teachers and
parents, especially the students of Chinese to enjoy learning Chinese language. | 2024-04-28T01:27:17.240677 | https://example.com/article/2839 |
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Sedona AZ (August 4, 2018) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:
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