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For the Formula team, see Al Ain (Superleague Formula team).
Al-Ain Football Club (Arabic: نادي العين لكرة القدم; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) or Al-Ain FC or simply Al-Ain is a professional football club, based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many sport sections of the multi-sports club Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club (Arabic: نادي العين الرياضي الثقافي) Al Ain SCC for short.
The club was founded in 1968 by players from Al Ain, members of a Bahraini group of exchange students and the Sudanese community working in the United Arab Emirates.
Al Ain is by far the most successful club in the UAE. The team quickly gained popularity and recognition throughout the country, being the team with the most tournament titles (32 in total). Al Ain has won a record 13 UAE Pro-League titles, 6 President's Cups, 3 Federation Cups, 1 Arabian Gulf Cup, a record 5 Super Cups, two Abu Dhabi Championship Cups, one Joint League Cup, Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup, Gulf Club Champions Cup and AFC Champions League. The club is the first and only UAE side so far to win the AFC Champions League.
In 1971, a group of young men learned the rules of the game by watching British soldiers playing football and formed their own team. The first pitch was very simple and small, taking the shape of a square sandy plot of land on the main street near the Clock Roundabout in Al Ain.
In August 1971, the club was officially established, taking its name from that of the city. The founders thought it was necessary to have a permanent headquarters for the club and rented a house on the current Khalifa Road for club meetings. The club's founders took responsibility for all the club's affairs, from planning the stadium to cleaning the club headquarters and washing the kit. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was approached for assistance and he provided the club with a permanent headquarters in the Al Jahili district and a Land Rover to serve the club and the team. Al Ain made a successful debut by beating a team made up of British soldiers and went on to play friendly matches against other Abu Dhabi clubs. In 1971, the team played their first match against international opposition when they were defeated 7–1 by the Egyptian club Ismaily in a friendly match for the war effort. In 1971, a group members of the club (Hadher Khalaf Al Muhairi, Saleem Al Khudhrawi, Mohammed Khalaf Al Muhairi and Mahmoud Fadhlullah) broke away and founded Al Tadhamun Club. In 1971, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan provided the club with new headquarters with modern specifications: the Khalifa Stadium in Al Sarooj district. In 1974 Al Ain combined with the breakaway Al Tadhamun, to form the Al Ain Sports Club. The first board of directors of the club was formed after the merger under the chairmanship Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri.
The founders were Mohammed Saleh Bin Badooh and Khalifa Nasser Al Suwaidi, Saeed Bin Ghannoum Al Hameli, Abdullah Hazzam, Salem Hassan Al Muhairi, Abdullah and Mane'a Ajlan, Abdullah Al Mansouri, Saeed Al Muwaisi, Nasser Dhaen, Abdullah Matar, Juma Al Najem, Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, Ibrahim Rasool and Ali Al Maloud and Ali Bu Majeed, who were the members of the Bahraini group of exchange students, and Ma'moun Abdul Qader, Mahmoud Fadhlullah, Al Fateh Al Talb, Hussain Al Meerghani and Abbas Ali from the Sudanese community working in the UAE.
In February 1974,.. the club won its first title, the Abu Dhabi League. On 13 November 1974, Sheikh Khalifa was named honorary president of Al Ain, in recognition of his continuing support for the club. On 21 May 1975, Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected Chairman of Board of Directors. In 1975, Al Ain won its second Abu Dhabi League In the same year on 21 March 1975, the club played its first UAE President Cup losing 4–5 on penalties in the Round of 16 against Al Shaab after drawing 1–1 in normal time. In 1975–76 season, the team participated for the first time in the UAE Football League, finishing runners-up behind Al Ahli. Al Ain won its first League title in the 1976–77 season, after drawing 1–1 with Al Sharjah in the last match. In the following season, they finished runners-up to Al Nasr; Mohieddine Habita was the top scorer with 20 goals. In the 1978–79 season, Al Ain secure third place with 27 points in the league and defeated by Al Sharjah in the President Cup final.
Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan became president of Al Ain on 19 January 1979. Al Ain won the League again in the 1980–81 season and lost the President Cup final to Al Shabab of Dubai. In 1983–84, the team won Joint League Cup and followed with its third League title, becoming the second with Al Ahli to have won the championship three times. The team had the strongest attack with 35 goals, and Ahmed Abdullah, with 20 goals was the joint-winner of the Arab League Golden Boot award for top corer, alongside Al Wasl striker Fahad Khamees. This season was the first season in which foreign players were excluded from the UAE League, a restriction which was opposed by Al Ain. The team were eliminated in the qualifying stages of the 1986 Asian Club Championship. After winning the League title in 1983–84 season, Al Ain failed to win any trophies till 1989 when they won the Federation Cup. In the following year they reached the final of the President Cup, losing to Al Shabab.
The 1992–93 season began with several new signings: Saif Sultan (Ittihad Kalba), Salem Johar (Ajman), Majed Al Owais (Al Thaid), Saeed Juma (Emirates). Al Ain won their fourth League title with three games left to play, after a 5–0 win at Al Khaleej. In the following season, they finished second in the Football League and were runners-up the 1993 UAE Super Cup losing 2–1 against Al Shaab of Sharjah. They also reached the President Cup final but were beaten 1–0 by Al Shabab, failing for the fourth time to win the Cup. In 1994 and 1995, Al Ain lost two President Cup finals, finished second in the League, won the 1995 UAE Super Cup and lost out in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup second round to the Kuwaiti team Kazma. In the 1996–97 season, Al Ain were eliminated in the round of 16 of the President Cup by Hatta of Dubai and finished fourth in the Football League.
Before the start of the 1997–98 season, the honorary board was formed on 7 June 1997. After this important quantum leap, Al Ain won the league championship. In the following season, they won the President Cup and finished runner-up in the league and secured the third place in their second appearance in Asian Club Championship, after the 1985. Ilie Balaci took charge in 1999. He led them to their sixth League championship, while in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup they were eliminated by Al Jaish on the away goals rule in the first round.
In 2003, Al Ain contested the AFC Champions League competition. In the Group stage they won all three matches, beating Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, Al Sadd of Qatar and Esteghlal of Iran. In the semi-final they were matched against the Chinese side Dalian Shide over two legs. In the first game, Al Ain won 4–2 at home, with Boubacar Sanogo scoring twice. In the return match in China Al Ain went 4–2 down with six minutes to play but won 7–6 on aggregate after a late goal by Farhad Majidi. The final saw Al Ain face BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand. In the home leg, Al Ain prevailed 2–0 with goals from Salem Johar and Mohammad Omar. At the Rajamangala Stadium on 11 October, Al Ain were beaten 1–0 by Tero Sasano, but won 2–1 on aggregate to become the first Emirati club to win the Champions League.
In December 2018, Al Ain which celebrated the 50th year anniversary participating in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, representing the host nation as the reigning champions of the UAE Pro-League. Al Ain beat Team Wellington from New Zealand in the first round and Espérance de Tunis of 2018 CAF Champions League champions to enter semifinal. On 18 December 2018, Al Ain defeated Copa Libertadores champions River Plate by penalties hosted in home stadium Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium to enter the final for the first time in team history and became the first Emirati club to reach the decisive match. The final, on 22 December, was lost 4–1 to UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Al Ain first playground was set up on the main street near the Clock Roundabout. Took the shape of a square sandy plot of land.
Al Ain owns three home ground, Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Sheikh Khalifa International, Hazza Bin Zayed which opened on 14 January 2014.
The Al Jahili Castle is considered as a symbol of the club, because it reflects the history of the city and also was the formal home of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan since 1946 when he was a ruler's representative. It officially became a crest for the club in 1980.
The team began playing in green and white in 1968. After merging with Al Tadhamun in 1974, their red color became Al Ain's from season 1974–75 till the start of season 1976–77. During the first team training camp in Morocco in 1977, a friendly tournament was held by Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca with the Nice, Sporting CP, and Anderlecht. Al Ain admired Anderlecht's purple colors, and an idea came to change Al Ain's colors to purple. The idea was presented to Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, who agreed to change the club colors officially to the purple with the beginning of the season 1977–78. They import a single star in their emblem because of their 10 champions in UAE league.
Note: this includes goals scored in all competitions.
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POLITICAL TIDBITS: President Aquino in a bind over Palparan: to keep him in Bulacan jail would anger the military, but to turn him over to military or PNP custody would outrage leftist elements. Young officers said to be upset with Defense Chief Gazmin's rather insensitve remarks about former fugitive. Jardeleza appointment to SC perceived as rebuke of Sereno for 13-0 anti-DAP vote. COA Chief's recent revelations on DAP abuse stems from disappointment over failed SC seat?
President Aquino in a bind over Palparan: to keep him in Bulacan jail would anger the military, but to turn him over to military or PNP custody would outrage leftist elements. Young officers said to be upset with Defense Chief Gazmin's rather insensitve remarks about former fugitive. Jardeleza appointment to SC perceived as rebuke of Sereno for 13-0 anti-DAP vote. COA Chief's recent revelations on DAP abuse stems from disappointment over failed SC seat?
Former Senator Joker Arroyo is right when he opined in a recent interview that President Aquino is in a bind, as he has antagonized both the Left and the military in his recent statements following the arrest of retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan by NBI operatives. Palparan now languishes in the Bulacan Provincial Jail, but significant segments of the military want him in military custody or the PNP Crame jail where they feel he'd be far safer.
The problem is that if P-Noy and Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin agree to transfer the controversial officer, leftist elements would surely protest to high heavens his "special treatment” inasmuch as he had become a civilian two years back. But if something happens to Palparan while in that Bulacan jail---and this fear is shared by many elements, including his present custodians---there’s no telling what could happen, given the thick rumblings of discontent from military ranks over what they consider the unjust treatment being accorded a colleague who was just doing his duty as a soldier.
It’s a tough balancing act and a highly sensitive issue for the Palace indeed.
The dilemma began with Secretary Gazmin’s impolitic statement upon the wanted officer’s arrest, which sounded like a boast. Gazmin was quoted as saying: "Matagal ko nang gustong ipaaresto si Palparan at iregalo sa Pangulo, para naman mapangiti siya." This sounds like an insensitive thing to say, indication that the DND Chief is far removed in feelings and understanding from the military hierarchy he commands.
Contrast his statement with that of AFP Chief Catapang who knows how to calibrate the feelings of his officers. Contrast, too, the treatment of the former fugitive with that of former Sen. Panfilo Lacson, who didn't seem to be really wanted for a long while.
P-Noy followed his Defense Chief's statement by saying that now that the fugitive has been arrested, things could get back to normal in the military.
Palparan has long been roasting in the media, with highly-charged invectives against him, much of which he doubtless deserves for the crimes attributed to him. But this should not have made P-Noy and his Defense Chief less sensitive to the feelings of the AFP about Palparan's capture and imprisonment---more temperate language could have been employed if they know their beans.
What they could have said was that while Palparan has long been wanted for a series of crimes, like every citizen of this country he's entitled to fair and speedy trial UNDER THE LAW. Period. Leave the invectives to the media and the trial to the courts.
I spoke to some active and retired AFP officers about Palparan’s arrest and imprisonment and they told me how texts have been burning among the officer and enlisted personnel about this. They said the military---especially junior officers---are angry about the way he is being treated, and that he's entitled to presumption of innocence until proved guilty. The papers correctly put the dilemma: is Gen. Palparan hero or heel?
There's a more crucial point: an active officer told me that to the rank and file military Palparan was just doing his duty in fighting rebel forces, and that as a result of the recent foul treatment of him, junior officers would now hesitate to fight the insurgents---as they fear they'd also end up with cases.
There's still a graver issue that the Aquino administration has to worry about. The arrest of Palpaparan comes at a time when P-Noy's acceptance and trust ratings are at their lowest in his four years. There are many serious problems besetting his administration, most scandalous of all the DAP issue that has been a source of vast corruption, while the Legislature under his control is now highly discredited.
The military corps is doubtless aware of these developments, and the administration ought to take care that all measures to ensure Gen. Palparan’s safety under custody be taken. For if something should happen to him there’s no telling how events would shape.
The recent appointment of former Solicitor-General Francis H. Jardeleza to the Supreme Court as its 15th justice was also fraught with conflict. Recall that his name was struck out of the final list of nominees submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to the President some months back. News reports said JBC's chair, Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno, ordered deletion of his name owing allegedly to some problems of "integrity" affecting him.
That integrity issue is thought of as the Sol-Gen's decision, to quote Daily Tribune, "to unilaterally withdraw the Philippines' claim to the largest island in the Spratleys, in a pleading submitted to the UN arbitration body hearing that territorial dispute (with China)." Jardeleza's move was perceived as an apparent bid to appease the Chinese government, but as an insider argued, it obviously was done with P-Noy's go-signal.
To watchers of the Sereno-Jardeleza conflict, the bigger issue was that the Sol-Gen was deprived of the opportunity to defend himself against what looked like an arbitrary move by CJ Sereno in the JBC. He brought his case ironically enough to the SC and to President Aquino, who ordered that his name be put on the JBC list.
Some commentators noted that the tiff between Sereno and Jardeleza dates back to when they, both outstanding UP College of Law graduates (class '84 and '74, respectively), were faculty members of the premium law school.
Given this conflict background, it was rather surprising to many Court watchers that P-Noy appointed Jardeleza to the SC. But part of the surprise was due to the popular notion that COA Chair Grace Pulido Tan was more favored for the SC. In fact reports say she already did her round of farewells in COA, but it was not meant to be.
Some commentators surmise that the appointment of Sereno's nemesis to the High Court was the President's way of retaliating against her for her failure to successfully push the constitutionality of DAP that P-Noy needs so badly to realize his party's 2016 election agenda. The 13-0 vote was particularly bitter for him, but the High Court could not do otherwise, as public opinion was near-solid vs. DAP. Now the House is giving CJ Sereno hell for this failure via close scrutiny of the Judicial Development Fund and demand for disclosure of the justices' SALNs.
But there are also surmises that Pulido Tan is now revealing many hitherto hidden facts of DAP, because of her bitter failure to get the coveted SC seat. One such revelation from COA is that P239 million of DAP allegedly went into the feeding program of the foundation where Viel Aquino-Dee sits in the board (the Palace quickly cleared her on this issue). Another recent allegation of COA is that the Cayetanos of Taguig, staunch allies of P-Noy, had squandered so much DAP funds in aid of their campaign; in fact plunder charges were filed against them.
PNOY has no balls, coward, bading, tuta ni Joma kind of president. The arrest of Palparan was a gift of Gazmin and Aquino to the CPP-NPA-NDF hoping that the impeachment complain will not pursue. Look what happened after the arrest of Palparan, impeachment issue goes dead and replaced it with the issue of term extension. We are the only country left that has insurgents that have survived for almost half a century. Aquino should not be relaxed because what he did, especially the arrest of Palparan, it pulls down his trust points and the number of people against him was drastically increased. Aquino also should not be a TANGANG president because he don't know if the demoralized army will staged a coup against him or even worst, civil war will might be happened.
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I purchased bitcoin through a bitcoin ATM, and I opened a new wallet on the spot.
On getting home my phone was mysteriously wiped, how can I find the wallet I created? I happened to write down the 12-word phrase.
It is good you wrote down the 12-word seed phrase. Without that, you bitcoin may have been lost forever! Do not share that phrase with anyone, no matter what! If you do, they will be able to easily steal your bitcoin.
You can use that 12-word phrase to recreate your wallet on another device. It sounds like what you have is likely a BIP39 mnemonic seed phrase, so you'll need a wallet which accepts a 12-word BIP39 seed phrase.
You can use a website like btcinformation.org to browse available wallet software. It is important to do your research and choose a wallet that is legit, look for many independent reviews of the wallet if you can.
Once you have the wallet software running, you should see a prompt to either start a new wallet, or recover an existing wallet. Choose the recovery option, and follow the steps to input your 12-word seed phrase. Doing so should recover your wallet, and once the software is synced you should see your bitcoin balance again.
I happened to write down the 12-word phrase.
You are in a very good situation. Much better than many new bitcoin owners who ask questions here. It is very likely that your bitcoin is safe and needs no urgent action.
how can I find the wallet I created?
You don't need to, wallets are not important so long as you have the 12-word seed-phrase. Wallets don't contain your bitcoin, they are just a way of using the private-key (derived from the seed-phrase) which gives you control over your bitcoin.
Wallets are completely disposable. Just keep backups of your seed-phrase (or the private key itself) and guard them very closely.
Don't panic, there is no urgency here.
Don't rush into things, you have time to work out the options that suit you best.
the difference between a private-key and a seed-phrase.
choose a wallet that suits your needs, chytrik's answer contains a list. I note that CoPay runs on Android and supports 12-word seed-phrases but there are many choices available, take your time to choose one.
How can I recover from a 12 word seed phrase?
Chytrik's answer give you some good advice. The exact steps depend on which wallet you decide is best for you.
If you want to hang on to your Bitcoin for five years, you need do nothing other than lock away in a very safe place your 12-word seed-phrase.
I understand you'll feel compelled to check the amount of bitcoin you control though, that involves at least using a wallet to derive the private key from the pass-phrase and to derive the receiving address from the private key. The wallet will do all this automatically when you import the seed-phrase into it. Once you have an address you can check the unspent bitcoin value associated with that address by using any of several blockchain explorer websites.
How can I safely store and trade Bitcoin and other crypto currencies?
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How can I retrieve the mnemonic words from my bitcoin core wallet?
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Olympic ace Victoria Pendleton delighted the Tory conference today by urging youngsters to take up sport to help them get a job later on in life.
The cyclist said playing sport helped build vital characteristics which bosses wanted.
The remarks echo Lord Tebbit's famous suggestion that the unemployed should get on their bike to find work.
Ms Pendleton, who won gold in the velodrome at the Beijing and London Olympic Games, was at the Tory conference today to introduce Education Secretary Nicky Morgan.
The cycling star told activists that every child should have access to PE at school.
She said: 'It can bridge the gap between socio-economic status, race, gender, ethnicity and disability.
She went on: 'In most instances, you just need someone with a little enthusiasm to give you a bit of direction and a little bit of encouragement.
'You don't have to be gifted and you don't have to want to do it professionally - you just have to enjoy taking part as the lessons you learn in childhood are vital and will stay with you for the rest of your life.
She said research showed more than 90 per cent of children behaved better and more than 95 per cent were fitter and healthier after more sport was added to the curriculum.
The cycling star said sport adds 'firm foundations' for a healthy future.
Ms Pendleton said: 'Sport can often provide opportunity for children who feel their circumstances limit their options in life, increasing their confidence and the aspirations.
'Of course not every child can score in the premiership or clinch Olympic Gold but you can't underestimate the life lessons sport can offer - sometimes you win, sometimes you lose in sport as in life.
Norman Tebbit has long been associated with the phrase 'Get on your bike and find a job'.
But the man nicknamed the 'Chingford Skinhead' never actually said anything of the sort. The actual quote came in response to a question about urban riots which plagued places like Handsworth in Birmingham and Brixton in south London in 1981.
A young Conservative had asked whether rioting was a 'natural reaction to unemployment'.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2775293/On-yer-bike-Olympic-cycling-ace-Victoria-Pendelton-echoes-Tebbit-Tory-conference-plea-fit-job.html
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Generate a fitness testing tool for comparative analysis and for semester reporting.
Our Task: Using the Australian Fitness Testing standards for schools we were tasked to adapt a tool for the Physical Education teachers to record and generate graph and scores for inclusion into school reports in addition to archiving.
Christ Church Grammar School is an independent Anglican day and boarding school for boys from Pre-Primary to Year 12. Located in Perth, Western Australia.
The school is a member of the Public Schools’ Association (PSA).
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Did you know Lady Gaga was asked to get a nose job during her early days as a singer?
Lady Gaga revealed that during her initial days in the music industry, she was asked to get a nose job and she admits that she did not take the advice seriously as she wanted to be recognized for who she is.
Los Angeles: Singer Lady Gaga has revealed during her initial days in the music industry she was asked to get a nose job. The 32-year-old singer, who is making her feature film debut with Bradley Cooper's directorial A Star Is Born, said she did not take the advice seriously as she wanted to be known for who she is. "I was told when I was first starting out that I should get a nose job, but I didn't because I wanted to be who I was," she told Sky News. Gaga said she drew inspiration from such experience to play the role of an aspiring singer in the musical drama.
"I really believed in myself when I started out pounding on doors to break down all of the barriers in the music industry, I really had courage. She doesn't have that, she's not brave and she's not full of self-confidence," she said. A Star Is Born will hit the theatres on October 5.
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https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/international-news/article/did-you-know-lady-gaga-was-asked-to-get-a-nose-job-during-her-early-days-as-a-singer/291861
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Senate leaders struck a deal Monday night that is intended to avert a government shutdown.
Under a last-minute arrangement reached by the two parties, the Senate approved a bill, 79-12, that would fund the government for six weeks, through Nov. 18.
The Senate also approved by voice vote a one-week stopgap measure that would fund the government through Oct. 4. That measure was intended to buy time for the House to return next week to consider the six-week measure.
“We’ve basically resolved this issue,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Harry Mason ReidSanders courts GOP voters with 'Medicare for All' plan Glamorization of the filibuster must end Schumer won't rule out killing filibuster MORE (D-Nev.).
Under the agreement, the House would have to approve that stopgap measure by unanimous consent later this week in a pro forma session. This would give the lower chamber enough time to return from Congress's weeklong recess to consider the six-week measure.
However, House GOP leaders were mum on whether they had the support within their caucus for that fast-track approval, even as they took credit for blocking increased government spending.
“If it weren't for House GOP efforts, the American taxpayers would have been on the hook for even more reckless borrowing by Washington Democrats,” said Michael Steel, spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner John Andrew Boehner20 years after Columbine, Dems bullish on gun reform Dem says marijuana banking bill will get House vote this spring Trump appears alongside Ocasio-Cortez on Time 100 list MORE (R-Ohio).
Reid said his staff had talked with House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) staff about the deal, but did not say whether the House would be able to pass it.
Nonetheless, Democrats were confident it would advance.
"It is hard to see how House Republicans could reject this proposal, given the overwhelming vote it received in the Senate," said Sen. Chuck Schumer Charles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerHillicon Valley: House Dems subpoena full Mueller report | DOJ pushes back at 'premature' subpoena | Dems reject offer to view report with fewer redactions | Trump camp runs Facebook ads about Mueller report | Uber gets B for self-driving cars Dem legal analyst says media 'overplayed' hand in Mueller coverage Former FBI official praises Barr for 'professional' press conference MORE (D-N.Y.).
Democratic leaders were eager to paint the deal as a win for them.
"If they want to go through this again, they are really looking for some more losses," said Reid. "I don't think this has been a very happy week for my friends in the House."
Some Senate Democrats were not taking the House approval as a sure thing, given the previous times conservative Tea Party members have bucked GOP leaders.
“As long as they are the dominant element in the House and to some extent here too, anything is possible,” said Sen. Carl Levin Carl Milton LevinListen, learn and lead: Congressional newcomers should leave the extremist tactics at home House Democrats poised to set a dangerous precedent with president’s tax returns The Hill's 12:30 Report — Sponsored by Delta Air Lines — White House to 'temporarily reinstate' Acosta's press pass after judge issues order | Graham to take over Judiciary panel | Hand recount for Florida Senate race MORE (D-Mich.).
But Sen. Roy Blunt Roy Dean BluntGOP senator: 'No problem' with Mueller testifying The Hill's Morning Report — Mueller aftermath: What will House Dems do now? Graham says he's 'not interested' in Mueller testifying MORE (R-Mo.) said he was confident the House would be able to sign off on the stopgap.
There was a sense of relief from senators Monday on the apparent deal. Without an agreement on a funding measure, the government could have shut down after Friday.
“We've averted disaster until the next one,” said Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), who added he was pleased to see bipartisan cooperation in the Senate.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellFormer Bush assistant: Mueller report makes Obama look 'just plain bad' 20 years after Columbine, Dems bullish on gun reform Dem says marijuana banking bill will get House vote this spring MORE (R-Ky.) said the final arrangement was a “vindication” for Republicans.
The deal came about after officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) informed lawmakers that its disaster fund would be sufficiently stocked for the remainder of the week, which also ends the government’s fiscal year. Partisan fighting over whether increased funding for FEMA in fiscal 2011, which ends after this week, should be offset by spending cuts was the biggest sticking point to any deal, and agency officials previously thought they would run dry by Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Senate as a first step rejected Reid's government-funding proposal, doing so on a 54-35 vote.
Reid’s proposal would have funded the government through Nov. 18. It included $3.65 billion in funding for FEMA, but did not include a $1.5 billion cut to a green energy program included in legislation approved last week by the House as an offset for the additional FEMA spending.
Democrats opposed the GOP offset, arguing it would cost jobs. Reid said on the Senate floor Monday that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — no Democratic “lapdog” — determined the cut would cost 45,000 jobs.
In his bid to pass his bill, Reid was leaning heavily on support from the 10 Republican senators representing disaster-afflicted areas that previously backed a standalone bill that would have boosted FEMA's funding by $6.9 billion without offsets.
However, Reid needed seven of those members to back his bill, and four indicated their opposition to the bill before the vote.
The agreement came after Reid called senators back into session on Monday for the vote, cutting into a weeklong recess meant to coincide with the Jewish new year.
Prior to the vote, Reid slammed House Republican leaders for sending members home Friday after approving Boehner John Andrew Boehner20 years after Columbine, Dems bullish on gun reform Dem says marijuana banking bill will get House vote this spring Trump appears alongside Ocasio-Cortez on Time 100 list MORE's bill.
This story was posted at 6:47 p.m. and last updated at 9:01 p.m.
Josiah Ryan contributed to this story.
| 2019-04-20T23:03:24 |
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/184011-senate-reaches-deal-to-avert-government-shutdown
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A partial solar eclipse — one of only two on Earth this year — was visible in the sky over much of the eastern USA early Sunday morning. It was the second solar eclipse this year, according to NASA. The eclipse, seen for only about 30 minutes after sunrise, appeared throughout the entire East Coast where clouds didn't obscure it. It could only be seen as far west as eastern Ohio, eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee and most of Georgia.
But unlike May's annular eclipse, where the moon stands directly in front of the sun but still leaves a visible ring of light, Sunday's eclipse was another breed entirely: a HYBRID ECLIPSE.
WHAT IS A HYBRID ECLIPSE: A hybrid between an annular eclipse and a total eclipse, where the moon is just large enough to completely block out the sun, leaving behind a hazy corona visible. Due to the curvature of Earth, different regions along the hybrid eclipse's path will see it as either total or annular.
Hybrid eclipses are rarer than other types, accounting for a little under one out of twenty of all solar eclipses. The last hybrid eclipse occurred in April 2005, and the next one is expected in 2023.
This eclipse was a rare "hybrid" eclipse, in which a few parts of the Earth saw an "annular" eclipse (where the moon does not completely block out the sun, leaving just a "ring of fire" around the moon), while other parts saw a "total" eclipse, when the moon completely covers the sun.
The USA, along with parts of Europe and Africa, didn't see the annular or the total variety and were treated instead to a "partial" solar eclipse: The sun appeared as if it has had a big bite taken out of it. Only people in central Africa, in countries such as Gabon, Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, saw the total eclipse of the sun.Unlike total, annular, or hybrid eclipses, partial eclipses block a smaller fraction of the sun. A partial eclipse may not be the once-in-a-decade occurrence as is a hybrid eclipse, but it's still a welcome way to start out a Sunday morning.
Weather conditions were forecast to be best for eclipse viewing in the southeastern U.S., where clear skies were expected Sunday morning, according to AccuWeather. Skies were predicted to be cloudier in the Mid-Atlantic and along the Northeast coast, while rain and even some snow showers may have obstructed the sky in interior sections of the Northeast and New England.
The next chance to see a total solar eclipse in the U.S. will be Aug. 21, 2017.
| 2019-04-19T09:18:44 |
http://trendsvcv.blogspot.com/2013/11/hybrid-eclipse-on-3-november-2013.html
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Sternfield Thoughts: Britain fears foreigners: that's the message of Brexit and it should make Westminster blush.
Britain fears foreigners: that's the message of Brexit and it should make Westminster blush.
A Saturday morning and a visit from our favourite plumber originally from Hungary. He is married, his two children were born in the UK.
While he was jotting down measurements I said, 'Sorry about Brexit'.
He talked more, but there was no need to explain much. For well over ten years this man had worked in the south of England. He had many customers. The quality of his work has made him popular. He is friendly, out going. He thought he was liked. He thought he was accepted.
We all know the statistics. We all know the politics. But those words, 'Something broke in my heart' really explain what the message of Brexit was for the rest of the world. The British are xenophobic, we fear foreigners. So when given the chance the majority gave this Hungarian the two fingers.
The controlling borders argument is paper thin.
As for goods, so for people: the market will decide. Indeed the market had been doing a great job which is why so many Europeans came here for work (exploding the Labour whine that there is no work). And once they have made some money most want to go home. You hear pundits saying immigration is so high we will have to build cities the size of Liverpool every year. It's nonsense. Just because people are coming to the UK, this does not mean the UK has to find them houses. Let the market decide. When the houses run out, people will move elsewhere.
Look at the USA. Californians are heading for Texas because Texas is booming. The market is deciding. And when those Californians have worked and made some money, many of them will return to their roots. The Texans are welcoming all the new comers. They are proud that people want to come to their state. If you suggested they should try and 'control' their borders to preserve the Texan way of life they would look at you as if you were mad.
The 'controlling border' argument is tosh. And anyway for thousands of hard working Europeans the argument doesn't matter. When you have worked for over ten years and then the people you work for tell you that they don't want you in their country there is only one conclusion. These people don't like foreigners.
And that is what breaks a person's heart.
That's the crude message of Brexit which our MPs are supporting.
And if there was a Churchill of a Thatcher among them they would rip up this xenophobic nonsense and make sure the UK took back its place in the EU as soon as possible.
| 2019-04-26T12:01:57 |
https://sternfieldthoughts.blogspot.com/2017/04/britain-fears-foreigners-thats-message.html
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Fusion Plasma: a pipe dream?
Fusion energy is similar to Fission (on which nuclear reactors depend) in that both are based on Einsteins famous equation E=MC^2. Pronounced as E equals M C squared. E is the energy released and M is the mass destroyed and C is the speed of light. How is the mass destroyed? Well, nuclear particles will bind to each other using the strong nuclear force and will be repelled because of electrostatic forces. Therefore, an atom is a complex interplay of forces holding the atom together and other forces pushing it apart. There is an optimum size for an atom, not too big and not too small. So, taking two small atoms and adding them together to make a larger one makes a more stable atom and mass is destroyed to make energy. This is called Fusion Energy. Taking a heavy atom that is above the optimum, somewhere near iron, and splitting it into smaller atoms also results in less mass and energy being released.
Thermonuclear fusion in a reactor requires a gas to be very hot, this can be achieved by using a fission reaction to provide the high temperatures such as seen in the Hydrogen bomb. The atom bomb is a fission reaction which is easier to produce and this heats hydrogen to very high temperatures and causes the atoms of hydrogen to fuse to create helium. This is the basis of the H-bomb and it is a more powerful source of energy than fission. Trying to contain a thermonuclear reaction inside a vessel in a continuous reaction is the holy grail for fusion research and would create a relatively cheap and safe nuclear energy technology. It is just possible to make this work using a magnetic bottle to confine the gas. The magnetic bottle works because at very high temperatures all the electrons are knocked off the atoms to form a dense plasma. The atoms without electrons in a plasma are called ions and they are directed by the magnetic and so can avoid hitting the walls and melting the chamber.
The main alternative to magnetic confinement is inertial confinement, here the gas is heated so quickly that the gas does not have time to get to the wall and melt it. This is a non-equilibrium reaction so it can be called non-Thermonuclear fusion. Lasers can be used to heat and confine the materials and high energy beams can also be used.
Both Thermonuclear and Inertial Confinement have been shown to work and JET, the joint European thermonuclear reactor has produced many megawatts of fusion energy for several seconds. However, the next experiment, ITER is under construction and will take several decades to complete. There is a joke in fusion research that a reactor is 20 years away no matter when you start the clock.
| 2019-04-26T10:32:57 |
https://mikebhopkins.blog/2012/06/21/fusion-plasma-a-pipe-dream/
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Hannity And Trump Fox News host Sean Hannity spent weeks hyping the memo and may have influenced the president's decision to release it. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Lachlan Markay of The Daily Beast.
Fox News host Sean Hannity spent weeks hyping the memo and may have influenced the president's decision to release it. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Lachlan Markay of The Daily Beast.
Last week, news outlets were still waiting breathlessly for the release of that GOP memo alleging misconduct by the FBI in the Russia investigation. Fox News, however, got it first. Here's Sean Hannity later that day.
SEAN HANNITY: Welcome to "Hannity." And breaking right now - the highly classified FISA abuse memo has now been released, and it is absolutely shocking. It is stunning. This now is the biggest abuse of power corruption case in American history.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: For weeks leading up to the release, Hannity described the memo as a bombshell and tweeted the hashtag #releasethememo. He may have had a hand in the White House decision to declassify it, however. We're joined now by Lachlan Markay, a reporter at The Daily Beast who's been following the Fox star's influence on President Trump. Good morning.
LACHLAN MARKAY: Thank you for having me.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: You say sources told you that Hannity was telling the president in regular phone calls that Devin Nunes' memo should be released.
MARKAY: That's right. He was sort of acting as an informal adviser. Obviously, Hannity was the chief media voice really hyping this memo - not just the necessity of releasing it but the bombshell nature of what was inside. The president speaks regularly with him, anyway. And obviously, this was something that came up. It was dominating headlines. It was dominating Hannity's broadcasts.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: How often do the president and Mr. Hannity talk, as far as you know?
MARKAY: Well I'm not sure about specific schedules, but, you know, I think Mr. Hannity has been pretty up front with the fact that he speaks with the president, which was why we were a little puzzled when he came right out and flatly denied the story.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: I was about to say Hannity called your reporting on his relationship with the president fake news and a lie. Hannity, though, often says he's not a journalist, per se, so what is the problem if he is informally advising the president?
MARKAY: Well I don't know that there's a problem in terms of journalistic ethics, but, certainly, Hannity has a very clear agenda that, I think in this case, is really divorced from the actual factual matters at play. The president, of course, is a very big - you know, he comes from the world of reality TV. He's a big fan of especially supportive voices that he hears on Fox News and other media outlets.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: He watches a lot of TV.
MARKAY: And he tends to reach out to folks who are very praiseworthy of him. So they act as an informal adviser in that capacity. But also, their broadcasts themselves tend to influence his decision.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: So yeah. Where does that loop start, according to your reporting? Is it the White House distributing talking points, per se, to Hannity? Or is it vice versa?
MARKAY: Well, that's a longstanding relationship between the two of them because Hannity has been so praiseworthy of him for so long. So, you know, I don't think that the White House was feeding him talking points in this instance, but I do think the President values his counsel as someone who he thinks is a very loyal supporter.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Millions of people watch Hannity's show, and he has been a persistent champion, as you mentioned, of the president. What kind of influence does he have on the wider narrative in America and how the public views these issues?
MARKAY: Well he's obviously, you know - as you mentioned, has a very large viewership. But, you know, this was a groundswell - seeming groundswell - of support for the hashtag #releasethememo campaign. So I think he was very successful, he and others in the media, of really hyping this up and promoting this narrative and rallying a groundswell of support behind a decision that the president was already leaning towards. And I think that really cemented his position that this should be released in full, unredacted.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Let's look a little bit forward. If we're going to read the tea leaves by what may happen next by looking at Hannity's show, he's called for special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation to be disbanded. But he's also gone further recently. The other night he said, quote, "Nobody else will say this. All charges against Paul Manafort and General Michael Flynn need to be dropped." Is this the beginning of a narrative that will push the idea of pardons?
GARCIA-NAVARRO: The idea that it came from a biased source, and then, therefore, it should be discredited.
MARKAY: Correct. The memo does not make that case. But certainly, Hannity is trying to make that case, and others are trying to make that case. And we've learned through others' reporting that the president hopes that this will be a way to either rein in the investigation or sideline it altogether. So, you know, I think the president is definitely considering that. There are a lot of legal steps, legal obstacles to that course of action he would have to deal with. But to the extent that folks like Sean Hannity are informing his decision making, I think it makes it a much likelier possibility.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: You know, all presidents have had their favorite outlets and reporters. It's natural that a Republican president would favor a conservative news organization like Fox. But is Hannity's role in this presidency unusual in your view? - just briefly.
MARKAY: Yes. I think that having media voices directly informing the president and directly advising him - it's certainly happening to a greater degree than it's ever happened, and I think it's reflective of the president's penchant for TV and for very supportive and oftentimes salacious news that really confirms his biases.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Lachlan Markay is a reporter at The Daily Beast. Thanks so much for coming in.
| 2019-04-21T01:05:54 |
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/04/583095435/hannity-and-trump
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France Bombing Suspect Dies in Shootout : Crime: Police say death of Algerian probably won't end attacks linked to North African rebels.
A young Algerian man wanted in connection with a series of recent bombings in France was shot and killed by police late Friday at a bus stop near Lyon, ending a massive two-day manhunt that has fascinated the country.
The killing of Khaled Kelkal, 24, is likely to provide a temporary public relations boost for the French police, who have been frustrated by their inability to find the people responsible for bombings in Paris and Lyon that have killed seven people and injured more than 130 since July 15.
But, officials here acknowledge, the suspect's death does not solve those crimes and probably will not end the bombing campaign.
Kelkal, who lived in a Lyon suburb and served two years in prison for burglaries, became a suspect when his fingerprints were found on a piece of adhesive tape attached to an unexploded bomb on the high-speed train line between Lyon and Paris on Aug. 16. That bomb--a canister of powder explosive and nails--was similar to ones that have exploded elsewhere and are considered a signature of Algerian guerrillas.
Kelkal had not been directly implicated in any of the other five bombings or attempted bombings, including one that killed seven in central Paris in July. But police considered him part of the network of Muslim extremists from Algeria they believe to be behind the attacks. Those guerrillas, who are battling to overthrow Algeria's military-backed regime, are angry with the French for supporting the government in that North African nation.
More than 750 police officers, using helicopters and tracking dogs, had been searching for Kelkal since Wednesday, when a mushroom hunter stumbled upon a grenade, leading police to the man's forest hide-out near Lyon in central France. Police raided that hide-out, wounding an accomplice and arresting two others, but Kelkal escaped.
The authorities said they found Islamic literature, a map of the Lyon area and addresses of possible safehouses. Kelkal's fingerprints were on the map. They also seized two shotguns, a submachine gun and an alarm clock fitted with electrical wires that they said could have been used as a timing device for a bomb.
On Friday night, as police began to scale back their manhunt, Kelkal was seen at a bus stop about five miles outside of Lyon. As commandos approached, Kelkal fired on officers and was killed, police said.
Investigators believe that Kelkal was just one of several, perhaps even dozens, of young Islamic radicals living in France who may be involved in planting the bombs in the country's worst spate of terrorism in more than a decade.
Kelkal apparently was not among the three young men, also described by police as North Africans, who left the bomb--a canister filled with liquid explosive--on the subway car in the Latin Quarter of Paris that killed seven people and injured dozens on July 25. And he was not linked directly to the bombs that exploded in a trash can near the Arc de Triomphe and beneath a stall at an outdoor Paris market. Police found fingerprints on one unexploded device in a Paris toilet, but none matched those of Kelkal.
However, police have said Kelkal, being from the area, might have been involved in a car bombing outside a Jewish school near Lyon.
Police believe that the bombs are also linked to the assassination, by two gunmen, of an elderly moderate Islamic religious leader in Paris on July 11. No one has been arrested in that case.
| 2019-04-23T06:47:07 |
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-30-mn-51622-story.html
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Has the United States lost the will to fight? Just when it appears that the tide might be turning against al-Qaida in Iraq, a growing chorus of US senators and congressmen are calling on President George W. Bush to carry out a rapid withdrawal of American military forces.
It has only been a month since Bush's military "surge" reached its full capacity, but that hasn't stopped the weak knees of the critics from growing ever more wobbly.
And though various media accounts now indicate that the injection of additional US troops already has Osama bin-Laden's Iraqi disciples on the run, the impatience of some shortsighted politicians in Washington threatens to hand the terrorists the devastating victory which they failed to achieve on the battlefield.
Indeed, if you listen carefully, you can almost hear the sounds of laughter bursting forth in Teheran, Damascus and other terror capitals in the Middle East.
The leaders of the jihadist movement are surely preparing to break out the non-alcoholic equivalent of champagne as they toast what seems like an impending American reversal.
But before the decision-makers in Washington hastily embrace retreat, they might want to take a step back and consider just how detrimental, demoralizing and even destructive withdrawal can be.
FOR PROOF, they need only look to Israel's recent experience in this regard.
Twice in the past seven years the Jewish state has turned tail and fled, pulling its forces out of Lebanon in 2000 and Gaza in 2005. Tired of fighting a determined foe, successive Israeli governments decided to throw in the towel and hope for the best.
In both instances, Israel's retreat was carried out in a rapid and precipitous manner, with little thought given to the day after. The result, of course, was nothing short of disastrous.
The extremists of Hizbullah and Hamas drew strength from Israel's respective pullouts, pointing to them as tangible proof that violence and bloodshed not only pay, but pay quite handsomely.
After years of promising to outlast the vaunted Israeli military machine, Hamas and Hizbullah did just that, seizing on Israel's loss of resolve and riding a newfound wave of popularity in their wake.
The terrorist groups benefited politically, organizationally and militarily, capitalizing on Israel's move by winning new adherents to their cause and consolidating their power.
Consequently, Hamas is now in control of Gaza, and Hizbullah is running a virtual state within a state in Lebanon.
Domestically, Israelis lost a great deal of faith in the military and in its ability to get the job done when necessary. For a country under siege, nothing could be more perilous.
So instead of leaving the problem behind, pulling out has only energized Israel's foes, weakened the country and its resolve, and brought the threat posed by the terrorists still closer to home.
There is no reason to think that an American withdrawal from Iraq would prove any different.
JUST ASK Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaida's number two. In a videotape issued last week, he once again reaffirmed that his organization views Iraq as the central battleground in its confrontation with the West.
Calling on Muslims worldwide to support the anti-American insurgency, al-Zawahiri pointed to the US's loss of resolve as a reason to celebrate. "Rejoice, for victory is near," he said, "the herds of crusaders have begun to split up and their sole concern has become searching for a way out."
In this respect, proponents of a rapid US withdrawal are simply playing into the enemy's hands. By broadcasting vacillation and weakness, they are undermining America's efforts far more effectively than any tape al-Zawahiri could ever release.
Sure, Iraq does not border America. But it doesn't have to. Short of another 9/11-style attack, there is nothing that would do more to invigorate the bad guys than to see the US in retreat.
The chaos that would ensue, not only in Iraq but throughout the region, would inevitably bring about cataclysmic results for all concerned.
As Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari said at a news conference in Baghdad on Monday, "The dangers vary from civil war to dividing the country or maybe to regional wars." These are possibilities which cannot, and must not, be taken lightly.
THE FACT IS that what happens in Iraq matters. Not just in Baghdad, but in Teheran, Pyongyang and in Gaza City too. A weakened America means a strengthened foe, one even more determined to press forward with attacking Israel and the West.
As Israel's experiences with withdrawal over the past decade have made clear, retreat in the face of terror is simply not an option, and one can only hope that this lesson will not be lost on the powers that be in Washington.
For in the tinderbox that is the Middle East, an American pullout from Iraq might just be the spark that will lead to an even greater conflagration.
| 2019-04-26T16:57:25 |
http://www.michaelfreund.org/9034/america-stay-the-course-in-iraq
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WorldWide Retail Exchange Is "Operational" -- CEO - InternetNews.
[London, ENGLAND] Online auctions of corned beef, tiger shrimps and plastic coat hangers have helped make The WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE) operational, the e-marketplace announced Thursday.
Newly appointed Chief Executive Colin Dyer gave the news and said the service had successfully completed its series of online pilot auctions.
"What started out as an idea only six months ago is now up and running, saving money for retailers, suppliers and customers. We are truly moving at the speed of the Internet," said Dyer.
U.K. supermarket group Tesco was host to the first auction on August 14, during which seven suppliers competed over a three-hour period to offer quantities of corned beef. The result, according to Tesco, was a significant saving in cost and time.
Barry Knichel, director of supply chain research and development for Tesco, said the technology worked flawlessly and even the (presumably margin-squeezed) suppliers expressed enthusiasm for the future of the project.
Similar positive results emerged from a 24-hour auction for tiger shrimp held later in August by Netherlands-based Royal Ahold. This truly Dutch auction attracted suppliers from around the world and cut the process from a week to a day.
Ruud Van Der Pluijm, IS and IT program director at Royal Ahold, said speed is the hallmark of the process.
"With more transparency between buyers and suppliers, like we have with the WWRE, we found we were able to get instant answers to otherwise difficult business decisions," said Van Der Pluijm.
The corned beef and tiger shrimps were followed on August 23 by (what else?) plastic coat hangers in an auction held by Target Corporation of the U.S. Despite the rising oil price placing petroleum-based product prices at a 10-year high, Target still achieved some cost savings by going online, according to Tim Curoe, Target's director of B2B.
From these tentative beginnings, the WWRE appears to be set for a big future, having already signed up members who between them have combined sales of US $553 billion.
WWRE members include Albertson's, Best Buy, CVS, Gap, J.C. Penney, Safeway, Target, and Walgreen Co. from the United States, as well as such European companies as France's Auchan, Belgium's Delhaize Group and Spain's El Corte Ingles. U.K. members include Marks & Spencer and Tesco.
| 2019-04-22T22:39:59 |
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/454541/WorldWide+Retail+Exchange+Is+Operational+--+CEO.htm
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How I can watch Spain v England on TV, and why it isn't on ITV?
The World Cup is now but a distant memory but England still has a chance at glory.
Tonight the Three Lions have travelled to Spain in a bid to secure three precious points to keep alive their hopes of success in the UEFA Nations League.
Gareth Southgate’s side were held to a 0-0 draw by Croatia on Friday night and are currently second in League A Group 4, Bristol Live reports .
Spain, on the other hand, have won both of their Nations League matches and warmed up with a 4-1 friendly over Wales last week.
Is Spain vs England on TV? How can I follow it live?
Yes, this one is on TV. Kick-off was at 7.45pm tonight but all of England’s Nations League matches will be broadcast by Sky Sports.
Alex McCarthy, defenders Luke Shaw, Danny Rose and James Tarkowski and midfielders Dele Alli and Jesse Lingard and possibly Danny Welbeck are all set to miss out through injury.
John Stones and Jordan Henderson are both suspended for the trip to Seville.
Spain XI: De Gea; Castro Otto, Nacho, Ramos, Alonso; Thiago Alcántara; Busquets, Saúl, Aspas, Rodrigo; Asensio.
Substitutes: Albiol; Morata; Koke; Alcácer; Fernández Saez; Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta; Hernández; Gayá; Bartra; Ceballos; López.
England XI: Pickford; Trippier, Gomez, Maguire, Chilwell; Winks; Dier, Barkley; Sterling, Kane; Rashford.
Substitutes: Walker; Butland; Alexander-Arnold; Dunk; Chalobah; Mount; Maddison; Sancho; Bettinelli.
| 2019-04-20T00:50:48 |
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/how-can-watch-spain-v-2112377
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I still have not managed to figure out exactly how the computer is behaving but it seems that whenever I turn it on (being it connected to the power supply or the internal battery) it will remain on without any problem until it is turned off.
- If the power supply is connected, this will keep happening periodically (as if I keep pressing the power button). I still wasn't able to notice if this also happens when connected to battery-only.
I have already tested it with all possible combinations of ram chips in both slots, no hard drive, no peripherals at all, no DVD unit and SMC reset all with no success.
I have tried to turn it on without the battery connected to the motherboard but it doesn't seem to work at all, even after 30 minutes (plus the battery meter LEDs blink 5 times if I press the button to their side, but that's to be expected as there is no battery, right?).
What should I do? Any troubleshooting hints (even if it involves measuring voltages across the board)?
Was this laptop behaving correctly when it was in your possession, or was it like this when you got it? If it worked at one point, was there a particular event after which the behavior started?
I would remove the battery entirely -- when troubleshooting, it's necessary to eliminate extraneous components, and since it works on battery power, we know it's not the battery.
My gut tells me it's a board issue, but as someone who doesn't repair boards, here's what I would do: Verify you get the same behavior with another charger. If this was a 15" machine, I'd verify you have an 85W charger (15" won't power on with 60W), but this is a 13" machine, so that shouldn't be the problem.
Once the charger is ruled out, I'd take out the board, eliminate any dust and corrosion you find, and then I would disconnect the DC-in, let the DC-in and board sit separately and disconnected from power for a few hours, and then put the machine back together. Sometimes a DC-in will acquire what I think of as a "bad charge", and disconnecting it and letting it sit allows it to dissipate.
Also, make sure the DC-in is aligned correctly. I do this by connecting it to power while its screws are out, and putting the screws in at that point so that you can verify the connector is straight as you tighten them.
Actually, I bought this machine brand new back in 2012. It worked perfectly until August 2015, which was when I moved to another country for a year and no one touched the computer until August 2016 when I came back. At this point, the described behavior was present.
I have actually tried to fully remove the battery and power it on only from the 60 W charger. That didn't seem to work. However, when it's on (which it is right now), it's possible to leave it connected to the charger. The magsafe plug shows a green LED and the battery icon in macOS says 'Power Supply: Power Adapter' (I don't know if that's the exact phrase because I translated from PT-BR but you get the point). That's not a false positive because I have had the machine on for the last ~10 hours and it's fine, which asserts that the power is actually coming from the charger.
What is the 'DC-in'? Do you have any sources where I can read more about it?
The DC-in is the small board inside the socket that the AC adapter connector (Magsafe) plugs into. Here's a guide. The more you describe the problem the more I think it's likely a board issue, but I'd still try what I mentioned just to be sure.
As I don't have another charger available, I went directly to the process of letting the DC-in sit for a while, sepparated from the logic board. That didn't work as well.
Having the machine already open I took the time to clean it (it was really dusty) and inspect the components. Nothing seemed broken or burned. Only a silverish component that is quite blocky and sits close to the battery socket is rusty (what component is that?).
Also, yesterday I turned the machine off and had a hard time powering it on today. Being it connected to battery only or battery + charger it took definitely longer than half an hour to turn on.
It's really weird that sometimes the machine turns on and sometimes it doesn't... I am really curious to figure out what's the problem. Any other ideas?
Thiago Lobo will be eternally grateful.
| 2019-04-18T16:48:56 |
https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/426093/Laptop+won't+turn+on+for+half+an+hour+if+turned+off
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Has anyone ever heard about a "Vigilante-style Hacker," who hacks every possible system to make them more Secure?
Reportedly, someone is hacking thousands unprotected Wi-Fi routers everywhere and apparently forcing owners to make them more Secure.
Security firm Symantec has discovered a new malware, dubbed "Linux.Wifatch" a.k.a "Ifwatch," infected more than 10,000 vulnerable 'Internet of Things' devices, and spreading quickly.
However, Linux.Wifatch not only removes malicious backdoor but also encourages users to update their weak passwords.
Once a device is infected, the Linux.Wifatch malware connects to a peer-to-peer network that is being used to distribute threat updates.
Linux.Wifatch's code does not deploy any payload for malicious activities, such as to carry out DDoS attacks, rather it detects and remediates the known families of malicious codes present on the compromised devices.
However, the malware does not appear to be used for malicious purposes yet, but researchers have found that the malware contains a number of backdoors that can be used by its developer to carry out malicious tasks remotely.
Linux.Wifatch, written in the Perl programming language, was first discovered in November last year by an independent malware researcher, who calls himself "Loot Myself."
The researcher shared complete details of the malware in a two-part series on his blog with the same name - "Loot Myself: Malware Analysis and Botnet tracking."
In 2014, the researcher sensed unwanted activities in his home router and for which he could not find the location as well.
This curiosity made him explore more, and while digging deeper he decoded the roots of the malware- THE SOURCE CODE, written in Perl.
After going through the source code, the researcher points out that the code is not obfuscated; it just uses compression and minification of the source code.
"To any NSA and FBI agents reading this: please consider whether defending the U.S. Constitution against all enemies, foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example." he says in the blog post.
Though the risk associated with Linux.Wifatch is low, the security researchers at Symantec are keeping an eye on its activities.
They say with such a "Malware-for-Good," it apparently creates a 'Benefit of the Doubt' as the author's intentions are unknown.
The case hasn't closed yet, as Symantec says, "It pays to be suspicious."
How to Remove 'Linux.Wifatch' Malware?
| 2019-04-19T03:00:31 |
https://thehackernews.com/2015/10/hack-wifi-router.html
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Place black beans in a small saucepan; cover with cold water. Bring to a boil; cook beans for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain beans.
Remove ribs from slow cooker; let stand 15 minutes. Remove meat from bones; shred meat with 2 forks. Discard bones. Discard ham hock. Return beef to slow cooker. Stir in vinegar and crumbled bacon. Serve with orange wedges.
I rotated between 2 and 3 stars with this recipe. I decided on 3 in case the changes I had to make influenced the final dish. I have eyed the recipe forever, but it looked a little time consuming in the morning so I had to wait until i had a leisure morning to try it. I couldn't find a 1 pd roast, so I used boneless pork chops. Also I couldn't find smoked ham hocks so I used fatback. I soaked the beans overnight, per bean bag instructions. I made the recipe as instructed without additional seasoning. I should have cooked it longer than the 8 hours since some of the beans weren't tender, but most of them were soft. My problem was the flavor wasn't there for me, or my husband. The orange squeeze made a big difference, but I was disappointed with the end result. I served it with Mexican rice and steamed green beans. My husband didn't like it despite all of the meat because it had too many beans for his taste.
Wow! This was amazing!! Will serve with more oranges next time. If you did like this recipe, you probably didn't follow it exactly. Too bad, cuz it's the best thing I've eaten in a while!
This recipe is amazing. I have made it two times now and both times it turned out fantastic. The leftovers freeze well too.
Great recipe! Some recommendations would be: - add coriander powder / cilantro as this is "the" brazilian herb - cook onion and garlic first until slightly brown and add beans to it (after soaking them) - use pig feet, pig ear or/and nose. This adds the gelatine needed - serve it with collard and farofa and white rice - eat it with plenty of hot sauce (the good one) or chopped hot pepper - need much more liquid. The "stew" has to swim!
The best thing to EVER come out of my slow cooker! Follow the recipe exactly. It is a lot of prep time, but nothing too complicated, and it is soooo worth it. I trimmed all the fat from the pork & trimmed the fat from the edges of the short ribs before prep. I leave the ham hock on top of all other ingredients in the slow cooker & then I throw it in the trash when everything is done. I have made it several times and it takes more than 8 hours in my slow cooker for the beans to be tender. Guests have been wowed by this meal. Serve with rice and orange slices as recommended. Unlike some other Cooking Light recipes, servings are pretty accurate for my hungry family of five (3 teens), Enjoy!
| 2019-04-25T21:57:56 |
https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/brazilian-feijoada
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The purpose of this task is to add a template for other repositories for Church records. Add links to WorldCat, and Family History Library Catalog (FHLC).
5. Click on the Church Records section in the Contents.
6. On the right side of the Church Records heading, click on the edit button that looks like a pencil in a box. This takes you to the Editing of that section.
c. Select the Church records topic from the list.
d. Select any record listed in the Church records topic.
e. In the Church record, under the "Subjects" heading select the link called "Ohio, (your county)– Church Records".
f. Click on this blue subject link (i.e. Ohio, Adams - Church Records).
12 In the 'Summary:' box at the bottom of the page put: Adding OH Church Record repositories template.
14. Mark theAssignment Chart below to indicate you have finished the task.
5. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Selected Adams County for adding FamilySearch Church Records Other Repositories".
Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading Date Completed. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Adams County for Church Records Other Repositories." Thank you!
| 2019-04-19T02:47:37 |
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:WikiProject_Ohio_Tasks-Church_Records_Other_Repositories
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Why would there be differences between the keyword timeline and the keyword page?
On the keyword page, the graph shows all of the events: rank changes, SERP features changes, landing page switches.
The keyword timeline only displays changes that might have affected the ranks and what might have caused them.
In both situations, the details displayed are directly related to the period selected in the calendar.
On the graph, you can see all of the rank changes that took place during the selected timeframe. However, the insights on what kind of events could have influenced these changes are only available for some of them and on the timeline you only see those particular events.
| 2019-04-21T01:18:46 |
https://help.seomonitor.com/faqs/why-would-there-be-differences-between-the-keyword-timeline-and-the-keyword-page
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The most beautiful book of fiction I've read this year is Richard Ford's collection of short stories, "Rock Springs," a sad and quiet set of literary snapshots from one section of America's "voiceless"--poor, sad, unemployed men and women from Montana; a forlorn landscape that's been painted by Ford so that we repeatedly see both the ugliness of men and the elusive beauty of a land that's been ignored or lost, but is still there for those who have either the eyes or the luck to see it.
My nonfiction choice is "And the Band Played On," Randy Shilts' amazing history of the AIDS epidemic. This is the harrowing story of thousands and thousands of people who uselessly died--while public health authorities, the medical profession, blood bank executives and even bathhouse owners in gay communities simply let the whole thing get worse and worse until the epidemic verged on a form of genocide. Lust is the gentlest sin dealt with here. Shilts' marvelously researched tales of greed, vanity, theft, deceit--set against individual examples of great courage and heroism--make this by far the most important work in years.
My wish for the future would be to see more books from the so-called "voiceless" in America. We need to know about the poor, the sick, the disenfranchised--because their lives enrich our own, and because we are just too dumb if we choose not to know about the darker sides of American life.
An editor and publisher long before he became a novelist, Richard Marek not only knows where the cliches lurk, the stereotypes skulk and the pitfalls lie, but he's wonderfully adept at dodging them all in his own book. "Works of Genius" is a wise, witty and altogether original exploration of a semi-classic triangle; the relationship among a writer, an agent and a publisher. In this refreshing switch, the writer is the villain, the agent the knight, and the publisher the besieged lord of the fiefdom.
When Eric Meredith, the first-time author of a dazzlingly brilliant novel, blusters into Tony Silver's office, Tony can hardly believe his good luck. An independent literary agent for a mere 10 weeks, he's pessimistic about his ability to compete with established firms and not at all sure that even unknown writers will entrust their talent to a 30-year-old fledgling who actually answers his own telephone. Meredith is an answered prayer, and Silver cannot do enough for the man. As a result of his inspired efforts, the book shoots to the top of the lists, and Meredith instantly becomes a living legend, exploiting celebrityhood to the hilt, turning his agent and publisher into willing vassals. By the time Tony finds the courage to revolt against the tyrant he's nurtured, considerable havoc has been wrought within an industry once thought to be the purlieu of gentlemen and scholars. Sophisticated, contemporary and realistic, "Works of Genius" was an exception in a year notable for a plethora of murkily symbolic fantasies, some home grown, others non-essential imports by writers with coterie followings abroad.
A truly happy New Year? That would be one in which no more fictional children mysteriously disappeared and all first novelists settled upon their sexual identities, at least tentatively, before they sat down at the word processor. 1988 would mark the end of the Rebecca West revival, the trials of Mrs. Lincoln, and every last missile, forever and ever.
Was the year's best apple better than its best orange? What if you don't like apples? Or if you nurse an aberrant orange craving? What about kumquats?
Howard Norman's beautiful and original story about an Arctic growing-up, "The Northern Lights." Philip Roth's "The Counterlife," whose power turns solipsism into a massed chorus. Alice McDermott's "That Night," a flawless story of adolescent illusions and the world's chill. Marianne Wiggins' incandescent short-story collection, "Herself in Love." Toni Morrison's "Beloved," a nightmare about slavery which the reader awakens into . "Paradise," Donald Barthelme's witty and tender parable of eroticism as one more form of modern distance.
Pressed to make a single unreasonable choice, I incline to "Life. A User's Manual" by the late Georges Perec, in a splendid translation from French by David Bellos.
The loftiest (and, demonstrably, the most sincere) compliment that I can bestow upon a book, as I have observed before in these pages, is to place the review copy in my personal library. Only one book was so honored in the Kirsch household in 1987--"World Outside the Window: The Selected Essays of Kenneth Rexroth," edited by Bradford Morrow (New Directions).
I came to the Rexroth anthology with an awareness of the man's reputation but scant exposure to his work. (Indeed, the Rexroth piece that I remembered best was a curiously lukewarm eulogy that Rexroth wrote for The Times when my father, Robert Kirsch, passed away in 1980.) But I discovered anew in Morrow's superb anthology that Rexroth is an essayist and poet whose vision is so clear and so sure that he will surely remain a posthumous mentor to many generations of aspiring writers.
Writing about science for interested nonscientists is a task fraught with difficulty. If the author makes it too simple, the scientists complain; but if he is scrupulously faithful to the science, the readers complain. The trick is to strike the right balance, and, as in most things, it is rarely accomplished.
Of the 50-odd books that I reviewed in 1987, a few came close, but one succeeded completely: "Chaos: Making a New Science" by James Gleick (Viking). Writing a popular book about mathematics must be among the hardest jobs of all, but Gleick handles it with consummate skill. What's more, his subject--chaos--seems to be a major development in the scientific understanding the world. It is not likely to be just this year's academic fad, destined to be forgotten next year.
Gleick's story is one of personalities as well as of science, and he weaves the two together skillfully, giving due regard to facts, philosophy and people. What more can a reader ask?
At the other end of things is a very thick book that I perused on and off for the whole year and still haven't finished. "Tilings and Patterns" by Branko Grunbaum and G. C. Shephard (Freeman: $59.95) is a terrific compilation of centuries of work in mathematics on the problem of tiling.
A shape is said to tile the plane when it completely covers a surface without any gaps or overlapings, such as the hexagons on a bathroom floor. There is an infinity of such shapes, and they tend to make beautiful patterns, which make this book a joy to look at, even if the mathematics behind it is too deep to comprehend.
Los Angeles becomes less European with each passing year. Our Asian population is booming. Even our Hispanic population, to the extent (and the extent is large) that it is Mexican, is of the New World rather than the Old. At the national level, the INF Treaty, whatever its real merits, will loosen the ties binding the United States politically to Europe.
| 2019-04-22T19:03:43 |
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-03-bk-32269-story.html
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Newmeasurements reveal Neptune's south pole is warmer than the rest of the planet,as expected. But it's still frigid.
The polarregion's relative warmth could provide a route for methane gas to escape fromthe deep atmosphere, explaining mysterious hot spots that have been reportedthere, according to the study scientists.
The first temperaturemaps of the blue planet's lower atmosphere, detailed in the journal Astronomyand Astrophysics, suggest temperatures at the south pole are elevated by about18 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius) compared with the rest of the planet,for which the average temperature is an icy -328 degrees F (-200 degrees C).
?Thetemperatures are so high that methane gas, which should be frozen out in theupper part of Neptune's atmosphere (the stratosphere), can leak out throughthis region,? said lead author Glenn Orton of the Jet PropulsionLaboratory in California. ?This solves a long-standing problem ofidentifying the source of Neptune's high stratospheric methaneabundances.?
Orton andhis colleagues used ESO's VeryLarge Telescope to map the temperature variations.
Locatedabout 30 times farther away from the sun than Earth is, Neptune receives about a tenth of apercent of the sunlight reaching our planet. Over time, however, the tiny bitof sunlight significantly affects Neptune's atmosphere.
The warmerclimes detailed in the new report are consistent with the fact that Neptune'sSouthern Hemisphere, because of the planet's tilt and orbit, has been bathedfor about 40 years in the sparse sunrays that can reach the farthest planet inour solar system.
A year on Neptune lasts about 165 Earth years, making summers last for 40 years rather than months.Now that the Southern Hemisphere's summer on Neptune is coming to a close,Orton and his colleagues predict that as the north pole turns sunward, anabundance of methane will leak out of that pole once it becomes warmer in about80 years.
?Neptune's south pole is currently tilted toward the sun, just like the Earth's south poleis tilted toward the sun during summer in the Southern Hemisphere,? Ortonsaid. ?But on Neptune the Antarctic summer lasts 40 years instead of a fewmonths, and a lot of solar energy input during that time can make bigtemperature differences between the regions in continual sunlight and thosewith day-night variations.?
While not amajor constituent of Neptune's atmosphere, methane is responsible for theplanet's bluehue. When methane gas in the upper atmosphere absorbs red light from thesun, it reflects blue light back into space.
| 2019-04-26T01:44:17 |
https://www.space.com/4360-source-neptune-hot-spots.html
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Q1. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word : "EXAMINATION"
Q2 If ‘sky’ is ‘star’, 'star' is ‘cloud’, ‘cloud’ is ‘earth’, ‘earth’ is ‘tree’ and ‘tree’ is ‘book’, then where do the birds fly?
‘341’ means ‘the dog ran’.
Q3. What is the code for ‘the dog was frightened’?
Q4. What is the code for ‘frightened’?
Q5. What is the code for ‘away’?
Q6. If MINJUR is coded as 312547 and TADA as 6898, how can MADURAI be coded?
Q8. Which letter in the word CYBERNETICS occupies the same position as it does in the English alphabet?
Q9. Which of the following will not be a number of the series 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, …?
Q10. In the following series, how many ‘8’ are there which are preceded by ‘9’?
Direction (11-13) : Find the missing character from the given alternatives?
Q11. DF, GJ, KM, NQ, RT, ?
Q12. Y, W, T, P, K, E, X, ?, ?
Q13. 0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, ?
| 2019-04-18T15:12:19 |
http://ssc.xaam.in/2017/05/reasoning-questions-for-ssc-cgl-exams.html
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Q: I have had urticaria for almost 2 years now and I have been on antihistamines for a year. Traditional medicine does not offer any solution in my case - none of the doctors can establish what causes it and no one knows how to get rid of it. My only hope at the moment is alternative medicine and I have heard that acupuncture could offer a solution. Do you have any record of it helping with my condition ?
Can acupuncture treat urticaria with any level of success?
is a great example of the problems we face when asked questions such as this. The manifestations of urticaria, understood in Chinese medicine terms as a description of the specific symptoms, have always been around and like any complete system of medicine, Chinese acupuncture has ways of understanding how the heat and swelling develop, and within the system has developed clear protocols to deal with the problem.
However, as the paper acknowledges, getting precise enough definitions if urticaria itself to assemble a trial is a problem, as indeed would be the next stage, ensuring that the test and control groups had the same western and eastern conditions to guarantee objectivity. However, when one takes into account that in Chinese medicine the person with the disease is as important, if not more so, than the disease which the person has, it becomes rather difficult to talk meaningfully of treating a named condition.
where there is a very positive reference (60) to a paper which on the surface appears to meet the criteria for inclusion in a growing body of good evidence.
We prefer to hold to the view that each patient is individual, and that it is the unique assessment of their energy by a skilled practitioner which is the best judgement of whether treatment may be beneficial. It is true that many patients present themselves for treatment with urticaria-like symptoms, and anecdotally we here of success in both acute and chronic cases. However, if you wanted to establish whether acupuncture treatment was a good option for yourself or someone on whose behalf you are asking, then a brief face to face assessment by a BAcC member local to you is your best way of establishing this.
We think that this still represents the best advice we can give. Anecdotally we have all had some very positive experiences of treating people with urticaria. Of all the skin conditions this appears to be the most amenable to acupuncture. For many other conditions, like psoriasis or eczema, we have often recommended the use of Chinese herbal medicine alongside acupuncture treatment. There are a considerable number of BAcC members who are also members of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine, and there may be some advantage on seeing someone who uses both, although as we have said, you may well find that acupuncture treatment by itself can offer a solution.
If you do go ahead, it is very important to set measurable outcomes and to ensure that your review the treatment at regular intervals. It is quite easy to run up a large bill in pursuit of success without realising, and the responsible practitioner will always check on a regular basis that there are enough signs of improvement to warrant carrying on.
| 2019-04-25T12:55:57 |
https://www.acupuncture.org.uk/category/public-content/public-ask-an-expert/ask-an-expert-body/ask-an-expert-body-skin-conditions/ask-an-expert-body-skin-conditions-hives-urticaria.html
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Here's a story which is likely incomplete.
The probably story is that the operator cannot secure power purchase agreements for Kewaunee Power Station's baseload output because of the increase in intermittent renewable generation. The price of gas and the growth of wind and related mandated renewable energy quotas, is driving down the price of electricity, making it difficult for all operators - but especially operators who need markets at all times (baseload).
Dominion Resources Inc. will shut down the Kewaunee Power Station by the middle of next year, the company announced Monday, saying it was unable to find a buyer for the nuclear plant east of Green Bay.
The Kewaunee reactor is one of three operating reactors in the state, with the other two located five miles from the plant at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant.
The Virginia-based company said the low price of natural gas, which sets prices for the wholesale power market, was a key factor in the decision. The company’s agreements to sell power to two Wisconsin utilities expire next year.
Late last year, Alliant Energy Corp. said it had ended negotiations with Dominion about a power purchase deal. The remainder of the power is sold to Green Bay-based Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
| 2019-04-25T08:51:37 |
http://coldaircurrents.luftonline.net/2012/10/dominion-says-kewaunee-nuclear-plant.html
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I'd like to group rows 1-3 as Reading/Writing (ELA) and rows 4-6 Math. Any suggestions?
IF CONTAINS([whatever that field is], "ELA") then "ELA"
elseif CONTAINS([whatever that field is], "Math") then "Math"
Make that a dimension. Place it in front of [whatever that field is] on your ROWS shelf.
And if you remove [whatever that field is] from ROWS after you put the new calc on there, you'll aggregate all the numbers by those new categories.
[whatever that field is] is Measure Names...and it doesn't seem to work when this is the case.
Oh. Let me look at the workbook.
Yup. I should have looked first. Can't do what I suggested with measures. I just assumed those measure names were dimension values. My bad.
What do you mean by "grouping"?
Would mere colors do the trick? What I have attached is just using row banding. It works because you have groups of 3 measures that go together. If you had one chunk of 4 and one chunk of 7 and one chunk of 2, etc., banding wouldn't do it here.
See attached. Maybe this gets you by.
I couldn't see the workbook because I didn't get the latest Tableau update yet.
I am trying to create a table similar to this. My goal is to group subject and have a column for it.
I just assumed that if you could upload a workbook you would have the version of tableau that it was created in.
If you want to do the grouping shown in your screen shot, you'll need to get an additional dimension into your data: Reading/Math/Science/Other. It's called re-shaping your data.
I would have an additional dimension where you'd put those categories. Then instead of having separate chunks of measures for Math and Reading and Science, you would have multiple rows, one for each category, and just have three measures: Achievement, Learning gains, Learning Gains Lowest 25%. In the Math row you would put the 3 math values. In the Reading row you would put the 3 reading values. Etc. then you would have the category on your sheet, and the 3 measures, and they would come out sorted correctly for each category.
Your proposed solution might work.
Yes, outside of Tableau. Then again, assuming you have the same sort of groups for all major categories in your list of measures, there is a PIVOT function that will "convert" you measure names to a dimension. You get a dimension name called "Pivot Names" (I think that's what it's called) and another column named "Pivot Values".
With a series of calcs you can create what I described if you can do a pivot on these measures.
Right now you don't have full triads of measures for each of your categories, but I'm assuming you will down the road. So this is another option.
Re: How to group measures name?
| 2019-04-21T18:02:51 |
https://community.tableau.com/message/657979
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What do overstrung and straight strung mean?
This is the type of stringing the piano has (usually applied to upright pianos—almost all grand pianos are overstrung). Overstrung pianos have their bass strings fitted diagonally from the top left of the piano (uprights) to the bottom right over the treble strings, which go from top right to bottom left. All modern pianos are overstrung apart from a very few small, short-compass examples.
What do I need to know about strings?
The sound of a piano is made by hammers hitting the strings. There are treble strings and bass strings. The treble strings produce the highest notes. These are found at the right hand end of the piano. They are made of steel, the highest (thinnest) being gauge 13 (0.775 mm), and the lowest (thickest) being gauge 22 (1.224 mm). They are together in threes, called trichords.
The bass strings produce the lowest notes. These are made of a steel core with copper wound onto it. When the strings are new they are very shiny, like polished brass, but they soon tarnish and become dull. When bass strings are very old, the tone becomes deader. Sometimes the copper windings become clogged with dirt and the string just goes “donk” when struck! There are over two hundred strings in most pianos.
Each string is under a tension of up to 100 kilos. This means that the combined tension can be twenty tons in a concert grand! This enormous force is kept in check by a very strong cast iron frame. Some old pianos have a wooden frame. This tends to move under the tension of the strings and the tuning is not stable in these.
The string tension is held up (and can be adjusted) by the tuning pins. The bottom end of the string goes over a hitch pin, and the top end of the string goes through a hole in the tuning pin and is wound around three or four times. The piano is tuned by adjusting the tension on each string. This is done by winding the tuning pin tighter or looser.
What is overdamping and underdamping?
The terms overdamped and underdamped apply to upright pianos only. Overdamping is where the dampers are above the hammers, near the top of the strings. This method of damping is not as effective as underdamping, and the notes on an overdamped piano often tend to ring on even when the key has been released.
Underdamping is where the dampers are below the level of the hammers. The dampers are near the middle of the strings and so the damping is quite effective. This arrangement usually gives a nice, clean note cutoff once the key is released.
What is a "birdcage" piano?
This is an overdamped piano where the dampers are controlled by long wires which are connected to the back of the wippens. Thus the action looks like a birdcage.
A piano makes its sound by having tuned strings which are struck by hammers. When a key is depressed, it activates a mechanism which throws the hammer at the appropriate string (or strings) and lifts the damper off to allow the string(s) to vibrate freely. The hammer strikes the string, bounces off and is caught by a checking device. The string(s) vibrate at a set pitch or frequency (different for each note).
The strings are stretched tightly across bridges which are mounted on the soundboard to which the vibration is transferred. The sound is amplified by means of the soundboard which is a large, flat piece of wood that effectively acts as a large loudspeaker. When the key is released, the hammer falls back to its normal resting place, and the damper is pressed back onto the string(s) to stop the vibration, thus ending the sound.
Concert pitch means merely that the A note above middle C is vibrating at exactly 440 times per second. Assuming that the piano is in tune with itself, the whole piano is at concert pitch.
Sometimes in older pianos, the frame will not take the strain of concert pitch (the higher the pitch, the more tension on the strings and frame). This means that it has to be tuned lower, flatter, or down, which is where, with the piano in tune with A above middle C, The A is vibrating at fewer than 440 times per second.
C key it will actually make the sound of B, and if you strike an F key it will make the sound of E, etc. With this tuning, you cannot use the piano to accompany other instruments unless you transpose all the piano music back up a semitone (which is a feat done only by rare musicians).
It also plays havoc with people who have perfect pitch, as their hands tell them one thing but their ears tell them another!
What should I know about grand pianos?
Baby grands go down to four feet in length, but in our experience, these pianos are not a patch on a good upright. You can hear the difference in bass tone between a baby grand and a good upright in an auditorium.
What size is a baby grand, boudoir grand, etc.?
These terms are not really in use any more. Grands are now simply classified by size.
Credit to Arthur A. Reblitz’s book Piano Servicing, Tuning and Rebuilding for this list.
The value of a piano depends very much on the make of piano, the type of piano, its age, general condition, and so on.
This is a matter of personal taste. There are two extremes. Some people never have their pianos tuned, believing themselves to be tone deaf (which is a myth). Pianos used for concerts are usually tuned before each concert, and often during the interval as well. Most domestic pianos require tuning every six months. This is not because they suddenly go out of tune at the six month mark, but because they are gradually going out of tune all the time, and six months is about the point at which most people notice they sound “off”.
Regulation or action regulation is essential to having a well-responding piano. It is the setting up of each part of a piano’s action so that it does exactly what it should. This involves levelling the keys, fixing any broken action parts, and setting up each action part to its correct position / travel, etc. A regulated piano has a uniformly graduated touch response and tone throughout its compass.
If in doubt, call us for a consultation.
Piano caseworks are finished in several different ways. Modern pianos often have a black polyester finish or another synthetic finish. These are very durable, but they still need to be looked after with care. The best thing to do is simply use a wax impregnated duster. Older pianos are often “French polished,” which is a process by which many layers of fine polish are built up and cut back to produce a very shiny finish. Some cheaper old pianos are brush polished and veneered or simply scumbled. Some rebuilt older pianos are spray polished with French polish or another synthetic finish such as a lacquer. These old pianos do not take kindly to any kind of spray-on furniture polish which contains silicone (most do). A beeswax polish is the best thing to use, as this will bring out the shine of the piano.
What is the piano’s action?
This is the mechanism between the keys and the strings that controls how the piano responds to the key presses. Sometimes the word action is used to describe the way the piano responds.
Where do I find my piano’s serial number?
A piano’s serial number will usually be found stamped on its soundboard in figures about 2 cm high. Serial numbers are usually between four and seven digits long. A number stamped on the top of the side of an upright piano is probably a dealer’s stock number. A number cast into the frame is almost certainly not a serial number.
| 2019-04-20T05:09:28 |
https://taylorpianorestorations.com/faqs/
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What is a disc, and what is its purpose?
The spinal cord is one of the most important and sensitive organ systems in the body. If it is damaged, the nerve cells do not regenerate but are replaced with fibrous or scar tissue. Spinal cord injuries usually result in permanent, irreversible damage. To protect it from damage, the spinal cord runs through a bony canal within the spine and is surrounded by protective bone everywhere except the junction of the vertebrae. These junctions are filled by rubber-like cushions called intervertebral discs. The individual vertebrae and intervertebral discs allow the back to move up and down and sideways without allowing contact between the bones of the spinal column. This extreme protection of the spinal cord reflects its importance and fragility.
What does it mean for a disc to rupture, and how does it happen?
"The disc is composed of two parts."
The disc is composed of two parts. The outer covering (fibrous ring) is much like a thick shell. It is comprised of tough fibers that protect and contain the central part (pulpy nucleus). The disc is thinnest at the top. This thin area is located just below the spinal cord. The central part of the disc is much softer than the outer part and has the consistency of thick toothpaste.
Degenerative disc disease causes spontaneous degeneration of the outer part of the disc, resulting in sudden disc rupture or herniation (also called a "slipped disc"). It may not be related to injury, although the rupture frequently occurs after some sort of traumatic event, such as a fall or a relatively small jump.
Although this act is frequently blamed for the disc rupture, the injury actually occurred due to chronic disc degeneration. Most dogs with degenerative disc disease are middle-aged, from three to seven years old. There is likely a genetic predisposition to this disease. Certain breeds, especially the Dachshund, Poodle, Pekinese, Lhasa Apso, German Shepherd Dog, Doberman, and Cocker Spaniel have a high incidence of intervertebral disc disease.
"Because the spinal cord is encased within its bony canal, it cannot move away from the pressure and it becomes 'pinched'."
When the outer shell degenerates, it allows the central part of the disc to escape. Since the disc is thinnest near the spinal cord, disc material that escapes through the tear usually goes upward, putting pressure on the spinal cord. Because the spinal cord is encased within its bony canal, it cannot move away from the pressure and it becomes "pinched".
How does a slipped disc affect the spinal cord?
The spinal cord is like a telephone cable carrying thousands of tiny wires. When it is crushed, transmission of information through the wires is slowed or stopped. When the disc degenerates and ruptures, it crushes the spinal cord and the nerves that leave the spinal cord over the discs (i.e., spinal nerves). Pressure on the spinal nerves results in pain. Pressure on the spinal cord results in pain and/or loss of information transmission, causing partial or complete paralysis, along with other neurological deficits.
Most disc ruptures occur in the middle to lower part of the back. However, they may also occur in the neck. Back injuries often cause paralysis without severe pain while neck injuries usually cause severe pain without paralysis. If paralysis affects all four legs, the disc rupture must be in the neck. Due to the way nerve tracts are arranged in the spinal cord, disc ruptures in the neck may affect the rear legs first and may not involve the front limbs.
How fast do intervertebral discs degenerate and rupture?
"Some dogs will go from normal walking to total paralysis in less than one hour."
Disc degeneration occurs relatively slowly, and a rupture may occur slowly and gradually, so that degenerated disc material slowly escapes from the disc over several days or weeks. In these cases, the dog often experiences pain and is reluctant to move. It may lie around for a few days allowing the body to try to heal the injury, often without the owner being aware that a problem existed. However, discs may also rupture very acutely. Some dogs will go from normal walking to total paralysis in less than one hour.
A presumptive diagnosis of disc disease will be based on the dog's history of neck or back pain, uncoordinated walking, or paralysis, with or without a history of recent trauma. If the dog is one of the high incidence breeds, this disease will be high on the list of potential causes of the patient's symptoms.
"...a myelogram may be performed."
In some cases, plain radiographs (X-rays) may assist the diagnosis. However, plain radiographs may show no abnormalities, since neither the disc nor the spinal cord is readily visible on an X-ray. If the diagnosis is in doubt or if the patient will undergo surgery, a myelogram may be performed. This procedure involves injecting a special dye around the spinal cord of the anesthetized dog and then taking a series of X-rays. The dye will outline the spinal cord. A break in the dye column means that there is pressure on the spinal cord at that point. If available, computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be used to diagnose intervertebral disc herniation.
How do you know if the pressure on the spinal cord is due to a disc or something else?
It is possible that the pressure on the spinal cord is due to a blood clot or tumor. Both are possible but rare, especially when compared to disc ruptures. If the patient is a high-risk breed and there has been a sudden onset of paralysis without severe trauma, there is an approximately 95% chance that a disc rupture is causing the clinical signs. However, the diagnosis is not definite until the time of surgery.
Are all disc ruptures treated with surgery?
Stage I disc disease produces mild pain and is usually self-correcting in a few days.
Stage II disc disease causes moderate to severe pain in the neck or lumbar (lower back) area.
Stage III disc disease causes partial paralysis (paresis) and results in the dog walking in staggering or uncoordinated movements.
Stage IV disc disease causes paralysis but the ability to feel is present.
Stage V disc disease causes paralysis and loss of feeling.
These stages tend to overlap in some dogs, and dogs may move from one stage to another over a period of hours to days. Dogs with Stage II and III disease are usually treated with anti-inflammatory drugs, pain relievers, and exercise restriction. If the pain or lack of coordinated movements persists after four to seven days of treatment or if the neurological status declines from one day to the next, surgery may be required. The time of confinement will vary based on each patient's condition.
Dogs with Stage IV disease should have surgery, although a small percentage will recover without it. Dogs with Stage V disease should have surgery immediately. The sooner that surgery is done, the better the prognosis. Ideally, these dogs should be operated on within the first 24 hours of the onset of paralysis.
"The goal of surgery is to remove pressure from the spinal cord."
The goal of surgery is to remove pressure from the spinal cord. If the disc rupture occurs in the lower back, a "window" (called a fenestration) is made in the side of the vertebral bone to expose the spinal cord. This window allows removal of disc material and relieves pressure from the cord. If the disc rupture occurs in the neck, a window is made in the bone exposing the spinal cord. This may be done from either the top or the bottom, depending on the situation and the veterinarian's preference.
What is the success rate for treating disc disease with and without surgery?
When will we know if the surgery is successful?
Unfortunately, success cannot be determined immediately. The return of neurological function, walking ability, and relief from pain may not occur for several days to weeks after surgery.
When can my dog go home?
Following surgery, your dog will be hospitalized for several days. Bladder and bowel control are often lost when the dog is paralyzed. It is better for your dog to remain hospitalized until control of these functions has returned. It is generally better not to extend hospitalization beyond seven days because regaining the ability to walk partly depends on exercise and motivation. Since motivation is such an important part of the recovery process, we encourage you to visit your dog starting a few days after surgery.
"Recovery is dependent on four factors: whether permanent damage was done before surgery, if the surgery relieved the pressure quickly enough, if physical therapy can be performed at home, and if the dog is motivated to recover."
If paralysis was present before surgery, your dog may not be able to walk when it is discharged from the hospital. You will be given detailed instructions on the procedures that should be performed. Recovery is dependent on four factors: whether permanent damage was done before surgery, if the surgery relieved the pressure quickly enough, if physical therapy can be performed at home, and if the dog is motivated to recover.
Can my dog slip a disc again?
The answer is "yes". However, as discussed above, not all disc herniations require surgery.
What if the myelogram is normal?
Spinal Shock. This is a temporary loss of spinal function that is generally associated with trauma. It occurs suddenly and is somewhat like a concussion of the brain. It may leave permanent damage or full recovery may occur. Recovery from spinal shock generally occurs within a few hours to a few days.
Fibrocartilaginous Embolism. In this condition, a small amount of disc material ruptures and gets into one of the blood vessels leading to the spinal cord. As the vessel narrows, the disc material obstructs it, depriving a certain segment of the spinal cord of its blood supply. Without proper blood supply, that segment of the spinal cord dies, resulting in paralysis. Surgery will not help these dogs because there is no pressure on the spinal cord. Often, paralysis involves only one rear leg, or one rear leg is more severely affected than the other is. Complete recovery may occur in a few days to weeks, or there may be permanent damage to a portion of the spinal cord. Diagnosis of fibrocartilaginous embolism is based on the correct clinical signs and a normal myelogram. Unfortunately, a definitive diagnosis can only be made by performing a spinal cord biopsy after death.
Degenerative Myelopathy. This is a condition where the spinal cord is slowly dying. It results in progressive paralysis that begins with the dog dragging its rear feet as it walks. This is called "knuckling over" and results in the toenails of the rear feet being worn because they drag the ground with each step. It progresses to weakness of the rear legs, then paralysis. It generally takes several weeks before paralysis occurs, and generally occurs in large breeds of dogs, especially German shepherd dogs. It is often referred to as "German Shepherd Dog Disease" or "Alsatian Disease". There is no treatment and ultimately causes loss of urine and bowel control. Diagnosis of degenerative myelopathy is based on clinical signs, breed and a normal myelogram. Confirmation requires a biopsy of the spinal cord at time of death (for further information on this disease, please see the Client Education Handout "Degenerative Myelopathy").
"A normal myelogram in a dog with slowly progressive paralysis is very frustrating..."
A normal myelogram in a dog with slowly progressive paralysis is very frustrating because the two most likely diseases, Fibrocartilaginous Embolism and Degenerative Myelopathy, cannot be confirmed without a necropsy (an autopsy on an animal).
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https://harmonyvetcenter.com/pet-health-resources/educational-articles/educational-articles/?rid=738
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I normally play bass, but I dabble with guitar sometimes. I also live in a small apartment, and since I often play late at night and I like my upstairs neighbors, I practice using headphones. I have a nice setup for bass that I've really come to enjoy. I plug my bass into an MXR Bass Preamp pedal, and that runs into a Behringer MA400 headphone amp. I use the preamp pedal for its tone-shaping capabilities (it has a 3-band EQ with sweepable mids); otherwise, it's nothing fancy (no distortion channel or anything like that). The MA400 has both an XLR and quarter-inch input, and I use the XLR out on the preamp pedal to run into the headphone amp, so I can also plug an MP3 player into the headphone output if I want to practice along with something.
I like the setup, but I haven't really found anything comparable for guitar. I've found DI boxes for guitar, but they generally don't seem to have a 3-band EQ, which I'd like to have (the MA400 only has volume controls). It looks like maybe there isn't really anything like the MXR Bass Preamp for guitar. Is this sort of setup not generally used for guitar? Why or why not?
Just speaking in terms of what I'd do, but - honestly I'd just get a small combo amp and plug the headphones into it. I had a nice Marshall guitar amp that sells for about $400 new. It was everything a full blown half stack is, but just in a smaller, apartment friendly package (so, i.e., it had one speaker, instead of four, and less watts...BUT..it had all the same wonderful effects (reverb, delay, phase, octave, flange, more.. it could really do a lot to the sound of an electric guitar, and what wonderful fun that is to play with!
EDIT: having said all that, you could use this (which is a cheaper way to go, and more like what you asked about I think): http://www.zzounds.com/item--VOXAP2CR I believe you can plug your mp3 player onto it, but reviews suggest it isn't going to be as sweet as the amp I suggested (it may add a little hiss, and lack amenities.) But for $40, it's something to get going with.
There are lots of tone-shaping preamps available for guitar. Examples available at the moment include the Tech 21 Sansamp series, and various similar products from companies like Joyo. There is a list of some relevant products at http://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/list-of-amp-in-a-box-pedals.1603214/. One of the main considerations is what style of distortion you want, if any.
I also often find that running a reverb pedal after an amp sim is great to remove some of the claustrophobia that practicing with headphones can induce. I personally have become quite fond of a basic 'clean sounding' setup of guitar -> reverb -> headphone amp, with no amp or cab simulation going on at all.
If (like me) you didn't want distortion but did want EQ, you could also use a stand alone EQ pedal such as the Empress Effects ParaEq w/Boost.
Another option would be to use a multi-fx with a headphone output, such as a Line 6 POD or Zoom G3, which would give you distortion, reverb, and more besides, though sometimes the distraction of a large number of options can be unwelcome.
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Is there a device that would be a mixer with multiple outputs to jam with headphones?
Incorporate guitar amp in my bass rig?
| 2019-04-25T23:55:56 |
https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/40796/can-i-use-a-di-box-to-practice-guitar-without-an-amp
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Origins of the bonfire; beware the garden rabbit menace; is the human body an efficient machine?
Why is it a "bonfire" rather than "fire"?
Just as some religious festivals were grafted on to existing calendar events – eg Christmas superseded the pagan festival of Sol, or the winter solstice – the creation of Bonfire Night was a propaganda exercise that was grafted onto an annual event in the agricultural calendar.
As the growing season effectively comes to an end around the beginning of November, farmers would prepare to eke out their winter fodder by slaughtering most of their animals, keeping only breeding pairs with a view to replacing their stock the following spring. Having preserved the meat, rendered the fat and treated the hides, they were left with the carcasses. In order to convert these into fertiliser, they had to be burned on a "bone fire", shortened over time to "bonfire".
The propaganda exercise proved so successful that Bonfire Night continues to be celebrated more than 400 years after the event, even though both the event it commemorates – the execution of Guy Fawkes – is now highly un-PC, and the annual ritual of "bone fires" has long since faded out of practice.
The word derives from the mid-15th century word "banefire", originally a fire in which bones were burned. Dr Johnson mistakenly derived it from the French "bon" (good).
Regarding the discussions about cats and rabbits (N&Q, 4 November), a friend of mine moved into a house with a large garden some years ago and wondered why there wasn't much growing in it. The answer came when he looked out early one morning and saw that the garden was full of rabbits. He solved the problem by aquiring two cats, which rarely needed feeding as they were full of rabbit.
Not having a rabbit problem, I find that criss-crossing canes or similar over my vegetable beds discourages the cats, as does the netting, fleece etc I put in place to keep out insect pests and birds. There's always something trying to benefit from your best efforts.
How efficient is the human body as a machine that turns food into energy?
This partly depends on how efficiency is defined. Respiration, the process of turning chemical or food energy into usable energy, is 38% efficient (this is the percentage of chemical energy available from glucose oxidation that is converted into the chemical energy of ATP – adenosine triphosphate). Like an endless procession of porters, each molecule of ATP carries a little parcel of energy to where it is needed. The remaining 62% of energy manifests itself as heat. This explains why we are warm.
This energy is not wasted, as being warm-blooded bestows advantages that may revise the efficiency figure upwards. However, of the 38% available to the cells, half is "wasted" in physical exercise, reducing the overall efficiency to about 20%. But it depends on who is doing what activity: for example, endurance cyclists with slow twitch fibres tend to be more efficient than those with fast twitch fibres.
Efficiency also varies between different tissues or organs. Compared to other tissue, muscle wastes more energy as heat. Given that men are generally more muscular than women, this is the physiological explanation of why women generally feel colder than men. Proof, if any were needed, that men are less efficient.
How do zombies know not to eat each other? What would they do if there were no non-zombies left?
Why is it rashers of bacon, but slices of other meats?
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https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2009/nov/18/notes-and-queries-bonfire-origins
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Slot Machine: "One Armed Bandit" ring a bell? For obvious reasons, that used to be the most commonly used name for slot machines. Playing the "slots" is often a term that is used by players. In a land-based casino, the machines are physical entities that receive deposits in the form of coins through a slot. Thus, "slot machine".
Modern video machines have eliminated the arm, and online slots are played from money deposited with the cashier via credit card for the most part, so the slot is gone too. But the basic premise is still the same, and the name has remained.
Coin Size - This is the size of each bet. You can play more than one coin per spin.
Coins per spin - This is the amount of coins that you can play for each spin.
Fill - The opposite, the hopper is overflowing and the excess coins have to be removed. Again, this is not a problem for online gamblers.
Hit Rate - The average distance between winning spins and non winning spins.
Hold - By law there is a percentage that the house must payout in winnings. The slot machine is programmed to hold a certain percentage of the money on deposit as house profit. The exact amount of the house profit held by the slot machine is decided by the casino. See the article on Random Generated Numbers.
Hopper - This is the basket where the coins are stored inside the slot machine. When the hopper is full the excess coins fall into a basket in the bottom of the machine. When it is empty it flashes "Tilt".
Max Bet - The maximum amount of coins that can be played per spin.
Jackpot - Everyone wants to win one. Very few do. There are two basic kinds of jackpots: Stud (Progressive) , and static.
Pay cycle - Many people believe that the slot machine MUST payout after a predetermined number of coins have been deposited. The rational is that this is how they meet the percentage of payout that has been programmed into the software.
Pay-line - This is often the line in the center of the window, but there can be multiple lines on some slot machines. Only the designated symbols on this line will activate a payout by the machine.
Pay Table - The listing of available winning combinations on a slot machine.
Progressive Slots -This type of slot machine offer growing jackpots dependent on the amount of money that was played. A larger bankroll is required and all progressives are at least three coin max slots with two jackpot levels.
Random Number Generator (RNG) - This is the computer program that determines which symbols line up on the reels. Its sole purpose is to generate a sequence of numbers in milliseconds. Each random number it generates corresponds to a reel combination. Even when a slot machine is not being used, the RNG keeps doing its job of generating numbers. Whatever random number was generated the split second you pull the handle (or hit the "bet one" or "max bet" button) will result in the corresponding reel combinations that appear on your screen. The RNG doesn't care how much you bet, whether you bet one coin or five, whether you pulled the handle or hit the spin button, whether it's your first play or last, whether you are winning or losing, or whether you are playing with or without your slot card. It just continually generates random numbers. If you happen to be the lucky player that plays the very split second the RNG generated a number corresponding to a jackpot reel combination, you'll be a big winner.
Reels - The symbols that show up on the lines are mounted on reels, as shown in the graphic. The most common number of reels is three, but there can be more or less than that. Always remember that your chances of winning go down as the number of reels goes up.
Symbols - Although lemons, cherries, and 7s are familiar symbols that can be found on slot machines, the symbols set on the reels can be whatever the casino or the manufacturer chose. There is no absolute industry standard.
Tilt - Bet you thought that only happened to pinball machines. Nope. In a land-based casino, when the slot machine runs out of coins, or a coin becomes jammed, the machine will shut down all play and the "Tilt" light will come on. The machine has memory capability, so that when the problem is rectified, any winnings owed to a player will be remembered. Of course, for slot online players, this is of no concern at all. Virtual machines have no hopper to run dry or overflow.
Top Prize - The top payout, in coins on non progressive slots, playing max coins.
| 2019-04-21T18:39:35 |
http://www.slotsmansion.com/content/Slots-Terms/30
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Does anyone know what block font MLB umpires have on their sleeves?
Thanks. But it's customly expanded in length and height from its original size. However, it counts.
Friend of mine is trying to identify the exact font. We've found super similar ones but none that are exact.
Replica Full Block is pretty close.
Are the Royals using a custom variant of the standard MLB block? I've been trying to replicate it in Illustrator by taking the standard MLB block and making it a bit thicker with outlines, but it's not looking how I'd hope. I have both the standard block and a condensed variant, so it seems like there was a thicker variant that was made.
It's not the standard MLB block that's used by teams like the Mets, Cardinals, and Orioles; as you noted, it's a thicker variant. The Royals' font is similar (but not identical) to the numbers used on the front of the Dodgers' uniforms. To my knowledge the exact typeface is not readily available on the Internet.
1) Download the Mets font off of Conrad's website.
2) Type out the numbers at 26.5 pt size in Illustrator.
3) Add a .55 pt outer stroke or 1.1 pt regular stroke.
That will get you extremely close to what the Royals use.
Good to know, thanks. My issue was taking the standard MLB block font (the one provided by Conrad), and doing an offset path of about .25'' or so. It made everything look too bloated and not formed properly.
When you say Mets font... isn't that standard MLB block?
I would not recommend using the font labeled "MLB Block 1" on Conrad's website. I'm not sure why, but the number 5 is off in that typeface. I chose to use the Mets font from this link: https://fontsbyconrad.wordpress.com/2014/05/19/mlb-fonts-update-by-conrad/. You could just as easily use a bunch of other teams, the Mets just happen to be the team I chose.
Cool, thanks. As noted, my issue was I was using offset paths rather than strokes. I'm getting results that are much better now. I especially like the aesthetics of slightly thicker MLB Block 2 numerals.
Could someone point me in the direction of the Angels Disney-era number font?
Would still really love to know this font. If anyone has any idea even something close it would be nice. Seems to be a tricky one I guess?
it matches closely with Font Shop's "Water Tower" (regular K), but i cannot find it online. Water Tower is a stencil version you can reattach if you just need a base.
Anyone knows the font used for the jersey numbers?
So I was asking before about the Royals using a thicker variant of standard MLB block. But now I've noticed that the Tigers seem to be using a thinner variant of the block font used by the Yanks and Braves. Are my eyes deceiving me, or do they really have their own custom variant?
Any idea what the Yotes are using?
Yeah. The City of Glendale's money.
What font Nuggets use on wordmark and numbers?
| 2019-04-24T15:49:09 |
https://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/21954-name-that-font/page/146/
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Is Online Poker / Gambling Legal in Ohio?
In every US presidential election, Ohio is one of those bell weather states which help decide whether the country votes Democrat or Republican. Because Ohio is full of several big metropolitan areas like Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati, it has a good share of city voters, who tend to be more liberal. Yet Ohio has a larger rural population than you might think, which tends to skew conservative. Ohio acts as a good indicator for the laws in the country and how those reflect public perceptions on key issues. The gaming laws of Ohio reflect the general outlook of the American public on gambling.
The charitable bingo games in Ohio play a major role in the state's gambling industry, enough so that three separate types of licenses are issued by the state's gambling authorities. Racetrack betting is also a key contributor to gambling revenues in the state. Both sectors of the gaming public are regulated by their own state office. When you take it all in, you'll see that Ohioans want to have civilized gambling on horse races and gambling which pays nonprofits and education funds, but they don't want what is considered crass or immoral gambling going on in their state. This characterizes how the American public thinks about gaming--or at least what American political leaders and lawmakers think Americans want.
While some states have definitions of gambling that appear to leave wiggle room for poker (North Carolina and New Hampshire come to mind), Ohio has a definition of gambling that not once, but twice, clearly sits poker among activities considered gambling under state law.
The first comes in the statutory definition of "bet" provided by Ohio in Section 2915 of the state code. As Ohio sees it, wagering on anything counts as betting - unless you're taking a "bona fide business risk." Poker involves betting, so playing poker counts as betting in Ohio. Further clarification is offered in the Ohio definition of "game of chance" (found in the same section, subsection D), which specifically names poker as a game of chance.
As any reader of our state guides knows, U.S. states tend to outlaw all gambling and then make exceptions for the types of gambling they wish to allow (and, usually, tax). Ohio is no different. So what are the exceptions in Ohio, and what are the resulting options for poker players?
The most prominent exception is for commercial casinos, which have expanded rapidly in Ohio over the last few years. Ohio players can now take their pick from live poker rooms at casinos that include the Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland and the Hollywood Casino in Toledo.
Another exception that should please poker players in Ohio: If you're not raking or charging in any way, your home game is completely legal - and you can play for any stakes you want. That's thanks to the requirement found in Ohio law that a game must be operated for "profit" in order to count as a gambling offense.
The final common avenue for legal poker in America: charitable gambling. Here the picture becomes a bit unclear, as the legal status of poker events operating under the charitable exception to Ohio gambling law is a subject of some debate. Players with concerns about the legality of a specific card club or event should check with the Ohio Attorney General, the office responsible for charitable gambling in the state.
Is Bingo Legal in Ohio?
Bingo is a major component of gambling inside Ohio. The Ohio Charitable Gaming Board has authority over all bingo parlors in the state, issuing licenses for Type I, Type II, and Type III charitable game. Type I is requires organizations to conduct games no more than twice a week and then only for 5 hours at a time. Type I bingo halls often have a Saturday night bingo session in the evenings, while offering a bingo night one other time in the course of a week. The bingo establishment can open their doors for customers for a 14 hour period, but for only 5 of these hours is gaming allowed.
Type II bingo licenses is designed for the instant bingo card games. Selling for these licensees is allowed two hours before and two hours after the normal times for sales. The instant bingo vendors sell cards, instead of holding traditional bingo events.
If you have a Type III license, you're either a member of a sports association, a fraternal brotherhood, or a veterans-of-foreign-wars organization. These groups hold bingo games to raise money for their nonprofits, but they are allowed to hold events lasting up to 12 hours. The hours of these events don't have to be consecutive, unlike Type I license holders. Also, Type 3 bingo vendors get to sell their games seven days a week.
Is Betting on Horse Races Legal in Ohio?
Horse racing laws in Ohio allow parimutuel wagers at 7 different racing venues spread throughout the state. Racetracks include the five harness racing venues found in Toledo, North Randall, Northfield, Grove City, and Lebanon. Also, Ohio gambling laws allow for the quarterhorse races held in Columbus and Cincinnati. The Ohio Horse Racing Commission administers laws for all of the pari-mutuel tracks in the state.
Besides handling law enforcement at those establishments, the Horse Racing Commission oversees harness races at 67 different annual county fairs located throughout the rural counties of Ohio. The harness races are big events at local fairgrounds every June through October. Those wanting to contact this horse racing authority will want to know that the race commission meets once a month in Columbus.
The State of Ohio was one of the earliest states to allow a lottery, as the Ohio State Lottery was created by voter consent in 1973. State senator Ron Mottl was a leader in the campaign to establish a legal lottery for the sake of raising funds from non-tax revenues.
| 2019-04-25T22:46:44 |
http://www.uspokersites.net/legal/ohio/
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Saudi Islamist Beats Asian Migrant Worker For "Speaking To His Wife"
In this shocking video, a Saudi Islamist is caught beating a migrant worker. The video was posted anonymously on YouTube and has sparked controversy over it's authenticity. Judging from the footage and flogging the man was receiving, there is little question that the video is authentic. Migrant workers face horrific beatings in Saudi Arabia and there is no doubt why this is the case: Islam. This is the single solitary reason. This man is a slave and Islam gives a man power over women. A woman is the property of the man. And in this video, the migrant worker expresses shock at such an accusation. But he doesn't know the evil that is the "religion of peace." WARNING: The VIDEO IS GRAPHIC.
It is impossible to know the shock and horror the migrant worker experienced when being beaten with a whip by a ferocious Islamic tyrant. He screams in pain, not understanding what he is being punished for. How would he know, since he is not a follower of Islam? He wouldn't, and the confusion and fear he must have experienced would be more than anyone could possibly comprehend.
A man who government officials believe is Saudi begins tormenting the victim, angry because he thinks the worker has spoken to his wife.
"Why did you come here when she was here?" he asks in what sounds like Saudi-accented Arabic.
"I swear I didn't mean it," pleads the man, who from his clothes and accent appears to be a migrant laborer, adding, "I swear to God I didn't know."
He writhes around, and it is impossible to not feel outraged that someone would be beaten within an inch of his life for "talking" to another man's wife. The viewer wonders if the migrant worker even talked to the Saudi's wife or not. He expresses confusion and bewilderment, and rightfully so. He has no idea what he has done or if this man is going to kill him; and the man could, and be within his rights as a dutiful Islamic follower to do so if he felt threatened by this man. His wife is his property alone.
The abuser begins slapping his victim as he continues questioning him, demanding to know why the worker would dare contact his wife.
The Saudi government-backed Human Rights Commission has condemned the video, telling CNN it launched an immediate investigation. "We are taking this very seriously and are looking into it with Saudi security," said the commission's Mohammed Al-Madi. "We are doing our utmost to ensure the accused abuser is arrested and tried. We are also doing everything we can to find the abused man, so that we can help him in any way."
If the Islamic Saudi Human Rights Commission is investigating the video and its authenticity, this man is all but dead. This is as reassuring as Al-Qaeda rebels claiming they will "look into" the killing of Christians and Jews in Syria. It will happen when Hell freezes over. The feigned outrage of the Human Rights Commission should give everyone pause, but given this is a CNN story, this will be seen as an "extremist case," not something that the typical, moderate, peace loving Islamist does in anger; even though it is fully sanctioned by the Quran.
Quran (3:56) - As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help."
The migrant worker doesn't know the faith. So the Saudi Islamist has a duty to punish him with "terrible agony," and there won't be anyone to help him. He's alone and an infidel. Flog him and kill him.
According to Human Rights Watch, there are "over nine million migrant workers in Saudi Arabia -- more than half the work force. "In July, the rights group issued a statement saying that "many suffer multiple abuses and labor exploitation, sometimes amounting to slavery-like conditions."
Bukhari (41.598) - Slaves are property. They cannot be freed if an owner has outstanding debt, but can be used to pay off the debt.
This migrant worker is a slave, so he is the property of his Islamic master. He has no rights, no freedoms. This is just the tip of the iceberg, because a wife is the sole property of her husband.
Toward the end of the video, the real brutality begins.
"Sit down! Kneel down!" yells the Saudi man, as he begins to flog the victim with a belt. Standing above him, the Saudi man also repeatedly slaps and kicks the worker.
The screams of "no" are bloodcurdling. Before the end of the nearly two-minute video, the Saudi man asks the worker if he wants to die.
Did he die? His fate isn't known. But he's a slave and he supposedly spoke to the wife of a Saudi Islamist. A good outcome is unlikely. He is property and the man's wife is property. Both slaves to the evils of Islam. Now one can only wonder what happened to the Saudi's wife, if she was beaten or even killed? She is at her husband's mercy. If her husband is following the Quran, she's guilty regardless of what happened.
Qur'an (33:50) - "O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those (slaves) whom thy right hand possesses out of the prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee"
A wife is a slave, the man's possession. The migrant worker is also a slave. Sadly, one fate is not any better than the other.
Qur'an (2:178) - "O ye who believe! Retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of the murdered; the freeman for the freeman, and the slave for the slave, and the female for the female."
The value of a slave is less than that of a free person, and a woman's value is less than that of a man. Any questions? This Saudi Islamist is simply following the Quran, and minding his property.
| 2019-04-20T03:30:42 |
https://freedomoutpost.com/saudi-islamist-beats-asian-migrant-worker-speaking-wife/
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Here we consider inequalities of the form `ax^2+bx+c>0` or `ax^2+bx+c<0`, where `a!=0`.
Fact. If discriminant `D=b^2-4ac` of quadratic function `ax^2+bx+c` is negative and `a>0`, then for all x `ax^2+bx+c>0`.
Now, let's consider case when `D>=0`. To solve inequality `ax^2+bx+c>0` (or `ax^2+bx+c<0`) we need to factor `ax^2+bx+c`: `ax^2+bx+c=a(x-x_1)(x-x_2)` and then divide both sides of inequality `a(x-x_1)(x-x_2)>0` (or `a(x-x_1)(x-x_2)<0`) by a, changing sign of inequality if a<0, i.e. obtaining inequality `(x-x_1)(x-x_2)>0` (or `(x-x_1)(x-x_2)<0`). Now we need only to use fact that product of two numbers is positive (negative), if multipliers have same (different) signs.
Let's find roots of `2x^2+5x+2`.
From equation `2x^2+5x+2=0` we found that `x_1=-2, x_2=-1/2`.
Thus, `2x^2+5x+2=2(x+2)(x+1/2)` and we obtain inequality `2(x+2)(x+1/2)>0`, i.e. `(x+2)(x+1/2)>0`.
This means that `x+2` and `x+1/2` should have same signs, i.e.
From first system we have that `x> -1/2`, from second system `x< -2`. Taking union of these intervals we have that solution of the initial quadratic inequality is `(-oo,-2)uu(-0.5;+oo)` (`uu` is union sign).
First we need to transform given inequality into standard form: `2x^2+3x-5<=0`.
Let's find roots of `2x^2+3x-5`.
From equation `2x^2+3x-5=0` we found that `x_1=-5/2, x_2=1`.
Thus, `2x^2+3x-5=2(x+5/2)(x-1)` and we obtain inequality `2(x+5/2)(x-1)<=0`, i.e. `(x+5/2)(x-1)<=0`.
This means that `x+5/2` and `x-1` should have different signs, i.e.
First system doesn't have solutions, from second system `-5/2<=x<=1`. Therefore solution of the initial quadratic inequality is `-5/2<=x<=1`.
| 2019-04-18T16:35:34 |
https://www.emathhelp.net/notes/algebra-2/trigonometry/quadratic-inequalities/
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1. Start in your Google Sheets spreadsheet. Click on "File", then "Publish to the web...".
2. In the dialog box that pops up, under Link, select "Entire Document" and "Comma-separated values (.csv)", then click on "Publish".
3. A URL for your spreadsheet will now appear in the dialog box. Copy the URL.
4. Back at the Component Studio site, visit https://component.studio/componentsets, select your project, and enter a name for the component set you will be importing. Then click on the green "+".
5. Paste the URL for your Google Docs spreadsheet into the Import from Google Sheets field, and click on "Import".
6. A dialog box will pop up, asking if you wish to overwrite your current data. Click on "Ok".
7. You will now see that the data from your spreadsheet has been imported into Component Studio.
**Please note: If you make a change to your spreadsheet in Google Drive, it takes around 3-4 minutes for the spreadsheet with the new data/changes to be available for importing.
| 2019-04-22T06:15:21 |
https://help.component.studio/article/333-importing-a-spreadsheet-from-google-sheets
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I need methods that can populate these collections by fetching data from the database.
I'm confused as to which associated Repository class I should put those methods in. Should I design my repositories so that everything returning type T goes in the repository for type T as such?
The obvious drawback I see here is that I need to start instantiating a lot of repositories. What if my User also has assigned Widgets, Fidgets, and Lidgets? When I populate a User, I need to instantiate a WidgetRepository, a FidgetRepository, and a LidgetRepository all to populate a single user.
Alternatively, do I construct my repository so that everything requesting based on type T is lumped into the repository for type T as listed below?
The advantage I see here is that if I now need my user to have a collection of Widgets, Fidgets, and Lidgets, I just add the necessary methods to the UserRepository pattern and don't need to instantiate a WidgetRepository, FidgetRepository, and LigetRepository class every time I want to create a user, but now I've scattered the concerns for a user across several different repositories.
I'm really not sure which way is right, if any. Any suggestions?
The second option seems like you are defining your repository based on your requirements for this given application vs 1 repository per "table" which could be more flexible for other areas of your app that might come up or other applications that might not group stuff like your current app does. Yes, it means you'll have a fair amount of repositories, but then they are reusable inside any project that needs access to said repository.
I generally make repositories per "table" (I work in DB mostly) and then make "service" classes (some say UnitofWork I think) that group repositories and has an interface to give functionality to that service.
1) When making changes to a type and its associated repository (assume Ticket), it was far easier to modify the Ticket and TicketRepository in one place than to chase down every method in every repository that used a Ticket.
2) When I attempted to use interfaces to dictate the type of queues each repository could pull, I ran into issues where a single repository couldn't implement an generic interface using type T multiple times with the only differentiation in interface method implementation being the parameter type.
3) I access data from SharePoint and a database in my implementation, and created two abstract classes to provide data tools to the concrete repositories for either Sharepoint or SQL Server. Assume that in the example above Users come from Sharepoint while Tickets come from a database. Using my model I would not be able to use these abstract classes, as the group would have to inherit from both my Sharepoint abstract class and my SQL abstract class. C# does not support multiple inheritance of abstract classes. However, if I'm grouping all Ticket-related behaviours into a TicketRepository and all User-related behaviours into a UserRepository, each repository only needs access to one type of underlying data source (SQL or Sharepoint, respectively).
What should a repository really do?
| 2019-04-22T13:07:00 |
https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/251823/effective-repository-in-c-where-to-put-methods
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One of the defining characteristics of EVERY boom is the presence of a small elite seeking to enrich itself through graft, corruption, and unethical behavior.
When the music stops and the boom busts, these same people are frequently put to the sword of public opinion. Think Bernie Madoff, Ken Lay, and Silvio Berlusconi.
The Chinese economic "miracle" of the past three decades will prove to be NO EXCEPTION.
I'm convinced that history will one day show that corrupt Communist party officials, in cahoots with shady developers and construction moguls, systematically plundered the Chinese economy, getting rich off the hard work and savings of the average person.
- Bo Xilai, the former mayor of China's largest city of Chongqing, was once one of the rising stars of the Communist party and being groomed for a top spot in the Politburo.
- Wang Lijun was his police chief and right hand man.
- Together, Bo and Wang waged a high profile campaign to stamp out organized crime in the region, jailing and even executing supposed underworld bosses and corrupt businessmen.
- The two had an apparent falling out, allegedly over evidence that Bo's wife was involved in the death of British expat Neil Heywood.
- Heywood had been a longtime confidant of the Bo family. His death late last year was originally ruled as a heart attack, however there is now so much conflicting evidence that many are suggesting Heywood was going to come forward with extensive records of Bo's shady business dealings.
- After being stripped of his rank by Bo, Wang went to both the US consulate and British High Commission seeking asylum in exchange for information about Bo's impropriety. He was politely rejected.
- Bo has now been relieved of his powers amid a flurry of evidence and allegations that he and Wang siphoned off hundreds of millions of dollars from Chongqing's economic boom and secreted the funds out of the country.
- Meanwhile Bo's wife is under arrest for suspicion of murdering Mr. Heywood. Mr. Wang is also in the custody of Chinese authorities.
- Bo's son, a lavish partier who attends $90,000/year graduate school and drives around campus in European supercars, is hiding out in the United States.
The top echelons of the communist party are now working overtime to snuff out the scandal lest their own financial dealings and personal dirty linen be aired in public.
But, they're fighting an uphill battle. The rapid spread in China of micro-blogging services (like Twitter) mean that the party's censors have a real battle on their hands.
Sordid details have already emerged of an affair between Gu Kailai and Heywood, and the word is that Bo had him poisoned with cyanide. There are also allegations that the Bo family has siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars out of China into a web of companies controlled via offshore tax havens.
Blocking the use of the names of key figures in the scandal was one thing the censors tried. It didn't work. The bloggers are always one step ahead, and they simply devised code names for all the key figures involved.
All this serves to illustrate what is widely known but never openly talked about: in China, just as in most countries, there are two distinct sets of rules. One for the powerful elite, and one for everyone else. It's a delicate balance that always works… until it doesn't.
This affair has real potential to widely expose just how greedy, corrupt, and colossally abusive China's elite has been for years. That it comes at a time when China's economy is slowing will probably multiply the effect.
If a self-immolating Tunisian fruit merchant had the power to spark a wave of revolution across the Middle East, it certainly stands to reason that this scandal may create similar indignation for the ruling class in China… and thus shake the system to its core.
| 2019-04-24T21:19:41 |
https://www.businessinsider.com/two-sets-of-rules-one-for-the-elite-one-for-everyone-else-2012-6
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How could you estimate the relative ordering of the electron-donor power of the different PR3 ligands?
Phosphines are weak bases, their main umenshensheniem decreases with thedegree of substitution: R3P >> R2PH > RPH2. Trisubstituted phosphineligands expressed very strong electron - donor properties.
| 2019-04-24T20:59:33 |
https://www.assignmentexpert.com/homework-answers/chemistry/inorganic-chemistry/question-17988
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Mr. Boydstun, you are onto something.
A) Indeed, the mind must somehow "wing free" from the physical component --the brain, and its electrochemistry. Without this winging free, all would be 100% mechanistic, and choose could not exist.
B) Higher animals do have a mind; an amoral mind, though. (Why amoral? because they are unaware of meaning and values, the basis of morality.) E. g., a female lion may choose between chasing a weak gnu or chasing a strong gnu; all that, without moral rumination, of course.
C) The human being has this same "animal mind", plus an additional moral component of the mind. This explains why humans eventually doubt between courses of action involving different "levels" of moral correctness.
The chemical correlates of moral conflict have been experimentally found, and their functionally relevant effects attested.
But individual moral decisions, for the fact of being free, can't have a physical cause.
Science has already proved that morality is not a "natural kind" in the brain. The mind-brain distinction remains. The human mind, with its two components --the amoral, and the moral-- makes ethical conflict and personal growth possible.
There is one thing, only one thing, that seems awry to me in the preceding conception of Rand�s, and that is in the first of these two quotes. Perhaps it is only an indelicacy of expression, but it is this: Rand writes that an animal �has no control over the function of his brain and no power to question its content.� The odd thing is the word brain where one would expect the word mind. It gives the impression that Rand had such a deterministic view of physical (viz. neurophysiological) processes that she was inclined to have the human mind (supported by, yet) winging free of its physical processing. There is a similar oddity in Galt�s Speech when Rand expresses the necessity of veridicality in sensory perception by saying that the perceptual process is physically determined. Doesn�t it seem that the oddity of the statement of Rand�s that Jetton spotlighted at the beginning of his article "Scope of Volition" is a result of the same tendency to see higher human consciousness as winging free from its physical substrate?
I think the reason Rand writes that an animal "has no control over the function of his brain . . ." rather than "mind," is that she sees the term "mind" as referring to the conceptual faculty. Since animals don't have a conceptual faculty, they cannot be said to have a mind. I don't think this necessarily reflects any tendency of hers to see man's conceptual faculty as "winging free from its physical substrate" - especially given her recognition that consciousness is an attribute of a physical organism and cannot exist without physical means of perception and cognition.
When she says that the perceptual process is physically determined, I think she means in contrast to mentally or conceptually determined. In other words, the perceptual process is an automatic result of certain physical processes rather than something that one has direct conscious control over. This is not incompatible with the idea that the mind or conceptual faculty is part of the brain and therefore that the exercise of the mind is the exercise of that part of the brain (i.e., the neocortex).
Here you are. You have no interest in something; you do not value it in any way, shape or form. For example, you have no interest in supporting green politics; you do not value it at all. Yet you can simply choose to value it? I don't think so! Choice presupposes value; value does not presuppose choice.
... what about when I chose not to value socialism anymore (when I "really" learned about capitalism), and then I "started" valuing capitalism? Did I not choose to value capitalism?
What?? You mean you were once a (shudder!) SOCIALIST, and you now have the temerity to admit that?! Ed, I have renewed respect for you! That takes GUTS! [gag] But seriously, you didn't choose not to value socialism; you simply stopped valuing it when you learned that capitalism was superior. Nor did you choose to value capitalism; you came to value it only because you discovered that it was a better system.
Thanks for the comments and references to the articles in Objectivity. I confined my article to Rand's writing on volition (and not all of it) to limit the length.
I have a couple of comments about the quote from Ron Merrill.
Second, Merrill said a leopard's choice of prey is not volition. It's not clear whether he meant a gnu rather than an elephant, or one gnu rather than another. In any case, in my view a non-volitional choice is a contradiction in terms. If he did mean the latter, then explaining how the leopard picks one gnu and not others seems problematic.
To be sure, choice implies an alternative, but it does not imply freedom of choice, in the sense of libertarian free will.
I don't advocate a libertarian "anything goes" free will.
For example, if I am taking a multiple-choice test, I will necessarily choose what I believe to be the right answer; I cannot choose an answer that I believe is wrong, because I have no interest in doing so. Yet, I do make what can properly be called a "choice." Granted, I do have a conditional freedom of choice: I can choose an alternative answer, if I happen to believe that it is the right one.
What if you believe two of the choices are the best candidates (but only one of them is best according to who wrote the test)?
How so? A choice is made for the sake of a value; when you choose something, you are seeking to gain and/or keep it, which means that you must already value it. Otherwise, you would not have chosen it. Unless one is speaking loosely and metaphorically, to say that values are "chosen" is to say that one can choose to appreciate something - choose to want or desire it. I would like to know how that is possible. Here you are. You have no interest in something; you do not value it in any way, shape or form. For example, you have no interest in supporting green politics; you do not value it at all. Yet you can simply choose to value it? I don't think so! Choice presupposes value; value does not presuppose choice.
I do not mean loosely or metaphorically but literally that people have some capacity to choose their values. Of course, they typically don't do it arbitrarily. There is a decision-making process which takes time and thought as I described here.
If you claim that no values are open to choice, then you have a big hurdle to explain how a person's values can change, as Ed T. alludes to in post 22.
But seriously, you didn't choose not to value socialism; you simply stopped valuing it when you learned that capitalism was superior. Nor did you choose to value capitalism; you came to value it only because you discovered that it was a better system.
Seriously, he did choose to abandon socialism in favor of capitalism. He thoughtfully weighed the advantages and disadvantages of each and decided -- based on what he discovered -- that capitalism was a better value.
So ... ah ... let me get this straight. Are you saying that, when I stopped valuing socialism (and started valuing capitalism) -- that, in doing so, I didn't change my mind?
Now, surely you would agree that my mind changed -- but the locus of control (for the change) seems to be up for dispute here. On the one hand, it could be "I" who had changed my mind (by choice) and, on the other hand, it could be my "changing values" that changed my mind. Please pardon the pun, but this disjunctive seems to be a 'no-brainer' for me.
But have I fairly re-stated your position (the latter one -- ie. the one on the "other" hand)?
Then you'll pick either one, based on whatever arbitrary decision-making process you consider most timely or appropriate (e.g., by choosing the first one that comes to mind, flipping a coin, or whatever). Is this the kind of free will you had in mind?
But then you value choosing to engage in the decision-making process more than you value choosing an alternative. Moreover, the values that eventuate from that process are not chosen; they are discovered or realized.
They change on the basis of his gaining new knowledge, experience and/or understanding.
He abandoned socialism in favor of capitalism, but didn't "choose" to abandon it, unless you mean that he chose certain actions based on his newly discovered knowledge and values, like choosing to vote capitalist rather than socialist, but that's not the same as choosing the values themselves. The decision he came to after weighing the advantages of each system is not, strictly speaking, a choice but a recognition or understanding, which then forms the basis for his subsequent choices. It is not his valuation of capitalism that is chosen, but his evaluation of it. He doesn't choose his values; he values what he chooses.
No, you changed your mind, but you didn't choose to change your mind. Your change of mind was based on the thinking that gave rise to it.
It's not your "changing values" that changed your mind; your changing values are your change of mind. No, it was you that changed your mind (who else could it be?), but you didn't do it by choice; you did it by realization or discovery. If you add a column of figures and get the wrong answer, did you arrive at the wrong answer by choice? No, of course not; you didn't choose to get the wrong answer. You arrived at the wrong answer by a faulty process of addition. And if you subsequently discover your mistake and get the right answer, did you arrive at the right answer by choice? No, again. You arrived at it by a more accurate process of addition.
Moreover, the values that eventuate from that process are not chosen; they are discovered or realized.
Bill, what you are saying here is that things that you 'act to gain or keep' (ie. values) are not chosen, but discovered or realized. Therefore, discovered values (newly realized things to gain or keep) are not ever chosen -- but, instead, are automatic. I find this hard to believe.
It's not your "changing values" that changed your mind; your changing values are your change of mind.
If my changing values are that which changed my mind, then how, pray-tell, did my values change (what intermediate process afforded such a radical shift in fundamentals)?
No, it was you that changed your mind (who else could it be?), but you didn't do it by choice; you did it by realization or discovery.
To me, this means that realization cannot lead to choice -- which I find to be an insufficient understanding of human will.
If you add a column of figures and get the wrong answer, did you arrive at the wrong answer by choice? No, of course not; you didn't choose to get the wrong answer. You arrived at the wrong answer by a faulty process of addition.
This seems to me to be a straw-man. Incorporating error into the equation of human will is not a refutation of human will. It is merely a description of the reality that one needs to check one's premises -- not that one is pre-determined (by inevitable chance of error) to a fault-filled "choice" of wrongness.
The things that you value are chosen; your valuation of them is not. In other words, you choose to gain or keep what you value; you do not choose to value what you act to gain or keep. Your valuation is a product of your identification, recognition or understanding.
If my changing values are [not] that which changed my mind, then how, pray-tell, did my values change (what intermediate process afforded such a radical shift in fundamentals)?
Ed, something must be getting lost in translation here. Correct me if I'm wrong, but once your values have changed, you've changed your mind, right? Isn't that what you mean when you say that you've "changed your mind"? -- i.e., that you've changed your values?? If not, then I have no idea what you're talking about.
Of course, the realization leads to choice; the point is that the realization itself isn't chosen. You don't choose to realize that capitalism is a better system than socialism. You discover that it is.
You say that this assertion of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Rand�s is �too narrow, contradictory, and the choice to think does not control or determine what or how one subsequently thinks.� Why do you say the assertion is contradictory? I have an idea of what you are seeing as contradictory. Please correct me if I have your target wrong.
Rand says that the choice to think is one�s only free choice, then she says that there are other choices one makes that are being controlled by that only free choice, the choice to think or not. This might seem contradictory in the way that the Genesis story seems contradictory in saying Adam and Eve were the first human parents, and yet some of their children went off and married people living elsewhere. But it would seem most straightforward to interpret Rand�s statement as saying that there are choices we make that are not free and that these are controlled by the one kind of choice that is free.
That is my idea of how to read Rand�s statement as not contradictory. Beyond the issue of consistency, you say that Rand�s statement is �too narrow, . . . and the choice to think does not control or determine what or how one subsequently thinks.� On the issue of whether Rand�s scope of the variety of free choices is too narrow, I understand that you and Rand 1957 have a square disagreement. And given the charitable, self-consistent interpretation of Rand�s statement that I have put forth in the preceding paragraph, I think you must be right in contending that by 1969 (when she penned �What Is Romanticism?�) Rand had changed her mind. For she there stresses (i) a freedom of choice one has among alternative values and the composition of one�s character and (ii) a freedom of choice one has among purposeful actions to achieve one�s values. These two sorts of choices, Rand now holds up as free ones. They are intimately connected to that other free choice�the choice to think or not�but by 1969, Rand no longer takes the choice to think as the only free one.
Perhaps Rand did not really change her mind on this after writing Atlas. Perhaps the 1957 statement was defective in expressing all and only what she intended. Be that as it may, Merlin, you make a further criticism of Rand�s 1957 assertion, a criticism that I think starts with a mistaken paraphrase of her statement. Against Rand�s assertion, you say �the choice to think does not control or determine what or how one subsequently thinks.� But Rand�s statement had not contended that. Rand distributed the objects between the two verbs controls and determines.
She asserts that the choice to think �controls all the choices you make.� That seems sensible to me in two ways. For any choices that are not instant ones�what Friedenberg called Rapid Intelligent Reactions�I can choose how much thought, if any, I will devote to the choice. Choosing to add more thought adds more control.
The second way it seems sensible to say that the choice to think controls all the choices one makes is if one attaches to the choice to think the choice to continue to be able to think. That pregnant choice would control all other choices one makes in the mild sense that one�s choice to continue to protect one�s king would control all one�s choices in a game of chess.
On the other branch of Rand�s distribution of objects between controls and determines in her statement, she asserts that the choice to think �determines your life and character.� This seems true in two senses at once, both artfully meant to be apprehended in this single expression. First is the ex ante determination, then the ex post determination. The ex ante determination is a soft determinism: the choice to think shapes you life and character. The ex post determination is simply the hard �determinism� of all things past: the choice to think has shaped one�s life and character in the ways it has. As past occasions, they were the single set of contours of life and character one had; they were as they were. They are now the uniquely determinate occasions that were yours and you.
I said that Rand's 1957 statement in Galt's speech was contradictory because she said the choice to think or not is one's only choice and then she immediately adds there are other choices. If she had said the choice to think or not was most important or primary rather than only, then I would not have called it contradictory.
Your more charitable interpretation calls for making a distinction between choices that are free and others that are not free, with only the choice to think or not being the former. I don't see the justification for this. All choices are limited and conditioned to some extent, by our nature, our ideas, and the situation. Some are more limited and conditioned than others, but to say some are free and others are not is too dichotomous for me.
I didn't catch what you believe is contradictory about Adam and Eve.
Against Rand�s assertion, you say �the choice to think does not control or determine what or how one subsequently thinks.� But Rand�s statement had not contended that. Rand distributed the objects between the two verbs controls and determines.
controls and determines -- it would have been fine with me.
that which you call �free will� is your mind�s freedom to think or not, the only will you have, your only freedom, the choice that controls all the choices you make and determines your life and character.
I think that by "will" here she means free will, especially since she follows it with, "your only freedom." She could have said, "the only free will you have," but it would have been repetitious and not quite as eloquent. She is counting on the reader to take her meaning in context and not construe it too literally. This is a novel, after all; not an exacting philosophical treatise.
The mind must somehow �wing free� from the physical component�the brain, and its electrochemistry. Without this winging free, all would be 100% mechanistic, and choice could not exist.
Individual moral decisions, for the fact of being free, can�t have a physical cause.
I think you are selling purely physical contingency short. There is both contingency and necessity in the world prior to the appearance of life or mentality. Life at all levels of organism is only possible because there is both contingency and necessity in the world. Intelligent life also relies on both the contingency and the necessity in the world.
Indeed, intelligent life depends twice-over on the mind-independent contingency and necessity in the world. The body and brain depend on them as all life depends on them. The mind depends on them not only because it requires a brain, but because it must be able to adjust constraints and initial conditions of the lawful unfoldings of parts of the natural world.
With some contingency already in the world and in the brain, the way is open for intelligence and free will in and on a physical world.
Before speaking further to the place of free will in nature, I want to leave an interval for you to respond, if you like, to my view in the preceding. I will add an Appendix below to present and elucidate the definitions of contingency and necessity that I mean. I should mention that the view I present here is contrary to the view of Rand and Descartes. For them intelligent will (human or divine) is the source of any contingency in the world; all else is necessity (simply by nature or by ordinance of divine mind).
Necessity is: if A, then B, even if C.
Contingency is: if A, then B, unless C.
Necessity and contingency are complementary concepts. Each is relative to certain C. Relative necessity becomes absolute necessity when C is anything whatever, as when we say �Existence exists, whatever else may be the case� or �Angular momentum is conserved, whatever else.� We can exhibit the complementarity of necessity and contingency by the moon�s orbit about the earth. The moon will continue to orbit the earth (if last-year orbiting moon, then next-year orbiting moon), even if the magnetic poles of the earth reverse, even if humans tread on the moon, or even if young men in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Verona swear their love by the moon. Relative to those conditions, the continued orbit of the moon is a necessity. On the contingency side, the moon will continue to orbit the earth, unless shattered by a behemoth meteor, unless the sun-earth-moon system enters a chaotic regime, and so forth. Relative to these conditions, the continued orbit of the moon is contingent.
The moon will continue to orbit or not. Suppose it does. Then its continuation was necessary and not contingent? No, necessity and contingency are characters in respect of conditions. Necessity and contingency do pertain to the natures of things. They are matters of fact, albeit conditional facts. Necessity and contingency are not fundamentally epistemological concepts.
By necessity in our present, physical sense, I do not mean necessity in the traditional, �purely� logical or �purely� conceptual senses. Necessity in our current sense does not mean, as it did mean for Leibniz and Hume, something X that obtains and whose denial would be a contradiction of X�s (specific) identity. Denial of a true necessity or a true contingency, in our current sense, would mean contradiction of specific identity. The contradictions could be manifest or obscure, but in any case, they could not serve to distinguish the necessary from the contingent in our present sense. Note for completeness, that, under our new formulation of the necessity-contingency distinction [taken from Ted Honderich 1988], Leibniz�s hypothetical necessities stand as necessities with respect to some conditions and stand as contingencies with respect to other conditions.
Thank you for sharing with us the vista of your post #20.
I think you are selling purely physical contingency short.
Well, you may bet I don�t think so. But let�s follow your words.
Life at all levels of organism is only possible because there is both contingency and necessity in the world. Intelligent life also relies on both the contingency and the necessity in the world.
Indeed, intelligent life depends twice-over on the mind-independent contingency and necessity in the world.
The body and brain depend on them as all life depends on them. The mind depends on them not only because it requires a brain, but because it must be able to adjust constraints and initial conditions of the lawful unfoldings of parts of the natural world.
Related to your appended definitions of necessity and contingency, I will point out something which you are probably familiar with: your definition of necessity is different from the �classical� one. (In example, see Aquinas.) The classical one defines necessity as absolute (in your formulation it would be �if A, then B [for all C].) The classical �contingency� includes your conditional necessity.
Before entering the free will conundrum �and, perhaps, related to that same conundrum--, could you please elaborate what novel aspects are you aimed to introduce with your variant formulation?
Necessity and contingency are complementary concepts. Each is relative to certain C.
But necessity is not "relative" to C -- it is independent of C.
Is this a mistake in your reasoning?
Ed, I like that site you linked to on diet and evolution. I have read much of that page but plan to read the rest later.
1. An act of willing, choosing, or deciding.
2. A conscious choice; decision.
3. The power or capability of choosing; the will.
In the opening sentence of �Scope of Volition,� you say that �<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Rand described free will or volition in Galt�s speech.� I gather by this sentence that you mean to use volition and free will interchangeably. I know that the decisive way to punctuate that meaning of interchangeability would be �. . . free will, or volition, in Galt�s speech.� Nevertheless, I believe you mean to use volition interchangeably with free will in this article. Do I interpret you correctly in that?
In these pages, Rand seems to be using choice to mean free choice (which here means the same as free will, or volition). She here paints human beings as having a continual, if not continuous, option of refraining from thinking. She paints the choice to think or not as a continual companion of human waking life. And we know she regards that choice as a free choice.
On closer rereading of this 1957 text, I think you are correct to say Rand contradicts herself when she writes �that which you call �free will� is your mind�s freedom to think or not, the only will you have, your only freedom, the choice that controls all the choices you make� (1017). It is possible, of course, that in speaking of �all the choices you make� she does not mean �all the free choices you make.� But that would be a sudden, unannounced widening of her use of the word choice in this text; she had been using that word to mean free choice.
Up to this problematic point of the text, Rand surely seemed to be using choice to mean free choice. The choice to hold one�s life as a value has just been portrayed (on 1013) as a free choice, and it was not portrayed as being made free merely by the freedom of one�s continual choice to refrain from thinking about whether to hold one�s life as a value. Likewise, for the other ��by choice� actions in that eloquent paragraph.
If the interpretation of Rand 1957 I have just given is correct, then I was incorrect to conclude (in post #31) that Rand had changed her mind before penning her 1969 essay, which Merlin quotes in the third paragraph of �Scope of Volition.� For under the present interpretation, Rand had already been allowing, and indeed asserting, that we have freely chosen actions and values�in addition to the choice to think�in the essay of her philosophy in Atlas.
Merlin, do your differences with Rand over what is the scope of volition have implications for Rand�s theory of morality?
You say in your post #35 that you restrict free choices to moral choices. Is the domain of moral choice the same in your view as in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Rand�s view? She takes moral choices to be those choices of an individual �that determine the purpose and the course of his life�(first page of OE). Humans have other free choices, in Rand�s view, but it is only (and all of) the preceding proper subset of them that she regards as the domain of moral choices.
Other thinkers delimit the domain of moral choice differently. Nozick restricts moral choices to choices in one�s responsiveness to persons as persons. He does not disconnect persons from their lives�he sees persons as situated at the center of lives�but the distinctly moral domain is limited to the treatment of persons, in Nozick�s view.
What is the domain of choices you mean when you speak of moral choices?
I think William Dwyer is correct in saying, as he does in post #21, that Rand would object to our speaking of animal mind because she would reserve mind for the conceptual level of cognition. I am fine with the contemporary talk of animal minds, but there is another difference you have with Rand concerning what you are calling the animal, amoral part of the human mind. I�ll come to that in a moment.
When you write that �the human being has this same �animal mind�,� you are referring to the ability of a lion to select which gnu is better to chase. But when you then go on to speak of the animal, amoral part of the human mind, do you mean to include there our feelings and desires? Do you mean to add feelings and desires to the powers of conditioning-learning (and instincts?) that we share with other animals?
Lastly, for you post #20, what do you mean by levels when you say that �humans eventually doubt between courses of action involving different �levels� of moral correctness�? Are all of these levels within the domain of moral choices?
| 2019-04-20T16:14:37 |
http://rebirthofreason.com/Forum/ArticleDiscussions/1723_1.shtml
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You will be aware from the calendar that we will be conducting the lower school assessments next week. These are a set of internal assessments so we can have a clear picture of the level of knowledge and understanding of the pupils in each of their subjects. Teachers use this information to help inform their future planning and as a starting point for measuring progress this year. They will highlight areas girls understand well and topics which may need recapping or skills which may need practising further.
Assessment is part of normal everyday teaching and so these assessments are nothing for pupils to worry about. They will have been told in lessons what to review and revise in preparation for them and they should use this opportunity to try out revision techniques.
Please re-iterate the message they are receiving at school about these assessments. They should as always try their best, but worrying about them is really a waste of time. The outcomes of the assessments simply allow us to teach them better and help them develop as learners.
| 2019-04-18T16:39:55 |
https://wychwoodschool.org/news/lower-school-assessments/
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Is there a simple rule when to choose 'become' or 'get'?
For me it seems kind of random, but basic grammar books associate 'become' with 'turning into' and 'get' with 'acquire'.
Kajjo Is there a simple rule when to choose 'become' or 'get'?
For me it seems kind of random, but basic grammar books associate 'become' with 'turning into' and 'get' with 'acquire'.This is generally true, as a basic distinction. However, Americans often use 'get' in place of 'become'.
"Get" is also common in BrE for both "acquire" and "become" ("get excited", "get angry", "get drunk", etc.).
Although "get" is one of the commonest verbs in spoken English, there's a widespread prejudice against its use in written English – or rather, against its use in formal written English. Schoolteachers often used to warn against it, for instance. Maybe they still do.
Use of “Got”: For those keeping track, this is a nit-picky thing. However, I strongly recommend that you find a different word than “got” or any of its derivatives. There is always another replacement word. It just sounds better when you choose a different word.
Not in ordinary, everyday conversation, however. In that case, "get" is better.
"I'm becoming hungry" just won't do among friends.
Only people whose everyday dress is tuxedos and ball gowns (and diamond tiaras) would utter such monstrosities!
I agree, CalifJim. The advice is just for academic writing.
The following message was posted (twice) by Anonymous.
I've copied it into this message and deleted the originals, as the formatting was hopeless.
Anon, if you're listening: please don't cut and paste directly from other sources, as the formatting never carries over. Instead, copy your text into Notepad (or some other text editor) first; then recopy it from there.
Anon Sorry, I'll post those figures again in a more readable format.
REGISTER + figure per. 1 million words.
'got' is more possesive ie: I got a TV, I got hungry.
'became' should be used for more formal or non personal things eg: The technique became generalized.
gotten is considered bad because it is a mush of older English words such as begotten and misbegotten (later associated with cursing and personal slurs), which are also mush of older words again.
Only on one side of the Atlantic!
In the US gotten is the normal past participle of the verb get.
Jack has gotten heavy in his old age.
Get Back Vs Get In?
Make It Back Vs Get It Back?
Get Vs. Got Vs. Have Got?
| 2019-04-26T02:07:48 |
https://www.englishforums.com/English/GetVsBecome/crxmm/post.htm
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Projection mapping is a projection technique that allows almost any surface or object to be converted into an unforgettable 3D experience. From buildings, walls and architectural installations to sports fields, cars and people. Over the last decade, projection mapping has become increasingly popular for video mapping techniques at various events, but also in advertising.
Its goal is to turn the static surface into an interactive, 3D display, or distort it, and affect the perception of viewers by projecting complex 3D structures, objects and animations across different surfaces, thus creating a 'wow' effect and entertaining the viewer.
How does Projection mapping work?
Appropriate equipment and software support are required for quality projection mapping. The theory of self-projection, in theory, is simple: the projector projects video animation on a particular surface. But in practice, this is a bit more complicated. Regardless of the quality of animation, if the projection is not tailored to the dimensions, color, texture, and other surface characteristics (including other essential factors from location to light and lighting), the image will be blurry and the desired effect will be missed. However, if the basic projection requirements are met, the ultimate effect will only depend on the quality of the animation that needs to be adjusted to the architecture of the object in order to achieve 3D dimensions and movement without the help of special glasses.
The inevitable segment of each video projection is, of course, a sound because without it there is no special effect. It is possible to stimulate additional senses (smell, jitter, watery smog). If these effects fit into the projection, it is possible to achieve an even more intense sense of reality in complete illusion. The scent can be widespread with the help of hidden scented sprays or 'fragrance cards' on which several geometric shapes of different colors are printed. As soon as a particular shape appears in the projection, the observer will rub the card and so release the scent.
If you are trying to investigate a specific history of projection or video mapping, you will find only 3-4 years old data. This is because the projection mapping was called, and that is the official name, "Spatial augmented reality".
The more frequent use of this technology begins at the beginning of the 21st century, more specifically in 2005, with a sudden expansion and demand for a different and more recognizable way of entertainment and promotional activities that would leap from the conventional, already seen, methods.
Although the rapid expansion of mapping dates from a very close past, it was first recorded in 1969 at Disneyland by opening a ride through the "Grim Grinning Ghost" theme.
Planar projection mapping is the basic type of projection mapping. The substrate, ie the surface, is straight and two-dimensional and is most often the projecting canvas, wall or facade of the building. A two-dimensional image or video projecting on a flat surface where an object from animation through a certain angle of view gains a third dimension.
Spherical projections cover up to 360 ° projection in all directions. The projection takes place on the inside or outside of the ball or some of its fragments. This is the most demanding mapping method because a few projectors and a video splitter are required for the spherical projection to deliver the output video to the fragments that will then be played on a separate projector acting as a whole.
Panorama projection mapping means any projection that covers the projection area up to 360 °, projected on a spherical form. But the important difference is that the upper and lower edges of the panoramic projection are visible, and the image is only visible horizontally from the perspective. It is mostly used for various movie projections and for mapping complex buildings or systems of connected surfaces.
Vying represents manipulation of images, or fractals of images in real time through software filters in synchronization with music. It is used as a part of the light show at most concerts, nightclubs and music festivals, but it also has its place in various artistic performances.
Interactive projections are becoming more popular because of the potential for interaction of viewers with projected video content. For example, during live paint video mapping, viewers using camera-focused lamps leave traces of light on the projected object. There is also projection mapping supported by MultiTouch screens where viewers can change projected video content in real-time. The latest interactive mapping technique is a motion capture mapping that allows interaction of 3D-modeled viewers interacting with the surface in front of them through the movement.
So far this mapping has mostly been used for projections on the facades of buildings or houses, but today it is applied to almost all surfaces: from sports fields and cars to human bodies and trees. Through projection mapping, you can tell a variety of stories: from commercials, historical-cultural facts to festive decorations. Recently, there is a growing demand for mapping for the scenographic painting of the stage and the space of social events, and its ability to allow advertisers to create supernatural landscapes on various surfaces, project mapping has also won the marketing world.
| 2019-04-24T18:18:11 |
https://www.holofiction.hr/en/company/news/what-is-projection-mapping.html
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is going to be violent and intense, promises the MPAA. The Motion Picture Association of America has officially rated the upcoming sequel, the fifth entry in the Jurassic Park franchise overall, PG-13, for "intense sequences of science-fiction violence and peril." That sounds like what audiences have come to expect from the dino-centric series over the years, but the real question is, can this movie actually justify its existence beyond making Universal a whole lot of money?
The explanation for the MPAA's rating doesn't come as a surprise. At bare minimum, watching dinosaurs run around on an island, or in the case of Jurassic World 2, quite possibly on the mainland, chasing humans and killing people is going to warrant some intensity, violence and peril. It's also worth mentioning that the four previous entries in the Jurassic Park franchise were all rated PG-13 as well. This is a series that can't quite get away with PG and be any fun and doesn't really need to go for an R, unless they really want to ratchet up the violence. But that's not what these movies are about.
Director J.A. Bayona has said that this movie will be darker than Jurassic World, and it's also not going to be the end of the dinosaur-filled movies either. Universal recently announced that Jurassic World 3 will arrive in June of 2021, with Colin Trevorrow, who directed the first Jurassic World, returning to helm the final installment of this new trilogy. He's set to co-write the final movie with franchise newcomer Emily Carmichael. So the studio is banking on this upcoming entry to be a big hit. But that's not really a surprise, given what happened with the previous movie.
Following the release of the disappointing Jurassic Park III in 2001, which didn't do much for fans or critics and grossed just $368 million worldwide, the studio has trouble figuring out what to do with the movies moving forward. What would ultimately become Jurassic World went through many stages of development, but the idea of seeing a fully functioning dinosaur theme park clearly appealed to moviegoers. It also didn't hurt giving fans a 14-year break to build up anticipation. The result? Jurassic World became one of the highest-grossing movies ever, making $1.67 billion worldwide. That demolished expectations and gave the studio confidence to proceed with the rest of this new trilogy.
But can this be more than a cash grab? Who knows? Heading into the fifth movie, it's become tough to find reasons to mix humans with these killer man-made creatures, but it's been promised that this won't just be dinosaurs chasing people around on an island. Plus, we've got that huge volcanic eruption to look forward to. However the chips may fall, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which arrives in theaters on June 22, has been rated by the MPAA and is complete. Now it's just a matter of waiting to see if this movie can not only be as successful as its predecessor, which is a tall order on its own, but if it can also tell a satisfying story.
| 2019-04-21T05:25:59 |
http://paleontologyworld.com/entertainment/jurassic-world-2-rating-promises-intense-dinosaur-violence
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At 94 years and 172 days old, Jimmy Carter is now the longest-living U.S. president.
Carter, the 39th president, was born on Oct. 1, 1924. When George H.W. Bush died in November, he was 94 years and 171 days old. Carter was also the first American president born in a hospital.
In office for one term, he has spent the last several decades dedicated to service, building houses with Habitat for Humanity and launching the nonpartisan and nonprofit Carter Center, which focuses on public policy. In 2002, he received the Nobel Prize. Carter announced in 2015 that he had cancer, which started in his liver and spread; he underwent surgery, and is now cancer-free.
President Obama is set to arrive in Cuba on Sunday for a historic 48-hour visit, marking the first such trip by a U.S. president in 88 years, Reuters reports.
In December 2014, Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro began strengthening diplomatic relations between the two countries, which have been at odds since the Cold War. Despite Obama's progress easing travel and trade restrictions, Congress has not yet repealed the U.S.'s economic embargo of Cuba.
President Obama will visit a U.S. mosque for the first time during his presidency, the White House announced Saturday, The Baltimore Sun reports.
He'll head to the Islamic Society of Baltimore on Wednesday to "to celebrate the contributions Muslim Americans make to our nation and reaffirm the importance of religious freedom to our way of life," the White House said.
The visit comes as Islamophobia factors heavily into the 2016 presidential race. Republican hopeful Donald Trump has called for a ban on all Muslims entering the U.S.
The state of Kentucky is 8.2 percent African-American, according to U.S. Census data, but last night marked the first time a black Kentuckian was elected to statewide office.
The trailblazer in question is Lieutenant Governor-elect Jenean Hampton, a Republican. A Detroit native and Air Force veteran, Hampton is a newcomer to politics, though in 2014 she unsuccessfully challenged a Kentucky state house representative. Hampton is a Tea Party activist whose 2014 race was endorsed by fellow Kentuckian Sen. Rand Paul (R).
How's this for symmetry: On 11/11, Rosa Beckner turned 111.
Beckner lives in Franklin County, Virginia, and she can still remember hearing the news as a teenager that World War I was over, and the first time her father brought a telephone into the house. Now, she told The Roanoke Times, "you carry them in your pocket."
| 2019-04-21T05:10:39 |
http://1.images.theweek.com/speedreads/section/milestones
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Can you can beets without a pressure cooker?
The answer is No. Beets are a low acid food. You must use a pressure cooker.
Plain beets do not have enough acid to can them in a hot water bath. Pickled beets have a higher acid content and can be processed in a hot water bath.
I hate to disagree but we have been canning beets for years with a regular canner and not a pressure canner. My recipe is for pickled beets, and I process in a hot water bath for twenty minutes once the water in the canner comes to a boil.
You can - you need to boil and peel them (to soften), then slice and preserve in pickling vinegar.
Response: Plain beets need to be processed in a pressure cooker because they are a low acid food. When you pickle beets, you can use a hot water bath. The acid from the vinegar changes the PH of the mixture.
| 2019-04-18T13:03:47 |
http://www.provident-living-today.com/canning-beets.html
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How Long Can You Run a Ceiling Fan?
Ceiling fans are a good way to circulate air throughout a home in both cool and hot weather. If you own a ceiling fan, you may want to know how long you can keep it on at any given time. Is it a good idea to run the fan constantly even when no one is in the room? Is this a waste of energy? The following article will explain the basics of energy usage.
Generally, it is acceptable to leave your ceiling fan on for a long time. It's even safe to leave it on when no one is in the room, if the purpose of leaving it on is to circulate air and maintain a consistent room temperature. In very hot weather, for example, it can be beneficial to leave a ceiling fan on as a way to circulate cool air throughout the house. If you leave the ceiling fan on the room will be a good temperature when you come back to use it.
Ceiling fans can also keep rooms warm. In addition, leaving a ceiling fan on may actually save energy because it improves the effectiveness of a home's HVAC system. If your central heating and air conditioning system doesn't have to work as hard, leaving ceiling fans on can be a good way to conserve energy.
Ceiling fans are good for cooling a room and keeping a warm comfortable temperature. They are also good for air circulation. In fact, air circulation is one of the best reasons to have a ceiling fan in your house. No matter what the room temperature, warmer air rises to the ceiling and cool air falls to the floor. In any weather, turning on the ceiling fan is a good way to keep the temperature more even so that the house remains a comfortable temperature throughout.
Ceiling fans don't actually lower the temperature in the summer, in the sense that they don't affect air temperature. They do create a cooling effect, however, because the moving air from the ceiling fan provides a gentle breeze that causes the human body to cool down. Another reason a ceiling fan cools you down is that it can move cool air from lower areas in the room and evenly distribute them to create a cooler temperature overall.
When used together with air conditioning, ceiling fans can be very helpful. In the winter a ceiling fan does the same thing as in the summer, circulating hot air from the top of a room more evenly throughout the house. Less heat is wasted when a ceiling fan is installed, saving on your energy bill. Some ceiling fans even have heaters included in the design.
When using a ceiling fan in the winter, you may want to put it on a lower setting so that it does not create as much of a breeze. In the summer, creating a breeze is a good way to cool down, but in the winter you simply want to circulate warm air to create a more even temperature throughout the house.
Ceiling Fans: How do they Work?
| 2019-04-22T06:10:33 |
https://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-long-can-you-run-a-ceiling-fan
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The CIA may have conducted open-air tests of whooping cough bacteria in Florida in the mid-1950's when state medical records show a whooping cough outbreak killed 12 persons, according to a Church of Scientology analysis of agency records.
The Scientologists said their examination of about 150 pages of financial records released in recent years by the Central Intelligence Agency indicates that the agency conducted at least one open-air biological test along Florida's Gulf Coast in 1955.
In a report the Scientologists are scheduled to make public today, the group said the CIA documents show that shortly before the test someone in the agency signed out a specimen of whooping cough bacteria known as Hemophilus pertussis from the Army's biological warfare center at fort Detrick, Md.
The bacteria apparently was used in tests conducted around the Tampa Bay area near Sebring, Fla., according to the Scientologists' report.
"It is our hope that the outbreak and the testing is a mere coincidence," the Scientologists said.
A spokesman for the CIA said the agency would have no comment on the report.
American Citizens for Honesty in Government, a group formed by the church of Scientology, has been active in recent months in analyzing chemical and biological testing programs run by the Army and possibly the CIA in the 1950s and 1960s.
Earlier this month the Scientologists said their analysis of financial records that were part of the CIA's MK-ULTRA testing program showed the agency conducted open air tests around New York city.
The same heavily censored records also contain fragments of information that indicate the CIA reimbursed a physician, whose name is deleted, for $4 for the bacteria withdrawn from Fort Detrick on Jan. 26, 1955.
A few days later, according to receipts from the CIA, the intelligence agency paid for a pair of boots contaminated during testing. The boots were purchased in Sebring, according to copies of the receipts.
The CIA records also show reimbursements for jeeps, lumber, several test animals and long distance calls regarding security set up at "field test sites." Several other entries at the time indicate the team was testing some type of biological agent.
According to the records, several test animals were killed and buried and a "biological specimen" was shipped by airto an unnamed location by the researchers. CIA petty cash vouchers show a one-way railway ticket was purchased March 6, 1955, for $54.99 A Seaboard Railroad chart from that time indicates $54.99 was the fare from Sebring to Washington, D. C.
The Scientologists said they checked Florida state medical records and found whooping cough cases jumped 300 percent over previous years, with the highest increase recorded in July 1955.
Earlier this year, Army records indicated that a biological warfare test conducted in San Francisco in 1950 may have been responsible for the death of a hospital patient there.
Brian Anderson, a spokesman for the Scientologists, said in a statement that the evidence the group has gathered indicates a need for the release of all government biological warfare test files.
The CIA says most of its chemical and biological test files were destroyed in 1973 at the order of former CIA director Richard Helms.
| 2019-04-20T16:59:58 |
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/12/17/report-suggests-cia-involvement-in-fla-illnesses/5b10205e-170b-4e38-b64e-2e9bca8f50df/
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Context: Early software reuse is considered as the most beneficial form of software reuse. Hence, previous research has focused on supporting the reuse of software requirements. Objective: This study aims to identify and investigate the current state of the art with respect to (a) what requirement reuse approaches have been proposed, (b) the methods used to evaluate the approaches, (c) the characteristics of the approaches, and (d) the quality of empirical studies on requirements reuse with respect to rigor and relevance. Method: We conducted a systematic review and a combination of snowball sampling and database search have been used to identify the studies. The rigor and relevance scoring rubric has been used to assess the quality of the empirical studies. Multiple researchers have been involved in each step to increase the reliability of the study. Results: Sixty-nine studies were identified that describe requirements reuse approaches. The majority of the approaches used structuring and matching of requirements as a method to support requirements reuse and text-based artefacts were commonly used as an input to these approaches. Further evaluation of the studies revealed that the majority of the approaches are not validated in the industry. The subset of empirical studies (22 in total) was analyzed for rigor and relevance and two studies achieved the maximum score for rigor and relevance based on the rubric. It was found that mostly text-based requirements reuse approaches were validated in the industry. Conclusion: From the review, it was found that a number of approaches already exist in literature, but many approaches are not validated in industry. The evaluation of rigor and relevance of empirical studies show that these do not contain details of context, validity threats, and the industrial settings, thus highlighting the need for the industrial evaluation of the approaches. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
project "Professional Licentiate of Engineering Research School"
Context: Automated acceptance tests have become a core practice of agile software development (e.g. Extreme Programming). These tests are closely tied to requirements specifications and these tests provide a mechanism for continuous validation of software requirements. Software reuse has evolved with the introduction of each new reusable artefact (e.g., reuse of code, reuse of frameworks, tools etc.). In this study, we have investigated the reusability of automated acceptance tests keeping in view their close association with textual requirements.
Objective: As automated acceptance tests are closely related to software requirements, we have used existing research in software engineering to identify reusability related characteristics of software requirements and used these characteristics for automated acceptance tests.This study attempts to address the following aspects: (i) what important reuse characteristics should be considered when measuring reusability of automated acceptance tests? (ii) how reusability can be measured in automated acceptance tests?, and (iii) how cost avoided through reuse of automated acceptance tests can be calculated?
Method: We have used a combination of research methods to answer different aspects of our study. We started by identifying reusability related characteristics of software requirements, with help of systematic literature review. Later, we tried to identify the reusability related characteristics of defect reports and the process is documented using an experience report. After identifying the characteristics from the previous two studies, we used these characteristics on two case-studies conducted on Behaviour driven development test cases (i.e., acceptance tests of textual nature). We proposed two approaches that can identify the reuse potential of automated acceptance tests and evaluated these approaches in the industry. Later, to calculate the cost avoided through reuse, we proposed and evaluated a method that is applicable to any reusable artifact.
Results: The results from the systematic literature review shows that text-based requirements reuse approaches are most commonly used in the industry. Structuring these text-based requirements and identifying the reusable requirements by matching are the two commonly used methods for enabling requirements to reuse. The results from the second study, industrial experience report, indicates that defect reports can be formulated in template and defect triage meeting can be used to identify important test-cases related to defect reports. The results from these two studies, text-based requirements reuse approaches and template based defect reports, were included when identifying approaches to measure reuse potential of BDD test-cases. The two proposed approaches, Normalised Compression Distance (NCD) and Similarity Ratio, for measuring reuse potential were evaluated in the industry. The evaluation indicated that Similarity ratio approach performed better than the NCD approach, however, the results from both approaches were comparable with the results gathered with the help of expert analysis. The cost related aspects of reusable acceptance tests were addressed and evaluated using a method that calculates the cost-avoidance through reuse. The industrial evaluation of the method and guidelines show that the method is an artifact independent method.
Conclusions: The evidence from this study shows that the automated acceptance tests are reusable, similar to text-based software requirements and their reuse potential can be calculated as well. The industrial evaluation of the three studies (i.e. approaches to measure reuse potential, calculation of cost avoidance and defect reports in triage meetings) shows that the overall results are applicable to the industry. However, further work is required to evaluate the reuse potential of automated acceptance tests in different contexts.
| 2019-04-23T14:11:46 |
http://bth.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1150834&c=29&searchType=SIMPLE&language=no&query=&af=%5B%5D&aq=%5B%5B%7B%22personId%22%3A%22authority-person%3A44483%22%7D%5D%5D&aq2=%5B%5B%5D%5D&aqe=%5B%5D&noOfRows=50&sortOrder=author_sort_asc&sortOrder2=title_sort_asc&onlyFullText=false&sf=all
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To start a colony may be hard. As many have found out, to actually defend the idea, once others find out, is harder. What are the challenges on the way to a new micronation, or at least an independent existence? What are the ways?
Being ignored - a fine way towards freedom when there are so few other options; the authorities likely to challenge the fledgling state don't bother to do so. If this persists for long enough, a case may be made the settlers are the real, de facto owners, which is a start.
Keep 'em busy - derail detrimental efforts of others by bureaucracy and other evil means; this may entail providing massive evidence of a claim, and let them try to sort it out in a few decades. The "work the system" option.
Limited term contract - to persuade any country to give up a part of its lands would be… hard. A limited time period is more imaginable.
Limited freedom contract - in exchange for, say, a certain fee, plus maybe a few general agreements, the people are left to do as they please. The main challenge is to keep the contract in effect and withstand all pressures to expand it. Word is several tropical states like Indonesia may offer up to a 99-year lease on their land with a fairly extensive sovereignty (link needed).
Start legal - become a settlement officially under the control of some state, create the infrastructure and basic industries, amass the funds, install the defenses… and declare independence. May not be as easy once one entangles himself into the global networks.
Hidden - as in the book/movie The Beach, where a small community has hidden itself away from the civilization. This would be a hard one to pull for a long period of time.
Social project - as in the Freetown Christiania, where a group of idealists gained a semi-legal status and a measure of official acceptance. The emphasis seems to be on a distinct culture and lifestyle. It may be possible to try it elsewhere.
Penal colony - in India, there are now prisons, where the prisoners are basically left for themselves, free to pursue their crafts and earn a living, merely not allowed to escape. There are also many movie examples (though mostly not pleasant). Still, it might be in theory possible to create a colony housing prisoners of a certain country, in exchange for non-intervention.
Buffer zone - where there is conflict between two without end, a third party could claim control of a sensitive area - with the agreement of both. Required would be a great reputation, mastery of diplomacy, and it still may not work. But it is a theoretical option.
Join the Commonwealth of Nations - the basic, today a bit looser precondition is to be a former British colony. There are other conditions, but easier to fulfill than the conditions for the UN, and it would offer much prestige and actual international recognition. Note also that it does not exercise or claim to have any sort of power over its members. See also a research society for that topic.
Take over - there are quite a few internationally accepted small states out there. A group of enthusiasts could move into one, and essentially take it over, dictating or at least strongly influencing its politics.
Ask for it - simply, ask for a piece of land for exactly this purpose. Pitch it as a great PR stunt, a social experiment/political model or something. It is of course extremely hard to convince modern governments to give up their land, so additional motivation is necessary. It could be care for desolate lands, claiming new or disputed territory for the 'sponsoring' country, or simply provoking their enemies (let's say a country allows 'American fugitives' the escape from that evil imperialism, etc, etc, etc).
Settle into a country with low standards, and slowly work your way through a civil war up to declaring independence. Very risky, and taking possibly decades, but some may try it.
An alternative route some people choose is to be a 'perpetual traveller', that arranges his or her paperwork in such a way that all governments consider him a tourist, paying little to no taxes, and living mostly unhindered. As an individual strategy, this is way outside of the topic of this website, but provides inspiration, and even possible investment/supporters. There could be entire groups living this life. They may also have valuable information on registration, citizenship, and other interesting questions. Note also a website from an expert on disappearing.
Research station - access is limited to many exotic places. But if one were to, say, form into an alternative ecological movement, then one could probably easily move into such a place, researching while creating a viable settlement. Especially for those with strict ecological preferences, the challenge to keep up the nature-oriented face may be easy.
Foundation - some states don't tax foundations/non-profit organizations, and may be more lax in their treatment, if some noble purpose is proven (may go with the previous option, and provide a springboard to many others).
Dependent nation status - enjoyed by Sovereign Indian Nations in the US, with important marks of sovereignty… though it could be extremely hard to achieve this status nowadays. Good luck.
WSLEs, or Weakly State-Like Entities, introduced here, are parastate entities intended to be temporary, not out for a direct military confrontation. They still intend to have their sovereignty.
Fight - yes, wait for your challenge, and win the battle(s). While straightforward, there are obvious problems with this approach. On the other hand, it may be necessary with other options, too. See also Right of Conquest.
join the club - should you actually want to join the United Nations. The application is trivial, but the General Assembly must determine by a two-thirds majority that you are a “peace-loving state” that can carry out the duties of the U.N. Charter. This requires serious work in the previous step.
To live free, you don't need all these things. Real independence may be far from the declared one. Choose what goals you will aim for.
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http://anewland.wikidot.com/methods-of-independence
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Quantum error correction techniques are methods to protect quantum information from errors due to decoherence and other noise.
Classical error correction employs redundancy: The simplest way is to store the information multiple times, and—if these copies are later found to disagree—just take a majority vote; i.e. if, say, one copy says, the bit is a 0, and two others claim it to be a 1, then probably all three were a 1 and the first bit got corrupted.
However, this is not possible with quantum information, as it cannot be copied: see no-cloning theorem.
Therefore it was a relief when Peter Shor realized that, even if the information cannot be copied, the information of one qubit (now called a logical qubit) can be spread onto several (physical) qubits by using a quantum error correcting code. Now, if noise or decoherence corrupts one qubit, the information is not lost.
This is because a quantum error correcting code is designed such that a certain operation, called syndrome measurement can determine whether a qubit has been corrupted, and if so, which one. What is more, the outcome of this operation (the syndrome) tells us not only which physical qubit was affected, but also, in which of several possible ways it was affected.
The latter is counter-intuitive at first sight: Since noise is arbitrary, how can the effect of noise be one of only few distinct possibilities? In most codes, the effect is either a bit flip, or a sign (of the phase) flip, or both (corresponding to the Pauli matrices X, Z, and Y). The reason is that the measurement of the syndrome has the projective effect of a quantum measurement. So even if the error due to the noise was arbitrary, it can be expressed as a superposition of basis operations—the error basis (which is here given by the Pauli matrices and the identity).
So, the syndrome measurement "forces" the qubit to "decide" for a certain specific "Pauli error" to "have happened", and the syndrome tells us which, so that we can let the same Pauli operator act again on the corrupted qubit to revert the effect of the error.
The crucial point is that the syndrome measurement tells us as much as possible about the error that has happened, but nothing at all about the value that is stored in the logical qubit—as otherwise the measurement would destroy any quantum superposition of this logical qubit with other qubits in the quantum computer.
Peter Shor's 9-qubit-code, a.k.a. the Shor code, encodes 1 logical qubit in 9 physical qubits and can correct for one bit flip and one phase flip error.
Andrew Steane found a code which does the same with 7 instead of 9 qubits, see Steane code.
A generalisation of this concept are the CSS codes, named for their inventors: A. R. Calderbank, Peter Shor and Andrew Steane. A more general class of codes (encompassing the former) are the stabilizer codes of Daniel Gottesman.
A newer idea is Alexei Kitaev's topological quantum codes.
That these codes allow indeed for quantum computations of arbitrary length is the content of the threshold theorem, found by Michael Ben-Or and Dorit Aharonov, which asserts that you can correct for all errors if you concatenate quantum codes such as the CSS codes—i.e. re-encode each logical qubit by the same code again, and so on, on logarithmically many levels—provided the error rate of individual quantum gates is below a certain threshold; as otherwise, the attempts to measure the syndrome and correct the errors would introduce more new errors than they correct for.
Recent (as of late 2004) estimates for this threshold indicate that it could be as high as 1-3% 1, provided that there are sufficiently many qubits available.
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https://quantiki.org/wiki/error-correction-0
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Flanked by a man who faces charges for shooting the person who tried to mug him, mayoral candidate William A. Swisher yesterday returned to the anti-crime theme that first propelled him to political prominence in 1974.
"I wanted citizens to know that citizens still have a right to protect themselves," said Mr. Swisher, a lawyer, who has promised to defend John C. Ward against charges of carrying a handgun without a permit.
Mr. Ward, a retired sailor who lives in West Baltimore, was charged with a handgun violation July 10 when he shot a man who accosted him in an alley, shoved him against a wall and began rummaging through his pockets.
"I don't advocate carrying guns, but in this case you have a 65-year-old man who weighs 120 pounds defending himself against a 32-year-old man," Mr. Swisher said. "I don't know if the other man was even charged."
The alleged assailant, James Lester Crawford, 32, of 1800 block of West Pratt Street, was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center with a bullet wound in the left chest after the incident. He was charged three days later with attempted robbery and assault, said police spokeswoman Arlene K. Jenkins, who added that bail for Mr. Crawford was set at $10,000.
Mr. Swisher, Baltimore's state's attorney from 1974 to 1982, said that fear of crime has been the dominant concern voiced by city residents he has met during the summer's primary campaign.
"Crime is completely outrageous," Mr. Swisher told a candidates' forum in Locust Point recently. "People are leaving the city."
The anti-crime theme was one Mr. Swisher used with success in 1974 when, then an obscure lawyer, he successfully challenged the incumbent state's attorney, Milton B. Allen on the strength of campaign ads asserting that rising crime had transformed the city into a "jungle."
Mr. Swisher, who since then has been dogged by accusations that the campaign was designed to play on racial fears -- Mr. Allen is black -- said he had toned down his anti-crime message early in his campaign this time to avoid being branded as alarmist and racially divisive.
But yesterday, he said he will step up his anti-crime message because crime is the single greatest concern expressed by people -- including both blacks and whites -- he meets during his campaign travels.
With 160 homicides on record in Baltimore so far this year, Mr. Swisher is not the only candidate to embrace crime as an issue.
In June, Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke acknowledged concerns over rising crime by approving funds for hiring 50 additional foot patrolmen. Another candidate, former Mayor Clarence H. "Du" Burns, immediately accused the mayor of having stolen one of his ideas.
"I said in March that we need more foot patrols in this city, and somebody must have heard me because two months later they announced the city was getting 50 more foot patrols," Mr. Burns said.
"We are going into a new type of world . . . and we're forgetting some of the old things that actually worked, like police walking the street."
Republican candidates like Joseph A. Scalia and Samuel A. Culotta have also hit the theme hard, with Mr. Culotta asking the governor to declare a state of emergency in Baltimore so that what he called "the state militia" could be sent in to supplement the Baltimore police.
For Mr. Swisher, the case of Mr. Ward reminded him of his days as state's attorney. Mr. Swisher recalled that 10 years ago, he refused to prosecute a cab driver who had shot two holdup men who were trying to rob him.
| 2019-04-23T04:33:17 |
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-07-25-1991206024-story.html
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Trying to find the most economical way to drive 60 leds (~20mA) for volume production.
Our main MCU doesn't have enough pins, so I2C or similar set up is needed and total budget of driving LEDS should be under $1.
Best I came up with is a 8-channel Shift register driving p-mosfets on the high-side and an 8-channel LED driver on the low-side.
Is this advisable or even a common thing?
The other method was a bit brute and RYO: use a cheap ATTINY ($0.40) and drive discrete FETS.
I have used this exact model that you describe in volume production of LED matrix displays (128x32) that were designed to replace old gas discharge pinball displays.
The high side is driven using HC164 shift registers supplied from 5V (needed due to legacy interface requirements). These drive the gates of P-channel MOSFETs with source connected to the LED supply voltage which is around 3.3V - You want to keep this as low as possible to minimize power consumption and derive it from a switching regulator.
There are a lot of suitable P-MOSFETs but choose ones with sufficient Vg max typically +/-12V, and the right range of Vgs threshold voltage. The best value is around the -1V mark because then the threshold is near the 2.5V middle level of the HC164 logic drive which swings from 0V (LED current on) to 5V (LED current off).
On the LED cathode side, I use multiple TB62747AFG ICs. This is a cascadable 16 channel constant current sink cathode driver which incorporates a 16 bit shift register and latch register, as well as output enable.
The controlling processor drives the clock and data inputs to the HC164s and also the Data, Clock, Latch, and OE lines of the TB chip.
This may be overkill for the number of LEDs you want to drive, but I am pointing out that your original idea works well in practice and is not expensive in terms of parts. In fact there are Chinese ICs with identical pinout to those described that can be bought for 10 cents or less.
I have had no problems at all with this setup. You can see a photo of the board here: Pinball Display PCB.
Also if you look carefully at the photo of a commercial 32x32 color LED display panel that Adafruit sells you can see that it most likely uses the same approach. (32x32 LED matrix panel.) In this case there are 12 TB62747 style shifter cathode driver ICs and a bank of 16 8-pin MOSFET chips on the high side. It's hard to see the part numbers but in the middle of the picture there are also two 16 pin chips which could be two 8-bit shifters driving the 16 MOSFET gates. That gives 16 channels on the high side and 12x16 = 192 on the low side, allowing multiplexing of 32x32xRGB LEDs.
A MAX7219 can drive 64 LEDs on its own.
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This article is about theories of the origin of the universe. For the Björk song, see Cosmogony (song).
"Cosmogenesis" redirects here. For the Obscura album, see Cosmogenesis (album).
The Big Bang theory, which states that the universe originally expanded from high or infinite density, is widely accepted by physicists.
Cosmogony is any model concerning the origin of either the cosmos or the universe. There are two forms of models that emulate the origins of the beginning of the cosmos/universe: Scientific Theories and Creation Myths.
Developing a complete theoretical model has implications in both philosophy of science and epistemology.
The word comes from the Koine Greek κοσμογονία (from κόσμος "cosmos, the world") and the root of γί(γ)νομαι / γέγονα ("come into a new state of being").
In astronomy, cosmogony refers to the study of the origin of particular astrophysical objects or systems, and is most commonly used in reference to the origin of the Universe, the Solar System, or the Earth–Moon system.
The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model of the early development of the universe. The most commonly held view is that the universe originated in a gravitational singularity, which expanded extremely rapidly from its hot and dense state.
Projection of a Calabi–Yau manifold from string theory. In quantum physics, there remain different, plausible theories regarding what combination of "stuff", space, or time emerged along with the singularity (and therefore this universe). The main disagreement among theories is whether time existed "before" the emergence of our universe.
Cosmologist and science communicator Sean M. Carroll explains two competing types of explanations for the origins of the singularity which is the main disagreement between the scientists who study cosmogony and centers on the question of whether time existed "before" the emergence of our universe or not. One cosmogonical view sees time as fundamental and even eternal: The universe could have contained the singularity because the universe evolved or changed from a prior state (the prior state was "empty space", or maybe a state that could not be called "space" at all). The other view, held by proponents like Stephen Hawking, says that there was no change through time because "time" itself emerged along with this universe (in other words, there can be no "prior" to the universe). Thus, it remains unclear what combination of "stuff", space, or time emerged with the singularity and this universe.
One problem in cosmogony is that there is currently no theoretical model that explains the earliest moments of the universe's existence (during the Planck time) because of a lack of a testable theory of quantum gravity. Researchers in string theory and its extensions (for example, M theory), and of loop quantum cosmology, have nevertheless proposed solutions of the type just discussed.
Cosmogonists have only tentative theories for the early stages of the universe and its beginning. As of 2011[update], no accelerator experiments probe energies of sufficient magnitude to provide any experimental insight into the behavior of matter at the energy levels that prevailed shortly after the Big Bang.
Proposed theoretical scenarios differ radically, and include string theory and M-theory, the Hartle–Hawking initial state, string landscape, brane inflation, the Big Bang, and the ekpyrotic universe. Some of these models are mutually compatible, whereas others are not.
Creation Myths provide the theological framework of cultures regarding the creation of the universe. The Creation Myth of each culture may vary, but they may share a similar symbol or deity. For example, Zeus, the God of all gods is identical to the Roman God, Jupiter. One of the reasons for the similarity in deities of different cultures is explained by Carl Jung and his idea of the archetype. Carl Jung, also known as Jungian analysis, depicts how every individual's unconscious mind [see also Dream] is the reason for cultures having similar symbols, images, and deities despite being geographically displaced from each other.
Creation Myths not only relay the process in which the world is created, but centralizes the human.
There are different types of cosmogonic myths, or creation stories that portray how the cosmos, or the universe is created.
Several Cosmogonic Myths begin via a deity, or group of deities. Sir James George Frazer and Sir Edward Burnett Tylor, 19th-century scholars whose research augmented human theology and culture revealed that the process in which the world is created by a deity is the zenith of cultural evolution.
"Anon is the nethermost world, the seed of men and creatures took form and increased; even as in eggs in warm places speedily appear . . . Everywhere were unfinished creatures, crawling like reptiles one over another, one spitting on another or doing other indecencies . . . until many among them escaped, growing wiser and more manlike."
This type of creation begins with the binary female and male copulating to form the world.
Animals are given the agency to create the world in this type of cosmogonic myth.
Cosmology is the study of the structure and changes in the present universe, while the scientific field of cosmogony is concerned with the origin of the universe. Observations about our present universe may not only allow predictions to be made about the future, but they also provide clues to events that happened long ago when ... the cosmos began. So the work of cosmologists and cosmogonists overlaps.
Cosmogony can be distinguished from cosmology, which studies the universe at large and throughout its existence, and which technically does not inquire directly into the source of its origins. There is some ambiguity between the two terms. For example, the cosmological argument from theology regarding the existence of God is technically an appeal to cosmogonical rather than cosmological ideas. In practice, there is a scientific distinction between cosmological and cosmogonical ideas. Physical cosmology is the science that attempts to explain all observations relevant to the development and characteristics of the universe as a whole. Questions regarding why the universe behaves in such a way have been described by physicists and cosmologists as being extra-scientific (i.e., metaphysical), though speculations are made from a variety of perspectives that include extrapolation of scientific theories to untested regimes (i.e., at Planck scales), and philosophical or religious ideas.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmogonical
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Rohan VEAL (AUS) won every race of the eight-race Moth World Championship to win the title on Port Phillip Bay at Sail Melbourne this afternoon. In an extraordinary display in a 47-strong fleet, with strong competition from fellow Australian competitors and others from Great Britain, Singapore, Japan, Germany and Switzerland, Veal, the current Open European champion, put his foil on and did not look back.
Waiting ashore to congratulate the third World Champion crowned for 2005, were Veal's proud parents, sister and fiancée Virginia.
'I've put in a lot of effort and I planned. I had plans in place for the last Worlds in France, but they did not come off. This time was different. I practiced a lot and I was more in control,' the 27 year old who turns 28 next week said on coming ashore this afternoon.
'I can't quite believe it - I'm exhausted - it's been a long day out there,' Veal said of their back-to-back four race finish today, in which oscillating winds started out in the 1ight 10 knot region and built to 18 knots by the middle of Race 3 this afternoon.
What makes Veal's dominance of these Worlds more incredible is that he 'foiled' for the whole series - whether it was light or heavy airs - although conditions were mostly windier.
Earlier in the month, Veal won every race but one in the Australian Championship - that one race cost him the series, relegating him to second overall in favour of the new champ and conventional Moth sailor, Les THORPE (AUS).
Thorpe finished the Worlds in a credible fifth place - the best of the conventional set.
Second and third places overall have gone to the two top Brits - Simone PAYNE finished second, seven points behind Veal, taking into account one race drop. Adam MAY finished third, five points behind his countryman.
'Simon was my biggest threat, he pushed me and I just had to hold him off. Adam too. We had good numbers at this event, more than there have been in the past, so that feels great too,' Veal commented.
The top three were well named - Veal on Outlaw, Payne with Shoulder Angel and May's boat Mistress - it all fits.
Payne finished second to Veal at the 2004 Open European Championship, winning the European title, whilst May was the British Tornado crew for Hugh STYLES at the Sydney 2000 Games.
Both looked a serious threat at the beginning of the Championship, but as Veal, from the Melbourne suburb of Seaford, continued to win every race, it became fairly obvious that the Victorian was the outstanding sailor.
His win brought back memories of another Black Rock sailor (now an Olympic coach), Arthur BRETT, who won the World Contender crown against a then three-time former World Champ and seemingly unbeatable Italian, Andrea BONEZZI at the same venue in 2002.
Fourth place overall at Moth Worlds went to expatriate Australian, Mark ROBINSON, now sailing for Singapore. Robinson is now an Olympic coach with the Singapore team and showed good speed, but obviously not the time on his hands to put in the necessary practice.
The top four finishers are all foilers, Thorpe the best placed of the conventional sailors. Other names in the fleet included defending World champion, Chris DEY (AUS), who finished eighth, and designer and tester of the Moth foil system respectively, John and Garth ILETT from Western Australia. John finished 16th and Garth seventh.
Three women contested the event too; the best placed of those Yumiko SHIGE (JPN) a foiler who finished 18th, then came Jenny MULLER in 36th and Lee-Frances GRAY 38th.
A final word from Veal, 'I want to thank Black Rock for running a fantastic event, they did a great job under a bit of strain,' he said referring to organisers who had hard decisions to make in regard the unseasonal weather.
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https://members.sailing.org/news/8112.php
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Christopher Fairbank's life is as dramatic and surprising as any movie the veteran English actor has been in. His teenage years were spent at a juvenile hostel in Liverpool, where he decided to pursue a lifelong dream of acting, eventually going on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. By the time he landed his breakout role as Liverpudlian migrant worker Albert Moxey in the hugely popular series "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" (ITV, 1983-2004), the rough and tumble actor had already amassed a resume that included stints on such TV shows as the legal drama "Z Cars" (BBC, 1962-1978) and the dystopian serial "Noah's Castle" (ITV, 1980), as well as the feature film "Agatha" (1979), centered on the mystery writer's unsolved disappearance in 1926. The next decade ushered in a string of well-known turns for the heavily pockmarked actor, including small but memorable roles in "Batman" (1989), "Alien 3" (1992), and "The Fifth Element" (1997). Beginning in the 2000s Fairbank branched out into voice acting with video games such as "Prisoner of War" (2002), and portrayed a hardened detective on the BBC mini-series "Five Daughters" (2010), before being cast as the title hero's uncle in "Jack the Giant Slayer" (2013). Who knew that being labeled a juvenile delinquent would turn out to be just what Christopher Fairbank needed?
Born to middle-class parents in a suburb northeast of London, Fairbank always dreamed of acting and spent his teenage years getting in trouble. In 1971 he was sent away to a juvenile hostel in Liverpool for breaking his probation from a drug charge two years earlier, and the ambitious teen decided to use his time away to pursue acting. Although his severe acne almost prevented him from attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, a hastily acquired doctor's note eventually set things right. Upon graduating from the famed school, Fairbank quickly went to work, making his debut in 1978 on the long-running "Z Cars" and appearing in the Oscar-nominated "Agatha" before being cast in "Noah's Castle," which followed one family's attempt to stay alive in a starving future England.
In 1983, Fairbank landed the role of stuttering plasterer Albert Moxey on "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet," which quickly became one of the biggest shows of the decade, as well as his signature role. The show's initial run ended in 1986, and Fairbank later appeared in both the 2002 and 2004 specials. He worked steadily through the rest of the decade in made-for-TV movies and nighttime serials, and in 1989 landed another iconic role, this time as the pockmarked mugger who invokes Michael Keaton's growly declaration, "I'm Batman." Since portraying a lustful prisoner in the grimy "Alien 3" and a futuristic scientist in the sci-fi adventure "The Fifth Element," Fairbank has voiced characters in over a dozen video games; been featured in "Five Daughters," based on the 2006 serial murders in Ipswich, England; and been cast as a scornful uncle in the widely-panned "Jack the Giant Slayer."
Made TV debut on BBC's "Z Cars."
Cast in a supporting role in his debut film "Agatha."
Landed a recurring role on the family drama series "Noah's Castle."
Cast as a migrant construction worker on ITV's "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet."
Portrayed a mugger in Tim Burton's "Batman."
Cast as a prisoner in David Fincher's "Alien 3."
Landed a role as a scientist in "The Fifth Element."
Voiced the role of an army colonel in the video game "Prisoner of War."
Cast as Jack's uncle in "Jack the Giant Slayer."
| 2019-04-20T12:41:36 |
http://www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/person/59268%7C0/Christopher-Fairbank/
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How do I invest in Brazilian stocks?
The easiest way to invest in the whole Brazilian stock market is to invest in a broad market index. This can be done at low cost by using ETFs.
On the Brazilian stock market you find 1 index, which is tracked by ETFs.
Alternatively, you may consider investing in the Latin American stock markets or the BRIC countries. Whereas Brazil is strongly weighted with almost 60% in the MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America Index, it is weighted with less than 25% in BRIC indices.
0.55% p.a. - 0.74% p.a.
For an investment in the Brazilian stock market, 1 index tracked by 6 ETFs are available. On the MSCI Brazil index there are 6 ETFs. The total expense ratio (TER) of ETFs on these indices is between 0.55% p.a. and 0.74% p.a..
(31/03/19) The MSCI Brazil index tracks the largest and most liquid Brazilian stocks.
1 Amundi MSCI Brazil UCITS ETF - USD (C) 0.55% p.a.
2 HSBC MSCI Brazil UCITS ETF USD 0.60% p.a.
3 iShares MSCI Brazil UCITS ETF (Acc) 0.65% p.a.
Besides Brazilian ETFs, there are a number of ETFs on the Latin American stock markets with Brazil exposure. In total, you can invest in 2 Latin American indices tracked by 5 ETFs. The MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America indices contain 57,75% Brazil (as of 29/12/2017). The total expense ratio (TER) of ETFs on Latin America is between 0.20% p.a. and 0.74% p.a..
(31/08/18) The MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America 10/40 index tracks the equity markets of emerging markets in Latin America. The imbedded 10/40 rule limits the weight of a single company to 10% of the index. The sum of all companies with weights between 5% and 10% is limited to 40%.
Besides Latin America ETFs indices you may invest in indices on BRIC countries. In total, you can invest in 1 BRIC index tracked by 1 ETF. In the BRIC indices Brazil is weighted with less than 25%. The total expense ratio (TER) of ETFs on BRIC countries is around 0.74% p.a..
| 2019-04-23T08:21:42 |
https://www.justetf.com/uk/how-to/invest-in-brazil.html
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This tag is for questions about punctuation. This encompasses marks such as the period/full stop, comma, dash, and parentheses, used to separate structural units and perform other roles that clarify the meaning. USE THE 'SYMBOLS' tag for currency symbols, accents and so forth.
Use this tag for questions that are about punctuation. The term is used for the marks (such as period or full stop, comma, colon, or exclamation mark) employed in written language to separate sentences and their elements, or to clarify meaning.
Punctuation does not include symbols such a dollar sign or an ampersand, nor does it include diacritics such as an acute accent, a tilde, or a cedilla.
Is the question about punctuation, regarding the marks described above?
Does the question contain the context where the punctuation is unclear?
Does the question clearly describe the concern regarding the punctuation?
How does one correctly use a semicolon?
Should there always be a comma after "therefore","However" etc.?
Use symbols for questions about symbols that are not considered punctuation.
Why do psychology researchers frequently misplace commas, in relationship to coordinating conjunctions?
| 2019-04-19T07:19:45 |
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I developed this bucket in order to recycle newspapers. It may not be very impressive, but it is easy and can be made quickly. I used it for vegetable waste, it is absorbent and can be composted. It is quite strong if made with two or more papers. Desarrollé el cubo para reutilizar papeles de periódico. Puede que no sea muy impresionante, pero se hace fácil y rápido. Lo uso para la basura vegetal, es absorbente y se puede compostar. Si se hace con dos (o más) espesores de papel es bastante sólido.
Close the journal and fold twice the open side. Cierre el periódico y doble dos veces el lado abierto.
Fold twice the bottom side. Doble dos veces el lado inferior.
Fold a triangle as in the picture. Doble un triangulo como en la foto.
Fold twice the upper side to the inside of the (future) bucket. Doble dos veces el alto del futuro cubo hacia dentro.
Push the bottom triangle to the inside. Empuje el triangulo inferior hacia dentro.
I can't follow the instructions.
Step 3 is this another sheet of paper?
Could you clarify? I suggest marking the sheets of paper in a way we can know wich side we are looking at.
Step 1: In picture 1 the newspaper is open, in picture 2 closed.
Step 2: You were right the pictures were in reverse order. I changed that.
Step 3: It's not another sheet, it's the same, you see the side were the previous folds are not apparent. The triangle is fold on the bottom side, already closed by the previous step.
Good idea to make the photos with another kind of paper. I will work on that and try to make a video as well. It will take me a while, I'll send you a message when I'm ready.
Thank you for your comments, I though nobody was interested.
| 2019-04-21T01:36:31 |
https://www.instructables.com/id/Compostable-journal-paper-bucket-Cubo-de-papel-c/
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Robin van Persie's powerful strike capped an impressive win for Manchester United over Hull and offered the perfect response to those who have questioned the Dutchman's early-season form.
Those critics included Van Persie's manager Louis van Gaal, who kept the striker in his starting line-up despite saying he had a "very bad game" against Arsenal last Saturday.
By the time Van Persie turned on the edge of the area to arrow an unstoppable shot into the top corner in the 66th minute, United were well on their way to a routine victory.
Chris Smalling had scrambled them into an early lead, and any real doubt about the outcome disappeared when Wayne Rooney added a second before half-time.
As well as Van Persie's return to scoring form more than a month after his last Premier League goal, United could celebrate the return of fellow striker Radamel Falcao, who came off the bench to replace him after nearly six weeks out through injury.
That added a shine to three points that returned United to fourth place in the table only a few hours after Arsenal had moved above them.
While United are building momentum and confidence despite suffering another injury setback - Angel Di Maria limped off just before Smalling scored - the Tigers appear to be in freefall.
This was their fourth straight defeat, and they are now only out of the bottom three on goal difference and a point off the foot of the table.
Hull have managed only one league win since the opening day of the season, the same afternoon United last lost at Old Trafford.
Former Manchester United captain Steve Bruce has never beaten his former team during his 16-year managerial career. This was his 17th defeat in 21 attempts, with draws accounting for the other four meetings.
Their home form was never convincing under David Moyes, but Van Gaal seems to have reintroduced the swagger and self-belief that was their trademark under Sir Alex Ferguson.
They were helped on Saturday by a Hull team that offered little ambition and limited resistance.
Tigers boss Steve Bruce has a miserable record against the club he played for, and a first win in 21 attempts against the Red Devils as a manager never looked likely.
The Tigers even assisted United with their first goal - goalkeeper Allan McGregor helping the ball over the line as he tried to keep out Smalling's prodded shot. Goal-line technology confirmed it went in.
With Michael Carrick and Juan Mata dictating play and spraying passes in midfield, Di Maria's early exit, clutching the back of his thigh, did not make a difference.
United were dominating possession - they had 76% of the ball - and with Hull defending deep in their own half, more goals seemed just a matter of time.
Rooney all but secured the three points after 42 minutes when Van Persie teed him up to bend a low shot into the bottom corner from 25 yards.
Van Persie made sure of the victory midway through the second half, departing to a standing ovation when he was replaced by Falcao.
The Colombian looked set to mark his return with a goal but Michael Dawson's remarkable goalline clearance denied him from close range after Hull's defence was torn apart again.
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince on BBC Match of the Day: "Louis van Gaal said it would be a work in progress. He's had a nightmare with injuries, especially defensively. His ambition is to finish in the top four, he's not looking to win the league. They are slightly improving game by game.
"Hull boss Steve Bruce has got plenty of experience. It won't be a case of panicking just yet but he knows they have to start creating and scoring goals. He'll be disappointed with the performance, that's for sure."
Match ends, Manchester United 3, Hull City 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Hull City 0.
Delay in match Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) because of an injury.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
Offside, Hull City. Allan McGregor tries a through ball, but Sone Aluko is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Falcao (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Falcao (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Mata.
Darren Fletcher (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Michael Dawson.
Attempt saved. Nikica Jelavic (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ahmed Elmohamady with a cross.
Substitution, Hull City. Stephen Quinn replaces Mohamed Diamé.
Substitution, Hull City. David Meyler replaces Robbie Brady because of an injury.
Substitution, Manchester United. Darren Fletcher replaces Antonio Valencia.
Delay in match Sone Aluko (Hull City) because of an injury.
Substitution, Manchester United. Falcao replaces Robin van Persie.
Attempt missed. Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
Offside, Hull City. Allan McGregor tries a through ball, but Nikica Jelavic is caught offside.
Goal! Manchester United 3, Hull City 0. Robin van Persie (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
Robin van Persie (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Nikica Jelavic (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robbie Brady following a set piece situation.
Offside, Manchester United. Marcos Rojo tries a through ball, but Wayne Rooney is caught offside.
Delay in match Robbie Brady (Hull City) because of an injury.
Offside, Manchester United. Michael Carrick tries a through ball, but Robin van Persie is caught offside.
James Chester (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
| 2019-04-21T06:17:42 |
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30156606
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Justin looked worriedly at his friend. He could tell that Kevin was depressed about something. "What's wrong?" Justin asked softly. "Nothing," Kevin replied gruffly. "Oh, you just seemed..." "Just leave me alone, I'm fine," Kevin replied, glaring angrily at Justin.
Kevin's face was twisted into a scowl. His black eyes were brooding and his short, black hair somewhat hid his face. 'What makes him think he can help?' Kevin thought bitterly, 'What I did wasn't right but it's over now.' But if it had happened so long ago, why did he feel so much regret all of sudden? He glanced at Justin for a moment. His friend's tall, lanky frame didn't take up much space. His expression showed that he was worried about him.
"Maybe I should tell him," Kevin said quietly. "What do I have to lose?" But despite that Justin knew everything Kevin still didn't want to tell Justin he regretted killing his dad. "Are you sure you don't want to tell me what's wrong?" Justin asked worriedly.
"Well, actually I changed my mind," Kevin replied hesitantly. "Does this mean you're going to tell me what's wrong?" Justin asked hopefully. "Yes," Kevin said slowly. "You know that I killed my dad, but there's something you don't know."
"What don't I know?" Justin asked curiously. "I regret killing him," Kevin said softly. "I don't know why, he was monster. He deserved to die." "Yes, but he was still your dad," Justin said thoughtfully. "You didn't have to live with him," Kevin said quietly, glaring at Justin. Justin frowned. He remembered when Kevin had told him he had killed his dad. Actually that was back when Kevin didn't talk to anyone. But he had written down what happened. Justin glanced at his friend, what was so bad about regretting something? "Just because you regret killing your dad doesn't mean you're a bad person," Justin said quietly.
"Yeah, I know," Kevin said with a shrug. "Then why was it so hard for you to tell me that?" Justin wrinkling his brow. "I don't know," Kevin said slowly. "It's just sometimes I wonder.." "Wonder what?" Justin asked curiously. "Nothing," Kevin replied hurriedly. "It's not important." "Oh, are you feeling better now?" Justin asked quietly.
"Yes, I think I'm going to head home." "Okay see you later," Justin said as Kevin walked out the door. Kevin glared as he walked down the sidewalk. He was beginning to wonder if he was responsible for hurting his family as well. Justin sighed. Why did Kevin always feel like he had to hide things like that? 'He probably thinks he wrecked his own life,' Justin thought wearily. In away that was true, but with his help Kevin had managed to get his life back together. His friend was fine now, wasn't he?
Meanwhile Kevin was sitting in his room wondering what life would've been like if he hadn't killed his dad. Could he have changed? 'No, he would've stayed the same, a monster,' Kevin thought bitterly. If his dad hadn't abused him he wouldn't have killed him. If his dad hadn't tried to kill him every time he tried to call the police, he would've done that. He had run off only to have his dad find him and hurt him again.
"He left me no choice," Kevin said quietly. Justin sat in his room thinking about his conversation with Kevin. 'Maybe I should call him,' Justin thought. 'Just to make sure he's okay.' A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts. "Ready for dinner?" his dad asked.
"Yeah I guess," Justin replied absent-mindedly. Justin opened his door and followed his dad down the hall towards the dining room. His dad was about the same height as Justin with blonde hair and blue eyes. Justin smiled at his mom as he came into the dining room. She was about average height and had short brown hair and dark brown eyes. "How was your visit with Kevin?" she asked curiously. "Fine," Justin replied quickly. "What did you guys talk about?" his dad asked eagerly.
"Nothing in particular, just school and stuff," Justin replied with a shrug. "Oh," his dad said frowning. The meal was rather quiet. For some reason, Justin couldn't stop thinking about Kevin. He kept getting this nagging feeling that something was wrong.
Meanwhile, Kevin was still sitting in his room. His mom came in her face twisted into a worried expression. Her dark brown hair was frizzy and her short frame didn't take up much space. "Are you okay?" she asked with concern in her voice. "I guess," Kevin replied quietly.
"Are you sure?" his mom asked frowning. "Actually I was thinking about dad," Kevin said pausing. "Are you mad at me for killing him?" "No, I didn't think it was the right way to solve the problem though," his mom replied thoughtfully.
"I wanted to call the police, but every time I tried dad beat me up," Kevin replied hurriedly. "I know," his mom said with a sigh. "I kind of regret it," Kevin said slowly. "I'm not surprised that you do," his mom said hesitantly. "Besides, he shouldn't have treated you like that."
"You're definitely right about that." "Feel better now?" his mom asked hopefully. "Yeah," Kevin said quietly. After his mom left Kevin got up and closed the door. He sighed and looked around the room. It wasn't too messy. A few shirts lay on the floor next to his bed and his desk was a bit cluttered. 'I wonder where I put my pocket knife,' Kevin thought.
He remembered putting on his desk not too long ago. He found it amongst the crumpled up papers and pencils. For a moment, Kevin looked at the blade. 'It would only take a couple cuts,' he thought to himself glancing at his arm. But was that really the way he wanted to get rid of his pain? Justin glanced around the living room, no one else was there. 'Good, that will give me a chance to call Kevin,' he thought quickly. He picked up the phone and dialed Kevin's number.
He waited while the phone rang, hoping someone would pick up. Fortunately, Kevin answered. "Hey Justin, what are you up to?" "Not much," Justin replied hesitantly. "Are you okay? You sounded kind of upset this afternoon."
"Yes I 'm fine," Kevin said quietly. "It's just..." "Just what?" Justin asked curiously. "I know I wrecked my life by killing my dad and I can tell my mom thinks I should've called the police and she probably hates me," Kevin said worriedly.
"I doubt that," Justin replied reassuringly. "Besides your life is okay now isn't it?" "Yes," Kevin said quietly. "I just.." "What?" Justin asked firmly. "What's wrong?" "I feel like maybe if I cut myself, the pain would go away," Kevin said quietly. "Oh," Justin said pausing. "I guess you feel really bad about this." "Yes, I know it's not the right thing to do but.."
"But what?" Justin asked forcefully. "You don't have to do that." "I know I just feel so stupid," Kevin said slowly "If I hadn't killed him, none of this would've happened." "I know," Justin replied hurriedly. "But that doesn't mean you have to hurt yourself just because you feel bad."
"Yeah I know," Kevin replied lamely. "Do you?" Justin asked flatly. "Well, maybe not," Kevin said with a laugh. "But at least now I know I shouldn't be doing this." "That's good," Justin said with relief. "Promise me you won't ever do this again okay?" "I promise," Kevin replied solemnly. "Good, I 'll talk to you later," Justin said quickly. "Okay bye."
"Bye." Justin hung up the phone. He breathed a sigh of relief. At least now, he knew Kevin would be okay. Kevin put away his pocket knife. He was glad Justin had been able to help him. He knew now that cutting himself would've been a big mistake. He knew he was going to be okay now. Justin was right. What had happened was in the past. Kevin smiled to himself as he realized his problem was solved.
| 2019-04-25T08:01:43 |
http://writers-voice.com/FGHIJ/H/Heidi_Yang_the_problem.htm
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Why would a geneticist endorse the palpably nonsensical equalitarian doctrines of Marxism?
THE Skeptical Inquirer for Spring 1992 contains an article — or, more exactly, preliminary notes for a very interesting article — by Martin Gardner, whose robust scepticism I have frequently mentioned in these pages. He adumbrates a puzzle that he does not solve, the career of the noted British geneticist, John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (pictured; 1892-1964).
It would have been well to note that the geneticist was the son of John Scott Haldane, once well-known for his studies of respiration and ventilation, and the nephew of the statesman, Richard Burden Haldane, who was raised to the peerage as a Viscount, and who is now remembered as the British envoy who (probably on instructions from his superiors in the Liberal Party) refused to consider a treaty of reciprocal neutrality with Germany and thus did his part in involving Britain in the disastrous war that began in 1914. (1) He ended as a colleague of Ramsay MacDonald, whom several British writers have identified as a crypto-Communist.
The geneticist, therefore, was the great-great-grandson (2) of John Alexander Haldane, a Scottish evangelist, whose elder brother, Robert, after a distinguished career in the Navy, had his head turned by the rodomontade of the blood-thirsty world-improvers of the French Revolution, and then, not unnaturally, contracted analogous hallucinations about Jesus ben Yahweh. He squandered a fortune, large for the time, in efforts to bring Anglicans and Roman Catholics to True Christianity, and to afflict his god with a multi-racial Heaven, including hordes of niggers from Africa. There is a curious analogy with the career of the geneticist, and there may have been a vein of mental and emotional instability in the family.
The man in whom we are interested here is reputed to have been one of the most brilliant British geneticists at a time when such studies were not subject to political pressure and coercion. I accept a valuation which I cannot criticize, since I have not read more of Haldane’s work than a few popular essays, from which, however, it is clear he, of course, accepted the Darwinian doctrine of biological evolution, and that, like many scientists of his generation, he was also a well-educated man.
He became an “instructor” (3) in biochemistry at Cambridge. In 1925 his relations with a female named Charlotte Franken, whom he eventually married, involved him in a nasty scandal. It must have been a particularly nasty one, since Cambridge expelled him from the faculty, although it reinstated him, at least for a year or two, when influential Englishmen intervened on his behalf.
It is at this point that we crave enlightenment. As everyone even superficially acquainted with the history of our race well knows, the great influence of women on events long antedates their attainment of the privilege of participating in the political corruption that is dear to lovers of “democracy.” What were Charlotte’s character and antecedents? And, crucial here, was she a Communist when Haldane became involved with her? Which converted the other to the new religion? Or was it their faith that attracted them to each other?
Haldane, like many a wiser man, was evidently the victim of an illusory infatuation. At the beginning of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, the Communists, obviously operating as a conspiracy with a quasi-military power over its dupes, ordered the woman to Paris as a secret agent of some kind, and she obeyed. It would be interesting to know whether Haldane was distressed or relieved by his wife’s defection.
Mrs. Haldane had an affair with an American nitwit who, possibly infected by some stupid or cunning professor of the pseudo-sciences in his college, enlisted in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and went to Spain to fight for the enemies of civilization, who naturally used the American fools as eminently dispensable shock troops to be thrown into the path of the Spanish Army to delay its advance. Charlotte seems to have been fond of the dunce, for when he was killed, she resented her masters’ use of him as cannon-fodder and eventually emancipated herself from servitude to feral barbarians.
According to Mr. Gardner, the woman’s autobiography shows that she had “for years” wished to divorce Haldane, but was forbidden by her masters to do so, because the two suckers were so useful for their “propaganda value.” If her masters did not change their minds, she must have defected from the conspiracy before she obtained a divorce in 1945.
Mr. Gardner’s first problem will be that of determining whether Haldane, when he was an undergraduate at Cambridge, was a member of the nest of perverts and traitors who were hatched out in the 1920s by Communists in the faculties of the various colleges and the University, where they were tolerated, in keeping with Anglo-Saxon respect for divergent opinions and eccentricity, on the mistaken supposition that a Marxist faith was no worse than belief in transubstantiation or reincarnation.
The undergraduates who became traitors to Western Civilization while at Cambridge and later traitors to their country, when they infiltrated British government and neutralized even Military Intelligence, were all, so far as we know, members of our race and the children of respected and necessarily prosperous families of the middle-class, the gentry, and even the peerage. (4) They were an appalling phenomenon, but if we are to understand their conspiratorial network, we must first determine whether they began as Marxists whose hatred of our culture also found expression in homosexual perversion, or as perverts whose sense of guilt or degeneracy made them hate their betters.
Was Haldane a member of that Marxist clique while he was an undergraduate or did he get the new religion only some time after his ill-starred marriage? (He did not openly join the Communist Party until 1942, when it was safe to do so, since England was in the midst of her suicidal Holy War and allied with her implacable enemies; most of the Communist conspirators from Cambridge sedulously avoided all contact with the Party to keep their real allegiance secret and thus to facilitate their covert treason). That is a fundamental question, because we must ascertain whether he became converted to the dire religion before or after he attained competence in genetics, a strictly scientific subject. And it would be interesting to know when Haldane first read the gospel of Mordecai, alias Karl Marx, and got religion — or did he ever read Das Kapital?
It is a nice irony that while Marx’s profession of atheism deceived many atheists, who were willing to tolerate and even support any movement that would diminish the power of superstition over society, it did not deceive many sincere Christians, especially those with what John Maynard Keynes called “the strain of Puritanism” in their blood. A typical example is the student in Peterhouse at Cambridge who, according to his tutor, Herbert Butterfield, was “a Biblical fundamentalist of great seriousness. He was early converted to Marxism by regular attendance at meetings of the Student Christian Movement.” That emotional boy represents thousands of Christians who perceived that the gospel of Marx differed from the gospel of Mark in only a few details, which they were willing to disregard. It is not a coincidence that the places where Marxists found it easiest to recruit dupes were Christian seminaries, and it is probable that most of the recruits in the 1920s and 1930s were young men who had believed, or at least wanted to believe, the tall tales in the Christians’ story-book. More recently, of course, since the Marxian Reformation has been accepted by virtually all of the Christian Churches, (6) adherence to its absurd dogmas is just a requisite for advancement in a shabby business.
To understand Haldane as a significant phenomenon we need to know the biographical essentials. Was he imbued with superstition in his youth? And was the superstition specifically one about supernatural beings or the derivative one about human perfectibility? The facts could be ascertained, I am sure, from a published biography, but I am not trying to write here the article I hope Mr. Gardner will write.
Whatever the determining factors, Haldane evidently became devout in his new faith. It seems that he, like all persons whose glands dictate to their brains, he was a True Believer, incapable of critical thought. Had Lenin declared that the earth did not rotate on its axis, Haldane would have believed it. He did believe something equally fantastic. He believed the biological nonsense devised by a Russian charlatan named Trofim Lysenko because Stalin endorsed it. Stalin, of course, had endorsed it because he, like the rulers of the United States today, saw that a doctrine of human equality (9) was a useful and effective weapon against civilization, but Haldane, like many Communist dupes, was too naïf to understand that.
That a geneticist could believe such irrational twaddle is evidence of a mind seriously impaired by some malfunction of the psyche.
That Haldane suffered some mental alienation is evident from a statement that Mr. Gardner tells us was seriously meant. Haldane had suffered from chronic constipation for fifteen years “until I read Lenin and other writers, who showed me what was wrong with our society and how to cure it. Since then I have needed no magnesia.” It is a pity that he did not succumb to an older faith and get cured at Lourdes — or in the ruins of the ancient temple of Sequana, who was in the business of miraculous medicine centuries before she had to meet the competition of the fabulous Virgin. That form of superstition would have been less dangerous to him and to society.
We need not wonder that Haldane, while he labored mightily for his True Faith, writing voluminously for both British and American editions of the Daily Worker, expressed himself with so little discretion that, as Mr. Gardner says, “he became one of England’s comic eccentrics.” (11) Nor yet is it more than natural that when his faith in Messiah Stalin (not in the Gospel) was at least a little impaired, he hied himself (with a new wife) to India, became an Indian citizen, and went native, on the model of the sleazy agitator named Gandhi, whom the British had stupidly failed to shoot in the 1920s.
Haldane’s work as a geneticist was, I assume (since I know no better), commensurate with the scientific reputation he attained. (12) He is, therefore, a prime example of a disastrously common phenomenon, a combination of scientific talent with an extraordinary credulity and capacity for auto-hypnosis. A genuinely psychological study of the causes of his mental deformation or deterioration would therefore be of great interest and of considerable value in diagnosing the most virulent epidemic disease of our time. So I recommend the subject to Martin Gardner as one on which he has made a good beginning.
It has been a very long time since I read Stephen Koch’s book Double Lives: Spies and Writers in the Secret Soviet War of Ideas against the West, but I remember a striking phrase that appeared in its pages: “lying for the truth.” Communists were enjoined to tell the most egregious lies on the grounds that they were thereby advancing the supposedly “higher truth” of the communist cult.
| 2019-04-24T00:00:48 |
https://nationalvanguard.org/2016/03/god-is-where-you-find-it/
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By early 2014, Nissan's production capacity will eclipse two-million units in the Americas, driven by recently added capacity at its US plants, as well as new facilities in Mexico and Brazil.
isolate the company from volatility in global currencies, Nissan is rapidly expanding its manufacturing footprint in the Americas region with an investment of more than US$ 5-billion in new plants and increased production volumes. To support this aggressive growth and expansion, the company is adding more than 10,000 jobs across the region, with much of the hiring complete or underway.
Nissan has been the market share leader in Mexico for 50 consecutive months and will be further bolstered there by an all-new US$ 2-billion manufacturing complex, supplier park and quality proving ground in Aguascalientes, which is nearing construction completion. During the initial phase of its development, the new complex will support production of up to 175,000 units annually of Nissan's 'B' platform products and complement Nissan's two existing Mexican manufacturing facilities in Aguascalientes and Cuernavaca.
Construction is also in progress for an all-new US$ 1.5-billion manufacturing complex in Resende, Brazil, which will have annual capacity for 200,000 'V' Platform vehicles with production slated for the first half of 2014. The first plant of its kind for Nissan in South America will provide much needed production volume to support Nissan's goal for market share growth in Brazil. In 2012, Nissan was the top-growing automaker in Brazil for the third consecutive year.
In addition, production of 4-cylinder gasoline engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz models will begin in early 2014 at an all-new Renault-Nissan Alliance powertrain plant in Decherd, Tenn. The project is a joint-venture with Daimler, with an installed capacity of 250,000 units per year.
| 2019-04-23T02:50:24 |
http://www.wheelsology.com/2013/08/nissan-to-boost-americas-production.html
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CONTEXT: - In the early 20th century, the future of hospital-based clinical pathology practice was uncertain and this situation led to the formation of the American Society for Clinical Pathologists in 1922. Philip Hillkowitz, MD, and Ward Burdick, MD, were its cofounders. No biography of Hillkowitz exists. OBJECTIVE: - To explore the life, beliefs, and accomplishments of Philip Hillkowitz. DESIGN: - Available primary and secondary historical sources were reviewed. RESULTS: - Hillkowitz, the son of a Russian rabbi, immigrated to America as an 11-year-old child in 1885. He later attended medical school in Cincinnati, Ohio, and then moved to Colorado, where he began his clinical practice, which transitioned into a clinical pathology practice. In Denver, he met Charles Spivak, MD, another Jewish immigrant and together they established the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, an ethnically sensitive tuberculosis sanatorium that flourished in the first half of the 20th century because of its national fundraising network. In 1921, Hillkowitz and Burdick, also a Denver-based pathologist, successively organized the pathologists in Denver, followed by the state of Colorado. Early the next year, they formed the American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP). Working with the American College of Surgeons, the ASCP put hospital-based practice of clinical pathology on solid footing in the 1920s. Hillkowitz then established and oversaw the ASCP Board of Registry of Medical Technologists. CONCLUSIONS: - Philip Hillkowitz changed the directions of clinical pathology and tuberculosis treatment in 20th century America, while simultaneously serving as a successful ethnic power broker within both the American Jewish and Eastern European immigrant communities.
| 2019-04-23T00:46:25 |
https://experts.mcmaster.ca/display/publication1603297
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Design and implement real-world web-based applications using the Spring Framework 4.x specification based on technical documentation About This Book Learn all the details of implementing Spring 4.x MVC applications from basic core platform construction to advanced integration implementations Gain a complete reference guide to implementing the controllers, models, views, view resolvers, and other service-related components to solve various real-world problems Discover the possible optimal solutions for developers and experts to build enterprise and personal web-based applications Create a Spring MVC application that has a validation process and exception handling with the HTTP status codes Who This Book Is For This book is for competent Spring developers who wish to understand how to develop complex yet flexible applications with Spring MVC. You must have a good knowledge of JAVA programming and be familiar with the basics of Spring. What You Will Learn Set up and configure the Spring 4.x MVC platform from ground level up using the basic Spring Framework 4.x APIs Study requirements and manage solutions on file uploading transactions in Spring 4.x applications Configure, , and test Spring integration to the Hibernate, MyBatis, and JPA frameworks for database transactions Properly implement exception handlers and audit trails in Spring MVC applications Generate reports using JFreeChart, Google Charts, JasperReports, DynamicReports, FreeMarker, Velocity, and Spring's API known as ContentNegotiatingViewResolver Configure security and flexibility by adding Captcha, Spring Security, Spring Flow, Spring Portlets, JTA to improve data management performance Implement web services using Spring's RESTful implementation and other service-oriented integration plugins Design and implement a Spring 4.x application using AngularJS, ExtJs, Twitter Bootstrap, and Spring Mobile for responsive web design In Detail Spring MVC is the ideal tool to build modern web applications on the server side. With the arrival of Spring Boot, developers can really focus on the code and deliver great value, leveraging the rich Spring ecosystem with minimal configuration. Spring makes it simple to create RESTful applications, interact with social services, communicate with modern databases, secure your system, and make your code modular and easy to test. It is also easy to deploy the result on different cloud providers. This book starts all the necessary topics in starting a Spring MVC-based application. Moving ahead it explains how to design model objects to handle file objects. save files into a data store and how Spring MVC behaves when an application deals with uploading and downloading files. Further it highlights form transactions and the user of Validation Framework as the tool in validating data input. It shows how to create a customer feedback system which does not require a username or password to log in. It will show you the soft side of Spring MVC where layout and presentation are given importance. Later it will discuss how to use Spring Web Flow on top of Spring MVC to create better web applications. Moving ahead, it will teach you how create an Invoice Module that receives and transport data using Web Services By the end of the book you will be able to create efficient and flexible real-time web applications using all the frameworks in Spring MVC. Style and approach This book is a compendium of technical specification documents that will guide you through building an application using Spring 4.x MVC. Each chapter starts with a high-level wireframe design of the software followed by how to set up and configure different libraries and tools.
Learn to develop, test, and deploy your Spring Boot distributed application and explore various best practices. Key Features Build and deploy your microservices architecture in the cloud Build event-driven resilient systems using Hystrix and Turbine Explore API management tools such as KONG and API documentation tools such as Swagger Book Description Spring is one of the best frameworks on the market for developing web, enterprise, and cloud ready software. Spring Boot simplifies the building of complex software dramatically by reducing the amount of boilerplate code, and by providing production-ready features and a simple deployment model. This book will address the challenges related to power that come with Spring Boot's great configurability and flexibility. You will understand how Spring Boot configuration works under the hood, how to overwrite default configurations, and how to use advanced techniques to prepare Spring Boot applications to work in production. This book will also introduce readers to a relatively new topic in the Spring ecosystem – cloud native patterns, reactive programming, and applications. Get up to speed with microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud. Each chapter aims to solve a specific problem or teach you a useful skillset. By the end of this book, you will be proficient in building and deploying your Spring Boot application. What you will learn Build logically structured and highly maintainable Spring Boot applications Configure RESTful microservices using Spring Boot Make the application production and operation-friendly with Spring Actuator Build modern, high-performance distributed applications using cloud patterns Manage and deploy your Spring Boot application to the cloud (AWS) Monitor distributed applications using log aggregation and ELK Who this book is for The book is targeted at experienced Spring and Java developers who have a basic knowledge of working with Spring Boot. The reader should be familiar with Spring Boot basics, and aware of its benefits over traditional Spring Framework-based applications.
Learn how to build, test, secure, deploy, and efficiently consume services across distributed systems. Key Features - Explore the wealth of options provided by Spring Cloud for wiring service dependencies in microservice systems. - Create microservices utilizing Spring Cloud's Netflix OSS - Architect your cloud-native data using Spring Cloud. Book Description Developing, deploying, and operating cloud applications should be as easy as local applications. This should be the governing principle behind any cloud platform, library, or tool. Spring Cloud–an open-source library–makes it easy to develop JVM applications for the cloud. In this book, you will be introduced to Spring Cloud and will master its features from the application developer's point of view. This book begins by introducing you to microservices for Spring and the available feature set in Spring Cloud. You will learn to configure the Spring Cloud server and run the Eureka server to enable service registration and discovery. Then you will learn about techniques related to load balancing and circuit breaking and utilize all features of the Feign client. The book now delves into advanced topics where you will learn to implement distributed tracing solutions for Spring Cloud and build message-driven microservice architectures. Before running an application on Docker container s, you will master testing and securing techniques with Spring Cloud. What you will learn - Abstract Spring Cloud's feature set - Create microservices utilizing Spring Cloud's Netflix OSS - Create synchronous API microservices based on a message-driven architecture. - Explore advanced topics such as distributed tracing, security, and contract testing. - Manage and deploy applications on the production environment Who this book is for This book appeals to developers keen to take advantage of Spring cloud, an open source library which helps developers quickly build distributed systems. Knowledge of Java and Spring Framework will be helpful, but no prior exposure to Spring Cloud is required.
Pro Spring MVC provides in-depth coverage of Spring MVC and Spring Web Flow, two highly customizable and powerful web frameworks brought to you by the developers and community of the Spring Framework. Spring MVC is a modern web application framework built upon the Spring Framework, and Spring Web Flow is a project that complements Spring MVC for building reusable web controller modules that encapsulate rich page navigation rules. Along with detailed analysis of the code and functionality, plus the first published coverage of Spring Web Flow 2.x, this book includes numerous tips and tricks to help you get the most out of Spring MVC, Spring Web Flow, and web development in general. Spring MVC and Spring Web Flow have been upgraded in the new Spring Framework 3.1 and are engineered with important considerations for design patterns and expert object-oriented programming techniques. This book explains not only the design decisions of the frameworks, but also how you can apply similar designs and techniques to your own code. This book takes great care in covering every inch of Spring MVC and Spring Web Flow to give you the complete picture. Along with all the best known features of these frameworks, you’ll discover some new hidden treasures. You’ll also learn how to correctly and safely extend the frameworks to create customized solutions. This book is for anyone who wishes to write robust, modern, and useful web applications with the Spring Framework.
* 1st and only book to market on the open source Spring MVC and Web Flows, positioned to become the new "Struts." * Will be the only authoritative solution, by the Spring MVC and Spring Web Flows project leads themselves. * Two markets for this book. 1) Ex-patriots from the Struts world who have developed numerous web applications, but are looking for more and willing to take the initiative to experiment with new solutions; and 2) early adopter web developers into Web Flow, which has created a lot of buzz and will generate interest around this book as well as Spring MVC.
| 2019-04-18T22:44:22 |
http://myvocabbook.com/download/spring-mvc-blueprints
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The purpose of this test is to investigate throttle stepper motor positioning signals at varying engine idle speeds.
Use manufacturer data to identify the switched earth terminals at the stepper motor multi-plug.
Insert PicoScope breakout leads between the stepper motor and multi-plug.
Connect the individual switched earth circuits in turn to PicoScope channel A. Activate vehicle systems that result in idle speed changes, (AC, steering, electrical loads, etc.).
Stop the engine and switch the ignition off.
Dependent on motor type there may be up to four signal circuits.
The engine will have to be below normal operating temperature to capture the cold idle signal.
The stepper or stepper motor is a small electromechanical device that allows either an air by-pass circuit or a throttle opening to alter in position depending on the amounts that the stepper is indexed.
Invariably it will be used to control the idle speed when an idle speed control valve is not employed. The stepper may control an 'air bypass' circuit by having 4 or 5 connections back to the Electronic Control Module (ECM). The earth's enable the control unit to move the motor in a series of 'steps' and the contacts are earthed to ground via the ECM.
The stepper motor may also be attached to the throttle housing. A small control rod will move onto the throttle lever and adjust the butterfly opening in very precise increments.
The individual earth paths can be checked using the oscilloscope. The waveforms should be similar on each path. Variations may be seen between different systems.
Go to the drop-down menu bar at the lower left corner of the Waveform Library window and select, Idle speed stepper motor voltage.
The stepper or stepper motor is a small electro-mechanical device that allows either an air by-pass circuit or a throttle opening to alter in position depending on the amounts that the stepper is indexed. Invariably it will be used to control the idle speed when an idle speed control valve is not employed.
With the 4-wire stepper motor, the first circuit being a set of contacts is known as the idle tracking switch. The other circuit is controlled by the ECM but only when the idle switch is closed. The second circuit maintains the idle speed when the engine is either hot or cold.
When the engine is cold the idle speed is increased to overcome the cold engine characteristics. When the throttle is released the stepper motor slowly returns the speed back to idle to avoid the engine from stalling.
Pin 1 is the idle switch return and will be open circuit at idle.
Pin 2 is the idle switch signal and again, open at idle.
Pin 3 is the stepper motor signal positive at five volts.
Pin 4 is the stepper motor signal negative.
When testing there should be 4 to 6 ohms resistance between pins 3 & 4. Between pins 1 & 2 there should be infinity with the throttle closed, and closed circuit when the throttle is open.
The stepper may control an 'air bypass' circuit by having a 12 volt supply and a succession of 4 earth paths, as shown in Figure 2. These earths enable the control unit to move the motor in a series of 'steps' and the contacts are earthed to ground via the ECM.
The stepper motor may also be attached to the throttle housing, a small control rod will move onto the throttle lever and adjust the butterfly opening in very precise increments.
When used in either of these two examples, it will maintain the idle speed and avoid the engine from slowing regardless of electrical or mechanical loads. This component is also responsible for the increased idle speed when the engine is cold.
| 2019-04-19T01:21:19 |
https://www.picoauto.com/en/library/automotive-guided-tests/stepper-motor-4-wire
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Chiwetel Ejiofor On Playing The Doubting Bishop Of 'Come Sunday' A new Netflix movie sees the English actor portraying the American megachurch leader Carlton Pearson, who experienced a theological crisis — one that cost him his ministry.
About 15 years ago, a man named Carlton Pearson had - well, let's call it a revelation. It came to him that ideas that had informed his entire adult life about heaven and hell and what it takes to avoid one and enter the other were just not true. Now while that might not seem like a big deal, people change their minds about things all the time.
In this case, it was a very big deal because Carlton Pearson presided over one of the biggest congregations in Tulsa, Okla., and his rejection of its Pentecostal theology for what he calls the gospel of inclusion would cost him just about everything he had. His story was the basis for a segment on the public radio program "This American Life." And now, it's also the subject of a new movie that premiered on Netflix Friday night. It's called "Come Sunday." In a few minutes, we will meet Bishop Pearson himself. But first, I talk with the man who portrays him in the film. You may remember Chiwetel Ejiofor for as the Oscar-nominated actor from "12 Years A Slave." And I ask him about his new movie and how he understood the spiritual journey of his character, Bishop Pearson.
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR: My basis of investigating where Carlton was coming from was really just on this idea of how one organizes one's thoughts in terms of a belief structure. And I guess we all have that - we all have these sort of systems of reality that we buy into, that we understand ourselves through that prism. To actually sort of change your mind about something - it seems straightforward in a way but is very seismic for any one of us really to very fundamentally change our minds about anything. And seeing somebody go through that process and go through it with a great amount of grace actually and to sort of come out of that - the other side of it, losing a lot along the way, but gaining an incredible amount, is very moving.
MARTIN: Let me play a clip from the film where this is you as Bishop Pearson, and you're trying to explain to your congregation your ideas - like, where you're coming from, what conclusions you've come to. Let me play it for you.
EJIOFOR: (As Bishop Pearson) All of my life, I've been taught it. Everything I know points to a choice, heaven or hell. Many people I loved - members of my own family went to hell, and they're there for good. Now, I could never reconcile that, but I do accept it because they had a choice. But when did these people in Africa separate from God? When did they make a choice? And how do they get saved? And he said they don't need to get saved. They're already saved.
MARTIN: You could hear, like, almost the collective intake of breath when they go, what? You know? I love the American accent, by the way.
EJIOFOR: Oh, thank you (laughter).
MARTIN: Just thought I'd mention that. Have you ever changed your mind about something big that caused you to worry about it - think, maybe I'm wrong, maybe this jeopardizes something?
EJIOFOR: I mean, in smaller ways, obviously - nothing on this kind of scale. But I think what is harder and what I don't think I have sort of managed to do really is, as an adult, having formulated myself as an adult is to really sort of fundamentally change my positions on things - not a kind of lip service to changing positions but really fundamental, deep-rooted change.
MARTIN: Was there a key to unlocking this for you? Some people say, oh, it's the way somebody walks. Sometimes people say, well, it's the way they use their hands or the way they hold their bodies or something. Is there a key to unlocking Carlton Pearson for you?
EJIOFOR: Well, I mean, only in the sense that I went and met Carlton in Oklahoma, and we spent time together as well in Atlanta. And I watched him preach, and I found him very - it sort of sounds strange, but it has just very pure of soul, the idea that I understood why people felt that he was incredibly charismatic but also was carrying some sort of message of truth and of hope. And actually shifting that more onto an inclusive basis seems, to me, like quite of a natural progression for somebody like Carlton.
MARTIN: That's Chiwetel Ejiofor. He plays Bishop Carlton Pearson in the new Netflix film "Come Sunday."
Chiwetel Ejiofor, thank you so much for speaking with us.
| 2019-04-26T11:10:55 |
https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=602359971
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Himmler’s perception of being decent.
On December 12th 1941, one day after Hitler had declared war to the USA, Hitler called a meeting in the Reich Chancellery. Nearly all important party leaders were present to hear Hitler declare the annihilation of the Jewish race, This meeting was held just over a month before the Wannsee conference.However the December 12 meeting is relatively unknown.
One eager participant in the implementation of the final solution was Heinrich Himmler. Not only was he willing to carry out the annihilation of the Jewish population. he had this warped sense of morality about it. In fact he thought that those carrying out the killings were the victims.
He actually described those who murdered thousands and thousands of innocent,defenseless people,including women and children. decent people.
Below are some excerpts from that speech. It is a clear indication on how warped the Nazi ideology was.
| 2019-04-23T13:01:28 |
https://dirkdeklein.net/category/heinrich-himmler/
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Context: Arden Syntax is a standard that encodes knowledge as Medical Logic Modules (MLMs) but lacks a standard query data model and terminology.
Objective: Assess to what extent SNOMED CT can represent MLM query data elements.
Method: 340 MLMs containing 3268 queries were examined.
Conclusion: SNOMED CT adequately represents data queried using the Arden Syntax.
| 2019-04-23T04:03:08 |
http://ebooks.iospress.nl/volumearticle/48460
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Dates & Times of Operation: September 29th, October 5, 6, 7 | 12, 13, 14 | 19, 20, 21 | 26, 27, 28. The Trail is NO open on Halloween.
"Hilariously Frightful" is the best way to describe this haunt. Winner of CT Magazine's 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011 "Best of Connecticut" award. It is THE place to be in October. Come one, come all to the "Scariest Haunt in New England".
Wallingford is a quaint Connecticut town nestled halfway between Hartford and New Haven. The picturesque village is reminiscent of the opening shots of the Bob Newhart Show. However, true to the New England towns depicted in Stephen King novels, this quaint exterior belies the town's sinister secret.<br><br>Hiding in the woods at the end of a lonesome road is a world of fright and fantasy that will test one's mettle, temper one's cavalier courage, torment one's sanity, and taint one's soul. This vortex of dark entertainment is the Trail of Terror.<br><br>The Trail of Terror has bent the minds of the innocent and benefited local charities for 17 years. The dominion of this operation's overseer, Wayne Barneschi, began as a home haunt. Through enlisting the help of dark forces, a veritable coven of close friends and family members, they made the leap to become a professional non-profit haunted attraction. <br><br>The Trail resides on four appalling acres of forsaken forest. The haunt scenes take up fully half of that area. The rest is given over to the ticket booth, guest line, snack bar, actor staging, costumes, and make-up prep. Each weekend in October, 100 volunteer performers and 25 or more volunteer staff converge to bring forth eldritch entertainment for up to 2,000 patrons a night.<br><br>Over the summer, the volunteer staff change approximately 75% of the Trail's scenes so customers are confronted with novel new frights each season. After entering the front gate, guests walk along the outdoor trail through 30 different scenes. Unsuspecting patrons must venture through crawl spaces, squeeze walls, across a rope bridge, aboard a boat, under a spinning carousel, and through a vortex tunnel on their march of mayhem. <br><br>The Trail of Terror's award-winning website (http://www.trailofterror.com) features a new theme each October which includes a back story on recurring characters. The complex narrative is then carried into one or more scenes in the Trail that feature the referenced characters. Further, characters will sometimes be featured on the Trail's Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/trailofterrorct) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/trailofterror) sites which give patrons opportunities for additionally demented interactions.<br><br>The Trail of Terror staff are as dedicated to community charities as they are to maniacal merrymaking. Over the years the Trail donated $700,000 to the Wallingford, CT chapter of the Red Cross. The Trail now benefits the Wallingford Emergency Shelter and works closely with C.R.E.W. (Community Revitalization Efforts of Wallingford) to support students who provide humanitarian aid in areas where it is most needed.<br><br>The volunteer staff of the Trail believe firmly in the motto œWe Scare Because We Care . Their hard work and sacrifice each season is done not only to provide guests with the most nightmarish frights possible, but to benefit those in local community who need support the most.
| 2019-04-18T22:56:04 |
http://www.hauntedhouse.com/trail-of-terror-ct-2282.html
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Who's Performing at the 2018 MTV VMAs?
On Monday (August 20), MTV will return for the 35th iteration of its infamously wild Video Music Awards — the very stage where Beyoncé confirmed her first pregnancy, Kanye West once interrupted Taylor Swift, and Britney Spears and Madonna shared their now-iconic kiss.
With a history that rich, this year's show is sure to be just as moment-making, thanks in large part to its stacked slate of 2018 performers. So who, exactly, is set to take the mic?
Grande, who's up for five awards including Artist of the Year, will perform "God Is a Woman" from her newly released fourth album, Sweetener.
Mendes will sing "In My Blood," a single from his self-titled May record. The video for the song is nominated for Best Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Pop Video.
The "Chun-Li" rapper, who unveiled her fourth LP, Queen, earlier this month, will deliver a "special remote performance" from a yet-to-be-revealed "iconic" New York location.
Brendon Urie and co. will be on hand for a performance of their latest single, "High Hopes," Billboard confirmed earlier this week.
Scott performed at the VMAs last year with 30 Seconds to Mars, but this will mark his first time taking the stage as a solo artist during the ceremony. According to MTV, he'll do a medley of hits from his newly released third album, Astroworld.
The rapper and OneRepublic frontman will team up for a rendition of their new single, "One Day" — the first time they'll perform it live.
Post Malone is nominated for two VMAs: Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for "Rockstar," which he's expected to perform but has not confirmed.
The night's biggest honoree, who's set to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, will perform a selection of her greatest hits. It will be the first time Lopez has hit the VMAs stage since 2001.
Bazzi, Hayley Kiyoko, Jessie Reyez, Juice WRLD and PRETTYMUCH will also perform at the ceremony's first-ever PUSH artist stage, though it's unclear if those will be broadcast.
The 2018 VMAs air live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Monday at 9 p.m. ET on MTV.
| 2019-04-20T02:39:28 |
https://mix979fm.com/2018-mtv-vmas-performers/
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When it comes to summer travel, who doesn't love multi-purpose makeup? It takes up so much less space in your bag or suitcase and saves you money too, since you don't have to buy many different products. Even if you're staying home, summer is always a busy time with lots of activities and I don't know about you, but I don't always have the time for my normal makeup routine. I need to simplify things a bit and lately I've been testing out a bunch of new products that totally fit the bill, so I thought I'd round them all up in one post...plus a few old favorites.
This is the most expensive Clarisonic, but it's definitely a worthwhile investment! I've had mine for about a year and a half and I use it in so many different ways.
First, you can use the facial brush head to cleanse your skin, and it also exfoliates too, so if you're traveling you don't have to bring a scrub with you.
It also comes with a larger head with stiffer bristles for cleansing your body, which also gives great exfoliation (perfect if you apply self-tanner because it won't leave the oily residue that scrubs leave) and has helped me get rid of those annoying bumps on my arms and legs.
Finally, there's a brand new brush head you can purchase separately for buffing in your foundation and cream products so you don't have to bring separate brushes for that. I actually just got mine and will be doing a full review on it soon (it's awesome!). Available at Ulta.
You can purchase the Clarisonic Smart Profile at Sephora $299, but I actually got mine at QVC because it's significantly cheaper at only $185 (and you can make 3 payments as well, which is what I did).
I'm a big believer in wearing sunscreen but most foundations don't offer high SPF coverage. The IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream and Confidence in a Compact CC+ Solid Serum both have broad spectrum SPF 50+ (and it's a physical block, not chemical). They can also function as a moisturizer if your skin isn't too dry (I personally still need a little bit more hydration most days). The CC+ Cream is full-coverage if you prefer a more flawless look, while the Solid Serum lets your skin peek through a bit (my favorite in the warmer weather).
Available at Ulta Beauty for $38 each...CC+ Cream and CC+ Solid Serum Foundation.
I've been really getting into Wander Beauty lately because they have so many dual-purpose products and they perform really well! The Dualist Concealer has become my new favorite...I've been using it every day for the past few weeks. It has a lightweight liquid concealer on one end that's so smooth, hydrating and perfect for under the eyes because it doesn't cake or accentuate fine lines and it brightens beautifully. The other end has a super creamy stick concealer that's more full coverage, so I like to dab it around my nose and mouth to conceal redness and also on blemishes when they pop up. It's a great travel product because you'll always have the coverage you need without having to bring two separate products.
Another awesome option from Wander Beauty is their On-The-Glow Blush & Illuminator Stick. These are a bit pricey but they're also quite large and will last a long time, especially since you only need a little dab on your cheeks. They blend out beautifully and look so natural on the skin...you don't even need a brush, I just use my fingers! The highlighter gives a gorgeous, flattering glow that's not glittery at all and the blushes look like you're flushed from within. These sticks are so easy to toss into your handbag or pack in your makeup bag, and I definitely want to pick up another shade or two. They also have one that's a bronzer and highlighter as well!
This palette has been out for a while but it's still my go-to travel palette because it's your entire face minus foundation and concealer! It contains 8 eyeshadows...the top row is your basic neutrals and the second row adds some pops of color. They're so easy to work with and richly pigmented, I was blown away the first time I tried them! You also get the Overexposed setting powder, Photogenic shimmery blush/highlight, and Composition Bronzer as well as a lip gloss, matte lip crayon, and the Fully Charged Mascara (one of my favorites!). I also love using the bronzer as a transition shade on my eyes. I posted a full review on my old blog here...everything is very high quality and once I tried this, I wanted to try more from Pur because I was so impressed!
I'm all about travel-friendly brow pencils and this is my new favorite! If you like that angled-style brow pencil tip like the Benefit Goof Proof Brow then you'll love the Soap & Glory Archery 2-in-1 Brow. I've been using it every day and all of my other brow pencils have just been sitting in a drawer. It has the pencil on one end and a tinted brow setting gel on the other so I don't need to use multiple products. The pencil is a bit on the stiffer side but I prefer brow products that way because if they're too creamy, they don't last long on me. The setting gel holds everything in place all day, which is key because my brows naturally point down and it takes something pretty strong to keep the hairs pointed up.
I also recently just spotted a NYX version at Ulta that also includes a brow filling powder (so that's another option).
If your favorite foundation doesn't offer SPF or you hate applying sunscreen on top of makeup because it ruins the finish, Kate Somerville UncompliKated is fantastic option! This setting spray has a very fine aerosol mist that sets your makeup, gives broad-spectrum SPF50, and gives your skin a matte finish with a soft focus effect, blurring pores, lines, and wrinkles. It's the ultimate multi-purpose product and I know I'll be using this all summer long!
I was first introduced to the Tarte Lip Sculptor when I purchased a kit at Ulta and since then I've purchased a few other shades. It has the creamiest, most buttery lipstick on one end and a non-sticky coordinating gloss on the other. You can create three different looks with it...you can wear the lipstick by itself, the gloss by itself, or the gloss layered on top of the lipstick. I love these because when I'm on vacation, I often wear gloss during the day when I'm causal and then opt for a lipstick at night and these are so much more portable than taking two separate products.
What are your ultimate multi-purpose products? I'd love to hear about them!
I am a huge fan of the Makeup Revolution Euphoria palette for travel.
| 2019-04-23T07:54:20 |
http://www.beauddiction.com/2017/05/multi-purpose-products-for-summer-travel.html
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The area of the brain that plays a primary role in emotional learning and the acquisition of fear - the amygdala - may hold the key to who is most vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder.
Researchers at the University of Washington, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Boston University collaborated on a unique opportunity to study whether patterns of brain activity predict teenagers' response to a terrorist attack.
The team had already performed brain scans on Boston-area adolescents for a study on childhood trauma. Then in April 2013 two bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring hundreds more. Even people who were nowhere near the bombing reported distress about the attack and the days-long manhunt for the suspects.
So, one month after the attack, Katie McLaughlin, then at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School and now an assistant professor of psychology at the UW; co-author Margaret Sheridan, of Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School; and their fellow researchers sent online surveys to teenagers who had previously participated in studies to assess PTSD symptoms related to the attack.
By using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans from before the attack and survey data from after, the researchers found that heightened amygdala reaction to negative emotional stimuli was a risk factor for later developing symptoms of PTSD.
The research study was published in the journal Depression and Anxiety.
"The amygdala responds to both negative and positive stimuli, but it's particularly attuned to identifying potential threats in the environment," said McLaughlin, the study's first author. "In the current study of adolescents the more their amygdala responded to negative images, the more likely they were to have symptoms of PTSD following the terrorist attacks."
The brain scans were conducted during the year prior to the bombing. At that time, the teens were evaluated for their responses to emotional stimuli by viewing neutral and negative images. Neutral images included items such as a chair or button. Negative images showed people who were sad, fighting or threatening someone else. Participants rated the degree of emotion they felt while looking at each image. The MRIs measured whether blood flow increased to the amygdala and the hippocampus when viewing negative images as compared to neutral images.
In the follow-up survey the teens were asked whether they were at the finish line during the bombing, how much media exposure they had after the attack, whether they were part of the lockdown at home or school while authorities searched for the suspects, and how their parents responded to the incident. They also were asked about specific PTSD symptoms, such as how often they had trouble concentrating and whether they kept thinking about the bombing when they tried not to.
Researchers found a significant association between amygdala activation while viewing negative images and whether the teens developed PTSD symptoms after the bombing.
McLaughlin said a number of previous studies have shown that people with PTSD had heightened amygdala responses to negative emotions, but researchers didn't know whether that came before or after the trauma.
"It's often really difficult to collect neurobiological markers before a traumatic event has occurred," she said. By scanning the adolescents' brains before the bombing, she and her fellow researchers were able to show that "amygdala reactivity before a traumatic event predicts your response to that traumatic event."
While two-thirds of Americans will be exposed to some kind of traumatic event during their lifetime, most, fortunately, will not develop PTSD.
"The more we understand the underlying neurobiological systems that shape reactions to traumatic events, the closer we move to understanding a person's increased vulnerability to them," McLaughlin said. "That could help us develop early interventions to help people who might develop PTSD later."
Other co-authors are Andrea Duys, of UW; Daniel Busso and Sonia Alves at Harvard; and Jennifer Greif Green at Boston University. The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Contract grant sponsor: National Institutes of Health Charles H. Hood Foundation; contract grant numbers: K01-MH092526 and K01-MH092555, Child Health Research Award.
University of Washington. "Understanding a person's increased vulnerability to PTSD after Boston Marathon bombing." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 17 Jul. 2014. Web.
| 2019-04-18T16:47:01 |
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/279670.php
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How can I contact Designers with questions and feedback?
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Between Donald Trump Jr. meeting with a Russian attorney who promised dirt on Hillary Clinton, and Ivanka sitting in for her father at the G20 summit, the Trump kids are creating headaches for the White House.
Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to hire his children to be among his closest advisers was always going to be a wild card move for him.
Knowing that they, like him, possessed no special areas of expertise with regards to public policy or even political strategy, Trump was determined to surround himself with close family members and even elevated his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to exalted West Wing status.
And now the White House is throwing Donald Trump Jr. under the bus.
On Sunday, Trump Jr. admitted that he met with a Kremlin-connected attorney in June 2016 because the woman claimed to have damaging information about Hillary Clinton. The stunning revelation gives fresh evidence to the allegation that the Trump campaign was colluding with a foreign adversary during last year’s election.
During Monday's off-camera audio-only press briefing, deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated the president only learned of his son's clandestine meeting "in the last couple of days."
REPORTER: When did the president learn that that meeting had taken place?
SANDERS: I believe in the last couple of days is my understanding.
SANDERS: Look, I've been on several campaigns, and people call offering information, as I know many of you receive similar calls from people offering information. Don Jr. took a very short meeting, from which there was absolutely no follow-up.
The weak White House spin has been the Russian lawyer didn’t actually deliver the goods on Clinton, and that all she really wanted to do was talk about U.S./Russia adoption policy. In other words, no collusion to see here, move along.
But in trying to explain away the scandal, Trump Jr. explicitly conceded that three of Trump’s most trusted and senior advisers took a meeting with a Russian operative during the campaign specifically because the woman claimed to have damaging information about Clinton.
Meanwhile, at the G-20 Summit in Germany, Trump’s daughter Ivanka was inexplicably deputized and sat in for her father at the meeting of world leaders. She sat between British Prime Minister Theresa May and Chinese President Xi Jinping during her father’s temporary absence.
The odd move came despite the fact Ivanka holds no official position in the U.S. government; she serves an unpaid adviser to his father.
“Trump’s presence was unusual given that government ministers or senior officials are typically the ones called to stand in for heads of state at such sessions,” the Washington Post reported.
The blatant move of nepotism produced a gusher of instant protest on social media.
Six months into his presidency and there’s no indication that Trump tapping his kids has paid off. In fact, over the last two days, the move has produced endless negative headlines. Even right-wing commentator Ann Coulter recently expressed dismay over the move: "That’s the one fascist thing he’s done. Hiring his kids."
There’s a reason none of the previous 44 American presidents deputized their children as senior advisers. And in the last 48 hours, those risks have exploded into headlines, as both Trump’s son Donald Jr. and his daughter Ivanka have found themselves at the center of controversies that continue to haunt the White House.
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IICSA heard that children at the two schools could still be "at risk". Father Charles Fitzgerald-Lombard, abbot of Downside from to , was among three Downside abbots accused by Father Aidan Bellenger, in a private letter, of tolerating child abuse.
Wrongdoers at the school were quietly moved between Benedictine monasteries and parishes. Reference was made to instructions from Rome to destroy documents that were damaging to priests.
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What is minoxidil & how does it work?
- Minoxidil is a "topical" medication, meaning that it is applied to the scalp rather than ingested as a pill.
- The exact mechanism by which minoxidil helps hair growth is not completely understood, but it is known that the drug has many actions including affecting potassium channels in hair follicles, affecting blood flow. Unlike the pill finasteride, minoxidil does not work by affecting androgens.
- Minoxidil helps a proportion of individuals who use it to 'maintain' their hair and in some cases even thicken the hair a bit. Minoxidil does not help everyone.
- The medication is available in three main formulations - a 2 % liquid formulation, a 5 % liquid formulation (Extra strength) and a 5 % foam formulation (sold under the name Rogaine foam). 5 % minoxidil is now formally FDA approved for women. Studies have shown it is safe for women (except in pregnancy) and women actually prefer than 5 % foam formulation.
How often does the medication need to be used?
- The manufacturers of minoxidil recommend that the 2 % minoxidil be used twice daily. Studies have shown that women just need to use the minoxidil 5 % foam once daily.
How should the medication be applied?
- Minoxidil is applied to the scalp that has been dried. It is very important that the medication be applied to the scalp (rather than the hair). Regardless of whether the liquid or foam is used, the finger tips may be used to gently spread the medication.
- The lotion formulation may be flammable and use of a hair hair dryer (blow dryer) is not recommended.
- Minoxidil is generally quite safe and well tolerated. In the USA, minoxidil in both the 2 % and 5 % strengths are available over the counter and no prescription is required. In Canada, 2 % minoxidil is available without a prescription but the 5 % minoxidil requires a prescription.
1. Irritation of the scalp. The 2 % and 5 % liquid formulations of minoxidil have the potential to irritate the scalp on account of the ingredient propylene glycol. Minoxidil foam (Rogaine foam) does not contain propylene glycol and does not generally irritate the scalp for most users. Rarely, an individual can be allergic to minoxidil.
2. Increased shedding during the first month of use. During the very first month or two of use, some users of minoxidil may experience a slightly increased rate of daily hair shedding. It is important to continue the use of minoxidil in this situation as it is usually not harmful. Old hairs are being shed and new hairs are pushing up from underneath.
3. Hair growth on the face. About 1 out of every 20 women who use minoxidil develop hair growth on the face. This can occur even if minoxidil does not actually 'drip down' and touch the face. The hair growth is reversible if minoxidil is stopped. Women who feel they benefit from minoxidil may choose to remove hair on the face with laser hair removal, electrolysis, waxing and other methods.
4. Other more rare side effects including headaches, dizziness, and heart palpitations, and swollen hands and feet.
1. If I start minoxidil, do I need to use it forever?
Minoxidil needs to be used continuously in order for the benefits to continue. It's completely safe to stop minoxidil at any time, however, any benefits that were seen will be lost over 6-9 months.
2. Can minoxidil be used with other medications?
It's important to check with your physician when using minoxidil with other medications. Minoxidil can be safely used with oral hair loss medications.
3. If I start minoxidil, when will an improvement first be seen?
Individuals using minoxidil will start to see an improvement around 6 months.
4. Does minoxidil help everyone?
About 25 % of women who use minoxidil regularly will feel that they have an improvement in their hair. It works best during the early stages of hair loss and for men works best for early stages of balding in the crown.
5. Who should not take minoxidil?
Patients with heart disease or vascular disease should not use minoxidil. Individuals who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant should not use minoxidil. Individuals with high blood pressure or low blood pressure and patients with irregular heart beats should check with their physician about using minoxidil. Prengant women should also not use minoxidil.
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A tape dispenser includes base plate, a handle, a tape reel and a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes a base, a cutter with a blade at an end, a shield, a shield base and a wiper plate. The shield is moved between a first position, in which the shield covers the blade of the cutter to protect users from hurt by the cutter, and a second position, in which the shield exposes the blade of the cutter to cut a tape off. The wiper plate has an elastic member with an end urging the shield toward the first position. No independent spring is included to reduce a number of elements and a cost of manufacture.
1. A tape dispenser comprising a cutting assembly including a cutter with a blade at an end, a shield and a wiper plate, wherein the shield is moved between a first position, in which the shield covers the blade of the cutter, and a second position, in which the shield exposes the blade of the cutter, and the wiper plate has an elastic member with an end connected to the wiper plate and a distal end suspended, wherein the elastic member urges the shield toward the first position; wherein the wiper plate has a main plate and a bottom plate, and the elastic is projected from the main plate and urges the shield; wherein the cutting assembly further includes a shield base with a guiding slot to receive a guiding post on a top of the shield therein, and the shield rests on the bottom plate of the wiper plate and the shield base rests on the shield.
2. The tape dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein the guiding post has a head with a width greater than that of the guiding slot of the shield base.
3. The tape dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein the elastic member is a curved strip projected from the wiper plate.
The present invention relates generally to a tape dispenser, and more particular to a tape with a cutter's shield.
A tape dispenser is equipped with a cutter to cut a tape off. In operation of the tape dispenser, the cutter may hurt the user, so that there were some inventions providing devices on the dispenser to protect user from hurt by the cutter. FIG. 1 shows a conventional cutting assembly 60 of a tape dispenser including a movable cutter 62, a spring 64 urging the cutter 62 and a wiper plate 66. Referring to FIG. 2, the wiper plate 66 is moved at one end and the other end of which will push the cutter 62 forward to cut off a tape (not shown). The spring 64 returns the cutter 62 while the wiper plate 66 no longer pushes the cutter 62. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show another conventional cutting assembly 70 of a tape dispenser including a fixed cutter 72, a movable shield 74 above the cutter 72 and a spring 76. The shield 74 is urged by the spring 76 to cover the whole cutter 72 in a normal condition. The shield 74 may be moved backward by an external force to expose a blade of the cutter 72 to cut off a tape (not shown). The spring 76 returns the shield 74 while the external force is gone.
These conventional cutting assemblies include an independent spring for return of the cutter or the shield. The spring increases the cost and complexity of manufacture of the dispenser.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a tape dispenser with a cutter shield and without an independent spring for return of the cutter shield.
According to the objective of the present invention, a tape dispenser includes a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes a cutter with a blade at an end, a shield and a wiper plate. The shield is moved between a first position, in which the shield covers the blade of the cutter, and a second position, in which the shield exposes the blade of the cutter. The wiper plate has an elastic member with an end urging the shield toward the first position.
FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are sectional views of the cutting assembly of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing how the shield moves and the action of the elastic members on the wiper plate.
As shown in FIG. 5, a tape dispenser of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a base plate 12, a handle 14, a tape reel 16 and a cutting assembly 18. The handle 14 is mounted on a bottom of the base plate 12, the tape reel 16 is provided on a rear side of the base plate 12 to mount a tape roll (not shown) thereon, and the cutting assembly 18 is mounted on a front side of the base plate 12 to cut a tape of the tape roll off.
As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the cutting assembly 18 includes a base 20, a roller 22, a cutter 24, a shield 26, a shield base 28 and a wiper plate 30. The base 20 is mounted on the front side of the base plate 12. The roller 22 is pivoted on a bottom of the base 20 for free rotation. The cutter 24, which has blades 32 on opposite ends and a bend portion 34 at a middle, is mounted on a top of the base 20 with the bend portion 34 against a slope portion 36 on a front of the top of the base 20 for positioning. The wiper plate 30 has a main plate 38 and a bottom plate 40. The bottom plate 42, which has two holes 42, rests on a rear part of the cutter 24, behind the bend portion 34. The shield 26 includes a guiding post 44 on a top thereof and a head 46 on a distal end of the guiding post 44. The shield 26 rests its rear part on the bottom plate 40 of the wiper plate 30 and its front part over the cutter 24. The shield base 28 includes a guiding slot 48 and two holes 50 at opposite sides of the guiding slot 48. A width of the guiding slot 48 is greater than that of the guiding post 44 and is less than that of the head 46. The shield base 28 rests on the rear part of the shield 26 with the guiding post 44 in the guiding slot 48, the head 46 above the guiding post 44, and the holes 50 aligned with the holes 42 of the bottom plate 40 of the wiper plate 30. The head 48, which the width thereof is greater than that of the guiding slot 48, may prevent guiding post 44 from escaping from the guiding slot 48. The shield 26 has a curved portion 52 at a front end thereof toward the cutter 24. Two screws 54 is inserted through the holes 42 and 50 of the shield base 28 and the bottom plate 40 of the wiper plate 30 and screwed into the base 20 to secure the above elements.
The wiper plate 30 has two elastic members 56 on the main plate 38 close to the bottom plate 40. Each of the elastic members 56 is a curved strips projected from the main plate 38, in other words, each of the elastic members 56 has an end connected to the main plate 38 and an end suspended. The suspended ends of the elastic members 56 urge a rear end of the shield 26.
The shield 26 is moved along the guiding slot 48 of the shield base 28 between a first position and a second position. When the shield 26 is moved to the first position, referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 10, the shield 26 cover the blade 32 at the front end of the cutter 24, and when the shield 26 to the first position, referring to FIG. 9 and FIG. 11, the shield 26 is moved backward and exposes the blade 32 of the cutter 24. While the shield 26 is moved from the first position to the second position, the shield 26 deforms the elastic members 56, so that the elastic members 56 may urge the shield 26 back to the first position. In practice, the elastic members 56 are deformed a little by the shield 26 when the shield 26 is at the first position that the shield 24 is located at the first position (the shield 26 covers the cutter 24) in a normal condition to protect users from hurt by the cutter 24.
The tape dispenser of the present invention provides no independent spring so that the cost of manufacture may be decreased.
Above elements are as same as the conventional tape dispenser, and the characters of the present invention are hereunder.
As shown in FIG. 3, the handle 10 has a chamber 24 therein, which is open at the bottom of the handle 10, two openings 26 on a front side and a back side thereof communicated with the chamber 24 and two recesses 28 on the bottom thereof.
A holder 30 includes a base member 32, two lock members 34 and two flexible arms 36. The base member 32 includes a tunnel 38, and the lock members 34 are located at opposite side of the tunnel 38. The lock members 34 have ends connected to base member 32 and the other ends suspended. Each of the lock members 34 has a hook 40 at the suspended end and facing the tunnel 38. The flexible arms 36 are projected from a top of the base member 32 at opposite side of the tunnel 38, each of which has a block 36 facing outwardly. The holder 30 is inserted into the chamber 24 of the handle 10 with the blocks 36 of the flexible arms 36 engaged with the openings 26 of the handle 10, as shown in FIG. 5, to fix the holder 30 in the chamber 24 of the handle 10.
The main scope of the present invention is that we don't change the structure of the conventional tape dispenser, and we just use the useless space in the handle to store a tool that increases the practicability of the tape dispenser much.
The holder is the device we provide to hold the tool in the chamber of the handle. In practice, it may be made on the handle directly rather than it is an independent element like the embodiment of the present invention. The present invention provides the blocks and the openings on the handle to fix the holder in the handle that makes the holder could be detachable. In practice, the holder may be just simply fixed in the handle by glue or other fastening means. The embodiment of the present invention only shows the tool as utility knife. In fact, the tool, except utility knife, may be screwdriver, wrench or other toll that may be help in the tape dispenser job. Of course, the holder should be redesigned to fit the vary tool to be stored in the handle.
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We have many requests to take children and their carer in our carers cars in child safety seats. Can you tell us what is the correct procedure regarding this as carers would take safety seats out of their cars and put them back again? I have looked at Australian Standards, and many other sites.
There has never been a requirement for all child seats to be fitted by an authorised fitter. It was always a strongly recommendation.
People can fit their own child seats as long as they are fitted correctly as per seat manufacturer's instruction.
The most important thing is that the child car seats must be fitted correctly every time it has been removed and refitted.
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J.K. Rowling at the London premiere of "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" in November.
J.K. Rowling is being mocked for saying that Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald had an "incredibly intense" sexual relationship.
She revealed the sexual dimension to their relationship in a DVD feature for "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald."
People are mocking Rowling's habit of dropping new details about the "Harry Potter" and "Fantastic Beasts" universe outside of the book and movie series.
Some fans are also frustrated that Rowling doesn't include the queer elements of her stories in the books and movies themselves.
J.K. Rowling is being mocked on Twitter for saying that Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald, two characters from her "Harry Potter" and "Fantastic Beasts" series, had an "incredibly intense" sexual relationship.
Rowling has said for years that Dumbledore and Grindelwald were in a gay relationship. While fans have long speculated that it was sexual, Rowling confirmed the detail in a DVD feature and Blu-Ray for "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald," released on March 12. Her comments went viral when they were unearthed by Radio Times.
"Their relationship was incredibly intense," Rowling said in the feature. "I'm less interested in the sexual side — though I believe there is a sexual dimension to this relationship — than I am in the sense of the emotions they felt for each other, which ultimately is the most fascinating thing about all human relationships."
The comment about Dumbledore and Grindelwald having a "sexual" relationship drew widespread mockery. Rowling has a habit of revealing new details about the "Harry Potter" universe after the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," was published in the summer of 2007. Later that year, for example, she revealed in a public appearance that Dumbledore had fallen in love with Grindelwald, inspiring more than a decade of sexually explicit fanfiction.
Rowling often drops new information about the "Harry Potter" universe in her tweets, her Pottermore site, and her follow-up works that sometimes resembles fanfiction.
Fans also criticized Rowling for relegating the queer elements of her "Harry Potter" universe as trivia, rather than being in the canonical books and movies.
"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald," the second of a planned five-movie "Harry Potter" prequel series, was released in November to harsh reviews. In the movie, Rowling introduced new details about Dumbledore and Grindelwald's past that were reviled by fans.
Most recently, Pottermore — a site Rowling uses to share new details about her expanding "Harry Potter" universe — was widely mocked when it tweeted out an old detail about how wizards and witches relieved themselves and vanished the excrement before using plumbing.
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What was Metro like in its early years? I posed that question recently to Harry Barley, my former boss who worked at WMATA from 1974 to 1996 in a wide variety of roles. He was one of the planners the agency hired as it was constructing the Red Line.
Before he retired from a four-decade career in transportation, Barley agreed to an oral history-type interview about Metro in the 70s and 80s. It was a rare chance to gain insights into the decisions made then that are still having an impact on the region today.
The original plan for Metrorail was to build 101 miles of rail service over five lines, and Barley said this focus inspired employees. There was “so much passion and so much commitment to that [101 mile system] mission,” he said. A powerful culture coalesced around that goal.
1970 Metro map. Image by District Department of Transportation.
Barley and his coworkers knew that “what was being done was so important.” After all, this was the first time that highway money had been redirected to build a rail line, and the stakes were high.
Unfortunately, in some ways that focus on 101 miles of rail came at the expense of bus service. Many of the region's bus routes were designed to ‘feed’ people to a rail station, which forces riders to transfer to reach their destination.
Metrobuses awaiting riders below a Red Line train at Rhode Island Avenue in 1984. Image by WMATA.
As arguably the fastest-growing transit agency in the 1970s and 80s, WMATA offered its employees the ability to rapidly rise up the career ladder. In his 22 years at WMATA, Harry held diverse roles ranging from a financial analyst for bus and rail operations, to an HR position overseeing employee grievances, to General Superintendent for Rail Operations, to Director of Marketing. That meant he got a multifaceted understanding of how the agency worked.
That may seem like a lot of widely-varied positions, but WMATA’s startup-like culture enabled this type of career growth that's uncommon in established agencies.
No one working there had much transit experience because it simply did not exist in the US at that time. But the training and leadership development opportunities enabled young employees to rapidly grow in their careers, and many of those people went on to bring that expertise to other transportation agencies across the country.
A construction worker rests at the Rhode Island Avenue station. Image by WMATA.
Jackson Graham, the first General Manager for WMATA, used to tell his staff these words of encouragement during tough times. Barley pointed out that this can be hard to fully understand in the moment, but now more than a generation later, it's hard to imagine downtown, Brookland, and U Street with I-95 running through them. Neighborhoods we have now are unlikely to exist, and we would have fewer homes, jobs, and stores.
Talking with Barley – and I think this would apply to anyone who works for a seasoned leader – was a good reminder that transformational projects often do not have a short-term effect. It's when you look back over multiple decades – or generations, as Graham said – that you see the impact.
An aerial view during Metrorail construction around Clarendon in 1974. Image by WMATA.
Barley also pointed out that Graham and his successors were all very different, and he says that's a good thing. Different types of leaders were needed for different points in the agency's life.
The work of WMATA’s early employees changed the Washington region and current residents' expectations about how we move around. Now most of them have retired or died, and that’s why it's so important to talk with those who are still around.
People like Harry Barley are among the few who can share rare tidbits about the system's history, and I have more to share. Stay tuned for future GGWash posts!
Elizabeth Whitton is a transit and health planner, whose passion for infrastructure began during her time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco. After several years as a Capitol Hill resident, she now lives in Florida.
What Metrorail station is between Judiciary Sq and Metro Center on the Red Line? Feel free to ignore station subtitles.
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My idea was to build my own unit rather than use a store-bought amplifier. Additionally, I wished to put my own stamp on it, make it unique. I started with a kit for the basic layout and electronics. I wanted to base things on the NI LM386 chip which is a good part and hard to break. I found several distributers of what appears to me as the exact same kit and so chose the cheapest $6 dollar kit. NI sells the LM386 for 34 cents a pop and would even provide a few "samples" but then I would be stuck laying things out and wireing.. Been there, done that. A printed circuit board is just SO much easier to use.
One of my inspirations for this project also stems from the nature of modern electronics in general, and the Radio Shack mini amplifier in partictular. Using my RS mini, I am always struck by the contrast between electronics new and old. With crystal radios one builds with passion, creating something more than a mere radio, but a work of art, a piece of furniture. Still, the technology itself is primitive dating back to the dawn of radio. When I look at the mini amplifier, it looks like a toy yet inside there is the most wonderful technology, solid state integrated circuitry. We take this advanced technology and slap it inside a cheap plastic box, an appliance. Naturally, I don't complain about the price, but for my project I wish for something above.
The solution struck me as obvious, give the same care and respect for the amplifier as I do the radio. I also sought to maintain a "vintage" visual aspect for the unit, breadboard layout, antique binding posts and a large adequate volume control knob, (the pitiful volume control wheel on my RS mini has already come apart once and threatens to break at any time). I wanted a nice lacquered base and sturdy speaker enclosure. The enclosure was the main challenge. I finally ended up with a heavy plactic goblet from a local thrift shop cut down to a tapered cylinder into which the speaker can be placed tightly. The rest of the set is modular with plug-in connections for the audio in, power, speaker, and volume control potentiometer. A question, do I add a brass knife switch for the on-off? I worry I am out of room on the base. Still pondering this.
I was initially worried that the audio input impedance may cause me trouble. I read so much about this, impedance matching, transformers, etc etc, almost a fetish really. I have subsequently learned that the LM386 input impedance is about 800 Megohms, the 10k pot being the limiting factor. So, with considerable relief, I concluded this ought not present any problems with the crystal radio circuits. I find the amplifier works very nicely with my radios. The sound is as good as the Radio Shack unit.
From the front, wooden base, full display of components, big adequate volume control..
It even looks nice from behind, vintage binding posts, naturally..
Schematic of the kit, (AnyKits.com) A005. The kit is configured with a maximum gain between 45 and 50, too high for headphones but too low really for listening with the speaker easily. You will note the location of R1 (in series with a 10uF capacitor) between pins 1 and 8 on the LM386. If you short the resistor leaving only the capacitor, then the gain will increase to the maximum of 200. If you do such a project, I recommend you download the LM386 datasheet from National Instruments.
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Runners-up at the 2014 World Cup, Argentina still don't have their place in the next one assured, with just two qualifiers left to play.
Jorge Sampaoli -- their third manager of this qualifying campaign -- will have been looking on during the recent draws with Uruguay and Venezuela with a degree of realisation that the task is tougher than he'd previously thought. So what are the main issues he needs to address?
It's now over four matches since an Argentine last scored in open play in these qualifiers. Lionel Messi's goal against Chile came from the penalty spot; Tuesday night's equaliser against Venezuela was an own goal from Rolf Feltscher.
In 16 qualifying matches, Argentina have scored just 16 times. It's a far cry from the incisive, lethal counter-attacking with which they cut through opponents during the 2014 qualifying campaign under Alejandro Sabella. In need of freshening up under Gerardo Martino, and clueless in attack under Edgardo Bauza, Argentina were expected to improve on this front with Sampaoli in charge. They probably still will, given time, but points are needed right now if they're to secure passage to Russia.
Whether the solution is a tweak to the formation or the reintroduction of old established names like Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain, Sampaoli needs to improve the scoring rate somehow.
A three-man back line is the sacrifice Sampaoli clearly wants to make in order to add bodies further up the pitch to enable his possession-based game. And Argentina dominated possession completely in both qualifiers in this last double header.
They were, however, unsurprisingly hit with a counter-attacking threat in both matches -- and this is a strategy they'll have to get used to seeing from their opponents on a regular basis.
So it seems a little odd to put Federico Fazio, probably the least mobile of the central defensive options, as the man in the middle of that three. Fazio certainly wasn't the only Argentine to blame for Jhon Murillo's opener for Venezuela, but it will be interesting to see how long he lasts as the main distributor and last line of outfield defence.
It happened with frequency under Martino, almost always under Bauza, and in these first two official matches under Sampaoli, it has continued. Lionel Messi keeps having to drop deep to get the ball, and although there are now more teammates ahead of him when he does so, it's still the case that too few of them are providing proper passing options for him.
Against Uruguay, Icardi was too static and Marcos Acuna, a left-footer playing on the right, didn't provide the width needed. In the Venezuela match, Dybala was often missing and, in the second half particularly, we were too often treated to the sight of players in blue and white stripes standing and watching as Messi slalomed round opponents.
On Tuesday night, there were moments of clarity in which things came together -- a one-two between Messi and Dybala leading to a chance for the Barcelona man which was well turned round the post by Wuilker Farinez; a run from Angel Di Maria to allow Messi to play one of his trademark balls into the channel between right-back and right centre-back -- but these were isolated moments rather than being sustained throughout the match.
Javier Mascherano, so long a defender for Barcelona, is finally being seen as primarily a defender for Argentina as well -- and it seems in fact that he's no longer first-choice, given he only played against Venezuela due to Gabriel Mercado's suspension.
But if there's no place in Sampaoli's midfield for a player with relatively limited distribution, it's hard to see what Guido Pizarro's role is meant to be. The Tigres man is a fine holding midfielder, but if Argentina are going to enjoy the lion's share of the ball, the centre of the pitch should be an area only for players who will move it on with more purpose and speed than Pizarro.
Ever Banega's introduction against Venezuela, replacing Lucas Biglia (who'd played against Uruguay), was a nod towards that thinking, and he certainly helped when it came to getting the ball to Messi, but Pizarro's presence seemed to get in the way of including a more dynamic player between the lines.
A player who can make runs from midfield to get beyond Messi, allowing Banega to dictate on his own from deep, could be a crucial ingredient. In short, the midfield needs to be less predictable.
Tuesday evening was shaping up to be one of Di Maria's best Argentina performances for a long time and then he tweaked his hamstring. It's become something of a familiar theme matches when the national team need him.
In the 2014 World Cup quarterfinal against Belgium, in the 2015 Copa America final, and the 2016 Copa America Centenario final, Di Maria picked up muscular injuries similar to the one which forced him out on Tuesday. This could be pure coincidence, or it could be a product of the nerves which seem to affect the whole team, in one way or another.
Argentina still have qualification for the World Cup in their own hands, but to achieve it they have to come through two very high pressure matches. After a campaign in which plenty of supposedly easy matches have resulted in dropped points, there's psychological as well as tactical work to do ahead of the final double header. Adjusting to the new manager or not, Argentina's margin for error has now run out.
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There is a passage in an article on " Art," by a democratic French writer, as early as 1790 - when the great storm cloud was already threatening to burst - which is quoted by Mr. C. Perkins, the American translator of Dr. Falke's German work, "Kunst im Hause," and gives us the keynote to the great change which took place in the fashion of furniture about the time of the Revolution: - " We have changed everything; freedom, now consolidated in France, has restored the pure taste for the antique! Farewell to your marqueterie and Boule, your ribbons, festoons, and rosettes of gilded bronze; the hour has come when objects must be made to harmonize with circumstances."
Thus it is hardly too much to say that designs were governed by the politics and philosophy of the day; and one finds in furniture of this period, the reproduction of ancient Greek forms for chairs and couches; ladies' work tables, too, are fashioned somewhat after the old drawings of sacrificial altars; and the classical tripod is a favourite support. The mountings represent antique Roman fasces with an axe in the centre; trophies of lances, surmounted by a Phrygian cap of liberty; winged figures, emblematic of freedom; and antique heads of helmeted warriors arranged like cameo medallions.
After the execution of Robespierre, and the abolition of the Revolutionary Tribunal in 1794, came the establishment of the Directory; and then, after Buonaparte's brilliant success in Italy, and the famous expeditions to Syria and Egypt two years later, came his proclamation as First Consul in 1799, which, in 1802, was confirmed as a life appointment.
We have only to refer to the portrait of the great soldier, represented with the crown of bay leaves and other attributes of the old Roman imperialism, to see that in his mind was the ambition, of reviving much of the splendour and of the surroundings of the Caesars, whom he took, to some extent, as his models; and that in founding on the ashes of the Revolution a new fabric, with new people about him, all influenced by his energetic personality, he desired to mark his victories by stamping the new order of things with his powerful and assertive individualism.
The cabinet which was designed and made for Marie Louise, on his marriage with her in 1810, is an excellent example of the Napoleonic furniture. The wood used for this style of furniture was almost invariably rich mahogany, the color of which made a good ground for the bronze gilt mounts which were applied. The full-page illustration shews these mountings, which are all classical in character; and though there is no particular grace in the outline or form of the cabinet, there is a certain dignity and solemnity, relieved from oppressiveness by the fine chasing and gilding of the metal enrichments, and the excellent color and figuring of the rich Spanish mahogany used. This cabinet, and several other more or less ornate pieces of Napoleonic furniture, may still be seen in the Chateau of Fontainebleau.
On secretaires and tables, a common ornament of this description of furniture, is a column of mahogany, with a capital and base of bronze (either gilt, part gilt, or green), in the form of the head of a sphinx with the foot of an animal; console tables are supported by sphinxes and griffins; and candelabra and wall brackets for candles, have winged figures of females, stiff in modelling and constrained in attitude, but almost invariably of good material with careful finish.
One of the best authorities on " Empire Furniture " is the book of designs published in 1809 by the architects Percier and Fontaine. It is the more valuable, as a work of reference, from the fact that every design represented was actually carried out, and is not a mere exercise of fancy, as is the case with many such books. In the preface the authors modestly state that they are entirely indebted to the antique for the reproduction of the different ornaments; and the originals, from which some of the designs were taken, are still preserved in a fragmentary form in the Museum of the Vatican.
The fig of an arm chair and a stool, together with that of the tripod table which ornaments the initial letter of this chapter, are favourable examples of the richly-mounted and more decorative furniture of this style. While they are not free from the stiffness and constraint which are inseparable from classic designs as applied to furniture, the rich color of the mahogany, the high finish and good gilding of the bronze mounts, and the costly silk with which they are covered, render them attractive and give them a value of their own.
In Dutch furniture of this time one sees the reproduction of the Napoleonic fashion - the continuation of the Revolutionists' classicalism. Many marqueterie secretaires, tables, chairs, and other like articles, are mounted with the heads and feet of animals, with lion's heads and sphinxes, designs which could have been derived from no other source; and the general design of the furniture loses its bombé form, and becomes rectangular and severe. Whatever difficulty there may be in sometimes deciding between the designs of the Louis XIV. period, towards its close, and that of Louis XV., there can be no mistake about l'epoch de la Directoire and le style de l'Empire. These are marked and branded with the Egyptian expedition, and the Syrian campaign, as legibly as if they all bore the familiar plain Roman N, surmounted by a laurel wreath, or the Imperial eagle which had so often led the French legions to victory.
It is curious to notice how. England, though so bitterly opposed to Napoleon, caught the infection of the dominant features of design which were prevalent in France about this time.
Thus, in Sheraton's Book on Furniture, to which allusion has been made, and from which illustrations have been given in the chapter on "Chippendale and his Contemporaries," there is evidence that, as in France during the influence of Marie Antoinette, there was a classical revival, and the lines became straighter and more severe for furniture, so this alteration was adopted by Sheraton, Shearer and other English designers at the end of the century. But if we refer to Sheraton's later drawings, which are dated about 1804 to 1806, we see the constrained figures and heads and feet of animals, all brought into the designs as shewn in the " drawing room" chairs here illustrated. These shew unmistakable signs of the French " Empire " influence, the chief difference between the French and English work being, that, whereas in French Empire furniture the excellence of the metal work redeems it from heaviness or ugliness, such merit was wanting in England, where we have never excelled in bronze work, the ornament being generally carved in wood, either gilt or colored bronze-green. When metal was used it was brass, cast and fairly finished by the chaser, but much more clumsy than the French work. Therefore, the English furniture of the first years of the nineteenth century is stiff, massive, and heavy, equally with its French contemporary wanting in gracefulness, and not having the compensating attractions of fine mounting, or the originality and individuality which must always add an interest-to Napoleonic furniture.
There was, however, made about this time by Gillow, to whose earlier work reference has been made in the previous chapter, some excellent furniture, which, while to some extent following the fashion of the day, did so more reasonably. The rosewood and mahogany tables, chairs, cabinets, and sideboards of his make, inlaid with scrolls and lines of flat brass, and mounted with handles and feet of brass, generally representing the heads and claws of lions, do great credit to the English work of this time. The sofa table and sideboard, illustrated on the previous page, are of this class, and shew that Sheraton, too, designed furniture of a less pronounced character, as well as the heavier kind to which reference has been made.
A very favourable example of the craze in England for classic design in furniture and decoration, is shewn in the reproduction of a drawing by Thomas Hope (known as "Anastasius Hope"), in 1807, a well-known architect of the time, in which it will be observed that the forms and fashions of some of the chairs and tables described and illustrated in the chapter on "Ancient Furniture" have been taken as models.
There were several makers of first-class furniture, of whom the names of some still survive in the " style and title " of firms of the present day, who are their successors, while those of others have been forgotten, save by some of our older manufacturers and auctioneers, who, at the request of the writer, have been good enough to look up old records and revive the memories of fifty years ago. Of these the best known was Thomas Seddon, who came from Manchester and settled in Aldersgate Street. His two sons succeeded to the business, became cabinet, makers to George IV., and furnished and decorated Windsor Castle. At the King's death their account was disputed, and £30,000 was struck off, a loss which necessitated an arrangement with their creditors. Shortly after this, however, they took the Barracks of the London Light Horse Volunteers in the Gray's Inn Road (now the Hospital), and carried on there for a time a very extensive business. Seddon's work ranked with Gillow's, and they shared with that house the best orders for furniture.
Thomas Seddon, painter of Oriental subjects, who died in 1856, and P. Seddon, a well-known architect, were grandsons of the original founder of the firm. On the death of the elder brother, Thomas, the younger one then transferred his connection to the firm of Johnstone and Jeanes, in Bond Street, another old house which until recently carried on business as " Johnstone and Norman," and who some few years ago executed a very extravagant order for an American millionaire. This was a reproduction of Byzantine designs in furniture of cedar, ebony, ivory, and pearl, made from drawings by Mr., now Sir, Alma Tadema, R.A.
Snell, of Albemarle Street, was established early in the century, and had obtained an excellent reputation; his spécialité was well-made birch bedroom suites, but he also made furniture of a general description. The predecessor of the present firm of Howard and Son, who commenced business in Whitechapel as early as 1800, and the first Morant, may all be mentioned as manufacturers in the first quarter of the century.
Somewhat later, Trollopes, of Parliament Street; Holland, who had succeeded Dowbiggin (Gillow's apprentice), first in Great Pulteney Street, and subsequently at the firm's present address; Wilkinson, of Ludgate Hill, founder of the present firm of upholsterers in Bond Street; Aspinwall, of Grosvenor Street; the second Morant, of whom the great Duke of Wellington made a personal friend; and Crace, a prominent decorator of great taste, who carried out many of Pugin's Gothic designs, were all men of good reputation. Miles and Edwards, of Oxford Street, whom Hindleys succeeded, were also well known for good middle-class furniture. These are some of the best known manufacturers of the first half of the present century, and though until after the Great Exhibition there was, as a rule, little in the designs to render their productions remarkable, the work of those named will be found sound in construction, and free from the faults which accompany the cheap and showy reproductions of more pretentious styles, which mark so much of the furniture of the present day. With regard to this, more will be said in the next chapter.
There was then a very limited market for any but the most commonplace furniture. Our wealthy people bought the productions of French cabinet makers, either made in Paris or by Frenchmen who came over to England, and the middle classes were content with the most ordinary and useful articles. If they had possessed the means, they certainly had neither the taste nor the education to furnish more ambitiously. The great extent of suburbs which now surround the Metropolis, and which include such numbers of expensive and extravagantly-fitted residences of merchants and tradesmen, did not then exist. The latter lived over their shops or warehouses, and the former only aspired to a dull house in Bloomsbury, or like David Copperfield's father-in-law, Mr. Spenlow, a villa at Norwood, or perhaps a country residence at Hampstead or Highgate.
"The following practical observations on the various woods employed in cabinet work may be useful. Mahogany, when used in houses of consequence, should be confined to the parlour and the bedchamber floors. In furniture for these apartments the less inlay of other woods, the more chaste will be the style of work. If the wood be of a fine, compact, and bright quality, the ornaments may be carved clean in the mahogany. Where it may be requisite to make out panelling by an inlay of lines, let those lines be of brass or ebony. In drawing-rooms, boudoirs, ante-rooms, East and West India satin woods, rosewood, tulip wood, and the other varieties of woods brought from the East, may be used; with satin and light coloured woods the decorations may be of ebony or rosewood; with rosewood let the decorations be ormolu, and the inlay of brass. Bronze metal, though sometime used with satin wood, has a cold and poor effect: it suits better on gilt work, and will answer well enough on mahogany."
Amongst the designs published by him are some few of a subdued Gothic character; these are generally carved in light oak, or painted light stone color, and have, in some cases, heraldic shields, with crests and coats of arms picked out in color. There are window seats painted to imitate marble, with the Roman or Greco-Roman ornaments painted green to represent bronze. The least objectionable are those of mahogany with bronze green ornaments.
Of the furniture of this period there are several pieces in the Mansion House, in the City of London, which apparently was partly refurnished about the commencement of the century.
In the Court Room of the Skinners' Company there are tables which are now fitted with extensions, so as to form a horseshoe table for committee meetings. They are good examples of the heavy and solid carving in mahogany, early in the century before the fashion of representing the heads and feet of the animals in the designs of furniture had gone out. These tables have massive legs, with lions' heads and claws, carved with great skill and shewing much spirit, the wood being of the best quality and rich in color.
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Q: Why are the stair treads I received oversized?
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What are the closest stations to "Tuti Fruti" Yogurt?
Av. Viracochabamba is 193 meters away, 3 min walk.
Mercado 12 De Abril is 201 meters away, 3 min walk.
Eloy Alfaro Y García Moreno is 280 meters away, 4 min walk.
Which Bus lines stop near "Tuti Fruti" Yogurt?
These Bus lines stop near "Tuti Fruti" Yogurt: 20, 26, 3, 7.
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| 2019-04-22T12:43:11 |
https://moovitapp.com/index/en/public_transit-_Tuti_Fruti_Yogurt-Cuenca-site_14612236-3813
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Why is there a need for HydroFlame?
Problem: According to the United States Geological Survey, more than 95% of the world's Heavy Oil is located in reservoirs deeper than 2500 feet and 4% of the world's Bitumen is located at depths greater than 2500 feet. Conventional steam generators cannot be applied economically to reservoirs deeper than 2500 feet, due to heat losses during delivery and the loss of steam quality at the sandface.
HydroFlame solution: Because of its high efficiency and large heat-transfer coefficients, the HydroFlame process can be used to make large quantities of high pressure steam within a very compact device. The device can be placed downhole to deliver steam at sandface.
Problem: Current steaming techniques in the production of heavy oil and bitumen result in significant CO2 emissions that are damaging to the environment.
HydroFlame solution: The compact HydroFlame unit can be placed downhole in an oil well for injecting steam and/or hot water directly into the oil-bearing formation. The combustion gases are also injected in the reservoir formation along with the steam, eliminating atmospheric emissions of CO2.
Problem: Although downhole steam generators offer major cost and water savings as well as improved environmental quality and is more energy efficient, steaming operations are currently carried out using more costly surface steam generators. This is because past downhole steam generator designs suffered from thermal degradation and limited combustor lifetime.
HydroFlame solution: HydroFlame steam generator solves the problem of combustion chamber metal stress and thermal degradation by eliminating all metal-to-flame contact. The flame is always surrounded by rotating water.
Problem: Recovery and production of heavy oil with current technology is limited to giant heavy oil fields such as in California, where economy of scale is the only way to remain profitable; significant heavy oil and bitumen resources worldwide remain “stranded” and untapped because they’re too expensive to bring to the surface.
HydroFlame solution: HydroFlame eliminates the expensive design flaws in current downhole steam generation technology to the point of making it feasible for use in recovering smaller, “stranded” resources worldwide. The highly mobile nature of the system enables it to be transported to different locations fairly easily.
Problem: By the middle of this century, the world population is projected to increase from today’s 6.2 billion inhabitants to 10 billion people. All forecasts indicate that fossil fuels will supply about 85% of the total world energy demand in 2030, roughly the same as today. But oil reserves that are accessible with current technology cannot sustain this. It is almost certain that, given projected increased demand from Asian and developing countries, the world will become dependent on the world’s heavy oil and bitumen reserves, which are “stranded” because they’re too expensive to access and produce using current technology.
HydroFlame solution: HydroFlame technology solves the present technical and environmental problems of current technology, making the development of “stranded” heavy-oil and bitumen reserves worldwide both feasible and profitable.
| 2019-04-26T12:27:23 |
http://hydroflametech.com/products-and-technical-solutions/hydroflame-surfacedownhole-steam-generator/why-is-there-a-need-for-hydroflame
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The vіѕuаl arts definition іѕ a historical dеѕсrірtіоn оf thе vаrіоuѕ оbјесtѕ wе nоw сlаѕѕіfу аѕ art. Almоѕt аnу аrt thаt саn bе ѕееn іѕ соnѕіdеrеd vіѕuаl art, mаkіng іt a vеrу brоаd fоrm оf art. Visual arts includes two disciplines: Fine art and contemporary art.
What is an example of visual arts?
The general category of visual arts includes fine arts such as drawing, painting, sculpture, along with associated activities like Graphic art, Manuscript Illumination, Book Illustration, Calligraphy, and Architecture.
Modern art forms called contemporary arts are included to the visual arts as Collage, Assemblage, Mixed-media, Conceptual Art, Installation, Happenings and Performance art, Photography, Video Art and Animation, or any combination thereof. It may also be used to describe art produced by digital means such as Animation, filmmaking, and graphic design.
Althоugh ѕоmе аrtіѕtѕ аrе self- taught, mоѕt hаvе ѕtudіеd thе fundаmеntаlѕ оf form, соlоr аnd composition, іn аddіtіоn tо tесhnіquеѕ ѕресіfіс tо thеіr сhоѕеn medium.
What are some careers in visual arts?
Fine artist, Painter, Sculptor, Illustrator, Photographer, Animator, Filmmaker, Graphic designer, Printmaker.
Performance art, Conceptual art, Pop art, New media art, Modern art, Post-Impressionism, Surrealism, Suprematism, Cubism, Futurism, Fauvism, Impressionism, Neo-impressionism, Constructivism, Abstract expressionism, Dadaism, De Stijl, Vorticism, Photorealism, Neo-expressionism, Minimalism, Art Nouveau, Op art, Rayonism, Neo-Dada, Expressionism, Art Deco, Kinetic art, Socialist realism.
Pablo Picasso, Paul Cézanne, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Henri Matisse, Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Damien Hirst, Claude Monet, Jackson Polock, René Magritte, Frida Kahlo, Édouard Manet, Raphael, Georgia O'Keeffe, David Hockney, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Marcel Duchamp, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Cindy Sherman, Edgar Degas, Jasper Johns, Banksy, Gustav Klimt, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat, Ai Weiwei, Old Master.
| 2019-04-20T16:37:25 |
https://playthemove.com/Visual-Arts-c31115628
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When it comes to the globe of premium companions and also females using a "sweetheart experience," the stereotype we presume is extremely city-centric. For companions throughout The UK. that's just not the instance. Below, the tales of actual companions whose experiences link huge cities and also tiny communities. After that I started assuming, Exactly what if I did finish up doing accompanying? Jenna accompanied in Alfrick sometimes ran throughout a couple of boldfaced names in her time. "I'm fortunate that all my experiences were truly considerate. Jenna accompanied in Alfrick sometimes ran throughout a couple of boldfaced names in her time.
| 2019-04-21T02:13:45 |
https://www.musiqtrader.co.uk/brothels-alfrick.php
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The book is divided into three sections, each one informing the next: "Ayn Rand", "The Crash", and "The Age of Selfishness". "Ayn Rand" is a concise biography of Rand, who was born in 1905 to a relatively bourgeois family in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was twelve years old when her family's comfortable upper-middle-class existence was obliterated in the sweep of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Though she later insisted otherwise, it was in her family’s struggle to regain their previous level of economic comfort that the seeds of her Objectivist philosophy took root: forever after, Rand would loathe and resent the possibility that her life course could be determined by others, especially by those she felt beneath her. Eventually she moved to America, and by sheer force of will found work as a junior Hollywood screenwriter, married a minor movie actor, Frank O'Connor, and became established in the literary scene. In her novels The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957), Rand played out the tenets of her Objectivist philosophy. Among them: Objectivism upholds the individual as paramount, selfishness as a virtue, and altruism merely a tool to enslave the individual to the collective; the collective mindset itself made up of inferior people who use government to steal the fruits of the individual’s labor. Furthermore, taxation is theft, and the path to freedom and prosperity can only come from an unrestrained free market.
Rand, a woman possessed of a powerful personal magnetism as well as growing literary fame, began to draw a small and passionate group of followers. She eventually struck up an enduring affair with one of her acolytes, a young married man named Nathan Blumenthal, which damaged both their marriages. Also in the group was young Alan Greenspan, who was later to become the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve (1987- 2006).
Greenspan’s passionate belief in Rand’s free market philosophies would result in dire consequences in 2008 and in the book’s next section, “The Crash”, Cunningham gives a coolly detailed breakdown of the events that led to the financial crisis. He describes complex financial systems and concepts such as derivatives, mutual funds, and credit default swaps (CDSs)—subjects that usually make my eyes glaze over—in elegantly spare cartooning language, making these models easily comprehensible, and yes, even interesting. Cunningham is especially critical of Greenspan’s insistence on loosening decades-old regulations put in place to protect against unscrupulous business practices. He maintains it was Greenspan’s naïve confidence in the marketplace to self-regulate that played a large part in the creation of all sorts of dubious moneymaking schemes (such as fraudulent mortgage securities), which weakened banking systems worldwide. Banks were given the green light to make short term gains for all sorts of complicated but dubious loans that turns out could never have been paid back. When these toxic mortgages reached critical mass, the housing bubble burst, creating a gruesome domino effect, bringing the worldwide economy to the brink of collapse.
In the third section, which shares the book’s title, Cunningham explores where we are in the aftermath of the 2008 meltdown, delving into the psychology of those who share and follow Rand’s philosophies and principles. He also looks into the differences between conservative and liberal values. He points to studies that show that people on either side of the political divide tend to process information differently: “research shows conservatives are comfortable with inequality. They are quick to judge others, and have little problem dismissing any science that runs counter to their beliefs, no matter what the evidence is, or how well argued… whereas liberals tend to be more empathic, see more complexity in the world, and are more likely to change their opinions when presented with evidence they are wrong.” He does hold liberalism accountable for much of the excesses of the countercultural movement that took hold during the sixties, excesses that lead to an erosion of certain traditional values that keep behaviors in balance. In fact, one of the book’s central themes is that both sides of the political and social divide function best with mutual limitations and regulations in place to keep behaviors and mores in check, and hold financial/cultural/social chaos at bay. Human beings are like that.
Thanks for a wonderful, enlightening review, Robert.
A very positive review. Why no “Buy it Now!”?
| 2019-04-25T20:22:56 |
http://www.tcj.com/reviews/the-age-of-selfishness/
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http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Let me say this for Our Betters in Europe: Not only do they pay obscenely high gasoline taxes, and hence prices at the pump, but also, at least until recently, they've seemed happy to do so.
Don't think that Europeans didn't get a kick out of the outrage that followed after prices at American pumps surpassed $4 per gallon. When European visitors fill tanks for rented cars in America, they feel like they hit the jackpot. In May, thanks to high taxes, gasoline prices hit $8.49 per gallon in the United Kingdom and a whopping $9.89 per gallon in the Netherlands.
With worldwide demand pushing up oil prices, the day may be near when Western Europeans decide they're paying too much for petrol, merci beaucoup. In the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain, there have been protests staged by truck drivers, fishermen and angry consumers against high gas taxes.
So what's this column about? I would never advocate raising American gas taxes to the levels levied abroad. This is a long-distance nation; a switch to European-style gas taxes would kill the American economy. But when you look at how many Americans reacted to $4-a-gallon gas including people who say they want to curb energy use you have to respect how Europeans enunciated a set of goals less congestion, less pollution, more public transit and agreed that everybody has to pay to achieve those goals. They don't just dump the burden on smokers and "the rich," and many Europeans are proud that they pay through the nose for gas.
Back in America, a different dynamic is at play. Many voters say they want to fight global warming, while everyone wants to increase America's energy independence. Yet somehow many Americans seem to think that they are entitled to expect politicians to deliver greenhouse-gas reductions and energy independence along with cheap gas and big cars. Politicians duly tell voters that they will pass laws to reduce energy consumption, and voters like what they hear in part because they think they won't have to pay more at the pump or think about fuel efficiency at the car dealership.
After gas prices began to spike in April, presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain proposed a summer holiday on the 18.4 cents-per-gallon federal gas tax even though few economists expected a tax holiday to yield a commensurate reduction in prices at the pump. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton later picked up the proposal. To his credit, Democratic candidate Barack Obama refused to play that game.
The worst part: McCain and Clinton have said that they want to sharply reduce greenhouse gases and decrease America's dependence on foreign oil. You don't get there with cheap gasoline. You get there by curbing energy use, which higher prices will do.
Or you get there by increasing supply. Instead, McCain and Obama support Congress' refusal to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, as well as bans on new drilling off the coasts of California and Florida. They say they support energy independence while they support policies that guarantee more importation of foreign oil.
If there has been some progress, then it is with nuclear power, which can generate cheap energy without emitting greenhouse gases. McCain understands that: "We're never going to really significantly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions unless nuclear power is a major component" of America's energy supply. And McCain is right. Obama says he wants to explore nuclear power which, I suppose, beats an outright rejection.
All is not rosy on the other side of the Atlantic. Global demand may increase prices to a point that forces European countries to give consumers a break by lowering taxes.
Also, most European Union nations will not reduce greenhouse-gas emissions enough to meet the target they agreed to in the 1997 Kyoto global warming pact. Instead, they are calling new meetings and agreeing to tougher goals, like cutting emissions in half by 2050 and then patting themselves on the back for setting harder goals, which they won't meet.
Of course, you can't just pass a pact to reduce energy consumption years into the future. And you can't reduce energy consumption by fiat, and without any sacrifice. Fiats and feckless pacts don't reduce energy use, people do.
| 2019-04-23T13:07:22 |
http://jewishworldreview.com/0608/saunders060808.php3
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Convertible Loan Agreements: What are Valuation Caps and Discounts?
Startups can obtain investment in their company through a convertible note. A convertible note is structured as a loan that automatically converts into equity when a certain trigger event occurs and/or at maturity.
In this way, startups can attract investment without having to value their company until a later round of investment of a particular size is complete (qualifying Equity Financing), or the company reaches a particular milestone. Convertible loan agreements sometimes include additional key clauses such as the conversion valuation cap (Cap) and the conversion discount (Discount). The convertible loan agreement incorporates these clauses in consideration for the additional risk taken by the investor investing in an earlier round. So, what do these terms mean?
The Discount sets a percentage reduction at which the convertible loan will convert compared to the next qualifying Equity Financing. Effectively, it allows an investor to convert the principal amount of its loan, plus accrued interest and fees, into shares at a discount to the purchase price paid by investors in the next qualifying Equity Financing. Discounts range from 0% to 35%, with 20% being most common.
By way of example, consider X is providing a convertible loan to the company that will automatically convert into shares at the next equity financing of over $2 million at a 20% Discount. The Company then obtains equity financing of $3 million from investors, and the purchase price of each share paid by the investors is $100. X can convert the loan, and any accrued interest and fees), into company shares on the basis that the conversion price of each share is 80 cents, after the 20% Discount.
A Cap sets the maximum company valuation at which the investment made via the convertible loan can convert into equity.
For example, X provides a convertible loan to the company that automatically converts into shares at the next equity financing over $2 million with a Cap of pre-money valuation of $6 million. The Company then obtains equity financing of $3 million from investors, based on a pre-money company valuation of $8 million. When determining how many shares X receives, the Company uses a pre-money valuation of $6 million, not $8 million. Accordingly, the conversion price will be the price per share determined by dividing the Cap by the next qualifying Equity Financing pre-money valuation.
What if the Convertible Loan Agreement has a Discount and a Cap?
the price per share determined by dividing the Cap by the next qualifying Equity Financing pre-money valuation.
What this means is that the investor receives the better of the two possibilities. A lower conversion price per share means that the convertible loan converts into more shares.
Convertible loans can be complex and may contain very sophisticated concepts. If you need a convertible loan agreement for your company drafted or reviewed to make sure it is market standard, please do not hesitate to contact LegalVision. One of our startup finance specialists would be delighted to assist you!
| 2019-04-23T16:11:42 |
https://legalvision.com.au/convertible-loan-agreements-what-are-valuation-caps-and-discounts/
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Critic Consensus: Deadwood's final season ends with a frustrating lack of closure, but that ambiguous final note doesn't detract from an outstanding series that ranks among the best the genre has to offer.
As the third season opens, Bullock and Swearengen begin to realize their common interests with the powerful George Hearst in town.
As the elections loom, Hearst gets violent with Swearengen and Alma's pregnancy complications worsen.
Several newcomers arrive in camp as Hearst continues to wield his power without reservation.
Aunt Lou's son visits with news from Liberia and a business proposal for Hearst. Meanwhile, Bullock and Swearengen weigh their options regarding Hearst, and Tolliver learns of Alma's addiction.
Bullock makes a proposal for dealing with Hearst. Meanwhile, the Doc's health is in decline.
When Wyatt Earp turns up in Deadwood under mysterious circumstances, Hearst teams with Tolliver to protect his interests.
As the camp joins for a talent show, Commissioner Jarry returns with a proposal for Hearst.
Hearst's men strike against Alma. Meanwhile, Joanie and Jane find solace with one another.
Season three sees the town's first elections and the hope for a new dawn in Deadwood. However, the founders face their toughest battle when an unexpected threat strikes.
Despite being a decade or so older than the purported target audience, I certainly found this season difficult viewing - and certain scenes (not gratuitous but packed with emotional trauma) would doubtless be classed as "triggering".
Like most TV shows, it's shot well enough, and there are some incredible technicians behind the camera... But it's the language of the show that made it so beloved, and why it's one of the greats.
It's an upsetting way for such a wonderful series to end, but looking back on Deadwood as a whole is a reminder of how wonderful the show was and how much it has to offer to old and new viewers alike... even if we all wish there was more of it to see.
It's hard to imagine "Deadwood" with a different cast because the current cast makes up one of TV's best ensembles.
Nevertheless, it is a show that is deeply missed. Deadwood remains a key text in the canon of modern American television.
Deadwood is just littered with talent.
The magic isn't gone, it's just that the early fireworks are missing.
For all the artificiality of the language, there has seldom been a show that felt more authentic.
It's like saddling up and putting the spurs to a drunk Shetland pony.
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| 2019-04-23T17:00:01 |
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/deadwood/s03
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In a nutshell: We're struggling to find anything about the LG K8 that isn't average. Although it has a 5 inch HD screen, a quadcore processor and an 8 megapixel camera, so does every other phone in the ~�150 mid-range - many have better specs than the K8. The phone is let down further by its tacky design, woeful 8GB of memory, and under-sized battery.
Im looking to use the phone with an app that uses maps/sat nav. How reliable is the gps on this device?
Can you get bbm on this phone?
I've had no issues in 18 months. Apps open right up and battery life is good.
This phone is the worst I ever purchased. Slow, delayed, opened apps I did not want. Messages were coming through hours after being sent and missed calls when the phone didn't even ring. After five weeks Id had enough and demanded a full refund. Not a reliable phone at all.
I have been with this phone for a few days now, and I love it. I usually use high end phones like the Samsung galaxy s7 edge. I would not say this phone's performance is anything near the s7 edge I used before this, but for the money I payed for this phone. It's really good. I mean it performed well in all my testing. Battery life was super... I can't say it all. But I would have love it memory to be bigger. That's all.
I've had this phone for just under a year & I'm ready to throw it out the window! I've deleted my 'pages manager' & 'paypal' apps (so i can't run my business away from home). I've deleted the built in email app, & the AA app. The only downloaded app I have on it is facebook & i'm going to have to delete that too. What is the use of paying for Data when you can't use it! All The woeful memory is full of built in rubbish & updates. This is one 'smart phone' that needs to go back to school! I'm wishing that i had stayed with apple! If I could give zero stars I would!
This phone is pointless for anything other than making phone calls. The storage is utterly awful. It is full with just two, yes 2 apps. It is impossible to move anything to a memory card. Flippin useless waste of money. 1 star is 1 too much for this lump of dog mess.
My husband has this phone and is not impressed. Poor storage. Had problem with freezing was repaired in april and now same thing happened again. Very disappointed.
Honestly? Save your money. Poor battery performance lousy storage as most if it is taken up by Google apps i neither need or use. Unbranded smartphones better value.
LG usually known for quality and value. This is neither.
I have just started secondary school an I need a new phone. If you a want a simple but yet upmarket phone, this one is for you.
Battery life pathetic. Won't last a day even on standby.
| 2019-04-25T03:07:55 |
http://s21.com/lg-k8.php
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A method, a sports watch, a computer program, a computing device and a system for creating an event accessible over a communications network, characterized by the method comprising receiving a first sport-specific data from a first sports watch; receiving a second sport-specific data from a second sports watch; comparing the first sport-specific data and the second sport-specific data; detecting a common context with the first sport-specific data and the sport-specific second data; and creating an event based on the common context.
1. A method executed on a computing device for creating an event accessible over a communications network, the method comprising: receiving a first sport-specific data from a first sports watch; receiving a second sport-specific data from a second sports watch; comparing the first sport-specific data and the second sport-specific data; detecting a common context with the first sport-specific data and the sport-specific second data; and creating an event based on the common context.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first sport-specific data is formed by the first sports watch and the second sport-specific data is formed by the second sports watch.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of allowing a user profile assigned to a user of a sports watch to join the event.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first sport-specific data and the second sport-specific data include positioning information and the common context includes at least the location of the event and the sport that the event relates to.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of the computing device sending a notification of an event invitation to the first sports watch and to the second sports watch.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: receiving third sport-specific data from a third sports watch, and comparing the first, second and third sport-specific data, wherein the common context is detected with the first, second and third sport-specific data.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the computing device provides a first user profile assigned to the first sports watch, wherein the computing device provides a second user profile assigned to the second sports watch, and wherein the computing device provides a third user profile assigned to the third sports watch, wherein the computing device notifies a third user profile about the created event, and wherein the third user profile is assigned to follow the first user profile or the second user profile.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device is a server, and wherein the server provides a web page accessible via the Internet.
9. A first sports watch configured to communicate with a server, the first sports watch comprising: at least one sensor providing movement information; a wireless communication interface for communicating with the server; at least one processor; at least one memory; a display; and a non-transient computer-readable medium containing code to direct the processor to: collect the movement information; form sport-specific data from the movement information; send the sport-specific data to the server; receive a notification of an event creation; and display on the display an interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to accept the event creation.
10. The first sports watch of claim 9, wherein the non-transient computer-readable medium containing code further directs the processor to receive data from at least a second sports watch participating in the created event.
11. The first sports watch of claim 10, wherein the non-transient computer-readable medium containing code further directs the processor to alert the user, if the received data from at least the second sports watch participating in the created event is outside a predefined criteria.
12. The first sports watch of claim 10, wherein the first sports watch is configured to receive data from at least the second sports watch participating in the created event.
13. A system comprising: at least first and second sports watches; and at least one server including at least one server processor, wherein the first sports watch includes: at least one first sensor providing first movement information, a first wireless communication interface, at least one first sports watch processor, at least one first memory, and a first non-transient computer-readable medium containing code to direct the first sports watch processor to: collect first movement information from the first sports watch, form first sport-specific data from the first movement information, and send the first sport-specific data to the at least one server; wherein the second sports watch includes: at least one second sensor providing second movement information, a second wireless communication interface, at least one second sports watch processor, at least one second memory; and a second non-transient computer-readable medium containing code to direct the second sports watch processor to: collect second movement information from the second sports watch, form second sport-specific data from the second movement information, and send the second sport-specific data to the at least one server; wherein the server further includes a third non-transient computer-readable medium containing code to direct the at least one server processor to: determine that the at least first and second sports watches and the at least one server are executing at least one common application; compare the first sport-specific data and at least the second sport-specific data; detect a common context with the first sport-specific data and at least the sport-specific second data; and create an event based on the common context.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein at least one of the first and second sports watches comprises a positioning sensor providing positioning information, and wherein the common context comprises at least the location and the sport mode.
15. The system of claim 13, wherein the third non-transient computer-readable medium containing code further directs the at least one server processor to send a notification of the event creation to the first and second sports watches.
16. The system of claim 13, further comprising a third sports watch including: at least one third sensor providing third movement information, a third wireless communication interface, at least one third sports watch processor, at least one third memory, and a fourth non-transient computer-readable medium containing code to direct the third sports watch processor to: collect third movement information from the third sports watch, form third sport-specific data from the third movement information, and send the third sport-specific data to the at least one server.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the third non-transient computer-readable medium containing code further directs the at least one server processor to compare the first, second and third sport-specific data, and wherein the common context is detected with the first, second and third sport-specific data.
18. The system of claim 15, wherein the first and second non-transient computer-readable mediums containing code to further direct the first and second sports watch processors, respectively, to receive a notification of the event creation and to display an interactive user-interface object with which users of the first and second sports watches can interact with in order to accept the event creation.
19. The system of claim 17, wherein the server provides a plurality of user profiles assigned to sports watches including a first user profile being assigned to the first sports watch, a second user profile being assigned to the second sports watch and a third user profile being assigned to the third sports watch.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein the server notifies the third user profile about the created event, and wherein the third user profile is assigned to follow the first user profile or the second user profile.
21. The system of claim 13, wherein the first sports watch receives data from at least the second sports watch participating in the created event.
22. The system of claim 21, wherein the first sports watch alerts the user, if the received data from at least the second sports watch participating in the created event is outside predefined criteria.
The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. Section 119 from Finnish Patent Application Serial Nos. 20146019 and 20155059 filed on Nov. 20, 2014 and Jan. 27, 2015, respectively, and English Patent Application Serial Nos. 1420610.6 and 1501493.9 filed on Nov. 20, 2014 and Jan. 29, 2015, respectively.
The invention relates to sharing information. In particular, the present invention relates to a method, a sports watch, a computer program, a computing device and a system for detecting and/or creating an event.
A sports watch is typically a small microcontroller-operated device, for example a wrist-top computer which can be used for monitoring and/or tracking sports exercises. The recorded sports exercise data may be transmitted to the Internet and shared with other users or athletes. Results are usually compared with other users. Recorded tracks may be saved and assigned as events by users, wherein the user must manually indicate a track, route, path or any kind of comparable criteria to the computer. In this context the comparable sport information is an event.
Usually a sports watch is a relatively small device with a limited screen size. The sports watch must be robust enough to withstand all various elements encountered during the sports exercise. The user interface is usually operated with a few buttons that are operable during a sport exercise such as running--thus limiting the number of buttons and increasing the size of the buttons. This creates a contradiction between ease of use and complicated functions that are sometimes modifiable by the user. Therefore, many events will not be created or assigned and several users lack the experience of sharing a comparable sporting event.
One aspect presents a method executed on a computing device for creating an event accessible over a communications network. The method comprises receiving a first sport-specific data from a first sports watch, receiving a second sport-specific data from a second sports watch, comparing the first sport-specific data and the second sport-specific data; detecting a common context with the first sport-specific data and the sport-specific second data; and creating an event based on the common context.
In an embodiment the first sport-specific data is formed by the first sports watch and the second sport-specific data is formed by the second sports watch. The sport-specific data is for example related to a sports exercise and comprises parameters measured by the sports watch. As an example, when a server detects for example a similar context in the sport-specific exercise data, such as a route that at least two users wearing a sports watch have been running, it assigns the similar route as a new event. Similarly, if runners are running at the same time in nearby locations, the context is common between the users of sport watches. Examples of context information are: locations, nearby locations, routes, tracks or a similar terrain; sport types assigned by the sports watch such as running, walking, skiing, cycling, sailing or any other user modifiable sport type; users or user groups, user profiles or user group profiles that are preconfigured, user profiles assigned as friends to the server, groups assigned by categories such as mountain bikers, road cyclists, sailors of the same boat type; or any similar common information.
In one embodiment the sports watch comprises a positioning sensor providing positioning information. The positioning information is one example of the movement information. The common context comprises at least the location and the sport mode.
In an embodiment the method comprises allowing a user profile assigned as a user of a sports watch to join the event. In an embodiment the first sport-specific data and the second sport-specific data comprise positioning information and the common context comprises at least the location of the event and the sport that the event relates to. In an embodiment the computing device sends a notification of an event invitation to the first sports watch and to the second sports watch.
In an embodiment the computing device provides user profiles assigned to sports watches, comprising a first user profile being assigned to the first sports watch, a second user profile being assigned to the second sports watch and a third user profile being assigned to a third sports watch. The computing device notifies the third user profile about the created event, wherein the third user profile is assigned to follow the first user profile or the second user profile. In an embodiment the computing device is a server, and the server provides a web page accessible via the Internet.
In an embodiment the sports watch comprises at least one sensor providing movement information and a wireless communication interface for communicating with a server. The first sports watch collects sport-specific data and sends the first data to the server. The second sports watch collects sport-specific data and sends the second data to the server. The server compares the first data and at least the second data; detects a common context with the first data and at least the second data; and creates an event based on the common context.
In an embodiment the server sends a notification of an event invitation to the first sports watch and to at least the second sports watch. The event may be a tentative event until the user has accepted the event to be generated. In one embodiment the sports watch receives a notification of an event invitation and displays an interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to accept the event creation.
In one embodiment the server provides user profiles assigned to sports watches, comprising a first user profile being assigned to the first sports watch, a second user profile being assigned to the second sports watch and a third user profile being assigned to the third sports watch. The server notifies the third user profile about the created event, wherein the third user profile is assigned to follow the first user profile or the second user profile. The server may for example notify users assigned to same user group.
In one embodiment the first sports watch receives data from at least the second sports watch participating in the created event. For example, the user may be notified of another user that is running a similar or the same route; or a sailor may be notified of another sailor sailing on a similar boat type nearby or in similar conditions.
In one embodiment the first sports watch alerts the user, if the received data from at least the second sports watch participating in the created event is outside predefined criteria, for example if one member of the event is being left behind the group, such as cyclists or runners; hikers in the woods are advancing too far apart from each other; or the heart rate of one member is too high, enabling the other participants to slow their pace according to the weakest member.
A second aspect discloses a system comprising at least two sports watches. The at least two sports watches comprise at least one sensor for providing movement information. Examples of such sensors are a position sensor providing positioning information or a motion sensor, an inertial sensor or an accelerometer. The at least two watches further comprise a wireless communication interface for communicating with a server; at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code operating together with the at least one processor to cause the sports watch to perform at least the following: the system comprises at least one server comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code operating together with the at least one processor to cause the server to perform at least the following: determining that at least one sports watch and at least one server are executing at least one common application; a first sports watch collecting sport-specific data and sending the first data to the server; a second sports watch collecting sport-specific data and sending the second data to the server; the server comparing the first data and at least the second data; the server detecting a common context with the first data and at least the second data; and the server creating an event based on the common context. The common application determined common between the sports watch and the server may comprise two separate applications that are running on separate processors. Separate applications may be defined as common if data is shared between the applications and the purpose of the applications is similar. According to an embodiment the application running on the sports watch and the application running on the server operate interactively.
In one embodiment the watch comprises a positioning sensor providing positioning information and the common context comprises at least the location and the sport mode. In one embodiment the server sends a notification of an event invitation to the first sports watch and to at least the second sports watch. In one embodiment the sports watch receives a notification of an event invitation and displays an interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to accept the event creation. In one embodiment the server provides user profiles assigned to sports watches, comprising a first user profile being assigned to the first sports watch, a second user profile being assigned to the second sports watch and a third user profile being assigned to the third sports watch; and the server notifies the third user profile about the created event, wherein the third user profile is assigned to follow the first user profile or the second user profile. In one embodiment the first sports watch receives data from at least the second sports watch participating in the created event.
A third aspect discloses a sports watch comprising at least one sensor for providing movement information. Examples of such sensors are a position sensor providing positioning information or a motion sensor, an inertial sensor or an accelerometer. The sports watch further comprises a wireless communication interface for communicating with a server; at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code operating together with the at least one processor to cause the sports watch to perform at least the following: collecting sport-specific data, forming sport-specific data from the movement information and sending the data to the server; receiving a notification of an event invitation and displaying an interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to accept the event creation. In one embodiment the sports watch receives data from at least a second sports watch participating in the created event.
In an embodiment the sports watch alerts the user, if the received data from at least the second sports watch participating in the created event is outside predefined criteria. In an embodiment the first sports watch receives data from at least the second sports watch participating in the created event.
A fourth aspect discloses a non-transitory computer program comprising computer program code embodied on a tangible computer-readable medium, the computer program code configured to carry out the method described hereinbefore.
A fifth aspect discloses a computing device comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs. The at least one memory and the computer program code operating together with the at least one processor cause the server to perform at least the following; receiving a first sport-specific data from a first sports watch; receiving a second sport-specific data from a second sports watch; comparing the first sport-specific data and at least the second sport-specific data; detecting a common context with the first sport-specific data and at least the sport-specific second data; and creating an event based on the common context.
In an embodiment the computing device is configured to present the event on a web page accessible over a communications network. In an embodiment the computing device is a server. The event is presented for example on a server, on a cloud computing environment or on a smart phone application. In an embodiment portions of the functionality are distributed between the smart phone application and the server.
In an embodiment the computing device allows a user profile assigned as a user of a sports watch to join the event.
The embodiments described hereinbefore may be used in any combination with each other. Several of the embodiments may be combined together to form a further embodiment. A method, an apparatus, a sports watch, a computing device, a system, a computer program or a computer program product to which the invention is related may comprise at least one of the embodiments of the invention described hereinbefore. It is to be understood that any of the above embodiments or modifications can be applied singly or in combination to the respective aspects to which they refer, unless they are explicitly stated as excluding alternatives. The text uses terms "sports watch", "the sports watch", "the second sports watch" in a meaning where the relevant features of the embodiment may be present in all aspects of the mentioned sports watches. Prefixes "first" or "second" refer to objects without a numerical meaning.
The present solution simplifies the creating of the event with a limited user interface. The server recognizes possible events and creates the event or sends the notification to the sports watch enabling the user to accept the creating of the event. In this case the user can just accept the new event that has been created "ad-hoc" by the server. The present invention further improves the adaptability of sports watches.
FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a sports watch.
FIG. 6 is an illustration of an exemplary use case.
FIG. 7 is an illustration of a second exemplary use case.
FIG. 8 is an illustration of a third exemplary use case.
FIG. 9 is a schematic illustration of an example sports watch system.
Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The detailed description provided below in connection with the appended drawings is intended as a description of the present examples and is not intended to represent the only forms in which the present example may be constructed or utilized. However, the same or equivalent functions and sequences may be accomplished by different examples.
FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic picture of a sports watch 1 (also 102, 104 and 106) according to one embodiment. The sports watch 1 comprises a housing 2 carrying a display 3. The housing 2 is attached to a wristband 4. The sports watch 1 comprises means for user interaction, such as buttons 5 in the exemplary device. In alternative preferred embodiments, other forms of inputs can also be used, such as touch screens, dials, remote transmissions, etc. The display 3 is adapted to show information to the user.
The sports watch 1 comprises sensors arranged to the housing 2 (sensor 10) or sensors that are connectable to the housing wirelessly or in some embodiments by wire (sensor 12). The sensor 10 and/or 12 can be one or more of many different types of sensors, such as, for example, a positioning sensor, a compass sensor, a motion sensor, a speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, rotational sensor, wind sensor, a sailing sensor, a wheel speed sensor, cadence sensor, a temperature sensor, other sensors, and/or combinations thereof. A positioning sensor provides positioning information. Examples of the positioning sensor are a compass sensor or sensors configured to acquire a position from satellite positioning systems such as GPS, GLONASS or Galileo; indoor positioning systems acquiring the information from a cell network, Wi-Fi network or from any indoor beacon system. The motion sensor is for example an inertial sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope sensor, A MEMS sensor or a sensor for measuring acceleration, tilt, shock, vibration, rotation, and a multiple degrees-of-freedom sensor.
The sports watch 1 comprises a wireless communication interface 14 for connecting to at least one sensor 12 and receiving wireless sensor information. The interface may be NFC, RFID, Bluetooth, Wi-FI or similar close perimeter communication. Examples of sensors 12 connectable to the sports watch 1 are a heart rate sensor, cycle speed sensor, cadence sensor, wind speed sensor or the like. The wireless communication interface 14 may also be configured to connect to an IP network 16 via a mobile data connection for receiving and transmitting data. Examples of a mobile data connection are transmission technologies such as GSM, GPRS, 3G, LTE or any other means of cellular communication. The wireless communication interface 14 may be connectable to the IP network 16 also via a short range connection to the mobile phone 18 and using the mobile phone's data connection entering the IP network 16. The network 16 can be an IP network, a personal network, cloud based network, a facility based network, a closed network, an Internet network and combinations thereof.
The sports watch 1 may be part of a personal network 16, wherein the personal network 16 may comprise devices 18 or sensors 12 connected to the sports watch 1 wirelessly or via a wired connection. The sports watch 1 may utilize the information provided by other devices as the personal network 16 enables the sensor data to be transmitted between devices connected to the personal network. For example a mobile phone 18 or a smart phone may be connected to the sports watch 1, wherein the positioning data acquired by the mobile phone is sent to the sports watch 1. The smart phone 18 may comprise an application configured to interact with the sports watch 1. The information to be transferred between the sports watch 1 and the server 105 may be stored on the smart phone application or modified by the smart phone application.
The data received by the sports watch 1 may be sent to other devices 18; for example, the sports watch 1 may receive heart rate data from a heart rate sensor 12 and send the heart rate data information to be displayed on the mobile phone 18. Examples of sensors 12 connectable to the personal network are: a cadence sensor for measuring a pedaling rate, a power meter or a wheel speed sensor for a cycle; sailing sensors such as a wind speed sensor or a wind direction sensor; any suitable sensor on a motor vehicle such as a positioning sensor. Devices on the personal network 16 may be connected by a Bluetooth, Bluetooth LE, ANT+ or any other wireless connection interface that may support a low power transmission technology.
The sports watch 1 comprises several sport modes configured for certain sports, wherein the sport mode may seek a predefined sensor configuration or display characteristics most suitable for that sport. Sport modes may be preconfigured in the sports watch or the user may configure additional sport modes with a desired sensor configuration, display appearance and/or values to be calculated by the sports watch. One of the display modes may be a traditional watch mode, where the display shows the time and/or date.
FIG. 1 illustrates a flowchart with functions of one embodiment, the event enrollment. The flowchart has six elements that are used also in the following examples. The first sports watch 102 is used via the user interface by the first user 101. The second sports watch 104 is used via the user interface by the first user 101 or a second user 103. This example does not limit the number of users or sports watches to be applied. Sports watches are connectable via an IP network to a server 105. The server 105 can be any remote computing location. In one example the server 105 comprises a database with all sports performance data uploaded by the users. Users may be categorized according to age, gender or by any other freely assignable category, for example by friendship. Users may follow each other and compare results via the server and/or the database. A follower 106 is following the group of the first user 101 and the second user 103. In one implementation, the first user 101 may also have the role of the follower 106. In another implementation, the second user 103 may have the role of the follower 106. In one implementation, the follower 106 can be a third sports watch that is substantially similar to the first or the second sports watch 102 and 104. In another implementation, the follower 106 can be a remote electronic device or a remote server.
In step 111 the first user selects from the service provided by the server 106 that he/she enables all ad hoc events. Similarly, the follower 106 can follow all ad hoc events and their creation, step 112. In step 113, also the second user subscribes or enables the ad hoc events. Filter dimensions may be applied to the creation of ad hoc events, selectable by the user: for example times, locations, users, groups, sport types or event categories.
The first sports watch 102 sends the context info to the server 105, comprising in this example a location and a sport mode such as running or walking, step 114. The second sports watch 104 sends similar information to the server 105. Similar context information may be sent to the server 105 later, steps 116 and 117. The server stores the performance data in the database.
FIG. 2 illustrates a flowchart illustrating the event creation process. If the server 105 detects that the stored data in the database has a common context, a new tentative event will be created, and the information will be sent to the first sports watch 102, step 203 and to the second sports watch 104, step 201. The first user 101 is prompted by the first sports watch 102 of whether the event invitation is accepted, steps 207, 208; a similar procedure takes place with the second user 103 in steps 205, 206. If both users accept the event to be created in steps 202 and 2044, the event is created from the tentative event. The event notification 209 is sent to the follower 106.
One benefit of the present solution is enabling the effective sharing of data. FIG. 3 discloses an example of real time sharing, where the first user 101 and the second user 103 exercise simultaneously, starting the exercise in steps 301, 302. Training data is sent to the server 105 in step 303, where the second user 103 is the first to start exercising. The follower 106 receives immediately real time data from the second user 103. More data is sent to the server 105 in steps 306-309, 312-313; wherein all data also received by the server is sent forward to the follower 106. As stated, both the first user 101 and the second user 103 may have the roles of followers 106. In one example the follower 106 monitors the performance via the desktop computer or the like, not participating in the event. As the exercise is stopped, the sports watches 102, 104 send event summary data 311, 315 to the server 106. The follower 106 receives real time data of the completed event and also possible event summary data.
FIG. 4 discloses an example, wherein the information is shared after the event. In this example the server 105 sends a request to the first user 101 for a permission to share the event and/or the event summary, step 401. A similar permission request is sent to the second user 103, step 403. The permission request does not need to be sent to the sports watches 102, 104 as the permission may be granted by any terminal available and indicated by the user. As both users accepted the sharing, a response is sent to the server 105 in steps 402, 404. As a result, event summary data may be sent to the followers in step 405. Event summary data may comprise training data and/or related pictures taken during the exercise. The pictures may contain position information and a time label that matches the event; thereby, pictures may be easily attached to the exercise data by the server 105.
The ad hoc event creation may be used to share data easily between groups. For example, FIG. 6 illustrates one use case example of an alarm, wherein the common context information comprises the heart rate of all participants. If the group is exercising together, heart rates may be monitored and it is easier to maintain the group together--preventing the weakest member of the group from getting tired too early in the exercise. Others may slow their pace when they see this alarm. The information between the sports watches may be transmitted via the wireless data interface configured in the sports watch or via the personal network that enables the sports watch to utilize the mobile data connection of a smart phone.
FIG. 7 illustrates a second exemplary use case, where distances between users, for example the sports watch 1 user ME and other users A and B are shown on the sports watch. If the group is moving for example in the forest, they cannot see each other. With this function it is assured that the group will stay at a predefined distance from each other. The system may also be used to send a get together call for all participants.
FIG. 8 illustrates a sailing example, wherein directions, speeds or any other sailing data can be compared on the screen of the sports watch 1. Sailors having similar or comparable boats and compatible sports watches may compare each other in similar conditions, for example who can achieve the highest speed or the best angle against the wind. The data from other boats may be collected by the personal network wherein for example the sports watch or the smart phone application gathers data from various sensors. The server may collect the data and select the information to be shown on a sports watch according to predefined rules, for example by detecting different parameters from other close sailing boats. Examples of such parameters are different wind speed, wind direction or boat speed. One example of the information on the display is the center arrow representing the sports watch user and other users A and B, wherein the arrows present the speed and direction and numerical information of the distance to the user of the sports watch. The longer arrow represents a faster speed with recent route information.
In an embodiment the start time, end time, stating position or the finishing position of the special event is marked in the data stored in the circular buffer memory. The data may be transported from the circular buffer memory to the database or to the non-volatile memory of the sports watch, wherein the marked data is stored with the circular buffer data. The data stored may be starting from a predetermined period before detecting the special event and/or after detecting the special event. According to various embodiments, the performance data, event data, move data or any chosen period data may be stored in the sports watch and transferred to a computer or a smart phone. The transferred data may be modified with the marked data. For example the start time and position of a running performance may be identified when a change in the speed is detected. Changes in speed may indicate that the runner has stopped walking or has arrived at the location by car. As another example, a hiking event may be marked if the speed of the hiker is detected to be above reasonable limits, such as when the hiker has continued in a car and the speed exceeds 20 km/h. The position information may be detected near a highway generally not allowed for walking, wherein the user of the sports watch may be on a motored vehicle. In an embodiment the sports watch may detect sensor data having a context with automobiles, such as the car position sensor, and mark the detection of the new sensor data. Other examples of detectable car related sensor data that may be used are the engine revolutions per min, oil pressure, gear, speed, accelerometer or temperature sensor. The event to be detected may be related to motorsports. The detected event data is saved on the sports watch 1. The performance may be easily limited to the actual performance afterwards as the performance is later viewed on a computer or smart phone. The marked position highlights at least one position or time where the surrounding parameters have changed. This may alleviate the problem where the user has not remembered to start or stop the recording of the sports data at a correct time. The problem could result in distorted performance data; for example, the average speed may calculate actions such as the user driving a car when the recorded event is purposed for running.
In an embodiment of the invention the invention is implemented as computer software that is configured to execute the method and independent features described above when the computer software is executed on a computing device 18. The computer software may be embodied on a computer readable medium or distributed in a network such as the Internet. In one example the computer software is executed in the sports watch or in the server from a cloud computing environment. The server 105 may be hosting a portal or the system may comprise several servers configured to host a portal. The portal and/or the server 105 may have connection to Internet related facilities either directly, or via other network element. The portal, the computing device 18 or the server 105 may interact with the sports watch 1. The functions of the computer software may be distributed to different instances, for example between the sports watch 1, the smartphone application connectable to the sports watch 1 or to the server 105 or any computing device 18 in a cloud computing environment. Although the above components may be variously referred to as servers, each may be also referred to as a processing device, unit, component or system and may incorporate therein a local data store or database, or interface with an external database. Use of the word server herein does not require the component to interact in a client-server arrangement using web-based protocols with other components, although that may be the case. Further, the above components may be located remotely from other components. Furthermore, one or more of the components may be implemented on a single processing device to perform the functions described herein.
Embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in software, hardware, application logic or a combination of software, hardware and application logic. In an example embodiment, the application logic, software or instruction set is maintained on any one of various conventional computer-readable media. In the context of this document, a "computer-readable medium" may be any media or means that can contain, store, communicate, propagate or transport the instructions for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device, such as a computer or a processor 22. A computer-readable medium may comprise a computer-readable storage medium that may be any media or means that can contain or store the instructions for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device, such as a computer or processor 22. The exemplary embodiments can store information relating to various processes described herein. This information can be stored in one or more memories, such as a hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, RAM, and the like. One or more databases can store the information used to implement the exemplary embodiments of the present inventions. The databases can be organized using data structures (e.g., records, tables, arrays, fields, graphs, trees, lists, and the like) included in one or more memories or storage devices listed herein. The processes described with respect to the exemplary embodiments can include appropriate data structures for storing data collected and/or generated by the processes of the devices and subsystems of the exemplary embodiments in one or more databases.
All or a portion of the exemplary embodiments can be conveniently implemented using one or more general purpose processors 22, microprocessors, digital signal processors, micro-controllers, and the like, programmed according to the teachings of the exemplary embodiments of the present inventions, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the computer and/or software art(s). Appropriate software can be readily prepared by programmers of ordinary skill based on the teachings of the exemplary embodiments, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the software art. In addition, the exemplary embodiments can be implemented by the preparation of application-specific integrated circuits or by interconnecting an appropriate network of conventional component circuits, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the electrical art(s). Thus, the exemplary embodiments are not limited to any specific combination of hardware and/or software.
If desired, the different functions discussed herein may be performed in a different order and/or concurrently with each other.
Furthermore, if desired, one or more of the above-described functions may be optional or may be combined. Although various aspects of the invention are set out in the independent claims, other aspects of the invention comprise other combinations of features from the described embodiments and/or the dependent claims with the features of the independent claims, and not solely the combinations explicitly set out in the claims.
It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that with the advancement of technology, the basic idea of the invention may be implemented in various ways. The invention and its embodiments are thus not limited to the examples described above; instead they may vary within the scope of the claims.
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Will 'made in India' be problem for Mahindra?
Dealer Andy Jones, who is readying his Mahindra showroom, doesnt think people will have any problem buying pickups made in India.
Here are details on Mahindra's emerging U.S. dealer network.
U.S. distributor: Global Vehicles U.S.A.
Andy Jones, an auto dealer who plans to sell Mahindra pickups in Augusta, Ga., takes comfort in a new study that says American consumers appear to have no problem with the idea of buying a vehicle made in India.
The family-owned Gerald Jones Dealer Group just finished gutting and doubling the size of a storage building to turn it into a 10,000-square-foot Mahindra dealership. It is adjacent to the group's Honda, Volkswagen, Audi, Volvo and Subaru stores.
"I don't think people will have any problem with where the trucks are built," Jones says.
"When I first got involved in this, I didn't know much about them either," Jones admits of the Mahindra brand. "I had my own questions at first. But now I think we're sitting on something."
Jones is one of 330 U.S. dealers whom the independent distributor Global Vehicles U.S.A. Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., has signed up to sell compact diesel pickups from Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. of Mumbai, India, early next year. It is Mahindra's first entry into the U.S. auto business, though the company has sold tractors here under that brand for years.
Jones is waiting for furniture to be delivered to his new store. Among the standardized dealership furniture developed by Global Vehicles is what Jones calls a "heritage wall." It is a 24-foot information and entertainment center that displays photos and videos of Mahindra's history as a vehicle maker to tell potential customers that Mahindra is at least well-established in India.
Industry marketing firm AutoPacific has published a new consumer attitude survey that offers encouragement to Mahindra dealers.
The survey asked 32,000 recent vehicle buyers whether they would consider buying a Chinese- or Indian-brand vehicle for their next purchase, even though no such brand currently exists here.
Eleven percent of the group said yes to India; 15 percent said yes to China.
That might not sound like a large percentage, says Dan Hall, AutoPacific vice president. But it comes close to the 16 percent of survey respondents who said they would consider buying a Korean-brand vehicle.
"And the Koreans have been here 20 years," Hall notes. "There isn't even an Indian brand or a Chinese brand on the market here, and yet almost as many people are open to them as are willing to consider Hyundai and Kia.
"I'd call that some potential competition."
Chip Bennett will put the numbers to the test when he begins selling Mahindras next year at a new store in Sarasota, Fla.
"I don't think people care where cars are built," says Bennett, general manager for Sarasota Land Rover dealer Jack Urfer. "I honestly believe Mahindra will do what Hyundai and Kia have done."
Bennett is overseeing the final touches on the construction of Urfer's new store for the Mahindra brand. Bennett estimates construction costs for the 1,500-square-foot store at between $500,000 and $1 million. The building is complete. He is waiting for the store's furniture.
Bennett notes that the Land Rover brand is now owned by Indian billionaire and Mahindra competitor Ratan Tata. Tata's company, Tata Motors Ltd., also owns Jaguar. Earlier this year, Tata said that he wants to begin selling his ultra-inexpensive India-made small car, the $2,500 Nano, in America within two years.
"I hope he does," Bennett says. "I'd love to sell that car here."
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Some time ago, someone making a history program for BBC Knowledge approached me with some questions regarding longbowmen. The Questions and Answers follow.
Q: Why are they [longbowmen] so unknown? Or not many people know who they were?
A: My theory for why longbowmen are relatively unknown in the anals of medieval warfare is that being an archer was not a glamourous job. Though renowned and revered for their skill, longbowmen were certainly not of the nobility. Longbowmen were recruited from the commoners. In short, they do not fit the romantic image of the knight in shining armour. In addition, a single longbowman is a rather ineffective military unit. It is only when many longbowmen are used in conjunction that they become an extremely formidable force. In this way too, they do not fit a romanticized image of a single warrior producing great feats of strength and bravery against an overwhelming evil. Another possibility is that many (if not most) of the longbowmen fighting for England were in fact, Welsh. The Welsh, from what I understand, were considered second rate citizens at best. The Welsh, however, gave more than one conquering nation a great deal of trouble by wielding their bows and arrows.
Q: How did they manage to be so skilled?
A: As for how the longbowmen became so skilled, well I can sum that up in three words: practice, practice, practice. Even when not in war, longbowmen, who no doubt took great pride in their craft, would practice regularly. Many towns and villages had what I believe are called marks. Marks were basically areas of country side wherein someone put up targets for archers to practice on. The marks courses would give archers practice in different terrain and at different ranges, in order to hone their skill. At certain points in history, the training of longbowmen was well supported by the crown as well as the populous. It was common practice in Medieval England for the people to practice archery every Sunday to keep their skills up. Nearly all Medieval towns in England had what are called butts, which is a place where people could practice their archery skills. It is telling to note that even today, according to one person who wrote me, many towns still have Butts Roads or Butts Lanes, presumably related to where villagers practiced their archery every Sunday.
Q: Who would have trained them?
A: As for who trained them, I can only assume that they would have been trained by experienced archers. There are a few key skills one must learn in order to become a good archer. Beyond that, the difference between a mediocre archer and an excellent archer is merely experience and practice. A testament to the simplicity of archery is that archery has changed very little from its beginnings all the way to the present. The materials and designs of the equipment has changed rather dramatically, but the actual art of loosing an arrow at a target is very much the same as it would have been in the Medieval Period and even long before then.
Q: Are modern day archers any where near as good?
A: Modern day archers are as good as Medieval archers, but I suspect that they are much less common now. I am excluding in this argument, the beneficial effects of new materials and designs for the hardware portion of the equation. There have been a number of recent archers who have been able to attain astounding distances with traditional longbows. Don't quote me on this, but I believe that it was either William F. Paterson or Roger Ascham who was able to attain 490 yards with a traditional longbow. Or perhaps it was Robert Hardy. I know a gentleman in Netherlands who practices in the marks and is quite good. His son is even better, often hitting small targets at over 300 yards, all using traditional longbows. Many modern day archers can achieve an accuracy and consistency unheard of in Medieval times, but that is often largely due to better designs and materials.
Q: Do you know of any good places to go and get archive material/documentary evidence about clothes they [longbowmen] wore?
A: The clothes they wore were quite simple. To my knowledge, English longbowmen wore a uniform of a white tunic with a red cross on the front and back. They wore little or no armour. They wore no armour not out of lack of wanting it, but because they couldn't afford it. If they did wear armour, it was usually leather armour.
Q: Were they [longbowmen] crucial in hundred years war?
A: Although I cannot say just how important longbowmen were to the 100 years war, I would venture to say that they were very important. Although I undestand that the Battle of Crecy is only marginally considered a part of the hundred years war, the battle was a decisive battle in which English longbowmen annihilated a large French army almost single-handedly. If memory serves, of the thousands of French who died on that battlefield, a mere handful were killed at the hands of the general soldiery or the knights. Nearly every man killed that day was killed by the longbowmen. Although Crecy was arguably the most one-sided victory for longbowmen, similar feats were fairly common.
Q: Any documentary evidence about them being released from jail to fight in the wars?
A: I seem to remember reading somewhere that archers were released from jail to fight in the wars, but I cannot recall where I read it. Perhaps it was in Hardy's book.
| 2019-04-18T18:59:31 |
http://www.thebeckoning.com/medieval/longbow/longbowmen.html
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IBM engineer Clod Barrera discusses the growing energy crisis in storage, the need for better power efficiency metrics and the future for "green" products.
On the heels of a billion-dollar investment from IBM last week in a new "green" storage program, Clod Barrera, engineer and chief technical strategist, IBM Storage, sat down with SearchStorage.com to discuss energy efficiency, power consumption and cooling issues, all of which are becoming hot issues (literally and figuratively) in the storage industry.
What are the 'green' issues particular to storage systems?
Clod Barrera: There is a very large appetite for storage capacity and increasingly a large appetite for quick access to data, so a lot of customers are talking about backing up to disk rather than on tape, and disk is of course much more power hungry than tape. There's more and more talk about online archives. People are talking about petabytes of spinning disk to accomplish this. Disk array controllers and [storage area network] SAN switches and host bus adapters for storage will also become more and more power hungry over time as speeds increase.
One of the habits a lot of people fell into when storage was just getting cheaper by half every year is that they stopped managing storage with real science and real tools. It became easier just to deploy a lot of it so you would be sure not to run out. That was in retrospect a bad habit to fall into. Back in the days of mainframe we had a lot of tools and process to manage storage to as high a capacity point as could be balanced with performance requirements. People got medals for reaching high utilization with high performance on mainframes 20 years ago, but those practices didn't get adopted in distributed environments. Now, even if I can still afford the [capital expense] of hardware, I can't afford the power -- there's a significant value-add for doing a better management job.
The simple projections of where this goes over time become quite daunting. The trend is clear -- if the storage industry is going to both meet the demands users have for high-performance access to information and not let the power bill get out of control, we're going to have to do some innovation.
Do storage arrays from different vendors really draw different amounts of power? How significant is that?
Barrera: One of the discussions we're having within SNIA is how to get really good numbers for that purpose. The simple answer is yes, of course, since different arrays are designed by different people for different purposes, but we do not have enough of a standard yardstick to determine the goodness or badness of any particular box compared to another. There actually is considerable variability. Currently within SNIA, the first project is to establish a set of yardsticks, what do you measure and how, and also how many do you need. One good one is watts per gigabyte stored, but there are a lot of environments where customers don't deploy on the basis of watts per gigabyte or dollars per gigabyte, they deploy against ops per second. So you probably need a watts per ops per second yardstick for true high-performance transactional environments, and maybe you need a watts per gigabyte per second for streaming environments and maybe a different yardstick for archival environments.
We need to argue this out, and we need to do it quickly because we're better served by experts deciding what the right metrics are instead of using a single number that's not a good basis for comparison. We also ought to have a certification process somewhere so your box can be measured and verified by a third party and then we'll really know.
How realistic is that, though? It's not in a vendors' best interest to have real numbers come out, especially if trying to sell storage hardware.
Barrera: Once everyone knows real numbers, the race will be on to build better products for customers. If you have 20% more efficiency, you can compute what it's worth in dollars for the customer and compute a better margin. I personally think there will be enough social and regulatory pressure so that these yardsticks will come into existence one way or another. My goal is for an organization that knows how to do this, like SNIA, representing the right entities, to decide what those yardsticks need to be. I think there'll be plenty of help from the rest of the world on the enforcement process.
What trends do you see in storage hardware and data management for green issues over the next year?
Barrera: To me the single biggest rock in the pond early is going to be the notion of measurements and standards. Once measurements are in place, you're going to see significant innovation to drive down power consumption and drive up heat efficiency -- the nice thing about numbers is they encourage a lot of behavior. The technologies that will be important over the next year, however, are all already in place -- things like storage virtualization, which drives up utilization, information lifecycle management [ILM], which moves data to lower power media and data deduplication and reduction. It will probably take about a year to get the right measurements in place, another year for best practices and over time products will get better and better. We'll probably have a good place to look back from in five years.
What options does IBM have in terms of 'greener' components for storage systems? What's on the roadmap in storage?
Barrera: There are power efficiencies to be had at the hardware level, just build a more efficient box. Silicon guys are working on those problems. We in the storage industry tend to inherit those technologies.
Deduplication is starting to show up around the industry particularly in archival data. It takes a fairly large amount of computational horsepower, but it's getting cheaper and cheaper, and when you start talking about large amounts of storage, the value for taking that step is going to be there. It'll happen specifically by application types because it turns out that with different applications there are different processes. The use of the intelligence that you have in computers to save the smallest amount of data and commit the least amount of watts when you do operations is going to be an ongoing effort.
IBM is still holding back on adding deduplication to its virtual tape libraries [VTL]. Is there any kind of timeframe there yet?
Barrera: We think the onus on IBM is that by the time we bring a new technology to market, it has to be perfect. Startups get away with more than we can. They perform a great service in the industry as technology trailblazers, but customers buying from us expect nothing unexpected. So it's important to us to make sure things are really ready.
What's the ultimate solution to energy problems in the storage industry? An alternative energy source? Different data recording technologies?
Barrera: First of all, electricity is what all this stuff is going to be based on. There's one discussion to be had around where electricity comes from, and burning fossil fuels better not be the answer for very much longer. Within the data center itself, we've been in this lust for performance and availability of data. We're going to add another lust, and that's going to be energy efficiency, and those things will find their relative importance compared to one another. It will become a new arena for competition between vendors and that's how you will see improvement.
What about replacing spinning drives with solid-state memory?
Barrera: With today's technologies, that's really only possible where the goal is to achieve a certain level of performance if I have a relatively small capacity requirement, like the kind of memory you need in cell phones. Solid-state disk is actually going the wrong way in terms of power utilization today, but there are things coming, a variety of technologies being talked about in terms of storage-class memories. The idea of those taking over for disk technologies are five and probably more like 10 years away. Disk drives are going to be around for a lot longer yet and so will tape.
| 2019-04-26T05:52:59 |
https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/news/1255635/IBM-chief-engineer-talks-green-storage
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I've noticed that many people, including myself, have had problems installing Ubuntu 8.10 from CD due to freezing during the load phase, usually caused by "buffer I/O Errors on Device sr0". Why is this? I know the image (.iso) itself is good because I've installed Ubuntu 8.10 successfully into a virtual machine on Windows and on a Mac using that same image without a problem. I've since burned that image to CD three times now and keep having the same "buffer I/O errors on device sr0" that keeps the CD from booting successfully on my laptop. I get this same error message no matter which option I choose (test disk for errors, try out before installing, install, etc). I normally hit F6 and take the quiet splash off the boot line so I can see what's going on during the load and it seems to stop because of the sr0 errors. It eventually just reaches a point where it stops trying to load anymore and just hangs. Now, If I try to load it up using the F6 option and add "noacpi" to the boot line paramaters, I still get tons of sr0 errors, but it will keep rolling through until it boots to the desktop.
Here's what I noticed while troubleshooting/researching: Many other people that encountered this same problem say they solved the problem by doing one of two things; burning the image at a slower speed, or replacing their optical drive with a different one (it seems that some optical drives can't buffer fast enough?). My optical drive works fine under Windows XP and I've managed to load various other Linux distros onto it, including an earlier version of Kubuntu (Gutsy). This is the first time I've ever had a problem getting a Linux disk to boot successfully. What gives? Why are so many people having this same problem?
I tried another disk burned at 2X on my work laptop to see what would happen. I selected the try before install option and used F6 and removed the quiet splash option so I could see what was going on. I still got lots of sr0 buffer errors, but it kept rolling through until the desktop loaded. From what I've researched so far, Ubuntu 8.10 will simply not load on some systems via CD. Why is this? I've certainly never had this much trouble before.
| 2019-04-22T10:58:36 |
https://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1073449.html?s=4b2c364a437dff0db319edae42b14b25
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