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mmon divisor of 451 and s?
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Let r = -143 - -161. Suppose -4*w = -48 + 20. Suppose -w*s + 2*s - 14 = h, 8 = -2*s. What is the greatest common divisor of h and r?
6
Let c(l) = -l**2 + 13*l + 6. Let i be c(13). Let f(k) = -k**3 + 6*k**2 + 2*k + 4. Let x be f(i). What is the highest common factor of x and 16?
16
Let u(m) = 2 + 2 + m**2 - 3. Let z be u(2). Suppose z*n = 17 + 58. What is the greatest common factor of n and 75?
15
Suppose -5*m + 45 = -4*i, -4*m - 5*i = m. Suppose -m*n + 45 = -755. What is the greatest common divisor of 20 and n?
20
Suppose -93 = -4*k - 9. What is the greatest common divisor of k and 21?
21
Let k(p) = 2*p**2 - 5*p + 2. Let f be k(-12). Calculate the greatest common factor of 35 and f.
35
Let h = 56 - 36. Suppose -2*g + g = 5*u - 17, 0 = u + 5*g - 13. Suppose 0 = a - u*a + h. Calculate the greatest common divisor of a and 25.
5
Suppose 2*y - 86 - 202 = 0. Let k = -14 - -31. Let g be -2 + (1 - 0) + k. Calculate the highest common factor of g and y.
16
Suppose -d = 3*l - 36, 3*l - 3*d + 8*d - 24 = 0. What is the greatest common divisor of l and 13?
13
Suppose -4*x + 4 + 12 = 0. Suppose 0 = -w - x*w + 350. Calculate the greatest common divisor of 10 and w.
10
Let s be 0 + 0 - 0 - -4. Let d = -4 + 14. Let h = 18 - d. What is the highest common divisor of h and s?
4
Let y be 5 + 26/(-4) - (-178)/4. Calculate the highest common divisor of 86 and y.
43
Suppose -2*r = 5*u - 24 - 13, -5*u + 19 = -r. What is the greatest common factor of 27 and r?
3
Suppose 128 = 4*m - 12. Let u(w) = 2*w**3 - 3*w**2 + 2*w - 1. Let x be u(2). What is the greatest common divisor of m and x?
7
Let q(b) = b. Let v be q(2). Let a(z) = z**3 + 2*z**2 - 2*z**2 - 3*z**v. Let p be a(6). What is the greatest common factor of 12 and p?
12
Let d be ((-30)/(-4))/(4/(-16)*-2). Calculate the highest common factor of d and 105.
15
Let v(y) = 4*y**2 + 4*y + 2. Let g be v(-2). Suppose 0 = -2*r - 4, 2*q - r - 3*r = 108. What is the greatest common divisor of q and g?
10
Suppose 0 = -9*w + 20 + 106. Let v be ((-8)/6)/((-6)/9). What is the highest common factor of w and v?
2
Let l be (2 + 0)*-2 + (-170)/(-10). Let w(y) = 18*y + 1. Let f be w(5). Calculate the greatest common factor of f and l.
13
Let q(d) = -d**3 + 12*d**2 + 14*d - 11. Let c be q(13). What is the highest common divisor of c and 2?
2
Let c(v) = v**2 + v - 2. Let o be c(-6). Suppose p - 2*q = 15 - 6, q = -1. Calculate the highest common factor of o and p.
7
Suppose 0 = m - 28 + 8. What is the highest common factor of m and 220?
20
Let l = 11 + 15. Let c = 38 - l. Let x be c*(0 + 1/4). What is the highest common factor of x and 15?
3
Let n be (-4)/(-5)*10/4. Suppose -3*h - 9 = 0, f - 2*h - 2 = 3*f. What is the highest common factor of n and f?
2
Let j(y) = -3*y - 8. Let r be j(-6). What is the greatest common divisor of 160 and r?
10
Suppose 0*m = 4*m - 64. Suppose -m = -0*i - 2*i. What is the greatest common divisor of 1 and i?
1
Let h(g) = 3*g**2 - 2*g - 11. Let i be h(5). What is the highest common divisor of i and 18?
18
Let q be 81/6*4/6. Let x(a) be the third derivative of -a**4/24 - a**3/3 - 3*a**2. Let n be x(-5). What is the highest common factor of q and n?
3
Let s = 95 - 18. What is the highest common divisor of s and 11?
11
Let t be ((-24)/(-10))/(3/110). Let m be 18/(-12)*(-4)/6. Let k = m - -7. What is the highest common factor of t and k?
8
Let m = 57 - 53. What is the highest common factor of m and 6?
2
Suppose 3*k + 35 = 10*k. Suppose k*z - 76 = 3*m, m + 44 = 3*z - 0*m. What is the highest common divisor of z and 7?
7
Let z(n) = -19*n - 25. Let u be z(-12). Calculate the highest common factor of 29 and u.
29
Let t = -81 + 92. Let y = 174 + -53. Calculate the highest common divisor of y and t.
11
Suppose 0 = m, -5*m = -4*v + 3 + 41. Let l = -2 + v. Let a = 42 + -24. Calculate the highest common factor of l and a.
9
Suppose 42 = 3*p - 3*c, -4 = -2*p - c + 9. Let o = -21 - -73. Let f = 133 - o. What is the highest common divisor of p and f?
9
Let b(t) = t**2 - 5*t - 3. Let k be b(6). Suppose -46 = -4*j - 2*p - 2, -6 = -k*p. Suppose -60 = 2*a - 4*a. What is the highest common divisor of a and j?
10
Let v(i) be the third derivative of -i**4/4 - i**3 - i**2. Let c = -3 - 4. Let h be v(c). Calculate the greatest common factor of h and 9.
9
Suppose -16 = -2*g - 2*g. Calculate the highest common factor of 12 and g.
4
Let w(h) = -h**3 + 9*h**2 + 4. Suppose 9*s - 6*s - 15 = 0. Let v be w(s). Calculate the highest common divisor of v and 13.
13
Let m(g) = -g**2 - 4*g + 5. Let f be m(-5). Suppose 3*i - 36 - 54 = f. Calculate the greatest common factor of 210 and i.
30
Let c = -16 + 38. What is the highest common divisor of 154 and c?
22
Let u be (-22)/77 + (-1082)/(-14). Calculate the greatest common divisor of u and 11.
11
Suppose 54 + 50 = 3*h + 2*m, -3*h - 5*m + 89 = 0. Calculate the highest common divisor of h and 4.
2
Suppose m - 40 = -4*m. Let a be 3/2 - (-3)/2. Suppose 8*t - 3*t - 348 = -a*q, 5*q + 20 = 0. Calculate the greatest common divisor of t and m.
8
Suppose -3*x + 84 = -0*x. Suppose -4*g + 48 = -4*r - x, 4*g - r - 82 = 0. What is the highest common divisor of g and 63?
21
Let j(g) = -g**3 + 6*g**2 + 8*g - 2. Let f be j(7). Let l(t) = t**3 - 2*t**2 + 5*t - 4. Let p be l(3). What is the highest common divisor of f and p?
5
Let d = -34 - -14. Let f = d + 80. Calculate the highest common factor of 15 and f.
15
Suppose -2*r - 2*b + 44 = 0, 0 = 5*r + 5*b - 6*b - 110. What is the greatest common factor of 55 and r?
11
Let j(f) = f - 14. Let q be j(11). Let y = 1 + q. Let n be (77/(-3))/(y/6). What is the highest common factor of n and 7?
7
Suppose -m = n - 4*m, -n = -4*m + 2. What is the greatest common divisor of 48 and n?
6
Let h(o) = o + 6. Let u be h(-6). Let z be 2/1 + -1 + u. What is the highest common divisor of 1 and z?
1
Let r(h) = 11*h - 25*h - h**2 - 3 + 5*h**2 - 5*h**2. Let i be r(-6). Calculate the highest common divisor of 15 and i.
15
Let l(u) = -2*u**2 + 6*u - 5. Let a be l(3). Let s = 11 + a. What is the greatest common divisor of 12 and s?
6
Let b = 73 - 45. Suppose 4*k - 56 = -0*k. What is the greatest common divisor of k and b?
14
Suppose 4*i + 4*t - 203 = -t, -t - 176 = -3*i. Let o be (16/(-12))/((-2)/57). Calculate the highest common factor of o and i.
19
Let w(b) = 5*b + 1. Let r be w(5). Suppose -14 = -4*x + l, -2*x - 5*l + r = 2*x. Calculate the highest common factor of 2 and x.
2
Suppose 0 = i - 15. Suppose 0 = -2*m - 1 + 5. Suppose m*h + h - 315 = 0. Calculate the greatest common factor of i and h.
15
Let k = 51 + -11. Calculate the highest common divisor of 4 and k.
4
Let c be ((-4)/6)/((2 - 1)/(-33)). Suppose 0 = 3*o - 873 + 279. What is the greatest common factor of o and c?
22
Let j be 5*((-3)/3 + 3). Suppose -x + d - 5*d = -21, -2*x + 5*d = j. Suppose 0 = -x*w + 20. Calculate the highest common factor of w and 32.
4
Suppose 0 = -15*u + 14*u + 13. What is the greatest common factor of 117 and u?
13
Let q = 12 - 9. Let o = 54 + -33. Calculate the highest common factor of q and o.
3
Suppose -3*p + 2*p = -108. Let f(z) = 3*z - 12. Let o be f(13). What is the greatest common divisor of o and p?
27
Suppose 4*c + 31 = 71. What is the greatest common factor of c and 10?
10
Let d(j) = 3*j**2 + 1. Let y be d(1). What is the greatest common factor of y and 12?
4
Let l(w) = w + 9. Let k be l(-7). Suppose 3*c - 2*r = -c + 62, 3*r = -k*c + 35. Calculate the greatest common factor of 24 and c.
8
Suppose -2*y = -3*y - 1, 5*d - 4*y = 14. What is the highest common divisor of d and 3?
1
Let g(b) = 2*b**2 + b + 1. Let j be g(-1). Suppose -11*u + 12*u = 2. Calculate the highest common factor of j and u.
2
Let h = -2 + 7. Calculate the highest common divisor of h and 45.
5
Let n(l) = -4*l - 14. Let f be n(-5). Calculate the greatest common factor of f and 2.
2
Let h(r) = r**2 - 9*r + 11. Let x be h(9). Let s = -15 + 48. What is the greatest common factor of s and x?
11
Let y be (-162)/(-5) - (-18)/(-45). What is the greatest common factor of 16 and y?
16
Suppose -10 = 9*p - 127. Calculate the highest common factor of 91 and p.
13
Let y be (-1)/(1/(-4)) - -1*6. What is the highest common divisor of 30 and y?
10
Let o(b) = b**2 - 4*b - 10. Let i be o(8). Suppose -2*v + 25 = 3 |
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A couple of weeks ago we spent a great day touring the town of Hakone with The Cuties. After a jam-packed day, and a good night’s sleep, we awoke to such a rain and wind storm that I actually checked the weather report for a typhoon warning!
So that put a bit of a wrinkle into our plans to spend the day at the fantastic Hakone Open Air Museum. So we quickly re-grouped and decided to head to The Craft House instead. Like anyone needed to twist arms in The Felt So Cute household to go a place with a name like “Craft House,” right?
After a comically awful trip to get there that involved a treacherous bus ride up a windy mountain road, walking more than fifteen minutes in the torrential rain with only two umbrellas and no rain boots for anyone {totally my fault, by the way}, we finally arrived at The Craft House and managed to snag the last 4 seats in the joint. At that point, Cute Husband pretty much earned himself sainthood when he looked at me and The Cuties and proclaimed with a grand gesture, “Do anything you want ~ we’re not leaving until it’s time to catch the train!”
See why I married the guy? 🙂
So The Cuties set to work on etched glasses they could make with special stickers they chose from a big book.
After placing the stickers on their glasses, they carefully taped up the sides to ensure a secure fit before the glasses were placed inside a container and sand-blasted to etch the designs on the stickers. The sand-blasting was done by Craft House employees, so while The Cuties were waiting patiently, it was time for a Pocky break!
After being sand-blasted, the etched glasses came out like this, and The Cuties rubbed off the stickers.
Meanwhile, I opted for a different sand-blasting process, and in a fit of complete and total over-reaching for a first experience, I chose this design~
Yeah, I know. What the heck was I thinking!?!
First I had to trace the design onto vellum. I knew I was in trouble with this design when I wasn’t very pleased with my pencil tracings yet realized there were complicated cuttings yet to come still with an x-acto knife. That’s probably the point at which a sane person might have stopped, regrouped and simply chosen a simpler design. But we all know I’m not that person, right? So I next transferred the design onto the cup that had been covered in a special vinyl.
Then through a series of elaborate pantomimes, gestures and nods, the Japanese-only speaking instructor conveyed to me that I needed to now carefully cut out everything on the original drawing that was black.
Oh, crap.
At this point I’m beginning to wonder just how crushed I’ll be if I can’t quite finish before we have to leave for the train station and start moving as quickly as possible.
I finally finished and here’s my little cup all queued up for sand-blasting. Doesn’t it look like she’s mixing Uranium or something super sci-fi?
And then just like The Cuties, I had to peel off all my sticker to reveal the sand-blasted design.
And here are all three of our finished cups!
Know what’s even more amazing than the fact that all of you kind readers are going to pretend to overlook the missing piece making me crazy right in front of my cup?
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That is pretty cool! *I was telling my grandma all about your toilet adventures in Japan. She was very intrigued. I think she was a bit confused about the whole “my blog friend” thing, but still intrigued about the toilets. 🙂 |
a, -2.3, -2, -3/5 in descending order.
a, -3/5, -2, -2.3
Let s(b) = -b**2 + 3. Let u be s(0). Let i = 7 - u. Let v = -243 - -241. Sort i, v, -1/4.
v, -1/4, i
Suppose 1829 = -31*g - 4092. Sort -0.5, g, -1/3 in increasing order.
g, -0.5, -1/3
Let x = 0.656 + 0.344. Sort x, -2, -0.5, 0 in descending order.
x, 0, -0.5, -2
Let c = 11 - 7. Suppose -l = l + c. Let t = -0.09 - -0.14. Sort t, -4, l in increasing order.
-4, l, t
Let m be 0 + 106/(-8) + (-30)/(-120). Sort m, -4, 11 in ascending order.
m, -4, 11
Let u = 0.45 + -0.05. Let j = -919/4 + 229. Sort 2, j, u in descending order.
2, u, j
Suppose 2*d + 0*d = 3*l - 13, -l = 2*d - 7. Put 120, 3, d in decreasing order.
120, 3, d
Let z = -0.05 - 0. Let a = -469 + 469. Put 0.4, a, z, -0.4 in ascending order.
-0.4, z, a, 0.4
Let u(k) = -3*k + 45. Let s be u(13). Let v be (2 - (4 - 0)) + s/2. Let o = 13 - 9. Sort v, o, -7 in descending order.
o, v, -7
Suppose 0 = 2*x + z, 129*z = -2*x + 124*z. Sort x, -1, -2, -2/43 in descending order.
x, -2/43, -1, -2
Let s = -0.0353 + 0.2353. Sort 7, s, -0.5 in ascending order.
-0.5, s, 7
Suppose 485 - 95 = -3*m + 3*b, -5*m - b = 650. Put 5, m, 4 in increasing order.
m, 4, 5
Suppose -23 = -30*h - 113. Put -29, 2, h in decreasing order.
2, h, -29
Let r(y) be the second derivative of 0 + 10*y**2 + 1/2*y**3 + 7*y. Let m be r(-8). Put 1, m, 0 in decreasing order.
1, 0, m
Let f = -696.3 - -696.4. Let m be ((-1)/3)/(1/(-3)). Put f, 10, m, 4 in increasing order.
f, m, 4, 10
Let w be ((-2)/(-4))/(-1)*6. Let l = 2.6 - 3. Put 2/13, w, l in descending order.
2/13, l, w
Let f = -9 + 18. Let n = f - 9. Let g be ((-6)/5)/((-2)/5). Put g, 5, n in increasing order.
n, g, 5
Suppose -3*i = 5*j + 1, 2*i + 3*j = 7*j + 14. Put 1, -8, 5, i in increasing order.
-8, 1, i, 5
Suppose -60*a - 48 = -108*a. Put -3/8, 3.52, a in descending order.
3.52, a, -3/8
Let s = 76 + -230/3. Let a = 9/5 - 2. Let b = -121 - -124. Sort s, a, b in ascending order.
s, a, b
Let o = 181 - 182. Let g be (56/(-6))/((-4)/6). Sort o, 0, g in descending order.
g, 0, o
Let l = 0.0973 + -39.0973. Put l, -1, 0.2, -2/3 in descending order.
0.2, -2/3, -1, l
Let s(v) = -2*v**2 - 2*v + 91. Let z be s(0). Let i = z + -100. Sort 4, 1, i.
i, 1, 4
Let v = 1413 + -1415. Let n = -15 + -5. Sort -1/7, v, n.
n, v, -1/7
Suppose 6*c + 160 = 34. Let j be 2/(-6) - c/9. Put -4, -3, -5, j in increasing order.
-5, -4, -3, j
Suppose -450*x = -451*x - 2*n + 2, 4*x + 4*n = 8. Let d = -8 + 5. Sort x, d, -8, -4.
-8, -4, d, x
Let t(u) = -4*u + 187. Let l be t(45). Put 2, l, 19 in ascending order.
2, l, 19
Let a = 6 - 5.7. Let l = 169/2 - 82. Let d = -11/4 + l. Sort -2/11, d, a.
d, -2/11, a
Suppose 3*k - 4*i = 6*k - 11, 2*i + 27 = 5*k. Let q be (-2 - -1) + 1 + -1. Put 8, q, -2, k in increasing order.
-2, q, k, 8
Suppose 3*t - 3 = l + 7, 4*l - 4*t = -8. Let z be ((-14)/(-7))/((-1)/l). Sort z, 0, -2 in descending order.
0, -2, z
Let b = -0.45 - -0.03. Let m = b - -0.02. Let k = -8 + 5. Sort k, m, -5 in ascending order.
-5, k, m
Let x(w) = 3*w - 3. Let b be x(9). Let i = b - 21. Sort 0, -11, i.
-11, 0, i
Let p = -0.106 + 0.506. Let i = -24 + 20. Sort 5, i, 0.2, p in descending order.
5, p, 0.2, i
Let g = -57.1 - -65.1. Sort 0.5, g, 1/9.
1/9, 0.5, g
Suppose -10*j + 12*j - 12 = 0. Let x(f) = 4*f - 24. Let z be x(j). Sort -4, 2, z, -3 in descending order.
2, z, -3, -4
Let f = -30642/47 - -652. Put 0.5, 0.1, f in ascending order.
f, 0.1, 0.5
Suppose 0 = -4*p + 23 - 3. Suppose -p*d + 2*d + 3 = 0. Let y = 1210 + -1211. Put y, -5, d in ascending order.
-5, y, d
Let q(n) = -n**2 + 13*n + 17. Let z be q(13). Let d be ((-3)/(-6))/((-6)/(-60)). Put 4, d, z in ascending order.
4, d, z
Let z = -10 + 10. Suppose -4*o + z*o + 19 = 3*j, -5*j + o = -1. Put 6, -3, j in descending order.
6, j, -3
Let o = -173.2 - -146.2. Sort 4, 0.5, 3, o.
o, 0.5, 3, 4
Let c = -1.2 + 0.2. Let v = -105.8 + 99.8. Let y = v - c. Sort 2, 6, y.
y, 2, 6
Let i = 10354/55 + -944/5. Put 2/9, i, 378, 1/3 in ascending order.
i, 2/9, 1/3, 378
Let m = -9 - -13. Suppose m*s = 4*j + 12, -14 = -3*s + j - 1. Sort -1, -2, s in decreasing order.
s, -1, -2
Let j(u) = u**2 + 6*u + 8. Let s be j(-5). Let f(m) = m**3 - 2*m**2 - m - 6. Let l be f(s). Sort 3, 4, l, 1 in decreasing order.
4, 3, 1, l
Let f(v) = v**2 - 11*v + 13. Let u be f(9). Sort -1/5, 1, 0.08, u.
u, -1/5, 0.08, 1
Suppose 31*v - 2 = 32*v. Let l be 1 + (0 - (2 + -1)). Suppose l = -u - u + 8. Sort u, 1, v in descending order.
u, 1, v
Let w(x) = 0*x - 3*x + x - 2*x**2 + 3 - 4. Let k be w(-1). Let g be (-6 - 35/(-5))*-5. Put k, -6, g in increasing order.
-6, g, k
Suppose k = -5*j + 5, 3*k - 4*j = -0*k - 80. Let q = 24 + k. Sort 1, -14, q in ascending order.
-14, 1, q
Let f = 0.14 - 0.36. Let h = -0.72 - f. Put 0.5, -3/5, 1, h in descending order.
1, 0.5, h, -3/5
Suppose -64 = 50*z - 34*z. Sort z, -3, -33, 0 in increasing order.
-33, z, -3, 0
Let d = -2 + 1. Let m(y) = 7*y**3 - 2*y - 2*y**3 + 39*y**2 - 1 - 40*y**2. Let n be m(d). Sort 1, n, -1/2 in increasing order.
n, -1/2, 1
Suppose 0 = q - 2*p + 31, 4*q + 10*p = 6*p - 172. Sort -5, q, 4 in decreasing order.
4, -5, q
Suppose -5*z = -4*z + 3. Let m = -2.89 - 0.31. Let y = m - -2.7. Put -7, z, y in decreasing order.
y, z, -7
Let c(k) = -83*k - 493. Let o be c(-6). Let b be (-2)/(-4) - 6/8. Sort 3, o, b in descending order.
o, 3, b
Let i = -14.55 - -13.75. Sort 4, 1, i, 0 in descending order.
4, 1, 0, i
Let r = -0.88 - -2.18. Put -2, r, -3, 2 in descending order.
2, r, -2, -3
Suppose -22 = -5*z - 27. Sort -4, z, -5, 1.
-5, -4, z, 1
Let i(o) = -o**2 + 27*o - 47. Let g be i(2). Sort 4, 51, g, -3 in decreasing order.
51, 4, g, -3
Suppose -42*l = -34*l. Sort l, -1, -0.047, 1/6.
-1, -0.047, l, 1/6
Let t = -26 + 25. Let k = 14.2 - 17.2. Sort k, -1/2, 4, t.
k, t, -1/2, 4
Suppose -5*n + 5 = -5. Let g be -1*3 + 12/12. Suppose 15*b - 2 - 13 = 0. Sort n, g, b in decreasing order.
n, b, g
Suppose -7*l = -11*l - 4. Sort -3, l, 5, 2 in decreasing order.
5, 2, l, -3
Let i = -934/11 - -85. Let b = -165.7 - -161.7. Sort i, 2, b, 0.1.
b, i, 0.1, 2
Let r = 19.22 + -0.22. Let j = -15.02 + r. Let b = j + 0.02. Put 5, b, 0.4 in descending order.
5, b, 0.4
Let h(z) = z + 7 + 3*z + 10 - 7*z. Let t be h(5). Put 10, t, 0 in ascending order.
0, t, 10
Let n = 9/1109 + 401413/5545. Let k = 72 - n. Sort -8, 3, k in ascending order.
-8, k, 3
Let j be 2/(-4)*(0 + 10). Suppose 0 = -2*o - o. Let b = o + 2. Sort j, 3, b in increasing order.
j, b, 3
Let k = 0.02 + 0.14. Let w = -0.84 - k. Let u = w + 1. Sort u, 5/2, 5 in increasing order.
u, 5/2, 5
Let i(s) = s**2 + 14*s - 33. Let f be i(-16). Sort -5, -50, f in descending order.
f, -5, -50
Let n = 2.5 + -1.5. Let g = 5.6 + -6. Sort -0.3, n, g in descending order.
n, -0.3, g
Suppose -23*q + 19*q = 2*z - 12, 19 = 3*q + 4*z. Sort 4, 36, 5, q in increasing order.
q, 4, 5, 36
Let f be 2 - ((-135 - 4) + -3). Let t = -579/4 + f. Sort -0.2, 0, -2/13, t.
t, -0.2, -2/13, 0
Suppose 3*f = -1 - 2. Suppose 0 = -32*p - 134 + 198. Sort -2, f, p in decreasing order.
p, f, -2
Let v(k) = -k - 6. Let a be v(-6). Let x(d) = 2*d - 32. Let o be x(18). Suppose -o*g + a = 16. Sort -8, 3, g in descending order.
3, g, -8
Let o(k) = 10*k - 245. Let m be o(25). Sort m, -174, -2 in descending order.
m, -2, -174
Let m be 0 + 6/(-18) + (-32)/(-24). Sort m, -0.5, 208 in increasing order.
-0.5, m, 208
Suppose 20*g = 21*g + 2. Let r = -104 + 100. Sort r, 5, -1, g in decreasing order.
5, -1, g, r
Let l(j) = -j**3 - 5*j**2 + 7*j + 6. Let z be l(-6). Let d = z + -3. Let s(k) = -k**3 - 4*k**2 - k + 4. Let g be s(d). Put -5, 2, g in descending order.
2, g, -5
Let p = -388 + 379. Sort 1, 3, p, -25.
-25, p, 1, 3
Suppose 3*b + 1 = 5*g, -5*g + 4*b - 13 = 8*b. Let s = 5 - 8. Let u(c) = -3*c**3 - c**2 + c - 1. Let d be u(1). Sort s, g, d.
d, s, g
Let k = -26 - -27. Let o = 7.3 + -0.3. Let g = o + -2. Put k, 0.5, g in descending order.
g, k, 0.5
Suppose 0 = -2*u + 3*u + 4. Let r = u + 7. Sort -44, 3/4, r.
-44, 3/4, r
Let x be (5 - 3 - 3) + -11. Let z be 21/(-2)*32/x. Sort -2, 5, z.
-2, 5, z
Let b be -7 + 6 + (4 - -1). Suppose 10 = -n + b*n + s, -2*s = -5*n + 2. Suppose 3*h + 5 = 2*p, 2*h + 4*p = 3*p - 15. Sort 1, h, n.
h, 1, n
Let i be -5 - (3 - 19 - -5). Sort -3, 2, 0, i in descending order.
i, 2, 0, -3
Suppose -2*g + 16 = 5* |
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from django.db import models
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.db.models.signals import post_save, pre_delete
from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
from guardian.shortcuts import get_perms, get_users_with_perms, get_groups_with_perms
from newsfeed import publish, depublish, depublish_where
class Category(models.Model):
"""Stores a post category."""
name = models.TextField()
slug = models.TextField()
def __unicode__(self):
return self.name
def get_absolute_url(self):
return reverse('forum-list', args=[self.slug, 1])
class Meta:
permissions = (
('read_post', 'Can read post'),
('write_post', 'Can write post'),
)
class Post(models.Model):
"""Stores a forum post."""
title = models.CharField(u"제목", max_length=100)
created_on = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
modified_on = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
user = models.ForeignKey(User, null=False)
text = models.TextField(u"내용")
category = models.ForeignKey(Category, null=False, verbose_name=u"게시판")
def __unicode__(self):
return self.title
def get_absolute_url(self):
return reverse('forum-read', args=[self.id])
def post_handler(sender, **kwargs):
instance, created = kwargs["instance"], kwargs["created"]
if not created: return
profile = instance.user.get_profile()
profile.posts += 1
profile.save()
# 해당 오브젝트에 대해 아무 퍼미션이나 있으면 처리됨
visible_users = get_users_with_perms(instance.category, with_group_users=False)
visible_groups = get_groups_with_perms(instance.category)
publish("forum-post-%d" % instance.id,
"posts",
"posted",
actor=instance.user,
target=instance.category,
action_object=instance,
timestamp=instance.created_on,
visible_users=visible_users,
visible_groups=visible_groups,
verb=u"{target}에 글 {action_object}를 "
u"썼습니다.")
def pre_delete_handler(sender, **kwargs):
instance = kwargs["instance"]
profile = instance.user.get_profile()
profile.posts -= 1
profile.save()
depublish("forum-post-%d" % instance.id)
depublish_where(type="commented", target=instance)
pre_delete.connect(pre_delete_handler, sender=Post,
dispatch_uid="forum_pre_delete_event")
post_save.connect(post_handler, sender=Post,
dispatch_uid="forum_post_event")
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An Evening With George LucasPosted By Dustin on March 10, 2007
Fan of TheForce.net Helen H. writes in with this great info.
"Just got back from this presentation at the Directors Guild of America. George Lucas was tonight’s guest speaker. Here, very briefly, are the highlights:
Quote: “the future is in television.” That’s why he’s concentrating on an animated series and live action series, not features.
Indy Jones Chronicles are currently being cleaned up, are having documentaries added to them and will be shopped as “films for a modern day high school history class.” He’s hoping they’re released on DVDs very soon.
He’s very excited about the animated 3D Clone Wars TV series. He is trying to recreate the ambiance of a SW film in cartoon form – “there won’t be anything on TV like it” – it’ll be “smart ass comedy with contemporary humor.” It won’t be dealing with the Skywalker story. The emphasis is on freedom to portray anything they feel like; for instance some episodes are just about clonetroopers, another features as the main character Kit Fisto. He’s going to make 100 episodes, doesn’t have a network yet.
The live action series is still a few years away, no character decisions have been cast in stone. He did say that each show will be a different character.
And finally, unfortunately he couldn’t say if he’s going to be able to make it to Celebration IV – he’ll “be in the middle of making a movie.”
UPDATE: The official site has updated with a audio clip from this event right here. In it you can clearly hear George Lucas mentions the possibility of two animated series. Plus the story is accompanied by a new head show of the 3D animated Yoda.
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to systems for simulating an infrared image for use in testing infrared seekers. It also relates to detector arrays for electromagnetic radiation including infrared and microwave.
2. Description of the Related Art
It would be highly desirable to be able to simulate a real-time infrared (IR--roughly 0.7-20 microns wavelength) image that is substantially free of flicker. This would provide an effective way to test IR detectors, also referred to as "seekers" and "focal plane arrays". At present, problems of excessive flicker impose a serious constraint on IR simulation systems. A basic problem with image flicker is that it creates a false target indication, since flicker corresponds to a change in the temperature of the IR image. Unlike the human eye which integrates light flicker over a period of about 30-50 msec., IR detectors integrate flickers over periods of only about 1-5 msec. Thus, there is a significant range over which flicker (in the visible spectrum) would not be detected by the human eye but would be picked up by an IR detector if it is within the IR spectrum.
Excessive flicker has been avoided heretofore with the use of a Bly cell to project a static image that has been applied to the cell. Bly cells are described in Vincent T. Bly, "Passive Visible to Infrared Transducer for Dynamic Infrared Image Simulation", Optical Engineering, Nov./Dec. 1982, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 1079-1082. However, the requirement that this type of system be operated with a static image is a significant limitation, since a more meaningful test of IR detectors calls for the detection of images that can change in real-time.
A prior attempt to produce an IR simulation system with a real-time image involved the formation of a video image by a cathode ray tube (CRT). The CRT video image was applied as an input to a liquid crystal light valve (LCLV), to which an IR readout beam was applied. The LCLV modulated the IR readout beam with the video image from the CRT to produce a corresponding IR video image. See S. T. Wu et al, "Infrared Liquid Crystal Light Valve", Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol. 572, pages 94-101, August, 1985.
This approach unfortunately was found to result in a substantial amount of flicker. The problem is that the illuminated pixels on the CRT screen decay in intensity over time prior to the next electron beam scan. This causes an undesirable intensity gradient to appear on a projected IR image from an IR-LCLV which is coupled to the CRT, and an IR detector will then detect a non-uniform image. Because the detector is generally looking for intensity gradients, or edges, by which its associated algorithms determine the presence of "targets", such intensity gradients are misleading. While this problem could theoretically be solved by synchronizing the IR detector scan with the CRT electron beam scan, such synchronization may not be desired in many applications. Thus, although an IR-LCLV has the capability of projecting high resolution, high dynamic range, real-time simulated IR images when compared to a Bly cell, this advantage is mitigated by the CRT pixel decay. Furthermore, electrically driven matrix emitter devices have flicker if driven with simple RC-type pixel addressing circuits, since the RC decay is similar in effect to the phosphor decay of the CRT.
Modifications of the basic CRT-LCLV system described above might be envisioned to reduce or eliminate flicker, but they introduce other problems. In one such modification, two storage CRTs are provided with shutters in front of each screen. Operation is alternated between the two CRTs by means of the shutters, so that they are alternately applied to the LCLV. By staggering the video data frames between the two CRTs, the phosphor decay seen by the LCLV could theoretically be reduced significantly. However, in such a system, it may be difficult to implement the very fast shutter coordination that would be necessary to substantially avoid flicker. Furthermore, storage CRTs are non-uniform, resulting in image differences and consequent flicker.
Another approach would be to use a single CRT, but to increase the frame rate of the Raster scan from the conventional rate of about 30 Hz to a much higher rate, perhaps about 1,000 Hz. The CRTs of the future may provide higher bandwidths than that presently attainable, thereby making this approach more attractive.
A possible approach which does not provide real-time addressable images is the use of a "flicker-free" film or slide projector like the SCANAGON.RTM. device produced by Robert Woltz Associates, Inc. of Newport Beach, Calif. and disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,113,367 and 4,126,386, or a comparable image projector. While the potential may exist for this limited technique, it has not been demonstrated to provide jitter-free and flicker-free images. Furthermore, this method will not provide real-time electronically updatable imagery.
In addition to flicker-free images, it is very important for an IR simulation system to achieve high spatial resolution, large dynamic temperature ranges and fast response. Spatial resolutions should be at least 500.times.500 pixels, with flicker less than 1%. For some applications frame rates should be 100 Hz or greater, and the dynamic thermal range should ideally be from near room temperature (some applications require cooled background temperatures) to 1,000.degree. C., particularly in the 3-5 micron spectral range. This combination of dynamic range and response time requirements is difficult for commercially available liquid crystals to achieve. Furthermore, most IR simulation applications require the simulator to be mounted on the two-axis target arm of a Carco table, which is then moved relative to the IR seeker being tested. For this purpose weight and size limitations are very important. The liquid crystal based IR simulator requires a large blackbody source, typically in excess of 100 pounds, and an expensive wire grid polarizer to be mounted with the active matrix. This reduces the mobility of the supporting Carco table arm.
Liquid crystal systems are also limited in dynamic range because it is difficult to photogenerate enough charge in the silicon substrate, while maintaining spatial resolution, to rotate the liquid crystal molecules completely. Furthermore, there is a restriction on the speed of response of liquid crystals if a reasonable thermal dynamic range is to be maintained. The flicker problem associated with liquid crystal systems can be reduced by utilizing a flicker-free visible addressing source for the liquid crystal light valve. However, known sources of this type are limited in speed, resolution, weight and size.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,724,356 to Daehler discloses a resistorbased IR simulator in which an array of resistors are individually addressed to stimulate IR emission. The Daehler approach is also discussed in Daehler, "Infrared Display Array", SPIE Vol. 765, Imaging Sensors and Displays (1987), pages 94-101 and Burriesci et al., "A Dynamic RAM Imaging Display Technology Utilizing Silicon Blackbody Emitters", SPIE Vol. 765, Imaging Sensors and Displays (1987), pages 112-122. Both the resistors and their respective drive transistor circuits are formed from a bulk silicon wafer. An air gap groove is formed under the resistors to help reduce thermal conduction losses to the underlying bulk silicon wafer. To facilitate the selective etching used to form the insulating air gap grooves, the top layer of the wafer is heavily doped. However, this doping makes the top layer electrically conductive, resulting in a significant impedance mismatch between the resistors and their respective transistor drive circuits. As a result, most of the input power is lost in the drive circuitry, rather than going into IR radiation. This reduction in the power transfer to the resistors results in a need for even more input power to the transistors, leading to a potential overheating problem.
In addition to an inefficient use of input power, in the Daehler approach only a relatively small portion of the pixel area (less than 10%) is actually occupied by the radiating resistor. Much of the area that might otherwise be devoted to the resistor is occupied by the drive transistors and the insulating air gap. As a result, to achieve a given apparent temperature for the pixel as a whole the resistor itself must be heated to a significantly higher temperature. This substantially reduces the system's effective thermal dynamic range.
Another problem with the Daehler approach relates to the electrical lead lines used to address the individual pixels. Relatively large silicon wafers must be used with present technology to achieve a significant number of pixels. For example, a wafer of about four inches is required for a 512.times.512 array. This means that the electrical lead lines on the chip must also be about four inches long. This in turn leads to two significant problems. First, there is a large amount of capacitive coupling associated with the long lead lines. Parasitic capacitance between conductive substrate and metal lead lines can limit the response time. Second, defects such as pin holes can appear in the oxide insulator formed on the substrate, causing a short circuit between the line and the silicon substrate which renders the associated pixel or pixels inoperative. The longer the lines, the greater is the probability of such defects. Daehler tries to resolve this problem by limiting the size of the array to 8.times.128 pixels, and coupling many such arrays together side-by-side to produce an aggregate array of reasonable size. However, the coupling process itself introduces significant complexities.
There is also a need for a two-dimensional IR detector array, and for detector arrays at other electromagnetic radiation (emr) wavelengths such as microwave, which have a fast response and make efficient use of available area.
Various types of IR thermal detectors are currently available. In pyroelectric detectors, a temperature change alters the dipole moment of the material, resulting in a charge difference between crystal faces. This type of detector is discussed in an article by Watton, "Ferroelectrics for Infrared Detection and Imaging", Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE International Symposium on the Application of Ferroelectrics, June 1986, Bethlehem, Pa. pages 172-181. Another type of IR detector is the bolometer, in which the energy of absorbed radiation raises the temperature of the detecting element to change its electrical resistance, which change is measured as an indication of the amount of received radiation. An array of such devices is disclosed in Boninsegni et al., "Low Temperature Bolometer Array", Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 60, No. 4, April 1989, pages 661-665. Both the pyroelectric and bolometer devices exhibit a relatively slow rate of response to changes in IR level, and also require relatively large areas. The pyroelectric thermal detector also suffers from limited resolvable temperature differences, low yield and high cost processing, a necessary hybrid integration and AC operation with a chopper. The limited temperature resolution, which is principally due to the inherent thermal conduction loss and large thermal mass, can be improved by thinning and reticulating the pyroelectric wafer, but this involves very difficult and expensive processing.
Another approach to IR detection involves an array of single crystal Schottky junctions, as disclosed in Tsaur et al., "IR Si Schottky-Barrier Infrared Detectors With 10-.mu.m Cutoff Wavelength", IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol. 9, No. 12, December 1988, pages 650-653. This device is used as a photon detector rather than a thermal detector, has a very limited spectral range, and has to be operated at cryogenic temperatures.
Thermocouple devices provide another IR thermal detector. In this type of device junctions are formed between dissimilar materials, with a voltage induced across the junction in response to heating. Such a device is disclosed in Lahiji et al., "A Batch-Fabricated Silicon Thermopile Infrared Detector", IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Jan. 1982, pages 14-22. In this article a series of thermocouples have hot junctions which are supported on a thin silicon membrane by integrated circuit techniques. The membrane area is coated with a layer of IR absorbing material to efficiently absorb energy from the visible to the far infrared. The sensitivity of the device is limited because the thermocouples are formed directly on the substrate and therefore cannot heat as much as desired due to the thermal conduction losses. Also, a relatively large area is required for the detector.
Bolometers and crystal detectors have also been used to sense emr at microwave frequencies. Since relatively large sensor dimensions are necessary, single detectors have been used to scan an incoming image, rather than using a detector array to sense the entire image at one time. The result has been slow frame rates. The same problem has attended the use of single scanning junction detectors in the IR require. |
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Q:
How can I filter an Observable onKeyUp?
How do I search / filter observable of type string array ?
For example , I have following observable
names$ = Observable.of(['Lenovo','Dell','Toshiba','Apple','Microsoft']);
Now I would like to filter this observable based on what user types in the input textbox.
So I have following code & I would like to return filtered observable based on user's searchTerm typed in the input box.
Please note that I am looking for client side solution. I have the data already on the clientside & for some reason I cannot send search term on server to filter the data. I also understand that in this example I can directly use filter on array itself but I want to do this through observable.
I also tried flatmap operator to flatten the array but still was not able to return the observable in the end which should be of type string array.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
App.component.html
<!-- Textbox to receive user input -->
Search:<input type='text' [(ngModel)]='searchTerm' (keypress)='onkeypress($event.target.value)'>
<p>Search Term: {{searchTerm}}</p>
<hr>
<!-- Show search results here as ordered list -->
<ng-container *ngIf='(names$|async)?.length>0'>
<ol>
<li *ngFor='let name of names$|async'>
{{name}}
</li>
</ol>
</ng-container>
App.component.ts
import {Component, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
@Component({
selector: 'my-app',
templateUrl: './app.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
names$: Observable<string[]>;
filteredNames$: Observable<string[]>;
searchTerm: string;
ngOnInit() {
this.names$ = Observable.of(['Lenovo', 'Dell', 'Toshiba', 'Apple', 'Microsoft']);
}
// HOW TO IMPLEMENT THIS FUNCTION ??
onkeypress(value) {
console.log(value);
this.names$ = this.names$.map(names => names.indexOf(value) > 0)
// .filter(x=>{console.log(x.indexOf(value));return x.indexOf(value)>0})
// .subscribe(
// (data)=>console.log(data), (error)=>console.log('Error'+error),
// ()=>console.log('complete'));
}
}
A:
There are a few mistakes that you make here.
Why do you want to map the observable to names.indexOf(value) > 0? .map() literally transforms the observable, and you have just casted an observable of type string to type boolean.
If you want the list of names to change when the user are keying (onkeyup), why do you want to reassign the this.names$ back to this.names$ again? That will make your code work once aka work on the first key stroke only. You should have two variables, one for holding the values, the other to be bind to your ngModel.
If you want to use async pipe, there is no need for you to subscribe the observable in your typescript file.
In your ngOnInit(), create a variable to keep track of your names:
ngOnInit() {
this.data$ = Observable.of(['Lenovo', 'Dell', 'Toshiba', 'Apple', 'Microsoft']);
this.names$ = this.data$;
}
Assuming you are using the async pipe, this should be your onKeyUp function:
onKeyUp(value) {
this.names$ = this.data$
.map(x => {
return x.filter(y=>y.toLowerCase().indexOf(value.toLowerCase())>-1);
})
}
Working Stackblits: https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-yeaer6
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Q:
Last character of php string in php
In C the last character of a string is always '\0' Is it same for PHP as well? If not, then what's the last character of a string in PHP?
A:
Strings in PHP are binary safe, which means that they can contain \0 as well. Therefore, there's no termination character that could be used.
Instead, the length of the string is stored separately inside PHP's internal variable representation. This also makes string length calculations much faster.
i have a csv file containing some data for database.now i have to convert each line of data in sql format. the data in csv file is as follows:"abc,abc,1243,abc" I have to make them like thi s" 'abc','abc',123,'abc' ".
First of all, you should use fgetcsv() for that; it turns the whole line (or lines in some cases) into one array.
I'm going to guess you want to store those values into a database; you could use this:
if ($arr = fgetcsv($f)) {
$stmt = $db->prepare('INSERT INTO tablename VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)');
$stmt->execute($arr);
}
This assumes each line in your CSV has four items; to make it more generic you could use the length of $arr to construct the number of place holders to add in the query.
A:
for( $i = 0, $len = strlen( $string ); $i < $len; $i++ )
{
$char = $string[ $i ];
// do something with $char
}
... is one way to do it.
Another way, is simply using PHP function str_split() (which creates an array of the individual characters of the string (unless you pass it the second argument $split_length of a different length than the default)):
foreach( str_split( $string ) as $char )
{
// do something with $char
}
... etc.
Edit:
As an addendum to your comments to your question; use fgetcsv() for parsing csv files.
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/*
* Segment tree.
*
* Supports:
* adding a fixed value X to all elements in a given range in O(log n)
* finding sum of all elements in a given range in O(log n)
*/
#include <cassert>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
struct SegTree {
/*
* Tree is stored like a binary heap. The root (tree[0]) represents
* all elements. Left/right child of a node represents first/second
* half of its range.
*/
struct Node { int sum, added; };
vector<Node> tree;
int n;
int left(int x) { return 2*x+1; }
int right(int x) { return 2*x+2; }
/* Allocates at least 'need' elements, all initialized to 0. */
SegTree(int need) {
for (n = 4; n < need; n <<= 1);
tree = vector<Node>(2*n-1);
for (int i = 0; i < (int)tree.size(); i++)
tree[i].sum = tree[i].added = 0;
}
void update(int x, int range) {
int a = tree[x].added;
tree[x].sum += range * a;
tree[x].added = 0;
if (x < n-1) {
tree[left(x)].added += a;
tree[right(x)].added += a;
}
}
/* Adds s to all elements in range [0, m-1]. */
void add(int m, int s) {
if (m == 0) return;
for (int x = 0, r = n;;) {
assert(1 <= m && m <= r);
if (m == r) { tree[x].added += s; return; }
update(x, r);
tree[x].sum += m * s;
r /= 2;
if (m > r) {
tree[left(x)].added += s;
x = right(x);
m -= r;
} else {
x = left(x);
}
}
}
/* Returns sum of all elements in range [0, m-1]. */
int sum(int m) {
if (m == 0) return 0;
for (int s = 0, x = 0, r = n;;) {
/* we're at node x, which represents a range with
r elements, and we want s+(the sum of first m of them). */
assert(1 <= m && m <= r);
update(x, r);
if (m == r) return s + tree[x].sum;
r /= 2;
if (m > r) {
update(left(x), r);
s += tree[left(x)].sum;
m -= r;
x = right(x);
} else {
x = left(x);
}
}
}
/* ADD and SUM operations on ranges [a, b] */
void add(int a, int b, int s) { add(b+1, s); add(a, -s); }
int sum(int a, int b) { return sum(b+1) - sum(a); }
};
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For 30 years, the United States has been Egypt’s weapons supplier, military trainer and financier.
Along the way, top U.S. military officers built close relationships with their Egyptian counterparts. But for all those connections, the Pentagon is finding that it can exert only limited influence as it watches events play out in Cairo.
The resignation Friday night of President Hosni Mubarak left the Egyptian military in charge of the country. Vice President Omar Suleiman announced that Mubarak had decided to step down and "has mandated the Armed Forces Supreme Council to run the state."
The shift to military rule, even if temporary, makes the intimate familiarity of U.S. officers with their Egyptian counterparts such as Gen. Sami Anan, chief of staff of the armed forces, all the more important.
By coincidence, Anan was in the middle of annual bilateral talks at the Pentagon with Assistant Secretary of Defense Sandy Vershbow two weeks ago just as the Cairo protests were starting to shake the foundations of the Mubarak regime.
A spectacular symbol of the enduring U.S.-Egyptian military relationship appeared early in the crisis on Jan. 30, when U.S.-made Lockheed Martin F-16 jets (each worth about $40 million) swooped over Cairo, in an apparent show of force by the Mubarak government.
How that military-to-military relationship might change in the post-Mubarak era is one of the biggest unknowns for the Obama administration.
The day before Mubarak's resignation, U.S. foreign policy experts were emphasizing the scant ability of American officials to nudge events in the direction of a stable democratic regime.
“The limits are clear,” Richard Haas, a former top State Department official under President George W. Bush and now president of the Council on Foreign Relations, said on Thursday. “The U.S. military can communicate messages, as they have been doing and are doing, to their Egyptian counterparts. But at the end of the day, the Egyptian military is going to act in ways that they believe are necessary for their institutional requirements and for their national requirements.”
'Intertwined'
Steven Cook, a Council on Foreign Relations specialist on Egypt who returned from Cairo two weeks ago, said Thursday, “I would go so far as to say President Mubarak retains the loyalty of the senior command even though he is transferring power to Vice President Omar Suleiman. ... The military remains committed to defending the Egyptian state. I can’t emphasize enough how deeply intertwined they are” with the Mubarak regime.
Middle East expert Anthony Cordesman at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington cautioned in a memo Thursday that, “There is no one military, and a careful distinction needs to be made between the real military” which is under the Defense Ministry, and the security forces that are under Ministry of the Interior.
“These latter forces are the primary source of the oppression documented in the annual U.S. State Department human rights report, and of the growing authoritarianism and abuses that Egyptians are now protesting,” he said.
But some regular military officers, he said, “do have every reason to be loyal to the status quo. There are significant numbers of retired senior military officers in Mubarak's inner circle who have been given sinecures and senior posts in the civil government and state industries, and who will want to continue to benefit from the regime,” he said. But the bulk of retired senior officers “don't enjoy these privileges.”
The implication is that a division could exist in the Egyptian military, both active and retired, between those who backed Mubarak and those who supported change.
In fact, U.S. officials told NBC News that Egyptian military officials turned on President Hosni Mubarak Thursday night, when some senior military officials threatened to take off their uniforms and join the protesters.
Asked if this was a military coup, an official said, "Call it clear military pressure."
The most dramatic action Obama and Congress could take to break with the new military regime would be to cut off the $1.3 billion the United States has given Egypt annually under the Foreign Military Financing program to allow it to purchase U.S.-made jets, helicopters, missiles and other hardware.
Haas counseled against that step Thursday. “I think the administration is wise to not be talking any longer about potentially threatening aid cutoffs,” he said. “The Egyptian military is obviously the pivotal institution. Why do you want to cut off, or in any way threaten to cut off, one of your ties to that institution?”
Jason Brownlee, an Egypt expert at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas, points out that if the Obama administration threatened the Egyptian government —either the current one or a future one — with a cutoff of military hardware, the Egyptians could respond by saying, “You know your nuclear-powered aircraft carriers that we’ve been letting pass through the Suez Canal without any inspections? We’re going to have start inspecting those now, because we’re always worried about a nuclear accident happening in the Suez Canal.”
That could cause U.S. Navy movement from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf to grind to a halt, Brownlee said.
Any advice Defense Secretary Robert Gates or U.S. officers are giving to the Egyptians is now being given in private, said Haas, “and that’s exactly the way it should be. ... But the bigger reality is the limits of U.S. influence and the limits of U.S. knowledge.”
Haas said he worries that “the longer this drags on, the more the army ‘gets out of the barracks.’ I see two fundamental risks: the more the army becomes a political actor, it loses some of its ‘above politics’ or ‘beyond politics’ legitimacy. Secondly, it could be forced into situations where it needs to takes sides and that could ultimately mean the use of force against one (side) or another.”
On Tuesday, Gates lavished praise on Egyptian officers, saying “I think that the Egyptian military has conducted itself in an exemplary fashion during this entire episode. They have acted with great restraint. Frankly, they have done everything that we have indicated we would hope that they would do. ... They have made a contribution to the evolution of democracy and what we're seeing in Egypt.”
A shared history
In the past, the U.S.-Egyptian relationship was based largely on a decades-long familiarity — American officials became accustomed to repeated dealings with one president and his military complex.
Gates underscored the personal nature of the alliance during a 2009 visit to Cairo, saying, “I first met President Mubarak nearly 20 years ago,” — when Gates was director of Central Intelligence — “and over the years multiple American presidents and administrations have benefited from his wise counsel.
“Our own military has benefited from the interaction with the Egyptian armed forces, one of the most professional and capable in the region," he added.
That connectivity runs through the top ranks of U.S. and Egyptian military officers, who “are interwoven in their personal connections through the training that they’ve done and through their common strategic vision for the Middle East,” said Brownlee.
“It’s quite a close relationship, with influence that can go in both directions," he said. "We talk about leverage. Leverage is mutual. I think one of the reasons why the U.S. has difficulties, not just right now, but over the past decade, getting more political reform through (in Egypt) is because any discussion of political change in Egypt is circumscribed by what the Pentagon and American intelligence agencies need from the Egyptian government.”
From the point of view of top Pentagon officials, Brownlee, it’s a case of, “We know these people, we’ve had a good working relationship with them, and we’d like to continue it. To the extent, we’re nudging them at all, we’re nudging them in a way that will try to maintain the relationship, not in a way that is going to transform it.”
For a relationship that might appear right now to provide the United States with only limited influence, the American investment in Egypt has cost billions of dollars and taken many forms.
Last year, for example, the Obama administration awarded a $213 million contract to Lockheed Martin for production of 20 new F-16s for Egypt, which already owns 240 of the planes. “This is a great day for Lockheed Martin and a testament to the enduring partnership and commitment we have made to the government of Egypt,” said Lockheed Vice President John Larson.
Other recent Defense Department investments range from $210 million for refurbishment and upgrading of four U.S.-made frigates in the Egyptian Navy to $145 million for anti-ship missiles made by Boeing.
Egyptian officers train at American military staff colleges under the International Military and Education Training program, funded at about $1.4 million a year.
U.S. Marines and Navy forces conduct biannual joint training with Egyptian and other forces as part of Exercise Bright Star, established in 1981 as a result of the Camp David Peace Accords.
In 2009, U.S. Marines stormed Egyptian beaches near Alexandria during an amphibious assault demonstration as part of Bright Star. “It’s been really crucial for preparing U.S. forces for battles in a desert climate,” said Brownlee.
The investment in the Egyptian military as a bulwark of regional influence has made sense for U.S. strategic needs: preserving the Egypt-Israel peace accord and projecting U.S. military forces into the Persian Gulf to safeguard energy supplies.
“Egypt is incredibly cooperative when it comes to U.S. vehicles, personnel and materiel going through its territory and going through the Suez Canal,” Brownlee said.
From 2001 to 2005, the Egyptian government provided on average 20 overflight permissions per day to U.S. military aircraft, as well as preferential access to the Suez Canal, Brownlee said.
And even though Mubarak publicly opposed the Iraq war “he was operationally fully cooperative” in the U.S. effort to move and re-supply troops, Brownlee noted.
Since mid-December, the Arab world has been rocked by popular uprisings that led to the exile of the president of Tunisia and the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The Middle East – and the rest of the world – is watching to see if anger at authoritarian governments spreads and whether the region will be reshaped by the demands of ordinary citizens. Here is a look at the current political situation in countries in the region.
Algeria
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Leader: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Politics on the ground: Algeria is a Republic and multi-party state with a bicameral parliament. But shortly after independence in 1962 the country experienced a coup, and a long series of power plays that undermined the political process and sparked a militant Islamist insurgency. In the 1990s, terrorist violence in Algeria caused more than 150,000 deaths. President Bouteflika took office in 1999, and has been relected twice, albeit through flawed elections. He has vastly improved security in Algeria. But he also changed the constitution to eliminate term limits—a way to hold onto power until death. Political discontent, along with high unemployment and economic stagnation fueled recent unrest. Amid growing protest, Bouteflika vows that the country’s restrictive “state of emergency” dating to 1992 would be lifted in the “very near future.”
Politics on the ground: Tens of thousands of protesters flood the capital, demonstrating against the monarchy as the king makes another concession — a promise to release some political prisoners. The Khalifa family has ruled since 1783 and Khalifa is set to be followed by his son, Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa. The government regularly cracks down on Shiite opposition groups, and youth in Shiite villages often clash with police. (Source: Reuters)
U.S. interests: The Persian Gulf island nation provides a key naval base for the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet. A 1991 agreement also grants U.S. forces access to Bahraini facilities during future crises and the ability to pre-position materials. Bahrain is also an important U.S. listening post for Iran.
Politics on the ground: Mubarak resigned as president and handed control to the military, bowing down after a historic 18-day wave of pro-democracy demonstrations by hundreds of thousands. Egypt's military rulers swear in a new Cabinet that replaces several Mubarak-era ministers.
U.S. interests: An important military and security partner, a role that grew out of Egypt’s 1979 Peace Treaty with Israel. The U.S. provides massive military and economic aid. Egypt hosts military exercises and regular visits by the U.S. 6th fleet. It also controls the Suez Canal, a key conduit for military and trade vessels between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
Politics on the ground: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saluted an "Islamic liberation movement" in the Arab world and advised Egyptians to unite around their religion and against the West. Khamenei warned them against compromising with any leader who might win Western approval and called on Egypt's army to back the protesters and "focus its eyes on the Zionist enemy" Israel. Ahmadinejad has maintained political control with a crackdown on the opposition, which took to the streets to challenge his 2009 re-election.(Source: Reuters, BBC and AP)
U.S. interests: Iran is notable for its large size and population, central location in the region and large oil reserves. U.S.-Iran ties have been rocky since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which ousted Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, then the strongest U.S. ally in the region. The ensuing hostage crisis — in which U.S. diplomats were held by radical Islamic students -- led to a break in diplomatic relations, which have not been restored. U.S. and many allies maintain economic sanctions on Iran for sponsorship of terrorism, nuclear weapons ambitions and human rights abuses, all accusations that Iran denies. Iran does not recognize Israel’s right to exist, and the tension between Iran and Israel is a threat to regional stability.
Politics on the ground: Maliki struggled to control a fractious government forged of fragile alliances. But in the last two years he has emerged stronger after sending the army to fight Shiite militias and presiding over a sharp fall in overall violence. Still, Maliki has turned many former allies into foes. He bristled at criticism in 2007 from U.S. lawmakers and has difficult relations with some U.S. military officials in Iraq. He harbors evident hatred of the Saddam regime, which repressed Iraq's Shiite majority and assassinated many of his political colleagues. Many Sunnis fear Maliki has little interest in giving them a fair share of power.
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U.S. interests: Eight years after the start of the Iraq war, the United States still has about 50,000 troops in the country assigned to non-combat operations, with plans to remove them by December 2011. U.S. and Iraqi forces have made strides against al-Qaida in Iraq, and the U.S. also has an interest in countering the influence of Iran.
Politics on the ground: The tumult in Egypt has plunged Israel into dismay, arousing fears that Islamic radicals, backed by Iran, are about to score another victory, as Hezbollah has done in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza — even though the anti-government protesters in Egypt are led by secular activists. Until the picture clears, Netanyahu is unlikely to rush into a deal with the Palestinians that creates even more uncertainty on his doorstep by turning over territory to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (Source: AP)
U.S. interests: Much of the anti-American feeling in the Mideast stems from the United States’ long-standing “special relationship” with Israel, which receives about $3 billion a year in U.S. assistance. President Obama has said that Arab-Israeli peace is a “vital national security interest” to the United States.
Politics on the ground: Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood vowed to resume protests, saying that the government did not keep a promise of speedy reforms. The announcement puts added pressure on Jordan's King Abdullah II to give up some of his sweeping powers, but is not seen as a threat to his rule. Opposition figures have called on the king to surrender the authority to appoint Cabinets and dissolve parliament. (Source: AP)
U.S. interests: The government of Jordan has been consistently pro-Western with close ties to the United States. Since the 2003 fall of the Iraqi regime, Jordan aided the U.S. effort to restore stability there by allowing the training of more than 50,000 Iraqi police officers in a facility near Amman. In 1994, Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel, and is engaged in talks on a wide range of issues, including water sharing, finance and security.
Politics on the ground: The ruling family is struggling to keep balance among the Islamist, tribal and liberal members of the National Assembly. Kuwait is home to the region's most outspoken parliament. Recently, the competition between the executive and legislative branches of government has become more pronounced: Five governments have resigned, a sixth underwent a major reshuffle and the dissolution of parliament has become a regular feature of the political scene. However, Kuwaitis, which represent a third of the population, are loyal to the 255-year-old Sabah dynasty. (Source: Reuters and Jane’s Information Group)
U.S. interests: The United States went to war in the Gulf in 1991 after Iraq seized Kuwait. The U.S.-Kuwaiti relationship has remained strong since then, and Kuwait was the main staging area for U.S. troops before the start of the Iraq war in 2003. The U.S. maintains troops at Camp Arifjan south of Kuwait City.
Politics on the ground: Lebanon’s political landscape is divided between the Western-backed government and the Hezbollah-led opposition, which receives support from Iran and Syria. The U.S. considers Hezbollah, a Pro-Syrian Shiite political party, to be a terrorist organization. Lebanon has struggled to stay stable, particularly after a 2006 war with Israel. In January, Hezbollah forced the collapse of the government and had its nominee, Najib Mikati, appointed as prime minister to form the next government. (Source: BBC)
U.S. interests: With the collapse of a coalition government in January, the United States is concerned about the rise of Hezbollah and resurgent Syrian influence.
Politics on the ground: Moammar Gadhafi seized power by coup in 1967, supplanting a Western-backed constitutional monarchy, and proclaiming the new Libyan Arab Republic. Although Gadhafi gave up formal leadership titles — the official press refers to him as "Brother Leader and Guide of the Revolution" — he is said to wield almost complete authority, either directly or through manipulation of Libya’s socialist-style committees. The government controls the media and the judiciary and there is no right to a fair public trial. Political parties and trade unions are banned. Freedom of speech, press, assembly, association and religion are restricted. Although oil revenues and a small population give Libya one of the highest per capita GDPs in Africa, the government's mismanagement of the economy has led to high inflation and increased import prices, fueling discontent.
U.S. interests: Since the 1990s, Libya has been changing from a U.S. adversary on the Mediterranean Basin — subject to international sanctions — to a potential partner in counterterror, nuclear nonproliferation and energy development. After the 9/11 attacks on the United States, the warming trend has accelerated. Gadhafi — who has also been a target for Islamist extremists — rushed to become a partner in the U.S. war on terrorism, and distanced Libya from its own past as a sponsor of such acts of political violence. Libya also renounced its pursuit of nuclear weapons, leading the U.S. to restore diplomatic ties. Libya has nearly 44 billion barrels in proven oil reserves, and probably much more. Since U.S. and U.N. sanctions were lifted, major oil companies from the U.S. and elsewhere have started investing in the sector.
Politics on the ground: Morocco is a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. The monarch holds vast executive powers, including the ability to dissolve parliament at will. Executive power is exercised by the government but more importantly by the king himself. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament. The king can also issue decrees that have the force of law. The current monarch, King Mohammed IV, 47, succeeded his father King Hassan, who died in 1999 after 38 years on the throne.
U.S. Interests: One of the oldest and closest U.S. allies in the region and a moderate Arab state in a strategic location between northern Africa and Europe. Morocco was quick to condemn the Sept. 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States has been a solid ally in counterterror efforts.
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Leader: Qaboos bin Said, monarch since 1970
Politics on the ground: Qaboos has absolute power and appoints the Cabinet. In 1992, Qaboos allowed a parliament called Majlis Shura, whose 84 members are elected by constituents in 61 districts. But the parliament only advises and has no legislative powers. There is concern about succession, as there is no heir apparent. In January, protesters marched in Muscat asking the government to stop corruption and address rising prices. Young Omanis called for political change. (Source: Reuters and The New York Times)
U.S. interests: Since 1980, the United States has had access to Omani military facilities.
Politics on the ground: Tension is high between the two Palestinian factions, Abbas’ Fatah party and the militant Islamic movement Hamas. Abbas is seen as a moderate who has attempted to resurrect peace talks with Israel, while Hamas, which seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, has continued its campaign of anti-Israeli attacks. Israel in turn maintains a land, air and sea blockade of Gaza. (Source: BBC)
U.S. Interests: The United States has tried several times to broker peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and has provided support to the Palestinian Authority for security and counterterrorism efforts.
Politics on the ground: Domestic reform has been Sheikh Hamad's most noticeable weak point, and it is too soon to tell if his son, Tamim, heir apparent, will tackle this issue. Parliamentary elections have been continually postponed as the ruling family has refused to give up its monopoly on power. Qatar’s 2005 constitution allows for only a partly elected parliament. The Al-Jazeera satellite TV station is based in Qatar and considered the most free and unfettered broadcast source in the Arab world. In practice, however, it rarely criticizes the ruling family. (Source: Reuters)
U.S. interests: The United States uses Al-Udeid Air Base, south of Doha, as headquarters for its air operations in the Middle East.
Politics on the ground: The king, convalescing in Morocco, expressed support for Mubarak after the protests began. But Saudi newspapers have toned down the king's support of Mubarak after it became clear his grip on power was looking shaky. The world's largest oil exporter, which plays a pivotal role as banker for the Arab world and steward of Islam's holy sites, is coming under greater scrutiny since granting refuge to Tunisia's ousted ruler Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. (Source: The Associated Press)
U.S. interests: Saudi Arabia is an ally of the United States, and the U.S. has relied on it as a force for stability in the region. The United States also considers it a partner in the war on terrorism, although Saudi Arabia has been accused of funding militant groups; the nations’ relationship was strained during the investigation of the Sept. 11 attacks. Saudi Arabia is a leading supplier of oil for the United States.
Politics on the ground: Syrians are organizing campaigns on Facebook and Twitter that call for a "day of rage" in Damascus on Feb. 4 and 5, taking inspiration from Egypt and Tunisia. Like both nations, Syria suffers from corruption, poverty and unemployment. The nation has seen subsidy cuts for staples like bread and oil. The authoritarian president has resisted calls for political freedoms and jailed critics of his regime. He is seen by many Arabs, however, as one of the few leaders in the region willing to stand up to arch enemy Israel. (Source: AP)
U.S. interests: Relations with the U.S. remain cool, with American officials concerned about Syrian interference in Lebanon’s affairs, human rights violations and its alleged pursuit of weapons of mass destruction.
Politics on the ground: Tunisia is a constitutional republic, with a president serving as chief of state, prime minister as head of government, a bicameral legislature and a court system influenced by French civil law. While Tunisia is formally a democracy with a multiparty system, the secular Constitutional Democratic Rally, or RCD, has controlled the country as one of the most repressive regimes in the Arab World since its independence in 1956.
The 2009 elections, in which the RCD captured the most seats, were widely regarded as rigged and contributed to the unrest that ultimately forced President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to give up power and flee the country. The Ministry of Interior officially announced the dissolution of the party on Feb 7. An interim government led by President Fouad Mebazaa is in place.
U.S. interests: Tunisia is an active military and security partner with the U.S. It is a voice of moderation and realism in the region, and was among the first Arab nations to call for recognition of Israel.
United Arab Emirates
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Leader: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan, president since 2004
Politics on the ground: Sheikh Khalifa, also the ruler of oil-rich Abu Dhabi, seat of the seven-emirate federation, is the second leader of the U.S.-allied Gulf state since it was founded in 1971. There are no organized opposition movements in the UAE, which censors many political Web sites and has cracked down on small attempts to protest this month against fuel subsidy cuts. Analysts and diplomats say Sheikh Khalifa has appeared more frail in public of late. (Source: Reuters)
Politics on the ground: Saleh pledged not to seek another term in office in an apparent attempt to defuse protests inspired by Tunisia's revolt and the turmoil in Egypt. The impoverished country is wrestling with rebellion in the north and a secessionist movement in the south. Saleh's move posed questions about stability in a nation seen by the Obama administration as a key ally in its fight against Islamic militants. (Source: AP, Reuters)
U.S. interests: Yemen’s government is a U.S. partner in counterterrorism, aiding military, diplomatic and financial actions to thwart terror groups. The U.S. and Yemen are waging a battle with an al-Qaida offshoot group in Yemen, which U.S. officials say has become a serious threat to the U.S.
Egyptians set off fireworks as they celebrate in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after President Mubarak resigned and handed power to the military.
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President Barack Obama makes a statement on the resignation of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington D.C.
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Egyptians celebrate in Tahrir Square after President Hosni Mubarak resigned and handed power to the military on Friday. Egypt exploded with joy, tears, and relief after pro-democracy protesters brought down President Hosni Mubarak with a momentous march on his palaces and state TV. Mubarak, who until the end seemed unable to grasp the depth of resentment over his three decades of authoritarian rule, finally resigned Friday.
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Protesters walk over a barricade after it was taken down to allow free entry to hundreds of thousands of Egyptians in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 11, 2011. A furious wave of protest finally swept Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak from power, sending a warning to autocrats across the Arab world and beyond.
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87 B.R. 738 (1988)
In re Jesse C. JONES, a/k/a J.C. Jones, a/k/a Jack C. Jones, d/b/a J.C. Jones Farms, Debtor.
SOUTH ATLANTIC PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION, Movant,
v.
Jesse C. JONES, a/k/a J.C. Jones, a/k/a Jack C. Jones, d/b/a J.C. Jones Farms, Respondent.
Bankruptcy No. 86-20103-AMER.
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia, Americus Division.
June 10, 1988.
*739 Howard S. McKelvey, Jr., Crisp and Oxford, P.A., Americus, Ga., for movant.
Fife M. Whiteside, Columbus, Ga., for respondent.
G. Frank Nason, IV, Albany, Ga., for trustee.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN T. LANEY, III, Bankruptcy Judge.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The matter before the Court is the Debtor's cross motion to avoid liens on farm equipment held as security by South Atlantic Production Credit Association, hereinafter PCA, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. section 522(f). The motion was filed with the Debtor's response to PCA's motion for relief from stay. A hearing was held on November 12, 1987 on the motions, along with the motions for relief from stay of the Federal Land Bank of Columbia and the First National Bank of Atlanta. The Court granted the motions for relief from stay of the Creditors except as to the property which Debtor scheduled as exempt, the 1974 John Deere tractor, the 14 foot rotary Bush Hogg mower, and the Grain-O-Vator wagon, which were claimed as collateral by the PCA. The hearing on the motion to avoid liens was continued and was heard again on January 6, 1988 and February 18, 1988. The motion to avoid liens was then taken under advisement. The issues involved are (1) whether the Debtor may exempt farm equipment as tools of his trade under 11 U.S.C. section 522(f) if he does not meet the definition of "farmer" in section 101(19); (2) whether large items of farm machinery and equipment are tools of the trade under section 522(f)(2)(B); (3) whether liens on property purchased after the enactment of the Bankruptcy Code, but covered by after-acquired property clause in a security agreement pre-dating the Bankruptcy Code may constitutionally be avoided under the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Security Industrial Bank, 459 U.S. 70, 103 S.Ct. 407, 74 L.Ed.2d 235 (1982). Having considered the evidence presented at the hearings and the briefs submitted by the parties, the Court now makes the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
The Debtor originally filed a petition under Chapter 11 on May 7, 1986. On September 29, 1987, he voluntarily converted his case to one under Chapter 7. The motion for relief from stay of PCA was filed on November 2, 1987, and the Debtor's response and cross-motion for lien avoidance at issue here was filed on November 10, 1987. The Debtor amended his schedules to claim the three farm implements as *740 exempt on November 12, 1987, the date of the first hearing on the motions.
The John Deere tractor was acquired by the Debtor in March, 1974. The Grain-O-Vator grain wagon was purchased in December, 1981, and the Bush Hogg mower was purchased in December, 1983. The Debtor testified that the Bush Hogg mower was not acquired with a trade-in of an earlier model Bush Hogg mower. The grain wagon has a current value of between $1,200 and $1,400, and the mower has a value of between $800 and $900. All three items together were valued by the Debtor at $5,000.00.
PCA has a perfected security interest in "[a]ll farm machinery and equipment, tractors, trucks and tilling and harvesting tools of every kind and description owned by Debtor(s). All irrigation machinery and irrigation equipment of every kind and description including pumps, traveler units, generators, ingines [sic], piping, fittings, and all other accessories. . . . ALSO, ALL PROPERTY SIMILAR TO THAT HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED WHICH MAY AT ANY TIME HEREAFTER BE ACQUIRED BY THE DEBTOR(S) OR ANY OF THEM." PCA filed a financing statement on the equipment on May 25, 1977 in Sumter County, Georgia. PCA filed another financing statement on farm machinery on February 5, 1982, with attachments listing the equipment. It filed statements of continuation on the 1977 financing statement on February 5, 1982 and March 19, 1987, which stated that "The original financing statement between the foregoing debtor and secured party, bearing the file number shown above, is still effective."
PCA continuously advanced sums to Debtor throughout the course of their dealings. As of May, 1977 when the first financing statement was filed, PCA had advanced $950,000 as a line of credit to the Debtor. The balance of principal was continuously refinanced with additional amounts loaned. The Debtor also repaid portions of his principal balance each year. The Bankruptcy Code was enacted on November 6, 1978. At that time, Debtor's principal balance was $737,204.72. Debtor has paid more than that amount in principal since November, 1978. Debtor's lowest principal balance owed to PCA was $148,764.00 in 1979. Debtor has never completely paid off his debt to PCA.
Because of his financial troubles, Debtor is not farming at the present time and has not farmed since 1985. Some of his farmland has been sold, and some of it is leased to his son. Debtor farmed for 35 years before 1986. He owns a trucking operation from which he has derived his income since 1985. He does intend to farm again when he obtains financing, and he would need these items of farm equipment to farm again. The Grain-O-Vator wagon is needed for his hog operation. He testified that he might rent land to farm on in the future.
11 U.S.C. section 522(b)(1) allows a state to opt out of the federal scheme of exemptions. Georgia's list of exemptions is at O.C.G.A. section 44-13-100. O.C.G.A. section 44-13-100(a)(7) allows the Debtor to exempt his interest, "not to exceed $500.00 in value, in any implements, professional books, or tools of the trade of the debtor or the trade of a dependent of the debtor. . . ." O.C.G.A. section 44-13-100(a)(6) allows the Debtor to exempt his interest, "not to exceed $400.00 in value plus any unused amount of the exemption provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection, in any property. . . ." Section 44-13-100(a)(1) is the exemption for real property. 11 U.S.C. section 522(f) provides for the avoidance of liens:
"(f) Notwithstanding any waiver of exemptions, the debtor may avoid the fixing of a lien on an interest of the debtor in property to the extent that such lien impairs an exemption to which the debtor would have been entitled under subsection (b) of this section, if such lien is . . .
(2) a nonpossessory, nonpurchase-money security interest in any . . .
(B) implements, professional books, or tools, of the trade of the debtor or the trade of a dependent of the debtor. . . . "
Debtor has claimed the three items of farm equipment as exempt by combining the exemption provisions of O.C.G.A. section 44-13-100(a)(7) *741 and (a)(6). He is attempting to avoid the liens on the equipment as a nonpossessory, nonpurchase money security interest in implements or tools of the Debtor's trade. The use of the "spillover" exemption of 11 U.S.C. section 522(d)(5), equivalent to O.C.G.A. section 44-13-100(a)(1), for the avoidance of liens in tools of the trade has been allowed by other courts. In re LaFond, 791 F.2d 623 (8th Cir.1986); In re Falconer, 79 B.R. 283 (W.D.Mich.1987).
The first question is whether the Debtor is eligible to exempt his tools and implements as those of his trade. The Debtor's exemption rights are determined on the basis of circumstances existing at the time of filing. In re Brzezinski, 65 B.R. 336, 339 (Br.W.D.Wis.1985). This case was filed in May, 1986. 11 U.S.C. section 101(19) defines a farmer as a "person that received more than 80 per cent of such person's gross income during the taxable year of such person immediately preceding the taxable year of such person during which the case under this title concerning such person was commenced from a farming operation owned or operated by such person. . . ." 11 U.S.C. section 522(f)(2)(B) only requires that the Debtor "prove he is legitimately engaged in a trade which currently and regularly uses the specific implements or tools being exempted." In re Yoder, 32 B.R. 777, 781 (Br.W.D.Pa.1983). The Court is also to consider the intensity of the Debtor's past farming activities and the sincerity of his intentions to continue farming. LaFond at 626. Other sources of income do not prevent a debtor from having the trade of farming for purposes of lien avoidance. Id.; Matter of Lipe, 36 B.R. 597, 598-99 (Br.W.D.Mo.1983). For purposes of section 522(f), the Debtor does not have to prove that he meets the section 101(19) definition of farmer to exempt farm equipment as his tools of the trade. He only needs to prove that he is legitimately in the trade using those tools. Matter of Decker, 34 B.R. 640, 641 (Br.N.D.Ind.1983). Temporary abandonment of an occupation does not result in the loss of the exemption when the Debtor intends to resume the occupation. In re Schuette, 58 B.R. 417, 419-20 (Br.D.Minn.1986); Decker at 642. The Debtor here was a farmer for 35 years. He stated his intention to resume farming. These items of equipment are essential to the Debtor if he is to resume farming. The Court finds that the Debtor is a farmer for the purpose of claiming an exemption in farm implements and tools of the trade under O.C.G.A. section 44-13-100(a)(7) and for the purpose of avoiding PCA's lien under 11 U.S.C. section 522(f)(2)(B).
PCA has questioned whether 11 U.S.C. section 522(f)(2)(B) allows the avoidance of liens on large items of farm equipment as implements or tools of the trade of the Debtor. The majority of courts have held that large items of farm equipment are tools of the trade under section 522(f)(2)(B). See, e.g., LaFond; In re Liming, 797 F.2d 895 (10th Cir.1986); Augustine v. U.S., 675 F.2d 582 (3rd Cir.1982); In re Thompson, 82 B.R. 985 (Br.W.D.Wis. 1988); In re Yoder, 32 B.R. 777 (Br.W.D. Pa.1983). "As a practical matter, a narrow construction punishes the farmer for being inadvertently dependent upon expensive tools of the trade as compared to other trades more dependent on smaller hand tools." Middleton v. Farmers State Bank of Fosston, 41 B.R. 953, 955 (D.Minn.1984). "Congress could not have been totally unaware of the fact that many "tools" or "implements" of the trade are more expensive than ordinary household goods. The literal meaning of the tools of the trade subsection indicates an intention to allow avoidance of liens on large farm implements and tools, items necessary to a debtor-farmer's new beginning." LaFond at 627. Other cases, mostly older cases, construed the lien avoidance provision narrowly and restricted the exemption to hand tools and small implements of nominal resale value. See, e.g., In re O'Neal, 20 B.R. 13 (Br.E.D.Mo.1982); In re Yparrea, 16 B.R. 33 (Br.D.N.M.1981). See also In re Harrell, 72 B.R. 107 (Br.N.D.Ala.1987) (which involved exemption of a truck as a tool of the trade).
The equipment must be exempt as a tool of the trade under the state's exemption *742 laws for the lien on it to be avoided under 11 U.S.C. section 522(f)(2)(B). In re Taylor, 73 B.R. 149, 152, 15 B.C.D. 1261, 1263 (Br.D.Mont.1987); Matter of Schneider, 37 B.R. 747, 750 (Br.N.D.Ga.1984). Georgia cases on the subject have held that "common tools of the trade" are small manual instruments. Burt v. Stocks Coal Co., 119 Ga. 629, 629-30 (1904); Kirksey v. Rowe, 114 Ga. 893, 895 (1902). However, Burt is the most recent case on the meaning of "tools of the trade" from the Georgia state courts, and it was decided in 1904. The current Georgia statute does not contain the modifier "common" before "tools of the trade." Therefore, these cases are not necessarily indicative of the meaning of the current statute and no reported Georgia case has discussed the meaning of "tools of the trade" in said statute. In Matter of Schneider, Judge Norton of the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia held that a salesman's automobile could be a tool of the trade. Schneider at 751. He explains that,
"Many of the Georgia decisions were rendered prior to the more modern mechanical or technological age we now live in. We must recognize that trades and uses of implements may change and evolve, and prior definitions and concepts must be revised to be consistent with technological or trade changes and uses. This court does not find that the rational approach requiring a functional analysis of the definition "tool of the trade" based on the particular facts before the Court would be rejected by the state courts of Georgia." Id.
That case differed from Judge Kahn's decision in Matter of Curry, which held that a truck could not be a tool of the trade under Georgia law based on the early Georgia decisions. Matter of Curry, 18 B.R. 358, 359, 8 B.C.D. 1109, 1110 (Br.N.D.Ga.1982).
This Court agrees with the decision in Matter of Schneider. What can be considered a tool or implement has changed since 1904. Section 522(f)(2)(B) contains no value limitation on value. In re Liming, 797 F.2d 895, 901 (10th Cir.1986). "The tools of the trade subsection was intended to allow avoidance of liens on large farm implements and tools necessary to a debtor-farmer's new beginning." In re LaFond, 791 F.2d 623, 627 (8th Cir.1986). The Debtor will be permitted to exempt and avoid the lien on the large items of farm equipment at issue here. He is permitted to combine his $500.00 exemption for tools of the trade in O.C.G.A. section 44-13-100(a)(7) with his "wild card" exemption in section 44-13-100(a)(6) of $5,400. See Augustine v. U.S., 675 F.2d 582, 586 (3rd Cir.1982) (which interpreted the similar exemptions in 11 U.S.C. sections 522(d)(5) and (6).)
PCA contends that because its original lien on the Debtor's farm equipment attached and was perfected prior to the enactment date of the Bankruptcy Code, the retroactive application of section 522(f) to its lien would violate the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment. It contends that, because of its after-acquired property clause in its original security agreement, the items purchased after the enactment of the Bankruptcy Code are not subject to lien avoidance along with the items purchased before the Enactment date, which would not be subject to lien avoidance under United States v. Security Industrial Bank, 459 U.S. 70, 103 S.Ct. 407, 784 L.Ed. 2d 235 (1982). The enactment date of the Bankruptcy Code was November 6, 1978. The tractor was acquired in 1974. The other two items of equipment were acquired in 1980 and 1981. New notes were given and PCA's exhibit 1 from the February 18 hearing states that the debt was refinanced, although the notes themselves are not in evidence. The original UCC-1 financing statement, filed May 22, 1977, stated that it applied to all machinery and equipment of the Debtor. Statements of continuance were filed on the financing statement on February 5, 1982 and March 19, 1987. The second financing statement was filed on February 5, 1982. Its attachments listed these specific items of equipment, along with many others. A statement of continuance was filed on it on January 26, 1987.
The United States Supreme Court indicated in United States v. Security Industrial *743 Bank that 11 U.S.C. section 522(f)(2) may not be applied retroactively to destroy property rights that existed before the Bankruptcy Code was enacted. Security Industrial Bank at 78, 103 S.Ct. 407, 412, 74 L.Ed.2d 235 (1982). Courts have held that section 522 may be applied to a security interest on a loan made prior to the enactment of the Bankruptcy Code if a new security interest is created by a novation after the enactment date. Matter of Ward, 14 B.R. 549, 554 (S.D.Ga.1981); In re Slater, 19 B.R. 954, 955 (Br.D.Md.1982); In re Alston, 11 B.R. 184, 187, 7 B.C.D. 894, 896 (Br.W.D.Tenn.1981). See also, First National Bank & Trust Co. v. Daniel, 701 F.2d 141 (11th Cir.1983) (in which the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a new note did not constitute a novation and therefore the pre-Code lien could not be avoided.) Even without any refinancing, the Debtor can properly avoid the PCA lien on the two items of equipment purchased after the enactment of the Bankruptcy Code, despite the after-acquired property clause. In re Zweibahmer, 25 B.R. 453, 455 (Br.N.D.Iowa 1982); In re Gibson, 16 B.R. 257, 271 (Br.D.Kan.1981). The liens could not attach before the property was acquired. Zweibahmer at 457; Gibson at 271. The fourteen foot rotary Bush Hogg mower and the Grain-O-Vator grain wagon were acquired by the Debtor after the enactment of the Bankruptcy Code, and he can avoid PCA's liens on those items of equipment.
The question that remains is whether the lien on the John Deere tractor can be avoided. If the new notes and security deed constitute a novation, then the lien on the tractor can be avoided. If there was no novation the lien cannot be avoided. First National Bank & Trust Co. v. Daniel, 701 F.2d 141, 142 (11th Cir.1983). Georgia law is used to determine whether there is a novation. See Matter of Ward, 14 B.R. 549, 553 (S.D.Ga.1981). Under Georgia law, a novation "has four essential requisites: (1) a previous valid obligation, (2) the agreement of all the parties to the new contract, (3) the extinguishment of the old contract, (4) the validity of the new one." Farris v. Pazol, 166 Ga.App. 760, 305 S.E. 2d 472, 473-74 (1983). While the status of a note as a renewal of another note or a novation depends upon the intention of the parties, the new note must contain the same obligation to be a renewal. "There may be an increase of security, but there is no renewal unless the obligation is the same. . . . If the obligation changes, there can be no renewal, because there can be no such thing as the re-establishment of an old obligation by the creation of a new obligation different in character." King v. Edel, 69 Ga.App. 607, 26 S.E.2d 365, 369 (1943). See also American Surety Co. of N.Y. v. Garber, 114 Ga.App. 532, 151 S.E. 2d 887, 888 (1966). This Court has held that the refinancing of a promissory note and security interest with an increase in the debt by the advancing of additional cash extinguishes the old obligation and creates a novation under Georgia law in purchase money security interest cases. In re Starkey, Case No. 88-10108-ALB (Br.M.D.Ga. May 27, 1988); Matter of Franklin, 75 B.R. 268, 271 (Br.M.D.Ga. 1986). See also Ward at 552. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals found in Daniel that the new note was for the same indebtedness and therefore did not constitute a novation. First National Bank & Trust Co. v. Daniel, 701 F.2d 141, 142 (11th Cir.1983).
Bankruptcy courts in other jurisdictions have found fact situations similar to this one to constitute a novation. In the Schneider, Carnes and Alston cases, refinanced debts with new notes and security agreements and with cash advances were extinguished and new debts created. The liens on these debts that were refinanced after the enactment date of the Bankruptcy Code could be avoided under section 522(f)(2)(B). In re Schneider, 18 B.R. 274, 8 B.C.D. 1084 (Br.D.N.D.1982); In re Carnes, 8 B.R. 599 (Br.W.D.Okla.1981); In re Alston, 11 B.R. 184, 7 B.C.D. 894 (Br.W. D.Tenn.1981). But see In re Zweibahmer, 25 B.R. 453, 457 (Br.N.D.Iowa 1982) and In re Gibson, 16 B.R. 257, 263 (Br.D.Kan. 1981) (in which the courts found no intent to create a novation, despite new notes and security agreements.) Since the refinancing *744 agreements were entered into after the enactment date of the Bankruptcy Code, the creditor had notice of section 522(f) at the time of the refinancing. Alston at 187. Notice to the creditor of the potential application to its lien of the newly enacted law is what is constitutionally required. See Matter of Keller, 29 B.R. 91, 92 (Br.M.D. Fla.1983).
The Court finds that PCA's refinancing of the debt along with the advancing of additional sums that increased the debt and the new notes and security agreements extinguished the Debtor's old obligation and created a novation. Since the new obligation on the tractor was created after the enactment of the Bankruptcy Code, and the other two items of equipment were originally acquired by the Debtor after the enactment of the Code, the Debtor may exempt these items under O.C.G.A. sections 44-13-100(a)(6) and (7), and he may avoid the lien on the farm equipment under 11 U.S.C. section 522(f)(2)(B).
An order in accordance with this Memorandum Opinion will be entered separately.
ORDER
In accordance with the Memorandum Opinion issued this day,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED;
That the security interest of the Respondent South Atlantic Production Credit Association in the 1974 John Deere 2630A tractor, the 14 foot rotary Bush Hogg mower, and the Grain-O-Vator 1020 grain wagon of the Movant Debtor, Jesse C. Jones, is avoided pursuant to 11 U.S.C. section 522(f)(2)(B), and
That the Debtor shall be permitted to retain those items of farm equipment as exempt tools of his trade under O.C.G.A. sections 44-13-100(a)(6) and (7), free of South Atlantic Production Credit Association's avoided security interest.
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BANGOR, Maine — City government should be Bangor’s sole source of retail marijuana when it becomes legal, City Council Chairman Joe Baldacci says.
Baldacci outlined his position to a rather surprised council during a workshop on Monday. Local government is best positioned to protect city youth and enforce pot laws while using sale proceeds to benefit Bangor, he said.
“I would prefer that the money stay in local government pockets to fund things like schools and roads and police and fire,” Baldacci said Tuesday. “Most people think of it as a good idea.”
“Somebody is going to do this,” Baldacci added, referring to the retail marijuana sales. “Cities in general have been cut by state and federal government reductions in funding. The money’s got to come from somewhere.”
Baldacci’s idea, however, could ultimately threaten the city’s federal funding, City Manager Cathy Conlow and Assistant City Manager Michael Crooker said during the workshop. The city gets about $30 million annually in federal law enforcement and other grants that contractually require the city to follow federal law. Under federal law, they said, marijuana remains illegal.
The federal government regulates drugs through the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) (21 U.S.C. § 811), which does not recognize the difference between medical and recreational use of cannabis, despite medical marijuana laws in 44 states, including Maine. The laws generally apply only to those who possess, cultivate or distribute marijuana, according to Americans For Safe Access, a nationwide advocacy group that favors medicinal pot usage and research.
Under the CSA, marijuana remains a Schedule I drug, viewed by the federal government as highly addictive and of no medical value. Doctors may not “prescribe” cannabis for medical use under federal law, though they can “recommend” its use under the First Amendment, according to AFSA.
City officials aren’t yet certain how the Trump administration will respond to states starting to legalize retail marijuana and marijuana social clubs, Conlow said.
Federal law generally supersedes state law. Several federal agencies issued guidelines and policy memorandums in 2016 to manage the conflict between federal and state laws as they pertain to medical marijuana. The Department of Justice under President Obama issued a memo to prosecutors making it clear that prosecuting state legal medical marijuana cases was not a priority, according to AFSA.
But a White House spokesman said in February that the Trump administration may ramp up enforcement of federal laws against recreational marijuana use.
“I do believe you’ll see greater enforcement of it,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer said at a news conference on Feb. 23. “Because again there’s a big difference between the medical use … that’s very different than the recreational use, which is something the Department of Justice will be further looking into.”
On Monday night, the city council majority seemed to agree that Bangor should not become a $30 million test case.
Baldacci remains undeterred. Municipal and state governments once ran liquor stores, he said, and several states allow medicinal marijuana despite the federal ban. He hopes to revisit the issue as the council continues to map its position on the issue.
The council voted unanimously on Nov. 1 to enact a six-month ban on retail marijuana sales. Sales would have become legal with Maine’s voter-approved law, but Gov. Paul LePage signed a moratorium in January to delay provisions of the law until February 2018. Possessing and growing marijuana for recreational use now is legal under Maine law, but buying or selling it is not, yet. Medical marijuana policy hasn’t changed.
At Monday’s workshop, councilors seemed to favor allowing retail marijuana sales in Bangor while banning social clubs. They will hold another workshop where city public safety, social service and health administrators will advise them, Baldacci said. No date has been set. |
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Speaking by phone from his home in New York, Barris says he enjoys the speculation about whether he truly was assassinating enemies of the United States at the same time he was creating a public stir in the '60s and '70s with his lowbrow game shows, forerunners to today's "reality TV."
The movie is the directorial debut of George Clooney, who also co-stars as Barris' CIA recruiter. Actor Sam Rockwell stars as Barris, and Julia Roberts is a seductive secret contact.
Apart from the gonzo murder claims, "Confessions" also focuses on a fictionalized relationship with a character named Penny Pacino, played by Drew Barrymore, and ignores Barris' real-life marriages.
Clooney has said he doesn't know which elements of the story are true, but was fascinated that someone of Barris' "wealth and fame" would want to say such things about himself.
Born in Philadelphia, Barris was a management trainee at NBC before working at ABC as a network spy monitoring Dick Clark's "American Bandstand." Barris also wrote the hit song "Palisades Park," recorded by Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon.
"We've been friends for 40-some odd years and I've seen him through moments of great joy and exhilaration and happiness to plumbing the depths," Clark says.
"He's basically a very bright, well-read guy who was very good at turning out shows for the masses that were sometimes not of the highest intellectual status. I presume he would have rather created masterpieces."
During the 1960s, Barris began selling ideas to the networks, and quickly became reviled as the "King of Schlock Television" because his programs featured regular people gambling against humiliation for household appliances, cash or a night on the town.
"I knew I was not creating the greatest works of art," Barris says. "Still, I thought, 'I'm just trying to entertain you.'"
On "The Dating Game," singles would flirt with unseen suitors through suggestive question-and-answer sessions. "The Newlywed Game" tested a couple's knowledge of each other with intimate queries - usually about "making whoopee."
"The Gong Show," which took Barris from behind-the-scenes producer to on-stage host, featured a parade of wannabe singers, comics and dancers whose meager talents could be halted by a panel of celebrity judges when the performance became insufferable.
"I remember once I was waiting at a light and a car pulled up next to me and the passenger winds down her window, so I wound down my window, and she said: 'You're the dumbest thing that ever walked. Your show stinks.' That kind of thing would lay me out for days."
By 1980, he was burned out. "The Gong Show" was canceled along with his short-lived "$1.98 Beauty Show," in which pageant contestants would do stunts for a prize valued at less than $2.
He poured his despair and self-loathing into writing. "I was bummed out about everything and everybody," he says. "I thought, for a month, I'll go and write all this stuff down. I stayed for two years."
When he finished, he had "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: An Unauthorized Autobiography," a story that he says is at least part satire: A person could do far crueler things than create a bad TV show.
Adding to his personal woes have been two divorces, the last in 1999, while he was combatting lung cancer, and the death of his daughter, Della, who used to appear on "The Gong Show" as a child.
Now married a third time, Barris says he's the happiest he's ever been. People generally remember his shows with nostalgia instead of disgust, and he's writing a sequel to "Confessions" titled "Bad Grass Never Dies."
He remains his own harshest critic, often lamenting his TV legacy.
The goofy appearances on "The Gong Show" led to the bug-munching of "Fear Factor" and the shallow pop celebrity of "American Idol." The hot-tubbing waifs and studs of "The Bachelor" recall "The Dating Game."
And before couples appeared on "Dr. Phil" or succumbed to the brawling depravity of "The Jerry Springer Show," they swatted each other playfully on "The Newlywed Game."
"What we see now is so awful that people look back at me with sweet reverence," Barris says. "Now I'm not such a nut and crazy maniac. But I'm the pioneer of reality shows, for good or bad."
"'Fear Factor,' the Springers of the world with the screaming and yelling and slapping .... if that's what I pioneered, geez, I'm not sure that's the best thing in the world." |
How to cook a cake with strawberries
Pies - a simple and affordable dessert that every woman keeps in her Arsenal. They are preparing for the holidays and on weekdays, with meat or fruit. Cake with strawberry filling - a great option of easy to prepare meals. In the winter, when the berries are not so many, try to bake a cake with strawberries and cream cheese.
You will need
For the dough:
flour 2 cups;
sugar 0.5 Cup;
margarine 1 pack;
baking powder 1 tsp;
yolk 1 PC.
For the filling:
low-fat cottage cheese 250 g;
strawberries 1 handful;
vanilla 0.5 CH. l.;
sugar 0.5 Cup;
egg 1 PC.
Instruction
1
Prepare the dough. Take a packet of margarine and grate it on a grater. In a bowl mix margarine, flour, sugar, add baking powder. Mix thoroughly with hands until smooth. Kneading the dough can be in the combine, but warm hands is a great link for all components.
2
The finished dough cover with a light towel and let rest in the refrigerator for half an hour. This simple technique will make the dough more elastic, which will help you in the future pie.
3
Prepare the filling while the dough cools. Take crisp low-fat cottage cheese, add sugar, vanilla and one egg. Mix everything carefully. Strawberries wash well, get rid of the tails. Or cut it into small pieces, or preroute in a blender - it all depends on your preferences. Depending on processing berries, the cake you will receive either a tangible good strawberries, or her taste in the cottage cheese stuffing. You can use frozen berries. Before additive in the filling defrost them, drain the fluid and then send in the cheese.
4
Add strawberry to the curd and move the filling.
5
Remove chilled dough and divide it into two parts, one of which should be slightly larger than the other. Roll out the pieces on two layers.
6
Grease a baking dish with butter and lightly sprinkle with flour or semolina. Larger layer of dough put in shape, carefully pressing it. Put the stuffing.
7
Close the pie with a second, smaller layer of dough. Semipelite the edge of the hands gently, not missing sections.
8
Preheat oven to 200 degrees, put him in a pie and bake 30 minutes. It is recommended that the pie cool slightly before serving, as the hot dough will crumble.
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In addition to strawberries, this pie is you can add other berries. Try making it with cherries, currants. Also a great combination of cheese with the raisins and nuts.
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In image-guided operations, it is necessary to provide objects such as bones or medical instruments with marker devices. A marker device consists for example of one or more reflective spheres which can be detected by sensors. The position of the marker device and therefore the position of the object can be determined from the position of the spheres with respect to each other.
One commercially available device for fastening a marker device to a bone consists of a screw, a clamping device, an adjusting screw and a sleeve which comprises a mounting for the marker device. When attaching the device, the screw is initially screwed into the bone, and the sleeve together with the adjusting screw and the clamping device is then fitted onto the screw. The clamping device is then fixed relative to the screw, and the sleeve is pressed against the bone in the desired alignment by means of the adjusting screw and thus fixed.
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# BuildRequires:
%description
hddtemp is a small utility that gives you the temperature of your hard drive
by reading S.M.A.R.T. informations (for drives that support this feature).
Note: only recent hard drives have a temperature sensor.
%prep
%setup -n hddtemp-%{real_version}
%build
%configure --with-db-path=%{_datadir}/hddtemp/hddtemp.db
%{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
%install
%{__rm} -rf %{buildroot}
%makeinstall
%{__install} -Dp -m0644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/hddtemp/hddtemp.db
%find_lang %{name}
%clean
%{__rm} -rf %{buildroot}
%files -f %{name}.lang
%defattr(-, root, root, 0755)
%doc AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING INSTALL NEWS README TODO
%doc %{_mandir}/man?/*
%{_sbindir}/hddtemp
%{_datadir}/hddtemp
%changelog
* Sat Apr 28 2006 Dries Verachtert <[email protected]> - 0.3-0.beta15.1
- Updated to release 0.3-0.beta15.
* Sat Apr 08 2006 Dries Verachtert <[email protected]> - 0.3-0.beta14.1.2
- Rebuild for Fedora Core 5.
* Sun Oct 09 2005 Dries Verachtert <[email protected]> - 0.3-0.beta14.1
- Update to release 0.3-0.beta14.
* Tue Mar 15 2005 Dries Verachtert <[email protected]> - 0.3-0.beta12.2
- Update of the hddtemp database.
* Fri Oct 29 2004 Dries Verachtert <[email protected]> - 0.3-0.beta12
- Update to release 0.3-beta12.
* Tue Jul 27 2004 Dries Verachtert <[email protected]> - 0.3-0.beta11
- Initial package.
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Story highlights Dulse, a red algae, grows quickly, is packed with nutrients but most importantly, tastes like bacon
Chefs and researchers are looking into ways to incorporate this tasty superfood into recipes
(CNN) Food lovers might no longer have to choose between tastiness and healthiness.
As will be familiar to anyone miserably chewing through leaf after leaf of kale in a beleaguered attempt to shed a few pounds, it's hard to banish thoughts of cheeseburgers, pizza or -- many a dieter's Achilles' heel -- bacon.
But some of those cravings, at least, might soon be banished, if researchers at Oregon State University are correct.
Chris Langdon, a researcher at OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center, has along with colleagues created and patented a new strain of dulse, a red seaweed which boasts amazing nutritional benefits.
It also, and perhaps more importantly, tastes like bacon, according to its creators.
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EU agency: number of synthetic drugs keeps rising
Updated at: 11/15/2012 8:05 AM
By BARRY HATTON
(AP) LISBON, Portugal - European Union authorities identified a record number of new synthetic substances known as "legal highs" last year, most of them manufactured in China and India and then sold over the Internet, the EU drug agency said Thursday.
The agency said in its annual report it detected 49 new psychoactive substances on the market in 2011 _ up from 41 in 2010 and a record for the third straight year.
The term "legal high" refers to substances that reproduce the effects of illegal drugs. They are sold under various product labels, including "research chemicals," "bath salts" and "plant food," and cover a wide range of synthetic and plant-derived substances, the agency said.
The number of online stores selling Europe’s 10 most popular "legal highs" rose to 759 last year. That was just over double the number the previous year, the Lisbon, Portugal-based institution said.
Cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines remain the most-used stimulants on the continent but they face growing competition from synthetic alternatives.
Investigations by European law enforcement agencies have concluded most of the substances are synthesized in China and, to a lesser extent, India. The agency said "opportunistic entrepreneurs" are behind the Internet sales.
"These drugs appear to have the potential for more widespread diffusion," the report said.
The lengthy process of drafting new laws has placed authorities at a disadvantage in the fight against the synthetic substances.
"The speed with which these new substances are launched, combined with a lack of information on the risks associated with their use, challenges the established procedure of adding individual substances to the list of those controlled by drug laws," the report said.
Some EU countries, such as Austria, Ireland and Romania, have responded by enacting new laws that penalize the unauthorized distribution of psychoactive substances, the agency said. |
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The present invention relates in general to pipes and, in particular, to a system, method and apparatus for a conduit squeeze retainer.
Description of the Prior Art
Conventional spline-type, restrained pipe joint systems typically have splines that are separate from the pipes. The splines can be lost during transportation or disassembly. Examples of such designs include U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,662,360, 7,284,310, and 7,537,248. There are no “push to lock” type pipe joints that rely on a spline that automatically “expands” to open, and then snaps into place. Some users would prefer a quicker installation of restrained joint pipe that does not require “reversibility” (i.e., the ability to take the joint apart after assembly), and yet still provide a robust pipe joint system. Thus, improvements in pipe restrained joints continue to be of interest. |
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With regard to a vehicular air-conditioning control device disclosed in JP-A-10-287123, a first thermistor for detecting temperature of a heat generating portion of an electric heater and a second thermistor for detecting temperature of water are disposed in a hot-water tank. When it is determined that the temperature difference between detected temperatures of the first thermistor and the second thermistor exceeds a predetermined level, it is judged that an abnormal condition is encountered. Thus, electric power supply to the electric heater is interrupted.
With regard to a cleaning device for bath hot water disclosed in JP-A-7-35407, hot water in a bath tub is forcedly circulated by a circulation pump and is filtered in a filter tank. Also, the heat of the water is maintained in a thermal insulating heater and activated in an activation tank. A first hot-water temperature sensor is disposed upstream of the thermal insulating heater and a second hot-water temperature sensor is disposed downstream of the thermal insulating heater. When it is determined that the temperature difference between detected temperatures of the first and the second sensors exceeds a predetermined level, it is judged as a shortage of water. Thus, operation of the cleaning device is discontinued.
In a water heating device having a mechanical flow sensor, resistance is caused to a circulation of water. Further, it is required to tightly seal connecting portions of the flow sensor to prevent leaks of the water. Therefore, it is difficult to decrease manufacturing costs of the hot water generating device. Also in a water heating device having an electric flow sensor, it is difficult to decrease the manufacturing costs because an electric circuit is complicated.
Further, in a water heating device that detects an electric current supply to a water pump, a shunt resistor for detecting an electric current is required. This results in increases in size of an electronic control unit and the manufacturing costs. Further, in a water heating device that detects rotation speed of a water pump, a sensor for detecting the rotation speed is required. This results in increases in the water heating device and the manufacturing costs. |
Public school board trustees have narrowly voted to stop distributing Bibles to fifth grade students.
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board trustees voted 6-4 Monday night to discontinue the program that gives Gideon New Testaments to students in most of the board's elementary schools.
Under the program, consent forms are sent home to parents. If the parent signs, the student is given a Bible.
Director John Malloy advised that if the board wants to continue that, it should distribute texts representing all religions.
"It needs the second part of the puzzle that we're not doing now," he said.
The issue inspired more than an hour of debate.
Student trustees Judy Shen and Jacqueline Janus liked the idea of distributing materials for all religions. Trustee Todd White said it was a "media-made issue" that didn't need to be fixed right now.
"We're reacting to what I'd call a non-issue."
Ancaster trustee Alex Johnstone said she didn't want teachers to spend time distributing religious material, and chair Tim Simmons said it is not the mandate of a public school board.
The duty belongs to churches, he said.
"If we were to go in that direction, we'd be a very different organization. We wouldn't be a public school board anymore."
Malloy brought the issue to the board after it was debated in other areas of the province. Some trustees thought the practice had stopped years ago, he said.
The issue went to the board's interfaith advisory committee, who discussed it twice before six of its 13 members voted in favour of keeping Bible distribution. Seven of the committee's members are Christian.
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The Bible will continue to be available in school libraries, as will books about other religions. |
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Effects of olive leave extract on metabolic disorders and oxidative stress induced by 2.45 GHz WIFI signals.
We investigated the effect of olive leaves extract administration on glucose metabolism and oxidative response in liver and kidneys of rats exposed to radio frequency (RF). The exposure of rats to RF (2.45 GHz, 1h/day during 21 consecutive days) induced a diabetes-like status. Moreover, RF decreased the activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPx, -33.33% and -49.40%) catalase (CAT, -43.39% and -39.62%) and the superoxide dismutase (SOD, -59.29% and -68.53%) and groups thiol amount (-62.68% and -34.85%), respectively in liver and kidneys. Indeed, exposure to RF increased the malondialdehyde (MDA, 29.69% and 51.35%) concentration respectively in liver and kidneys. Olive leaves extract administration (100 mg/kg, ip) in RF-exposed rats prevented glucose metabolism disruption and restored the activities of GPx, CAT and SOD and thiol group amount in liver and kidneys. Moreover, olive leave extract administration was able to bring down the elevated levels of MDA in liver but not in kidneys. Our investigations suggested that RF exposure induced a diabetes-like status through alteration of oxidative response. Olive leaves extract was able to correct glucose metabolism disorder by minimizing oxidative stress induced by RF in rat tissues. |
In August of last year, Daniel Pierce was kicked out of his home and disowned by his family for being gay. He recorded the confrontation on camera and the footage was later uploaded to YouTube. Daniel received help from Lost N Found Youth, an Atlanta organization that helps homeless LGBT youth get off the streets, along with other services. We talked to Daniel nearly a year later to see how his life has changed.
GLAAD: It's been almost one year since you had to leave your home. In what ways has your life changed? How have you adapted and overcome the following adversity?
Daniel: Almost every aspect of my life has changed in some way. A year ago I was planning for college and going to school full time. I was still very much a teenager. On Tuesday, August 26th, 2014 that all changed in a blink of an eye. I was homeless, with no car, no money, a busted lip and bruises... nothing but my dog and what few bags of personal things I could get. On Wednesday, August 27th, as I sat in my aunt's living room looking at a pile of my belongings thrown into the floor, I felt as if life was over... I was beaten down and life was no longer as I knew it to be... it just didn't seem real... honestly, a year later it still doesn't.
Thursday, August 28th, I woke up to hundreds of phone calls, emails, text messages, and Go Fund Me alerts. I had no clue what Go Fund Me was – I had never even heard of Go Fund Me. All I could see on the alerts was, "Name" gave "amount of money." It was overwhelming. On Thursday, I met with Lost N Found Youth. A good friend of mine, Michelle P., is a volunteer for Lost N Found Youth and she got me in contact with Rick Westbrook and Charlotte Cagle who run Lost N Found Youth.
Over the next few months I attended LGBTQ events to bring awareness to the issue of families disowning children because of sexual orientation. I attend school at Kennesaw State University and continued to work part time at The Good Dog Co. Atlanta, where I have worked since I was sixteen. I tried my best to regain a sense of normalcy to my life. Through hard work with a therapist, I have come to an understanding with reality and what happened almost a year ago. It's not something that you get over – losing a huge part of my blood family is hard to comprehend. I had so much thrown at me so quickly; I never thought at nineteen-years-old, I would have to deal with attorneys, buying a car, financial advisers, public relations representatives, media and much more. It was something I had never even thought of. I never thought I would Google my name and see hundreds of articles about myself. But with all that has happened, so much good has come from it. I have met so many amazing people and I am so proud that my story has helped so many people and families. The love and support that I received from the community got me through this, and its continuing to get me through. Almost a year later, life is great. I have a wonderful partner David who stood by me through it all and I have such a beautiful group of friends and chosen family who love me for being myself. I couldn't ask for anything better than that.
GLAAD: You received an overwhelming amount of support after the viral video of your family confronting and attacking you was uploaded to the Internet. Did you ever expect that type of public reaction? What does the support mean to you today?
Daniel: I honestly didn't expect it to get past the eighty to one hundred friends on my Facebook, but it was only a matter of hours before it started going viral. The love and support I received from the community was amazing and overwhelming in a good way. It kept me going.
GLAAD: After losing your home, you received help and a place to stay from Lost N Found Youth. Now you are on LNFY's Board of Directors. What is your hope for the future of LNFY and the future of LGBT homeless youth?
Daniel: My aunt took me in and Lost N Found provided emotional support and resources to help me get back on my feet. My hope is that we continue the momentum here in Atlanta to get kids off the street. The bottom line is to keep people talking and keep the eye on homeless youth to educate families on homeless youth. My goal with my story was to bring some light to the homeless youth issue here in Atlanta. We have to lower the statistics here in Atlanta: over seven hundred LGBTQ kids are on the streets every night. These kids are being beaten and thrown out of their homes for being LGBTQ. So, my hope is to change that part so these kids are not thrown out in the first place. My hope for Lost N Found Youth is to grow the organization to every kid that comes to us. Lost N Found takes these kids in and gives them a family they can count on.
GLAAD: Now that you've overcome such a huge setback in your life, where do you go from here? What do you see yourself doing in the upcoming years?
Daniel: Life is good now! I have a wonderful partner who loves me and supports me in everything I do. I have a new full time job as a legal assistant. In the next few years, I hope to help Lost N Found grow to help decrease the number of homeless youth here in Atlanta. I will continue to go to Kennesaw State University as a business major. I hope to eventually relocate to the West Coast with my partner to start a family and continue to work in LGBTQ rights and with homeless youth.
GLAAD: Have you had any contact with your family since leaving home? Do you want to have contact with them?
Daniel: The only contact I have had with my family was with my grandmother. I was at the post office when she walked up to me. My only question to her was, "Why?" She was the one you first hear in the video saying that they love me, that she has known that I was gay since I was "tiny little boy," but I made the decision to be gay. She was the one who told me I must leave the house. Her response to my question was that I attacked them and that they were telling me that I was welcome to stay. It was like a kick in the stomach to hear her try to rationalize what she and her family had done to me. It was in that moment that it became reality. It no longer seemed like a dream. I just got in my car and drove away. After that incident with her, I feel that it's in my best interest for my well-being to not have a relationship with that part of my family.
GLAAD: For other LGBT youth that come from unaccepting families, what advice could you give them?
Daniel: My advice is to attend school, if possible, and find a group of friends that support you and love you. Chosen family is what will get you through this difficult time. Never give up hope. You will come out so much brighter on the other side. The road may be rocky, but keep going. Life is what you make it to be. If you have a local shelter or organization like Lost N Found, please reach out for their help. And remember that your gut feeling is normally right for any decision you make. If there are services in your area for homeless youth or youth who come from families who are not accepting of LGBTQ youth, seek counseling from them to help you mentally process what you are going through. Mental health is very important. Remember that you are loved! |
TV Guide caught up with Peter Fonda, who plays Mephistopheles in writer/director Mark Steven Johnson’s Ghost Rider opposite Nicolas Cage. He talked about the film and here’s a clip:
TVGuide.com: Did you go back and look at the comic to inform how you should play the Mephisto character?
Fonda: I had read a few of them before, but I thought regardless of what the guy who wrote the comics had designed here, it was up to me to put it on the screen. As it was, they let me play totally against part. Let me tell you, nobody has played the Devil quite like I do. Oh, man, I loved it. It was really cool.
Hit the link above for the full article in which he also mentions the Hell Cycle and says more about his character. |
She said she came to the decision after realizing she best belongs "in a single school, where I can use my talents as an educator to really help shape students and teachers" although some said privately her departure is indicative of a school system that too often discourages qualified educators by swamping them with bureaucratic paperwork.
The Department of Education plans to appoint an interim-acting superintendent who'll work alongside her through the fall semester, but SILive readers -- some of them school parents and teachers -- told us she'll be a tough act to follow.
"Anyone who worked for or with Ms. Jenkins is one lucky person. Any child who attends or attended, a school run by her, is even luckier," declared Crossfitmom. "She is a caring, intelligent person who only has the students' best interests in mind."
"I can not express how profoundly sad I am to hear of Ms. Jenkins leaving the students of Staten Island. She was a breath of fresh air that was sorely needed in this area. She raised the bar for both students and teachers," offered foundingparent.
Teacher and reader CGWoww who worked with Ms. Jenkins, called her a "caring administrator who knew the staff and students inside out and treated us with a respect that only a few principals I have seen show."
"Amazing boss, amazing person," added Teachkidsnyc, who said her decision to leave "speaks to her dedication to students."
"Students, parents and staff of any school that gets Ms. Jenkins as a principal should consider themselves very lucky; I respect any administrator who feels their true place is among students in a small, familiar setting," wrote lisakleo.
"The new superintendent has big shoes to fill," opined teacher and SILive reader class1004. "Ms. Jenkins was a pleasure to have in our schools. She had the utmost respect for teachers and the work we do. . .Our loss, their gain." |
‘A bit of poetry on the table’, says Karen Shop about her linen that she and Veerle Dobbelaere design under the label Wit + Goed. Made of quality materials as lively Belgian cotton, and Belgian linen. “Anything with a wink, like the buttons on tablecloth, apron and napkins. Almost everything is pure white, “a magical and sober atmosphere. But you can also shop their bright colors like bright blue and pink and pistachio green. In the newly opened shop is the complete collection to find. Supplemented with “everything we find pretty, cute or just like.” Think about designs of Lenneke van Wispelwey and the products of Knittet. Volkstraat 28, Antwerp, witplusgoed.be |
Statistical optimization of influenza H1N1 production from batch cultures of suspension Vero cells (sVero).
Efficient vaccine production requires the growth of large quantities of virus produced with high yield from a safe host system. Human influenza vaccines are produced in embryonated chicken eggs. However, over the last decade many efforts have allowed the establishment of cell culture-derived vaccines. We generated a Vero cell line adapted to grow in suspension (sVero) in a serum-free medium and evaluated it for its potential as host cell for influenza vaccine production. Initially we studied the capacity of sVero cells to grow in the presence of incremental concentrations of trypsin. In comparison with adherent Vero cells (aVero), we found that sVero cells maintain their growth kinetics even with a three-fold increase in trypsin concentration. The influence of the conditions of infection on the yield of H1N1 produced in serum-free suspension cultures of sVero cells was investigated by a 2(2) full factorial experiment with center point. Each experiment tested the influence of the multiplicity of infection (m.o.i.) and trypsin concentration, on production yields at two levels, in four possible combinations of levels and conditions, plus a further combination in which each condition was set in the middle of its extreme levels. On the basis of software analysis, a combination of m.o.i. of 0.0066TCID(50%)/cell and trypsin concentration of 5μg/1.0×10(6) cells with a desirability of 0.737 was selected as the optimized condition for H1N1 production in sVero cells. Our results show the importance of proper selection of infection conditions for H1N1 production on sVero cells in serum-free medium. |
Q:
Flawed law of cosines application
I've been studying basic trigonometry since I forgot most of it, and my problem is with the law of cosines.
I already understood how I can get the cosines law in the simplified way to get sides from an angle:
$$a² = b²+c²-2bc\cos(a)$$
To test it I imagined an isosceles triangle with two sides 1, and the angle between those sides as 30 degrees. Here is my triangle
And with that I could conclude that the missing side of that triangle was sqrt(2-2 cos(30)), yet unsure if it was right, so I checked with the law of Sines, and then with wolfram to be pretty sure it was right.
Meanwhile I tried to reverse it, or in other words: Get the 30 degree angle from the sides I had.
Since I was confused with some other explanations online which gave different formulas for the same thing, I tried to deduce mine:
$$a² = b²+c²-2bc\cos(A) <=> b²+c²-a² = 2bc\cos(A) <=>
\frac{b²+c²-a²} {2bc} = \cos(A)$$
I looked at it for a minute or two, and it seems fine, although I spent too much time without doing math and I wouldn't be surprised if it is wrong somehow.
The problem is that I can't get the cosine of the angle (30º) with it.
$$\frac{1²+1²-\sqrt{2-2\cos30}^2}{2}$$
Simplifies to: $$\frac{-2\cos30}{2}$$
Which is the cosine of 150º, the symmetrical angle(relating to the axis of cosines) of 30º, which leads me to think that the mistake is with the signals. It returns -0.86 instead of 0.86. Yet i can't find the problem anywhere, and after an hour or so I found this formula for isosceles triangles which works just fine.
What's my mistake? Thanks
A:
$$\frac{1²+1²-\sqrt{2-2\cos30}^2}{2}$$
$$=\frac{2-(2-2\cos 30^\circ)}{2}$$
$$=\frac{2-2+2\cos 30^\circ}{2}$$
Do you see your mistake?
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Simplify ((k**(-2/9))**(2/19))**(-4/15) assuming k is positive.
k**(16/2565)
Simplify a**4/(a**(-1/12)/a)*a/(a/a**(2/25))*a*(a**(1/2)/a)/a assuming a is positive.
a**(1399/300)
Simplify ((n*n**1*n*n)**(-16))**(-1/8) assuming n is positive.
n**8
Simplify v**1*v*v**13/v assuming v is positive.
v**14
Simplify ((y*y**(-2/7))/y)**2*y**(-2/7)/(y**(2/3)*y) assuming y is positive.
y**(-53/21)
Simplify (v/((v*v**(2/3)*v)/v)*v)**(3/10)*v**(5/4)*v**8 assuming v is positive.
v**(187/20)
Simplify q**(1/4)/(q**(2/5)*q)*(q*q**(2/9)*q)/q*q*q/q**(2/3) assuming q is positive.
q**(253/180)
Simplify ((q*q**(1/4))**(-2/11))**41 assuming q is positive.
q**(-205/22)
Simplify (((q**(-16)*q)/q)/(q/q**13))**(-8/13) assuming q is positive.
q**(32/13)
Simplify ((j*j**(-1))**25)**3 assuming j is positive.
1
Simplify q**2/q**(2/27) assuming q is positive.
q**(52/27)
Simplify (n**3/n)**(2/7) assuming n is positive.
n**(4/7)
Simplify (o/(o/o**(-1/3))*o)/o**(-4/5)*(o**(2/5)/o)/(o**3*o) assuming o is positive.
o**(-47/15)
Simplify ((q**(-1))**(-31))**(-1/42) assuming q is positive.
q**(-31/42)
Simplify w**(6/19)*(w**4*w)/w*w assuming w is positive.
w**(101/19)
Simplify n**(-7/4)*n*(n*n**24)/n assuming n is positive.
n**(93/4)
Simplify ((z*z*z**(-4/5)/z*z*z*z*z)/(z**(1/2)*z*z))/(z*z**2)**(-12/7) assuming z is positive.
z**(479/70)
Simplify ((y/y**0)**(-22))**(-29) assuming y is positive.
y**638
Simplify (o**(-1/6)*o*o**7)/((o/(o**(1/4)*o))/o*o*o**(-1/9)) assuming o is positive.
o**(295/36)
Simplify y**(-2/13)/(y*y**(-2/27)*y)*(y**(2/9))**(-18) assuming y is positive.
y**(-2134/351)
Simplify (j**(-1/3)*j**(4/7)/j)/(j*j/(j**(1/6)*j)*j*(j**(3/5)*j)/j*j) assuming j is positive.
j**(-881/210)
Simplify (b/b**2)**(-21)/(b*b/b**(-6)*b**(7/5)) assuming b is positive.
b**(58/5)
Simplify (((i/i**(1/5))/i)/i*i)**(8/3)/(i*(i**0/i)/i*i*((i**(-3)/i)/i)/i) assuming i is positive.
i**(82/15)
Simplify (c**(-2/13)*c**(-5))/((c*(c*c*c*c**(2/21))/c*c)/(c*(c**(-2/13)*c)/c*c*c*c)) assuming c is positive.
c**(-1475/273)
Simplify (v**(-1/12)/(v**(-8)/v))**37 assuming v is positive.
v**(3959/12)
Simplify (((i**6*i*i)/i*i*i*i)/(i**(-6)/i))/(i**(-3/4)*i*i*i**(-3/7)) assuming i is positive.
i**(453/28)
Simplify (p*(p**0*p)/p)**(-7/4)/(p/p**3*(p/(p*p/(p**4/p)))/p) assuming p is positive.
p**(-3/4)
Simplify k/k**13*k*k*k**(2/11)*k assuming k is positive.
k**(-97/11)
Simplify (h**(-2/71)/h)/(h/(h/h**32)) assuming h is positive.
h**(-2345/71)
Simplify (a/(a**(-2/7)*a)*a)**(-4/7) assuming a is positive.
a**(-36/49)
Simplify (g*g**(5/3))**(-50) assuming g is positive.
g**(-400/3)
Simplify ((t**(-3/5))**(5/9))**19 assuming t is positive.
t**(-19/3)
Simplify ((y*y/(y*y**(-2)))/y*y*y)**(-13)*y*y**(4/7)*y*((y*y/(y*y**(-6)))/y*y*y)/y assuming y is positive.
y**(-297/7)
Simplify ((z/((z/z**(-1/2))/z*z)*z)/(z*z/z**(2/5)))/(z**(-1/2)/z)**50 assuming z is positive.
z**(739/10)
Simplify r*((r**(1/26)/r)/r)/r*(r*r**14)/r assuming r is positive.
r**(313/26)
Simplify ((n*n/n**(2/5))/((n/n**8)/n))**(-40) assuming n is positive.
n**(-384)
Simplify (r**(-34))**(2/21) assuming r is positive.
r**(-68/21)
Simplify l**28/(l/(l/l**(4/5))) assuming l is positive.
l**(136/5)
Simplify (((r/(r**(-2/3)/r))/r)/r**(-3/7))/(r/(r*r**(-1/2))*r**(-3/7)) assuming r is positive.
r**(85/42)
Simplify p**(-17)/p**(-12) assuming p is positive.
p**(-5)
Simplify (d**(-6)/d*d*d**(-7))**(3/25) assuming d is positive.
d**(-39/25)
Simplify t**(-14)/((t/(t**(5/6)*t))/t) assuming t is positive.
t**(-73/6)
Simplify (s**(-1/3)*s*s/(s/s**(-2)))/(s/((s*s**5)/s)*(s*s**1)/s) assuming s is positive.
s**(5/3)
Simplify ((q/(q/(q**(2/17)/q)))/((q/(q/(q**14*q)*q))/q))**4 assuming q is positive.
q**(-944/17)
Simplify (q/(q*q/(q/((q*(q*q**(-1))/q*q)/q))))**(-4/9)*q**2*q*q*q**(-5/4) assuming q is positive.
q**(11/4)
Simplify (g**(-1/7)*g*g*g)/(g*g**(-5)*g)*((g*g*g/(g/((g/((g*g**1)/g))/g)))/g)**(2/25) assuming g is positive.
g**(41/7)
Simplify (x*x**(-3)*x)**(1/56)/(x**(-7/2)/(x**(-1/5)*x)) assuming x is positive.
x**(1199/280)
Simplify ((c**1*c)/c**(-2/17))/(c**0*c)**(-10) assuming c is positive.
c**(206/17)
Simplify n**(-17)/n**(-3/11) assuming n is positive.
n**(-184/11)
Simplify s**(2/7)/(s*s**(1/3))*s**9/(s/(s*s/(s*((s*s**(-2)*s)/s)/s*s*s*s))*s) assuming s is positive.
s**(125/21)
Simplify g**(-5)/(g**(-1/4)/g)*g/(g*g/g**(-3))*(g/(g*g*((g**3/g)/g)/g))/g assuming g is positive.
g**(-39/4)
Simplify s**(-4)/s**(-6)*s**(-7)/(s*s/(s**(-6)/s)*s) assuming s is positive.
s**(-15)
Simplify (n*n**40)/(n*n*n**39*n) assuming n is positive.
1/n
Simplify l/l**(-15)*l**(-7/2) assuming l is positive.
l**(25/2)
Simplify i/i**(1/3)*(i/(i**(-9)*i)*i)/i*(i**(-1)/i)/i**(-5) assuming i is positive.
i**(38/3)
Simplify (l**(-2/15)*(l/(l*(l**(-2)*l)/l)*l)/l)/(l**2*l**(-2/9)) assuming l is positive.
l**(4/45)
Simplify y*y/((y*y**(-16/3)/y)/y)*y*y**(2/39) assuming y is positive.
y**(122/13)
Simplify (r**(2/35))**39 assuming r is positive.
r**(78/35)
Simplify f**(-2)*f**(2/13) assuming f is positive.
f**(-24/13)
Simplify (m**(-2)*m*m)**(8/11)*(m/(m/(m*m/m**9)))/((m/(m/(m/m**(-1/4)*m*m)))/m) assuming m is positive.
m**(-37/4)
Simplify ((r*r**(-3/5)*r*r)/(r/(r/(r/r**(-2/11)))))/(r*(r**(-1)*r)/r)**(7/5) assuming r is positive.
r**(67/55)
Simplify ((g*g**(4/5))/((g/g**4)/g))**(5/9) assuming g is positive.
g**(29/9)
Simplify ((o*o/o**(1/4))**(-37))**46 assuming o is positive.
o**(-5957/2)
Simplify (b**5/((b*((b**4/b)/b)/b)/b))**(-9/4) assuming b is positive.
b**(-9)
Simplify (k/(k/k**2*k))**(-19) assuming k is positive.
k**(-19)
Simplify y**(7/3)/((y/(y/(y*y/y**(-22)))*y*y)/y) assuming y is positive.
y**(-68/3)
Simplify j**23*j*j**(1/18) assuming j is positive.
j**(433/18)
Simplify s**(-2)*s*s**(-2/11)*s*(s**(-1/3)/s)**(6/11) assuming s is positive.
s**(-10/11)
Simplify z*z**(-1/4)*z**(3/7) assuming z is positive.
z**(33/28)
Simplify (p**(2/15)*p)/(p/(((p/p**(4/11))/p)/p))*(p**(-1/2)*p)**9 assuming p is positive.
p**(1079/330)
Simplify o**1*o**(-5/2) assuming o is positive.
o**(-3/2)
Simplify g**(-5/2)/(g/(g/(g**(-12)/g))) assuming g is positive.
g**(21/2)
Simplify t**(-1/5)/(t/t**3)*(t*t/t**1)**(19/3) assuming t is positive.
t**(122/15)
Simplify (x*x/(x*x**(10/11))*x*x)/x**(-1/5) assuming x is positive.
x**(126/55)
Simplify ((z*(z**4/z)/z)/z**7)**(-12/5) assuming z is positive.
z**(48/5)
Simplify u**2*u**(-26) assuming u is positive.
u**(-24)
Simplify s**(-3)*s**(-6)*((s**1*s)/s*s)**(-6) assuming s is positive.
s**(-21)
Simplify (w**(-6)*w/(w*w*w/(w/((w/w**11)/w))))/(w**(-5/4)*w*w**(1/5)/w) assuming w is positive.
w**(101/20)
Simplify (i**(1/3)/i)**(-3)*i**(-2/9)*i/(i**(2/17)/i) assuming i is positive.
i**(560/153)
Simplify (i*i**(-1/2))**(7/8)*i**(-3)*(i**(2/7)*i*i*i)/i assuming i is positive.
i**(-31/112)
Simplify l**(5/14)*l*l**(-25) assuming l is positive.
l**(-331/14)
Simplify v/((v*v**(-2/21))/v)*(v/(v**4/v*v))/v assuming v is positive.
v**(-61/21)
Simplify ((m/((m/m**(-1/14))/m))/(m/((m/(m**5*m)*m*m)/m)))/(m*(m**(-3)/m)/m*m)**(-14) assuming m is positive.
m**(-645/14)
Simplify (((l**(5/2)/l)/l)/(l/(l**(-4/9)/l)))**(6/5) assuming l is positive.
l**(-7/3)
Simplify (g**(-4)/(g*(g*g**(-3/5))/g))/(g*(g*g**(1/5))/g)**(-9) assuming g is positive.
g**(32/5)
Simplify (d**(3/10)*d**(-1/6))/(d**1)**31 assuming d is positive.
d**(-463/15)
Simplify ((q/(q/q**(-3/4)))/q*q*q/q**(-2/11))**(-7) assuming q is positive.
q**(-133/44)
Simplify ((f/(f/(f**5*f)))/(f*f/(f*f*(f/f**(-4))/f)))/(f**(-6)/f*(f/(f*f**(2/21)*f)*f)/f) assuming f is positive.
f**(380/21)
Simplify (p*p**0)**(-3)*(p**1)**(4/29) assuming p is positive.
p**(-83/29)
Simplify ((u/(u**(2/9)*u)*u)**(1/11))**(6/25) assuming u is positive.
u**(14/825)
Simplify ((p/(p/((p/(p/(p*p*p/p**(-12/11))))/p)*p))/p)/(p/(p/p**(16/3))*p) assuming p is positive.
p**(-173/33)
Simplify (((i**(-4)*i)/i)/i)/i**(-1/7) assuming i is positive.
i**(-34/7)
Simplify u**(-1/14)/(u**(-1/46)*u) assuming u is positive.
u**(-169/161)
Simplify (h**(-2)*h)**44 assuming h is posit |
Cosplaying: How Should I Feel?
As a person who’s actually tentatively planning a cosplay this year for LFCC – and as a person in the atheist community who’s been honestly fucking apalled by how stupid the whole “sex discrimination regulation” things have been at TAM! and such – then I feel like this has to be said:
“Cosplay is NOT Consent aims to educate the community by using the experiences of cosplayers, and convention staff to help put an end to unwanted harassment of convention attendees. We will work with convention owners to help bring comfort and safety back to fan events all around the world. “
I’ve sworn off conventions of any kind. There is already so much being done to bring comfort and safety to select privileged groups, that they have become uncomfortable and unsafe for people not in the explicitly protected privileged groups. That dude getting fired over a G rated “Dongle” joke at Pycon really was just the last straw. Getting more attention than you want really is very secondary to loosing the ability to feed your family.
While I do agree that the pycon business was a travesty, and that no-one should’ve been fired for it, complaints of “reverse sexism” when a mechanism overreacts shouldn’t be an argument against conventions. Or regulations protecting convention goers.
Also, the idea that women are privileged in fields where they are in the minority – a mostly silent minority at that – seems bizarre.
Conventions are so unsafe and uncomfortable for me, that I refuse to go. Are conventions so uncomfortable for Cosplay that people are refusing to go, even not in costumes? People that intentionally do stuff to draw attention to themselves are getting more attention than they want is a very minor problem. Making the con’s more friendly to women in costumes makes them less friendly to men (This does not need to be the case, but it IS the case). What you are in effect asking for is to make con’s less safe for men, many of whom are already avoid the cons as unsafe places. This is how it ties in the the actual post.
It is sexism, not reverse sexism, it’s sexism. The saying “reverse sexism” minimizes and trivializes the victims of this sexism while at the same time implying a definitional direction to sexism that shouldn’t be there. This definitional direction is the biggest problem I have with modern “Feminism” and Women’s Rights. It irks me every time I see it.
That women are privileged in any setting under any circumstances would seem bizarre. “Privilege” has become short hand for “White male privilege” and women are not men, and not necessarily white. Actually applying the concept of “Privilege” to women is a bit hard to wrap your mind around in any circumstance. I’m glad that you are at least trying in a constructive way.
I don’t see how making a convention less threatening to women makes it any more threatening to men. In fact, such regulations work exactly as well for the harassment of male cosplayers: the link actually has a video detailing one male cosplayer’s experience of harassment, and why it was not OK. And I also don’t see how the harassment of convention goers at conventions is a minor problem, unless you think that by dressing that way, they deserve unwanted attentions.
I absolutely agree with your point about “reverse sexism” being sexism: hence the inverted commas. I only used the term because I thought you were suggesting such. I disagree with the suggestion that modern feminism is misandrist or only interested in women, though: that’s never been my understanding or perception of fellow feminists, most of whom have to battle against the “man-hater” image.
All of that said, I’m very sorry you feel so unsafe and uncomfortable at conventions. That sucks 😦
As I said, Making cons more comfortable for one group does not need to make it less comfortable for others. The problem is that this is how it’s actually being implemented and enforced. The harassment policies are becoming more and more about feelings, not actions. I’m not a mind reader. When the policy is “made to feel”, not prohibited actions, I need to know how my actions will make you feel before hand. I’m not a mind reader. The policy revisions and actions have been to make “made to feel” more inclusive and fuzzy. Now that the possible penalties for not being a good enough mind reader have progressed past “ejected from con” to loosing the ability to put food on the table. This is a very hostile environment. Policy revisions that would help both Cosplay and other attendees would be better worded, more clear, definitions of what is and more importantly what is not harassment.
So, this leads me to a very real question for you. What is the greatest level of “Harassment” to which the proper reply is “Suck it up buttercup”. What level of harassment complaints is just being whiny?
No one “Deserves” unwanted attention. This is reality though. Unwanted attention is a reality that must be dealt with. People that intentionally bring attention to themselves raise the bar for when unwanted attention actually becomes problematic. To say the girl in the string bikini with pink hair and talking really loud wants the same amount of attention that the girl in the hoodie is seeking is just silly. The girl putting herself on display wants more attention, and this will include more unwanted attention. This is not ideal, but it is reality.
it isn’t difficult, you are allowed to talk to them as a person, you can compliment their costume all you want. Just don’t make comments about their body, touch them, invade their space or take a photo without permission.
There is also the problem of creators designing costumes for their female characters and then shaming women for actually dressing up as those characters, which makes no sense. Cosplay is fun and attention is not the same as unwanted attention. It is fun to look at all the cool costumes. It’s not fun to have your body critiqued or groped by strangers even if the critic thinks what they say is a compliment.
So rather than “you look hot in that costume” go for “that costume is amazing”. Easy. |
345 S.W.2d 569 (1961)
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant,
v.
Steve GOODSON, Appellee.
No. 13735.
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.
April 12, 1961.
Rehearing Denied May 3, 1961.
*570 Houchins, Anderson, Smith & Null, Victoria, for appellant.
Helm, Jones, McDermott & Pletcher, Houston, Arthur M. Green, Victoria, for appellee.
*571 BARROW, Justice.
This suit is by Steve Goodson, appellee, against the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, appellant, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused when a string of cars was "kicked" against a number of box cars where appellee was coupling air hoses. The suit was brought under the terms and provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51. The trial was to a jury. The parties stipulated that $1,036 represented reasonable medical expenses for the treatment of appellee on account of injuries suffered. The jury found in favor of appellee and fixed his damages for personal injuries at $85,000. The trial court entered judgment against appellant in the sum of $86,036. This appeal is from that judgment.
Appellant seeks a reversal of the judgment upon four points, which will be considered separately in order.
By its first point, appellant contends that a new trial should be granted "because the trial court erred in admitting opinion evidence over the objections of the appellant." This accident occurred in appellant's switching yard at Bloomington, Texas, during switching operations making up a train. Appellee, a brakeman, was coupling the air hoses between two stationary cars when appellant's train crew kicked out a string of loose unattended cars, which bumped into the cars where appellee was working, causing them to move. Appellee was knocked down and a car wheel ran over his right leg, injuring and mangling it to the extent that it had to be amputated. It is appellant's contention that the court erred in permitting the witness Munlin, the locomotive engineer, to testify that "it is not proper to kick some cars against (a) cut" of box cars when a man is coupling the air hoses between them; and that if a man "knows the air is being coupled, it is improper to give a signal to kick cars against" the cars being coupled. That appellee should not have been coupling these cars without notifying the conductor, and that in fact he should have notified the witness. Appellant also contends that the court erred in permitting the witness Parker, the conductor, to testify:
"Q. So there would be nothing improper about Steve starting to follow the cut of cars and working back towards the crossing? A. No. In this instance it was the only logical thing to do, because he had to go back to the crossing anyway."
Appellant objected to this testimony on the grounds that the witnesses were stating opinions; that the matters stated were matters of common knowledge, not the subject of expert opinion; that they "cumbered" the proceedings and were prejudicial.
The record shows that the switching operation was under the direction of Parker, the conductor, under whose direction appellee was coupling the cars. That it was appellee's job to do that, and that Parker knew appellee was doing so. It was Parker who gave the signal to the engineer to cut out the cars and kick them against the other cars. He knew that in order to couple the air hoses appellee would have to go between the cars, and he knew the railroad policy, that it was dangerous to move cars when people are working around, under, or between them. There was much testimony, without objection, regarding the proper methods of switching, coupling and moving cars, and regarding safety during such operation. Thus the issue is of primary negligence.
It has been repeatedly and consistently held by the Courts of this State that the usual, customary and proper methods of handling the operation of railroad trains and switching operations such as involved in this case, are not matters with which ordinary jurors are sufficiently familiar to pass upon, and are the subject of testimony by witnesses who are shown to be qualified as experts. McCray v. *572 Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio R. Co., 89 Tex. 168, 34 S.W. 95; Houston & T. C. R. Co. v. Cowser, 57 Tex. 293; Houston Belt & Terminal R. Co. v. Stephens, 109 Tex. 185, 203 S.W. 41; Galveston, H. & S. A. R. Co. v. Sample, Tex.Civ.App., 145 S.W. 1057; Galveston, H. & S. A. R. Co. v. Grenig, Tex.Civ.App., 142 S.W. 135; Missouri K. & T. R. Co. of Texas v. Williams, 56 Tex.Civ.App. 246, 120 S.W. 553; Galveston, H. & S. A. R. Co. v. Mitchell, 48 Tex.Civ.App. 381, 107 S.W. 374; International & G. N. R. Co. v. Collins, 33 Tex.Civ.App. 58, 75 S.W. 814; Galveston, H. & S. A. R. Co. v. Hughes, 22 Tex.Civ. App. 134, 54 S.W. 264; Galveston, H. & S. A. R. Co. v. Ford, 22 Tex.Civ.App. 131, 54 S.W. 37. It appears from the evidence that the witnesses Munlin and Parker are railroad men who have had many years of experience in the matters about which they testified. We think the testimony objected to was the subject of expert testimony, and that the witnesses were qualified as experts.
Appellant's second point complains that the argument of appellee's counsel to the jury "was reasonably calculated to advise and probably did advise the jury of the effect of their answers to the special issues submitted." We overrule the point. We have carefully considered all of the argument of which appellant complains and have found nothing improper. To set out all the argument which appellant contends is objectionable would unduly lengthen this opinion. In substance, the argument requested the jury to answer the first nine issues "we do", the next ten issues, "we do not", and Issue No. 20, "It was not the result of an unavoidable accident." Complaint is also made of counsel's argument on the unavoidable accident issue. We find nothing improper in the argument. Counsel simply explained the issue and the instruction in connection therewith. It is well settled that counsel may in argument suggest how special issues should be answered, and may even "urge and beg" the jury to so answer them, provided the argument does not inform the jury of the effect the answers will have upon the judgment to be rendered. Texas & N. O. R. Co. v. McGinnis, 130 Tex. 338, 109 S.W.2d 160; Dallas Ry. & Terminal Co. v. Bankston, Tex.Com.App., 51 S.W.2d 304. We are also of the opinion that the argument complained of is the type of argument which, if harmful, could be cured by an instruction from the trial court. Younger Bros. Inc. v. Myers, Tex.Sup., 324 S.W.2d 546; Household Furniture Co. v. Storrie, Tex. Civ.App., 292 S.W. 612. The record shows that no timely objection was made, nor was any timely request made for an instruction from the court. The complaint was made for the first time on motion for new trial. Moreover, from an examination of the entire record, we have reached the conclusion that appellant suffered no harm by such argument. Rule 434, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Appellant's third point seeks a reversal on account of alleged jury misconduct, in that it is contended the jury rendered a quotient verdict. The point is overruled. Only three of the jurors testified on motion for new trial. These jurors all testified there was no agreement to be bound by the result of a quotient. It was suggested that an average be taken "as a starting point to argue from, to see what the average would come to;" that there was no agreement to be bound by the result; that the quotient or average came to $82,000 and some odd dollars; that thereafter the argument between the jurors lasted some thirty minutes. Appellant relies strongly on the testimony of Jake Herzberger, the juror who testified that by averaging the various sums, it was thought they could come to some agreement, and that thereafter the jury "gradually" agreed to the figure of $85,000. In order to warrant a reversal on account of a quotient verdict there must be an antecedent agreement to be bound by the quotient. Page v. Lockley, Tex.Civ.App., 176 S.W.2d 991, reversed on other grounds, 142 Tex. 594, 180 S.W.2d 616. The evidence of the *573 jurors on motion for new trial justifies the conclusion that there was no agreement to be bound by the results. Page v. Lockley, supra.
By its fourth point appellant complains that the "Court erred in refusing to grant a new trial as the damages allowed by the jury are manifestly excessive under the evidence." The award of $85,000 damages was for the lost earnings, diminished capacity for work, for past and future physical pain and suffering, and past and future mental anguish. At the time of the accident Steve Goodson was fifty-four years old and had been working for appellant for more than thirty-two years. He had only a low seventh grade education. It was stipulated by the parties that he had a life expectancy of eighteen and one-half years, and a work-life expectancy of eleven years. It was also stipulated that money may be safely and securely lent at the rate of 6% per annum. His earnings steadily increased from $5,581.34 in 1953, to $7,656.13 in 1957, however, in 1958, for some unknown reason, his earnings dropped to $7,345.28. As the result of the occurrence of April 27, 1959, out of which this suit arose, Steve Goodson was caused to fall between the rails, with his left leg inside the rail. His right leg was mangled and had to be amputated. His right shoulder was injured. The ligaments were torn loose, and he did not have much use of his right shoulder, and his right arm was weakened. He walked with crutches and his shoulder gave way at times, with the result that he would fall. He fell and hurt his left knee and it was six months before the wound on his knee would heal. He had undergone three operations on his right leg. The third operation was performed on December 4, 1959, and the remaining stump was only six inches from his groin. He could not stand pressure on the stump. He could sleep only on his back and/or left side and did not sleep too well. He was unable to help his wife around the house, and it was difficult for him to take a bath. He is never completely free of pain. He felt pain and some itching in his lost leg. Immediately following the receipt of his injuries he was confined in the hospital in Victoria for thirty-two days, and then, for about a month, in a hospital at Kingsville, from which he was released on July 5, 1959. He was in bed, in the hospital and at home, for more than two months in connection with the December, 1959, operation on his leg. He still has weakness and pain in his left knee. He had been unable to work since he was injured.
The Rule in this State has been stated in 13 (Rev.) Tex.Jur. 271, § 151, Damages, as follows:
"It is a well settled general rule that where the law furnishes no legal measure of damages, and they are unliquidated, the amount to be awarded rests largely in the discretion of the jury; and unless the award is so large as to indicate that it is the result of passion, prejudice or corruption, or that the evidence has been disregarded, their verdict is conclusive and will not be set aside as excessive, either by the trial court or on appeal."
This text is supported by an unbroken line of decisions. We have found nothing in the verdict itself, or elsewhere in the record to indicate that the jury in this case was guided by any motive other than a calm deliberation and conscientious consideration of the evidence and the charge of the court. Appellant's fourth point is overruled.
The judgment is affirmed.
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Figures from 72 councils show more than 12,000 properties have been sold off since 2014 but only 4,309 have been built
Council homes are being sold off almost three times faster than local authorities can replace them, new analysis has revealed, with some local authorities selling 20 times the number of homes that were built in three years.
Analysis of figures from 72 councils who responded to freedom of information requests found the mass selloff has raised more than £930m from the sale of more than 12,000 council house since 2014. In those boroughs, just 4,309 houses were built in the same time.
When the government expanded right-to-buy in 2011, ministers said they were committed to “one for one replacement”. The Department for Communities and Local Government pledged it would ensure “every home sold is replaced”. However, councils have consistently warned that they are unable to keep up with the loss of housing under right-to-buy.
London councils have sold homes in the highest numbers, given the demand for property in the capital. Kensington and Chelsea, the borough at the centre of the row over the Grenfell Tower fire, has built no new council houses since 2014 but has sold 46, netting the council more than £14.3m.
Tower Hamlets, which sold seven times as many council homes as were built over the three years, raised the most cash from the sales, just under £104m. “It takes time to find suitable building sites and procure the construction of new homes,” a spokesman said.
In Waltham Forest, 345 council houses were sold, but none have been built in the borough since 2014.
“All local authorities face a considerable challenge as a result of government policy that requires them to sell their housing stock while constraining their ability to invest in it,” a council spokesman said. “We fully support the Local Government Association’s campaign to ask government to look at this position again.”
Properties have sometimes sold for huge sums. In Wandsworth, 11 of the council houses sold at auction for over a million pounds each, though the capital raised is held for housing purposes such as new builds and estate regeneration.
Though London boroughs sold proportionally far more homes than were built, the gap is still stark elsewhere in the country. Aberdeen City council has built just 24 homes since 2014 but sold almost 20 times that number.
South Tyneside, one of the boroughs in England that has seen one of the steepest increases in levels of deprivation, has sold 417 council houses but built none.
A spokesman for the council said the problem was “changes to affordable housing grant funding, restrictions on housing revenue account borrowing and the continued risk of losing stock to right to buy.”
The council said it now uses registered providers for new affordable homes, which the council said had delivered 231 properties since 2015. Of the councils that responded, Leicester has sold the most council houses, 892 properties, which is more than seven times the number that were built.
Andy Connelly, Leicester’s assistant city mayor, said right to buy had significantly affected housing stock. “This means we are never able to meet demand for accommodation on our housing register,” he said.
“We lost £1.6m in rental income last year due to the right to buy scheme, which means less money to run our housing services. Although we get a percentage of the money from each sale, it’s not enough to allow us to replace stock on a one-to-one basis.”
Connelly said current projections predicted 1,600 new homes were needed every year in the city, but current supply was only 1,200.
“Until the government provides a fairer balance in the way that the right to buy scheme is administered, it is extremely difficult for us to replace housing stock on a one-to-one basis,” he said. “This is a common problem for local authorities up and down the country.”
The outgoing Lib Dem leader, Tim Farron, whose party requested the figures, said they showed the government’s aim to replace council houses one for one had been “utter fantasy”.
“Council housing used to mean a decent home for all, now it means years on a waiting list and council houses being flogged off for over a million,” he said. “Thousands of council houses are being sold off by the Tories never to be replaced. This is devastating our social housing stock and robbing many families of a safety net.”
Farron said new safeguards and funding should ensure councils were able to replace housing stock. “The Conservative ideological crusade over right to buy is ripping the heart of communities and threatens to change the face of many towns up and down the country,” he said.
The DCLG said councils were meeting their targets, though the commitment was never to replace every right to buy sale, only additional sales under the expanded scheme from 2012.
A DCLG spokesman said: “Every additional home sold under the reinvigorated right to buy scheme must be replaced by an additional home. Local authorities should deliver these additional affordable homes within three years, and so far they have achieved this.” |
541 So.2d 706 (1989)
Joseph D'ANGELO, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 88-0390.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 29, 1989.
Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 4, 1989.
Daniel S. Carusi, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Celia A. Terenzio, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.
Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 4, 1989.
DOWNEY, Judge.
Appellant seeks reversal of his conviction and sentence for trafficking in cocaine. He attacks his conviction on double jeopardy grounds, which we reject. The mistrial declared in his first trial was based upon appellant's motion therefor and has not been shown to be the result of prosecutorial misconduct.
The departure sentence imposed was based upon three grounds, two of which were invalid, i.e., the quantity of drugs involved, Pastor v. State, 521 So.2d 1079 (Fla. 1988), and the effect of the distribution of large amounts of drugs on society, Platt v. State, 515 So.2d 1068 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987). The third ground, that the crime was committed in a well organized and professional manner, is a valid reason for departure. Young v. State, 502 So.2d 1347 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). However, we are unable to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the trial judge would have imposed the same sentence absent the two invalid grounds as required by Albritton v. State, 476 So.2d 158 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985), which decision is applicable to this case as the crime predates the 1987 amendment in Chapter 87-110 to section 921.001(5), Florida Statutes. State v. McGriff, 537 So.2d 107 (Fla. 1989.)
Accordingly, we affirm the conviction and reverse the sentence, and remand the cause for resentencing as the trial court may be advised.
DELL and WARNER, JJ., concur.
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Alkyl halides are versatile alkylating agents in organic chemistry. Methyl halides are particularly popular as alkylating agents. Representative of the methyl halides is methyl iodide, which in a pure state is a clear liquid that over time becomes brown as a result of decomposition to form various iodine-containing species. Methyl iodide is often stabilized through the addition of a solid metal such as mercury or copper to the storage vessel. As alkyl halides including methyl iodide are susceptible to actinic degradation and free radical decomposition, alkyl halide storage is often problematic. Nonetheless, aged alkyl halides are readily restored to usable form through a distillation process.
The handling of isotopically enriched alkyl halides is made all the more difficult by radioisotope emissions creating free radicals that speed the chemical decomposition of the alkyl halide. Distillation to purify usable alkyl halides from a decomposing isotopically enriched alkyl halide is both technically challenging to perform and highly wasteful of radioisotopes.
Owing to the complexities of handling radioisotopes, isotopically labeled reagents tend to be small molecules that can be synthesized and used quickly. [Methyl-3H]methyl iodide is a common methylating reagent used in the synthesis of methyl-labeled radiochemicals. Unfortunately, the rapid degradation of tritiated methyl iodide and other isotope-enriched alkyl halides means that these reagents must be used rapidly after synthesis. The requirement of rapid usage of isotopically labeled alkyl halides entails a scheduled batch production of the reagent followed by numerous reagent consumptive reactions being performed thereafter. The net result is that labeling reactions cannot be efficiently performed but instead are tied to the schedule of alkyl halide production. Additionally, an excess of isotopically enriched alkyl halide is necessarily produced to preclude the possibility of performing a second batch production to account for any shortfall. The resulting excess production of isotopically enriched alkyl halide is wasteful of materials and increases the waste disposal volume. Thus, there exists a need for an isotopically enriched alkylating reagent that has a longer shelf life than the corresponding alkyl halide without loss of specific isotope activity. |
We're nailing down a ton of good coaches this year. Pretty amazing offseason so far.
Agreed, but we are still missing two very important position coaches and offensive and defensive line and I have not heard any possible names so that will still be something Whiz needs to take care of asap.
Agreed. It's arguably the most important parts of the staff and the way our O-Line has underperformed the past couple of years, it needs to be a significant hire IMO. Bring back MUNCH
Yea I dont even know who is out there to go out and hire it seems like the majority of the teams have filled that vacancy.
Maybe they're trying to take another College Team's Defensive Coordinator??
We're nailing down a ton of good coaches this year. Pretty amazing offseason so far.
Agreed, but we are still missing two very important position coaches and offensive and defensive line and I have not heard any possible names so that will still be something Whiz needs to take care of asap.
Agreed. It's arguably the most important parts of the staff and the way our O-Line has underperformed the past couple of years, it needs to be a significant hire IMO. Bring back MUNCH
Yea I dont even know who is out there to go out and hire it seems like the majority of the teams have filled that vacancy.
Maybe they're trying to take another College Team's Defensive Coordinator??
Should've went after Chris Rumph.
That would've been cool as well_________________Tennessee Titans Baby!
I know hindsight is 20/20, but when you look at how things are shaping up with our new staff, we got twice as fortunate to land Ken Whizenhunt. As if joining our organization wasn't good enough, it's even better that he didn't join the Texans (our division rival, I might add). He was one of their frontrunners in the coaching hunt before they signed Bill O'Brien. We're all doing the "happy" dance because of all the moves being made with our staff, but just imagine if all this was going on in the Texans camp. Pretty freaking scary thought. That makes us very fortunate in two ways. It's happening for us, and not for them.
Because of this, I feel that we need to give credit where it's truly due. Yes, Ruston had a hand in it and I applaud him for what he's done. But Ruston couldn't have pulled it off if not for certain events that took place a couple of weeks prior to the signing. We owe all of this to one man...Kansas City Chiefs PK, Ryan Succop. That's right! Had he made that field goal and won the game, it wouldn't have went into overtime, and the Chargers' season would've been over right there. But because the Chargers made the playoffs, that delayed Whizenhunt's opportunity to immediately sign on with anybody as HC, pretty much forcing the Texans move sooner and snatch O'Brien rather than wait around. Thank you Ryan Succop! Your missed FG paved the way to a brighter future for our franchise. Oh and Ruston, you did good too. A big KUDOS to you both!!!_________________HEALTH STATEMENT: I'm not "fat", just well nutritioned.
Because of this, I feel that we need to give credit where it's truly due. Yes, Ruston had a hand in it and I applaud him for what he's done. But Ruston couldn't have pulled it off if not for certain events that took place a couple of weeks prior to the signing. We owe all of this to one man...Kansas City Chiefs PK, Ryan Succop. That's right! Had he made that field goal and won the game, it wouldn't have went into overtime, and the Chargers' season would've been over right there. But because the Chargers made the playoffs, that delayed Whizenhunt's opportunity to immediately sign on with anybody as HC, pretty much forcing the Texans move sooner and snatch O'Brien rather than wait around. Thank you Ryan Succop! Your missed FG paved the way to a brighter future for our franchise. Oh and Ruston, you did good too. A big KUDOS to you both!!![/color]
That is pretty funny. Depending on how the next 10 years play out, maybe he deserves a place in our Ring of Honor!_________________
Because of this, I feel that we need to give credit where it's truly due. Yes, Ruston had a hand in it and I applaud him for what he's done. But Ruston couldn't have pulled it off if not for certain events that took place a couple of weeks prior to the signing. We owe all of this to one man...Kansas City Chiefs PK, Ryan Succop. That's right! Had he made that field goal and won the game, it wouldn't have went into overtime, and the Chargers' season would've been over right there. But because the Chargers made the playoffs, that delayed Whizenhunt's opportunity to immediately sign on with anybody as HC, pretty much forcing the Texans move sooner and snatch O'Brien rather than wait around. Thank you Ryan Succop! Your missed FG paved the way to a brighter future for our franchise. Oh and Ruston, you did good too. A big KUDOS to you both!!![/color]
That is pretty funny. Depending on how the next 10 years play out, maybe he deserves a place in our Ring of Honor!
THAT would be sweet! LOL
I guess this is kinda my version of the N "If" L._________________HEALTH STATEMENT: I'm not "fat", just well nutritioned.
We're nailing down a ton of good coaches this year. Pretty amazing offseason so far.
Agreed, but we are still missing two very important position coaches and offensive and defensive line and I have not heard any possible names so that will still be something Whiz needs to take care of asap.
Agreed. It's arguably the most important parts of the staff and the way our O-Line has underperformed the past couple of years, it needs to be a significant hire IMO. Bring back MUNCH
Yea I dont even know who is out there to go out and hire it seems like the majority of the teams have filled that vacancy.
Maybe they're trying to take another College Team's Defensive Coordinator??
Should've went after Chris Rumph.
Ron Aiken is a guy Whiz has worked with a lot in the past. He is currently the Oregon Ducks D-Line coach. Could be an option.
@glennonsports: #Titans have agreed to terms with a new OL coach, Bob Bostad, and a new DL coach, Giff Smith.
That didnt take long. Fills the staff. Blah hires IMO.
Truthfully can you tell me the best o-line coach (besides Munch) that were available. Same with the defensive line?
I can't. Lol. All I can think of is Munch and Washburn.
If he coached the Wisconsin lines then that's good to me. They always have a dominating line.
I did say Bostad coached at Wisconsin which was impressive. The other guy is just blah to me. Coached Derrick Morgan at GT and was in Buffalo for a season but other than that, he's not impressive._________________
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Preferential expression of alpha B-crystallin in astrocytic elements of neuroectodermal tumors.
Recently the authors have identified a major component of Rosenthal fibers as alpha B-crystallin, a major lens protein. In the current study the authors investigated the expression of alpha B-crystallin in four cultured glioma cell lines and in 115 human neuroectodermal tumors. alpha B-crystallin was expressed differentially by those glioma cell lines, but not by neuroblastoma cell lines. Northern blot analysis revealed two distinct messages for alpha B-crystallin in C-6, whereas only a single message in U-373MG and G26-24. In human surgical specimens positive immunostaining was frequently observed in the following brain tumors: pilocytic astrocytoma of the juvenile type, anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma multiforme, and subependymal giant cell astrocytoma. The astrocytic elements of mixed oligoastrocytomas, glioblastomas with sarcomatous components, and gangliogliomas were likewise strongly stained. In contrast, little immunoreactivity was observed in ependymal and choroid plexus tumors. Thus, alpha B-crystallin is mainly expressed by astrocytic tumors among neuroectodermal neoplasms, without regard to the presence of Rosenthal fibers. |
The present invention relates generally to window wipers used to clean vehicle windows and more particularly to wiper blades used in window wipers.
Window wipers used to clean vehicle windows tend to have difficulty adequately cleaning the windows under certain driving conditions. For example, in cold weather driving conditions, a hinge area of a wiper blade may fill with water and freeze. This ice prevents the hinge from properly allowing the wiping lip to flip at the reversal point in the wiper motion. This prevented flipping may cause the blade to chatter as it moves across the window, limiting the blade's ability to clear water and snow from the window.
In an attempt to address this concern, some have made the wiper blade entirely out of silicone or hydrophobic rubber, or have coated the entire wiper blade in these materials. However, silicone and other of the hydrophobic materials used have other drawbacks that make them less desirable when used to make the wiper blade. |
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The House health care reform bill is about 400,000 words long. 1,990 pages at $2.2 million a word
It runs more pages than War and Peace, has nearly five times as many words as the Torah, and its tables of contents alone run far longer than this story.
The House health care bill unveiled Thursday clocks in at 1,990 pages and about 400,000 words. With an estimated 10-year cost of $894 billion, that comes out to about $2.24 million per word. .
And for some members, that may not be enough.
A “robust” public option can’t be found in the bill. Neither can the word “doctor” – save for a few references to degrees. No “cost curve” is bent. No “blue pill” is dispensed.
“Death” and “taxes” are both in there, but “death panel” is not.
The text defines dozens of words and phrases, including “family” (“an individual and . . . the individual’s dependents”), “health insurance coverage,” “exchange-eligible individual” and “Indian.”
And for those who cry “read the bill,” beware. There are plenty of paragraphs like this one:
“(a) Outpatient Hospitals – (1) In General – Section 1833(t)(3)(C)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(t)(3)(C)(iv)) is amended – (A) in the first sentence – (i) by inserting “(which is subject to the productivity adjustment described in subclause (II) of such section)” after “1886(b)(3)(B)(iii); and (ii) by inserting “(but not below 0)” after “reduced”; and (B) in the second sentence, by inserting “and which is subject, beginning with 2010 to the productivity adjustment described in section 1886(b)(3)(B)(iii)(II)”.
The section deals with “incorporating productivity improvements into market basket updates that do not already incorporate such improvements,” if that helps.
Optimistic lawmakers say it could take a week just to get through the bill’s text.
“I’ll have to call an emergency meeting of my staff and drop the customary procedure of me reading and my staff not reading,” joked House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.), who famously told filmmaker Michael Moore that lawmakers “don’t read most of the bills.”
“It’s one thing to read it,” said Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.), a lawyer who voted against the first version of the bill on its way through the Energy and Commerce Committee. “It’s another thing to understand it when it’s written in legalese.”
When given the bill’s dimensions, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) noted that some members are faster readers than others.
“That’s one afternoon for Barney Frank,” he said.
Republicans aide said a print-out of the bill weighs more than 19 pounds and stands nearly nine inches tall.
North Carolina Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry, 34 years old and a few inches taller than 5 feet, said the bill could act as a ”booster seat.”
Democrats say the essence of the bill isn’t much different from the three sister bills they moved through committees this summer, which came in around 1,000 pages.
If you read those, they say, you pretty much know what’s in this one.
“It’s almost a complete certainty that we have already discussed and debated almost every element that’s in this bill,” said Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.)
McHenry took issue with the notion that the 2,000-page bill hasn’t changed much from the earlier, 1,000-page versions. To prove the point, he pulled out a Democratic-written summary of the changes.
All eight pages of them.
Asked why the House will vote on the roughly 400,000-word bill in a week when it takes a congregation a year to read the 80,000-word Torah at a synagogue, Rothman, who is Jewish, exhibited the wisdom of a Talmudic scholar.
“It only takes a year because you read one section a week,” he said.
But Republican Rep. Joe Barton, who is Texan, said the bill is “about four reams of paper” that add up to the American public “getting reamed.” |
Q:
Issues with Nvidia graphics driver and CUDA after apt-get upgrade
I previously installed CUDA 7.5 on Ubuntu 14.04 using the "deb (network)" install from Nvidia. It has worked for a few months, until I ran sudo apt-get upgrade today. After doing this, I encountered the following
$ nvidia-smi
modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:809 kmod_module_insert_module() could not find module by name='nvidia_352'
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia_352': Function not implemented
NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running.
Running sudo nvidia-smi is no different.
I am unable to login in GUI mode (it just goes back to the login screen after I enter my password), but I can access the terminal.
I have been able to restore graphical functionality, however I am having difficulty re-installing CUDA after that. Can you please help me?
Restoring graphics
I have found that I can get the graphics to work again by doing
$ sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia*
$ sudo apt-get autoremove
and then editing /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cuda.list to remove all lines, then doing
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-352
and rebooting the system. After this, nvidia-smi is working again. However, I still need to re-install CUDA.
Trying to re-install CUDA
I tried restoring the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cuda.list and then doing sudo apt-get install cuda.
I noticed this error message:
Loading new nvidia-352-352.93 DKMS files...
Building only for 3.13.0-68-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.13.0-68-generic
ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/nvidia-352.0.crash'
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.13.0-68-generic (x86_64)
After doing this, the system is returned to its behaviour at the start.
For example, nvidia-smi prints the error message above, and after building and running deviceQuery I get a similar error:
./deviceQuery Starting...
CUDA Device Query (Runtime API) version (CUDART static linking)
modprobe: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:809 kmod_module_insert_module() could not find module by name='nvidia_352'
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia_352': Function not implemented
cudaGetDeviceCount returned 38
-> no CUDA-capable device is detected
Result = FAIL
I seem to recall that when I first installed CUDA, it would only work if I did it without updating the nvidia-352 package from the Nvidia repositories.
However, now I don't seem to have the option of doing that, because when I run sudo apt-get install cuda it automatically upgrades the nvidia-352 package:
Unpacking nvidia-352 (352.93-0ubuntu1) over (352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ...
If I try to set the versions explicitly, I get
$ sudo apt-get install cuda-drivers nvidia-352=352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 nvidia-352-dev=352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies.
cuda-drivers : Depends: nvidia-352 (>= 352.93) but 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 is to be installed
Depends: nvidia-352-dev (>= 352.93) but 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
In fact, if I try to use version 352.63-0ubuntu1 instead of 352.63-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 by doing
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-352=352.63-0ubuntu1
then this is enough to break the graphical login and cause nvidia-smi to display the error message above.
Diagnostics
$ lspci | grep -i vga
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM200 [GeForce GTX TITAN X] (rev a1)
$ dpkg -l | grep -i nvidia
ii bbswitch-dkms 0.7-2ubuntu1 amd64 Interface for toggling the power on nVidia Optimus video cards
ii libcuda1-352 352.93-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA CUDA runtime library
ii nvidia-352 352.93-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA binary driver - version 352.93
ii nvidia-352-dev 352.93-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver development files
ii nvidia-352-uvm 352.93-0ubuntu1 amd64 Transitional package for nvidia-352
ii nvidia-modprobe 352.93-0ubuntu1 amd64 Load the NVIDIA kernel driver and create device files
ii nvidia-opencl-icd-352 352.93-0ubuntu1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenCL ICD
ii nvidia-prime 0.6.2 amd64 Tools to enable NVIDIA's Prime
ii nvidia-settings 352.93-0ubuntu1 amd64 Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
A:
I had a similar problem. Was able to solve this by installing the recommended version of nvidia driver.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-drivers-common
sudo ubuntu-drivers devices
sudo apt-get install <recommended version>
A:
A friend was able to solve it for me!
The solution that he showed me was to (after removing all nvidia packages as before)
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-364
then download the .run CUDA installer (for me it was cuda_7.5.18_linux.run) from Nvidia and be careful to choose "no" when asked whether you want to install the driver that is packaged with CUDA.
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Responses of neurons in the ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus to sinusoidally amplitude modulated tones.
Fluctuations in the amplitude of a sound play an important role in our perception of pitch and acoustic space, but their neural analysis has not been fully elucidated. The ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus (VNLL) has been implicated in the processing of such temporal features of a sound. This study examines responses of neurons in the VNLL of unanesthetized rabbits to sinusoidally amplitude modulated tones, a type of stimulus that has often been used to investigate encoding of temporal information. Modulation transfer functions of responses were calculated in two ways: based on discharge rates (rMTFs) and on synchronization to the envelope (tMTFs). Among the variety of rMTFs, two types were readily identifiable: flat and band-pass. The responses of neurons exhibiting these types of rMTF differed in several ways. Neurons with flat rMTFs typically had moderate rates of spontaneous activity, sustained responses to short tone bursts, and low-pass or band-pass tMTFs. Neurons with band-pass rMTFs typically had low spontaneous activity, onset responses to short tone bursts, and flat tMTFs. The vast majority synchronized strongly to the modulation envelope. The best modulation frequencies of neurons with band-pass rMTFs extended from 14 to 283 Hz. The presence of neurons with band-pass rMTFs in the VNLL suggests that this nucleus plays a role in converting the temporal code for modulation frequency used in lower structures into a rate-based code for use higher in the auditory pathway. The substantial number of neurons with more complex modulation transfer functions indicates that the VNLL has other functions. |
Muscle cell differentiation in ascidian embryos analysed with a tissue-specific monoclonal antibody.
Utilizing a muscle-specific monoclonal antibody (Mu-2) as a probe, we analysed developmental mechanisms involved in muscle cell differentiation in ascidian embryos. The antigen recognized by Mu-2 was a single polypeptide with a relative molecular mass of about 220 X 10(3). It first appeared at the early tailbud stage and continued to be expressed until the swimming larva stage. There were distinct and separate puromycin and actinomycin D sensitivity periods during the occurrence of the antigen, suggesting the new synthesis of the polypeptide by developing muscle cells. Embryos that had been permanently arrested with aphidicolin in the early cleavage stages up to the 32-cell stage did not express the antigen. DNA replications may be required for the antigen expression. Embryos that had been arrested with cytochalasin B in the 8-cell and later stages developed the antigen, and the number and position of the arrested blastomeres exhibiting the differentiation marker almost corresponded to those of the B4.1-line muscle lineage. Furthermore, in quarter embryos developed from each blastomere pair isolated from the 8-cell embryo, all the B4.1 as well as a part of b4.2 partial embryos expressed the antigen, while the a4.2 and A4.1 partial embryos did not show the antigen expression. These results may provide further support for the existence of cytoplasmic determinants for muscle cell differentiation in this mosaic egg. |
Q:
Rendezvous in inter process communication?
I have two processes communicating through a send() and a receive().
If both are blocking, I know this is what is known as extended rendezvous, if the sender is non-blocking then it's called limited rendezvous.
But what happens when both send() and receive() are non-blocking? Is this another kind of rendezvous?
A:
It doesn't make sense if both are non-blocking. The way rendezvous might happen in that case, is when both make the calls at exactly the same time.
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Cardiac dysrrhthmia in systemic disease.
This is an ECG of a 6-year-old girl. She presented to us for management of epilepsy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed multiple lesions consistent with cortical and subcortical tubers. There were also achromic spots on her skin and echocardiography demonstrated a rhabdomyoma near the right ventricular outflow tract. A diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis, an autosomal-dominantly inherited condition, was made. What is abnormal about the ECG? |
A General-Purpose Counting Filter: Making Every Bit Count [pdf] - gbrown_
http://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~rp/tech_reports/sbcstr-c6ff764fdd8f9d2b5ea3b31972a787bc/report.pdf
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This is misleading for some aspects of the cuckoo filter.
_> The cuckoo filter can also support a small number of duplicates of some
items. In the authors’ reference implementation, each slot can actually hold 4
values, so the system can support up to 8 duplicates, although its not clear
how this will impact the probability of failure during inserts of other items.
One could attempt to add counting to the cuckoo filter by associating a
counter with each fingerprint, but this would increase the space usage._
Cuckoo filters support buckets of arbitrary size. (They can also support an
arbitrary number of candidate buckets per item, but that requires a different
scheme for the partial-key cuckoo hashing. It also reduces how much
compression is possible, as described in the note below.)
The upside of larger buckets is better load factors; the downside, in theory,
is the need for more bits per item and longer query times. Cuckoo filters are
amenable to compression via integer coding within buckets, though, so in
practice reasonably large buckets are free.
_> The space savings from these optimizations make the RSQF more space
efficient than the Bloom filter for false-positive rates less than 1/64 and
more space efficient than the cuckoo filter for all false-positive rates. In
contrast, the original quotient filter is less space efficient than the cuckoo
filter for all false-positive rates and the Bloom filter for false-positive
rates larger than to 2^-36._
The reference semi-sorted cuckoo filter is more space-efficient than the RSQF
at +2 bits per item, vs. +2.125 for the RSQF. The same can be true of a cuckoo
filter with compressed buckets, e.g. Golomb coding gets you down to ~+2.54[1]
regardless of bucket size, while also allowing the load factor to approach 1
thanks to larger buckets. For low false positive rates, that makes the cuckoo
filter quite a bit smaller.
1\. Assuming two candidate buckets per item. Specifically it's +(1 -
Bth_root(1 - ε))^(-1) bits per item, where ε is the desired false positive
rate and B is ε * the number of candidate buckets.
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Onikira - Demon Killer
Onikira: Demon Killer is a 2D side scrolling beat ‘em up set in a fantasy feudal Japan where the player takes on the role of a samurai fighting to prevent the forces of the Japanese underworld from breaking through into the world of the living.
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ABOUT THE GAME
Onikira: Demon Killer is a 2D side scrolling beat ‘em up set in a fantasy feudal Japan where the player takes on the role of a samurai fighting to prevent the forces of the Japanese underworld from breaking through into the world of the living.
Onikira: Demon Killer takes the deep fighting mechanics of some of the most amazing 3D beat ‘em ups, like Ninja Gaiden or Bayonetta, and merges them with classic 2D platformer mechanics in a way that has never been done before. For example, launch an enemy into the air, wall jump to position yourself above them, then Katana Slam them into the ground. Switch to the Naginata and use the Naginata Lift and air dash moves to stay in the air and off crumbling platforms, while pulling enemies up to you to be dispatched in mid-air. Whip out your grappling hook to grapple between platforms, across chasms or fiery pits, all the while fending off enemies.
Every level is crammed full of environmental aids to help the player in combat encounters. Slice the support pillars off a building and watch it crush your enemies as it collapses, or use your moves to fling enemies into spikes, pits, or the path of moving deadly objects. Be careful though, as dropping a building on your own head is known to cause sadness! |
Once again with “Guest,” the show dedicated an entire episode to a single person: this time Nora (Carrie Coon), who lost her husband and both her children to the Departure. Up until now, Nora's been an elusively loose cannon—a high-functioning professional who has a gun in her purse and hand cream in her glove compartment. She's also practical: When she calls up a prostitute from an ad in the local alt-weekly and asks that prostitute to shoot her in the chest while she's wearing Kevlar, she makes sure there's an inflatable mattress for her to collapse onto so she doesn't get hurt. (The symbolism in this scene is heavy-handed—Nora, winded, takes a gasp of air and comes back to life. The prostitute is called Angel. The thrash metal Nora puts on the stereo to cover the sound of the gunshot is Slayer's "Angel of Death.")
The crux of the episode comes later, when, drunk on who knows how many dirty martinis, Nora starts yelling at the man next to her at the hotel bar who tries to talk to her about the nature of loss and moving on. "What's next?" she screeches. "What's fucking next? Nothing is next! Nothing!" As small talk with a smarmy stranger goes, it's definitely overkill, but as an encapsulation of the show's main premise, it's quite precise. The universe is empty and meaningless, devoid of lasting significance. All that's left is the present moment, and the acceptance of being content to be left among the living. It's no coincidence that Holy Wayne happens to quote from Ecclesiastes, the Bible's most existentialist book, when he finally draws Nora into his arms: "For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion." The abiding message of Ecclesiastes (oddly, for the Old Testament) is one of futility: life is short and will end in death, so all humans can do is take pleasure in simple things and appreciate its transience.
This theme of acceptance is underscored by the episode's closing scenes, in which Nora shops for food she might actually eat (rather than restocking the sugary cereals her kids loved), agrees to go to dinner with Chief Garvey, and conducts another interview with a grieving victim of the Departed. Earlier in the show, Nora's boss comments on how remarkable it is that all of her interviewees gave an affirmative response to #121, the question of whether they believed their loved one had gone to a better place. This time, the tearful woman Nora talks with says no. Might this sense of finally being able to appreciate being left among the living be moving us towards a happier ending of sorts for the people of Mapleton? For Nora, who's chosen simulations of reality over living in the present moment up till now (the fake food, the non-fatal gunshot, making out with an eerie replica of a man instead of the man himself), the simple fact that she's shopping for rice cakes seems to hint at a more hopeful future. Whether the show's other characters can find the same fragile peace without a hug from Holy Wayne is another question.
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In between there's plenty of fun to be had, you'll be canoeing on the Barrington River, abseiling the Buccans Buccans overlooking Gloucester and taking a mountain bike for a spin on the purpose-built riverside trails.
At the end of each day, take a quick dip in the rapids at The Steps or relax by the fire in the tipi chill-out zone. Evening entertainment includes eco spotlighting, star gazing and campfire games. Awesome!
Our eco-camp offers you a journey with a purpose and a place for personal growth. Other lifelong skills achieved are teamwork, self-reliance, determination and cooperation.
all meals while on program, all transfers while on program and all equipment for paddling, mountain biking and abseiling;
campfire games, star gazing night
NB. Does not include arrival/departure transport to/from Gloucester. Gloucester is located on the main northern train line Sydney-Brisbane and is serviced by daily XPT train services from Central via Hornsby, Gosford and Broadmeadow. |
Peripelvic cysts simulating hydronephrosis.
Peripelvic cysts can have a sonographic appearance that is similar to hydronephrosis. Two cases are described where the initial sonogram suggested the diagnosis of pelvicalyceal obstruction, and on subsequent intravenous urography the correct diagnosis of peripelvic cysts was made. |
My Eulogy
I don’t do enough work around my own death. There is always tomorrow. But tomorrow may not come. Natural disasters, automobile accidents, nuclear bombs or just a plain slip and fall in the shower. One minute from now or now, death can come for me.
If I am lucky, I’ll get 36500 days on this blue orb. I have no idea, really, when I will die. But there is always tomorrow. What is tomorrow, exactly. Where is tomorrow?
That muddle is gauze I wrap around my consciousness. But I can pull that gauze off and choose to live today like it might be my last.
Then my eulogy might be, “He seized every moment and made each one his own.” |
Porto Cheli Airport
Porto Cheli Airfield is a private airfield located near Porto Cheli, Argolis, Greece. It belongs to company T. Alexiou S.A. and it has ceased operations since 2008.
History
The airfield mainly operated during the 1960s and 1970s. It belonged to businessman Tasos Alexiou. During the Greek military junta, there was interest in construction of a new airport closer to Porto Cheli, but it was never realized due to scandalous compensations that were given. In 2004, HCAA closed the airport due to required maintenance issues and in 2008 that the airfield's certificate expired, it was not renewed, thus closing the airport indefinitely.
References
Aerial photos of the airport and surrounding property.
Dedicated album with multimedia from the airport
Category:Airports in Greece
Category:Buildings and structures in Argolis
Category:Transport infrastructure in Peloponnese (region) |
I’ve been hoping for Fatal Frame V localization news for half a year. I wrote articles about its localization chances, especially once its localized name was revealed as “Oracle of the Sodden Raven,” and encouraged fans to ask Nintendo for it. Despite that, we’ve still heard nothing about a Western release of this survival horror game.
However, Tomonobu Itagaki thinks Fatal Frame V will be localized:
Hey guys, I strongly believe that Kikuchi Keisuke will release the Fatal Frame V in America, in many countries. He and me have same philosophy from Tecmo days. That’s what I can say for now. I want you guys to read between the lines.”
Itagaki was once a part of Tecmo as the head of Team Ninja. He created the Dead or Alive series and later developed 2004’s Ninja Gaiden and 2008’s Ninja Gaiden II. He left Tecmo and formed Valhalla Game Studios, where he’s working on the upcoming Wii U exclusive Devil’s Third.
Although he isn’t involved with Fatal Frame V, his confidence–as well as the implication that he knows something he can’t say–gives us hope that Fatal Frame V: Oracle of the Sodden Raven will be localized after all! In the meantime, don’t forget to follow Operation Zero for all updates on Fatal Frame localization and localization campaigns.
Now, could we please get some hope for Gyakuten Kenji 2?
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Bobby Bowden joined the growing chorus taking Jameis Winston to task for his off-the-field shenanigans.
The former Florida State coach said Thursday it’s time the reigning Heisman Trophy winner begins acting his age.
“Jameis has to grow up,” the 84-year-old Bowden told ESPN. “He does things kids in grammar school would do, or kids in junior high would do.”
Winston was suspended for the Clemson game Sept. 20 for shouting “offensive and vulgar” comments in the student union. Florida State is looking into whether Winston was paid for signing autographs, an NCAA violation. And the school has announced a disciplinary hearing to determine whether Winston violated Florida State’s conduct code in an alleged assault of a Florida State coed in December 2012.
Bowden’s comments come on the heels of former Hesiman Trophy winner and two-sport superstar Bo Jackson — who hails from the same Alabama city, Bessemer, as Winston — saying his advice to the star quarterback fell on deaf ears.
If Winston doesn’t cut out the distractions, Bowden believes he’s “going to make it mighty tough on himself. I think his draft status already dropped way down.
“But you know what’s amazing to me about him? I don’t care what goes on off the field, once he gets under center, he blocks everything else out. It doesn’t affect the way he plays.” |
Sounders FC looks to Burch in midfield
The lineups are in at Buck Shaw Stadium and Sounders FC will start Marc Burch on the left side of midfield for the 17th different lineup in 17 matches this season.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Sounders FC will reach the statistical halfway point of the 2013 season on Saturday night when they face the San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium. In those 17 matches, head coach Sigi Schmid has now used 17 different starting lineups.
The most notable change this week comes on the left wing, where Marc Burch will be the sixth different player to start for Schmid when he makes his third start of the season and first in the midfield.
At forward, Obafemi Martins is unavailable after taking a knock to the calf in last week’s match against the Vancouver Whitecaps, so Schmid instead opted for Lamar Neagle and Eddie Johnson, a combination that has yielded success for Seattle in the three previous times it has been used. In those three matches, Sounders FC is 2-0-1 and both players have three goals and one assist to their credit.
In the midfield, Brad Evans gets the start on the right side with the central combination of Osvaldo Alonso and Servando Carrasco and Burch on the left. |
Nicole Kidman is only a little bit embarrassed about her unexpected clapping at the Oscars this year.
The actress inspired countless memes after an audience shot caught her clapping with her fingers oddly far apart during the ceremony. Now, the Lion actress is poking fun at her viral moment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, after host Ellen DeGeneres played a looping clip of the clapping technique that has been likened to a seal.
“I do not clap like that, that is a weird lens,” Kidman said amid laughs as she asked the comedian to stop showing the clip.
But DeGeneres instead pressed her on the subject. “How can you make any noise like that?” the host joked. “You’re not even really clapping!”
Kidman then explained it all has a funny tie-in to a classic story. “Because, it’s the Cinderella thing, you borrow these expensive jewels and I’m like, ‘You must not damage these diamonds!’ ” she joked. “And they went back beautifully intact, not a scratch on them.”
The Oscar winner also showed off her normal clapping skills on the show, telling the audience she’s “worked on it.”
Kidman, who will next appear onscreen in The Beguiled alongside Kirsten Dunst and Colin Farrell, also opened up to DeGeneres about her intense fight scenes in her hit HBO show Big Little Lies. The actress admitted that she and costar Alexander Skarsgard attempted to make the scenes as real as possible, with Skarsgard grabbing her and leaving marks behind.
“I threw myself into it, to the point where I would come home at night with, you know, bruises and really sore,” she said. “Alexander would not mean to do this, and I would never tell him that he was hurting me. I wanted him to commit to the scene.” |
Nuclear factor-kappaB induction by visfatin in human vascular endothelial cells: its role in MMP-2/9 production and activation.
Visfatin is elevated in obesity and type 2 diabetes and is thought to be an inflammatory mediator within atherosclerotic lesions and to induce gelatinase activity. We investigated the activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), a well-known proinflammatory transcription factor, by visfatin in endothelial cells. Human endothelial cells were transfected with pNF-kappaB-Luc plasmid. Using quantitative PCR, Western blot analysis, and gelatin zymography, we studied NF-kappaB signaling in gelatinase-mediated vascular inflammation by visfatin using the NF-kappaB inhibitor BAY 11-7085. Visfatin significantly increased NF-kappaB transcriptional activity (P < 0.001). We also found a significant inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced NF-kappaB activity by visfatin (P < 0.001). Furthermore, the NF-kappaB inhibitor significantly negated visfatin-induced matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2/9 mRNA expression, protein levels, and gelatinolytic activity (P < 0.001). Visfatin-induced NF-kappaB signaling in human endothelial cells affects the activation of gelatinases MMP-2 and -9, suggesting an important role of visfatin in the pathogenesis of vascular inflammation in obesity and type 2 diabetes. |
Fit Snack June 2018 Subscription Box Review & Coupon Code
If you’re new to them, Fit Snack is a snack subscription box that’s curated to include items that are both well balanced and nutrient dense. When selecting products to include in the box, they use the Fit Snack“Perfect 10″. Put simply, they look for snacks that fall into one or more of these categories: Nutrient Dense (high in protein, complex carbs, low sugar index), Consciously Made (GMO free, organic production, sustainably farmed), and Diversified Energy (gluten free, clean eating, paleo, raw).
Disclosure: I received this box for review purposes. I was not compensated in any way. All opinions are my own. Post may contain affiliate and/or referral links.
Each box will contain 6 to 9 healthy (yet satisfying) items that have total retail value of at least $30. While most of the items fall into the “snack” category, they also send cooking mixes, supplements, beverages, and more.
Subscriptions are $24/month (shipping included), or less with longer, multi-month commitments. It also looks like they ship worldwide. — For a limited time, you can save 30% on your first box! No coupon needed, just click this link.
Let’s see what’s in the June 2018 Fit Snack box!
The familiar white & turquoise box was shipped via Priority Mail.
A peek inside!
An info card listed all of the snacks, as well as accompanying photos, short descriptions, and discount codes for each item.
A great alternative to Cheez-Its, these crunchy crackers have 50% fewer calories per serving. They’re flavored with real cheddar cheese, jalapeño peppers & natural seasonings and each 30-cracker serving has an impressive 11 grams of fiber, 4 grams of protein, and 0 grams of sugar.
This box of vegan vegetable sipping broth contained 6 individual steepable bags for a low-calorie, flavorful cup of soup in minutes. It contains quite a bit of sodium (560mg/serving), but I still think it would be nice to enjoy on a cold winter’s day.
I’m always happy to see these vegan-friendly protein powder packets. I drink a smoothie every day and these make a great addition. They’re gluten-free, non-GMO, and have an impressive 20 grams of plant-based protein per serving.
These small batch, dry roasted shelled pumpkin seeds are lightly seasoned with unrefined sea salt. Not only are they vegan-friendly (yay!), but also non-GMO, gluten-free, and nut-free. Each 1-ounce serving contains 8 grams of complete plant-based protein!
Made with noni — a Hawaiian immune-boosting superfood — this organic juice shot helps support Hawaii’s environment & economy by empowering local farmers producing organic, responsibly grown crops. All of its ingredients are certified organic and GMO-free.
Another great variety of healthy snacks, drinks, and more from Fit Snack! My favorite items this month were the FlavaBars, Purely Inspired protein shakes, Art of Broth, and SuperSeedz. 🙂 — Remember, for a limited time you can save 30% on your first box! No coupon needed, just click this link. |
Burtnieki Castle
Burtnieki Castle (; ) is a castle in the historical region of Vidzeme, in northern Latvia. It was built on the south shore of Lake Burtnieks for the Livonian Order around 1284.
See also
List of castles in Latvia
References
External links
Burtnieki Castle
Category:Castles in Latvia
Category:Castles of the Livonian Order
Category:Burtnieki Municipality |
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texidocja = "
通奏低音を記述する際、@code{BassFigureAlignmentPositioning.direction}
プロパティを定義することで (@code{Staff} コンテキストである必要があります)、@c
数字を音符の上または下に配置することができます。セットできる選択肢は
@code{#UP} (または @code{#1}), @code{#CENTER} (または @code{#0}),
@code{#DOWN} (または @code{#-1}) です。
このプロパティはいつでも変更することができます。@c
楽譜全体に変更を適用したくない場合は、@code{\\once \\override} を@c
使用してください。
"
doctitleja = "通奏低音を音符の上か下に追加する"
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Telecommunications systems, cable television systems and data communication networks use optical networks to rapidly convey large amounts of information between remote points. In an optical network, information is conveyed in the form of optical signals through optical fibers. Optical fibers comprise thin strands of glass capable of communicating the signals over long distances with very low loss. An optical network may be configured to combine modulated signals at various wavelengths or optical frequencies (also known as “channels”) into a single optical fiber. Each disparate channel may include optically encoded information to be communicated throughout the optical network. Such combining of various channels into a single fiber is known as wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM). Each optical wavelength (or carrier) may carry multiple sub-carriers using frequency-division multiplexing (FDM).
Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) is a FDM scheme in which a plurality of closely-spaced orthogonal sub-carriers is used to carry data. The data is divided into several parallel data channels, one for each sub-carrier. OFDM modulation may be implemented using inverse discrete Fourier transformation (IDFT) and an optical modulator instead of using multiple modulators and oscillators for subcarriers as is the case in traditional FDM. The demodulation is also achieved using discrete Fourier transformation (DFT) instead of using multiple filters and oscillators for subcarriers. The separation of subcarrier channels is the integer multiple of the inverse observation period for a symbol to assure orthogonality.
An optical signal comprised of disparate subcarriers may experience optical dispersion (and in particular, chromatic dispersion). Because of dispersion, sub-carriers of differing frequencies may propagate with different speeds in an optical fiber. Optical subcarriers have phase noise due to finite linewidth of the laser providing a source of electromagnetic energy for a fiber. Such laser phase noise combined with dispersion, if not compensated, may lead to non-orthogonality between sub-channels, thus degrading the OFDM signal. Phase noise is the frequency domain representation of rapid, short-term, random fluctuations in the phase of a waveform. Signal degradation due to laser phase noise combined with chromatic dispersion may be significant, especially when optical OFDM signals are created using a distributed feedback (DFB) laser. |
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS January 30, 2007
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 06-50380
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JESUS ALBERTO VELAZQUEZ,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 3:05-CR-409
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Before DeMOSS, STEWART, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jesus Alberto Velazquez pleaded guilty to possession with intent to
distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana and was sentenced to pay a
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
No. 06-50380
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$10,000 fine and to serve 57 months of imprisonment to be followed by five
years of nonreporting supervised release.
Velazquez argues that the district court erred in considering
statements made ex parte, in camera by the case agent and by Velazquez
during debriefings in determining the sentence. The Government seeks to
enforce the appeal waiver provision of the plea agreement in which
Velazquez waived “any right to appeal the sentence on any grounds.”
Velazquez contends that his case falls within exceptions to the appeal
waiver for ineffective assistance of counsel and prosecutorial misconduct.
He asserts that counsel’s failure to object to the court’s taking, and the
prosecutor’s failure to prevent the case agent from making, ex parte
statements constitute, respectively, ineffective assistance and prosecutorial
misconduct. Velazquez, however, does not properly brief ineffective
assistance and prosecutorial misconduct claims.
Velazquez does not challenge the validity of his guilty plea or the
sentence-appeal waiver. The record shows that the waiver was knowing
and voluntary and, under the plain language of the plea agreement, the
waiver applies to the issues raised on appeal. See United States v. Bond,
414 F.3d 542, 544 (5th Cir. 2005). Velazquez’s assertion that defense and
government counsel had a duty to object to the district court’s use of the
No. 06-50380
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case agent’s testimony and Velazquez’s debriefings does not bring the issue
raised on appeal -- that the district court erred at sentencing -- into the
exceptions to the waiver. As such, we do not address the merits of
Velazquez’s challenge to his sentence.
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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Q:
LyX - Changing Section Numbering
I'm really happy to try to get rid of MS Word once and for all.
So I start in the use of LateX.
I translate a philosophical book from English to French that contains a lot of mathematical equations. (For those interested, this is the first volume of Mario Bunge's Treatise on Basic Philosophy.)
I use LyX on Windows with the AMS Book document class.
As the screenshot shows, the section is numbered 1.1 and the subsection is numbered 1.1.1.
Is there a simple way to have the section numbered 1 and the subsection numbered 1.1 instead. In other words, I would like to remove the number associated with the chapter at the beginning of each section and subsection.
Maybe there is already a document class that numbers this way?
Thanks,
François
A proud and new user of LaTeX
A:
Follow the instructions here: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/133689/120578
And add the commands:
\renewcommand*\thesection{\arabic{section}}
\renewcommand*\thesubsection{\arabic{section}.\arabic{subsection}}
This will give you something like this:
Edit about no subsections in the TOC:
Add this line to under previous two:
\setcounter{tocdepth}{2}
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I would recommend you not to change entire code if it is not that necessary,because many code is dependent on jQuery library and some functions also deprecate and not support in latest versions. You may use multiple jQuery files on same page.
In this case the problem wasn't the incompatibilty between the jquery verisons, it was the incorrect order of loading javascript and jquery files and calling of functions.
I solved the problem, your answers helped me. Thanks for help! |
Q:
Learning Links and Linked Data Structures Java
I am learning Linked Data Structures and the concept makes sense to me, however the code does not.
I was hoping someone could explain this for me.
This is from lecture slides:
I have a constructor here:
private static class Node<E> {
private E value;
private Node<E> next;
private Node( E value, Node<E> next ) {
this.value = value;
this.next = next;
}
}
Value- stores actual information.
Next- stores reference to the previous object stored. Makes sense.
But then...
public void addFirst( E o ) {
Node<E> newNode = new Node<E>( o, null );
if ( head == null ) {
head = newNode;
} else {
newNode.next = head;
head = newNode;
}
}
The above code is supposed to be adding elements.
But here is my problem: newNode created. newNode.next field stores the reference to object head. (by the way, I have no idea where head is declared) and then: head=newNode.
So Head now has the value that was stored by newNode, and head.next is now referencing itself?
The problem here is that the original value in head is lost, and there is no reference to newNode.
Am I missing something?
A:
I think you're missing the objects' identities. Consider the following classes with their fields:
List<E>
Node<E> head
Node<E>
E value
Node<E> next
Let's say you have an Empty List, which means there are these objects (actually just one):
List(1)
head = null
To better illustrate, I gave the object a unique number. In reality, an object is identified unambiguously by its memory location.
Now add "as" to the list:
Node<E> newNode = new Node<E>( o, null );
List(1)
head = null
Node(2)
value = "as"
next = null
head = newNode;
List(1)
head = Node(2)
Node(2)
value = "as"
next = null
and now add "df":
Node<E> newNode = new Node<E>( o, null );
List(1)
head = Node(2)
Node(2)
value = "as"
next = null
Node(3)
value = "df"
next = null
newNode.next = head;
List(1)
head = Node(2)
Node(2)
value = "as"
next = null
Node(3)
value = "df"
next = Node(2)
head = newNode;
List(1)
head = Node(3)
Node(2)
value = "as"
next = null
Node(3)
value = "df"
next = Node(2)
As you can see, the single node's values were not changed, and the new head, Node(3) does not reference itself. head has value "df", the next node has "as", so "df" was indeed added in front of the existing node.
As others have also noted, addFirst could be greatly simplified. Look at the original:
Node<E> newNode = new Node<E>( o, null );
if ( head == null ) {
head = newNode;
} else {
newNode.next = head;
head = newNode;
}
The head = newNode; line appears at the bottom of both of the if's branches, so it can be moved out:
Node<E> newNode = new Node<E>( o, null );
if ( head == null ) {
} else {
newNode.next = head;
}
head = newNode;
...which leaves the then branch empty, so better reverse the condition:
Node<E> newNode = new Node<E>( o, null );
if ( head != null ) {
newNode.next = head;
}
head = newNode;
Looking closely, after that if, newNode.next will be the (old) head regardless of whether the if was executed (then it's obvious) or not (the constructor set it to null, and if the if isn't executed, then head was null too). So another way to write this would be:
Node<E> newNode = new Node<E>( o, head );
head = newNode;
And now you have a variable that's only used once:
head = new Node<E>( o, head );
But really, write the code the way you can understand it better, especially if your objective is learning.
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Olympian PV Sindhu appointed as Group-I officer in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad/Andhra Pradesh, July 27: Rio-Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu was on Thursday issued an appointment letter for the post of Group-I officer here in Hyderabad. Presenting the offer letter, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said he is hopeful that Sindhu would surely bring more laurels to the country in the time to come.
“Issued an appointment order to @Pvsindhu1 for the post of Group-1 officer. Hopeful that she’ll bring more laurels to the country,” Naidu tweeted. The 21-year-old shuttler has been working with Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) since 2013 and is currently an assistant manager (sports) at its Hyderabad office.
Although Sindhu missed out on gold in Rio de Janeiro, she scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman athlete ever to win silver at the Olympics. She also became the fifth Indian woman to clinch a medal in Olympics history after Karnam Malleswari, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal and Sakshi Malik.
In a bid to honour the shining badminton star, the Telangana Government had felicitated Sindhu with Rs 5 crore cash reward, a residential plot in Hyderabad, while the Andhra government presented her a cash award worth Rs 3 crore. In addition, the Andhra Pradesh Government had offered her a Group-I officer job of her choice at the felicitation function itself, but Sindhu has now decided to take it up.(ANI) |
Technology
A Global Bandwidth Exchange
Oxygen founder Neil Tagare's new startup will allow carriers around the world to buy, sell, and swap capacity. Is it an idea whose time has come?
The first time I heard about Neil Tagare was back in the go-go '90s, when he was the man behind the international fiber network FLAG Telecom. FLAG went public in 2000, but by then Tagare was already onto his next big idea: building a $1.5 billion global network that would carry Internet traffic from most of the major nations over a giant fiber backbone.
It was called Project Oxygen, and it not only received a ton of media coverage but also backing from the likes of Lucent Technologies and Bechtel. But it also suffered from vision overload, and as the broadband bubble burst, Tagare, like many big telecom industry names, faded from the scene. Still, we've kept in touch, occasionally exchanging e-mails and notes. Last week, he let me know about the launch of his new startup, BuySellBandwidth.com, through which carriers around the globe are able to buy, sell, and swap capacity.
Economical way to get capacity
You're probably saying to yourself, "Haven't I heard of this before?" Indeed, even Enron tried to start a bandwidth platform. But BuySellBandwidth.com is more akin to private exchanges or ECNs on the stock market, where membership is by invitation only. The way it works, as Tagare explains, is as follows:
"With current cables being able to deliver terabits of bandwidth, most of which remain unused for years, you can swap capacity with other carriers or cables, either eliminating or significantly decreasing the need for additional Capex investment. You control and decide who to swap with and all the terms and conditions. You can even swap fiber-optic cable capacity with satellite circuits, WiMAX, or 3G spectrum."
Yes, he's talking about swapping bandwidth, the very thing that a few years back got a lot of broadbandits into trouble—even landing some of them in jail. "Swapping got a bad rap in 2000 because of the illegal accounting transactions certain carriers like Global Crossing were involved in," Tagare acknowledged. But he went on to say, "In light of the current economic climate, swapping represents the most economical way to acquire new capacity, especially considering the fact that most fiber cables have plenty of spare capacity."
Tagare said he first started to think about BuySellBandwidth.com earlier this year, when five cables were simultaneously cut in the Middle East. "I wanted to give the ability to every carrier in the world to have a reliable mesh network similar to what I was trying to do in Project Oxygen," he explained. By the same token, he knew that raising billions of dollars wasn't going to be possible this time around, so he started to think small. And out of that thinking came BuySellBandwidth.com.
Carriers already on board
"The problem with consortium cables is the use of huge notional capacities to warehouse capacity until the big boys want to use it," he wrote on his blog recently. "Instead, why not allow this warehoused capacity to be swapped with warehoused capacities of other cables? This will create massive efficiencies and remove bottlenecks which are exasperated by the long lead times to build cables."
And Tagare isn't the only one seeing the need for such a service. Hamadoun Touré, secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union, told the International Herald Tribune last month that it was his dream to see someone build a system that would allow people to trade capacity. As the IHT reported:
"Touré said he had recently discussed the idea with telecommunications companies at an annual meeting organized by Intelsat, which operates communications satellites for use by media and telecommunications companies and governments. At these gatherings, network operators already trade capacity through bilateral agreements, without the structure of an exchange, when, for instance, a European operator puts in place an arrangement to deal with an anticipated spike in traffic to China or India."
So far a dozen carriers—including PCCW, KPN, PLDT, Globe Telecom, Cable & Wireless, Reach, and Tata Communications&have signed up with Tagare's exchange, which at this point is free. Bandwidth brokers, by comparison, currently perform this service at 10% to 15% of the sale price. "Over time I will charge a small membership fee," Tagare told me. He's hoping each transaction will be worth millions of dollars.
Overly optimistic?
Tagare believes the private exchange will allow anyone to come in and get the preorders needed to get a cable or infrastructure project off the ground. Tagare himself is pursuing two cables and two data centers using the exchange: The cables include SingIndia, a submarine cable that would run from India to Singapore, and DostIndia, which would run from India to the Persian Gulf; the proposed data centers are known as NetVaastu1, in Mumbai, India, and as NetVaastu2 in Chennai, India.
"Once the presales are in place, which is what I'm trying to do now, funding will come," he explained. "I have sounded out a few of them and I have enough interest to put a deal together once I have an anchor tenant in place." Such interest is likely attributable to Tagare's many years in the telecom business, or to the fact that Yasuhiko Niiro, ex-president of KDD Submarine Cable Systems, is the chief engineer of the proposed cable product.
While I think Tagare might be able to raise funds once the presales are in place, I think he's being optimistic about the ability of others to do the same. That being said, however, a global exchange platform for bandwidth seems like a good idea whose time has finally come. |
Catalase, Superoxide Dismutase and Listeriolysin O Production by Listeria monocytogenes in Broth Containing Acetic and Hydrochloric Acids.
Cells of Listeria monocytogenes 10403S were propagated at 37°C in media acidified with either acetic or hydrochloric acid to determine the effect on the production of catalase (CA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and listeriolysin O (LLO). The CA and LLO activities decreased while SOD activity increased as the pH of the growth media was decreased. Comparison of the acids indicated that neither acid caused significant differences in enzyme production except for SOD activity at pH 5.7. These results suggest that growth of L. monocytogenes in acid environments may influence the production of these enzymes, while growth in strong acids versus weak acids may not be significantly different. |
Anti-HSP auto-antibodies enhance HSP-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine production in human monocytic cells via Toll-like receptors.
Auto-antibodies against heat shock proteins (HSPs) are frequently found in the sera of patients with rheumatic and other autoimmune diseases. However, it is unclear whether these auto-antibodies play a role in the pathophysiology and etiology of these diseases. We found that a murine anti-HSP60 mAb enhanced the production of IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha induced by human HSP60 in the human monocytic cell lines THP-1 and U937, and human peripheral blood monocytes. Similar enhancement was observed with the combination of human HSP70 protein and a murine anti-HSP70 mAb. The enhancing effects were also observed for F(ab')2 fragment, but not for monovalent Fab fragment. This suggests that the enhancement is due to cross-linking of HSP by the anti-HSP antibodies. The induction of IL-8 was dramatically suppressed by the transfection of a dominant-negative mutant of Toll-like receptor 4. We also found that sera from patients with rheumatic autoimmune diseases, which contained higher anti-HSP60 auto-antibody titers than sera from healthy donors, significantly enhanced the IL-8 production induced by human HSP60 in THP-1 cells. We propose that auto-antibodies against HSPs have the potential to play a pathogenic role in rheumatic autoimmune diseases by enhancing inflammatory reactions. |
182 F.2d 696
STEIN et al.v.TREGER.
No. 10019.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.
Submitted November 10, 1949.
Decided May 3, 1950.
Rehearing Denied June 15, 1950.
Mr. William R. Lichtenberg, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Samuel Barker, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants. Mr. Joseph Luria, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellants.
Mr. John L. Laskey, Washington, D. C., for appellee.
Before McALLISTER, sitting by designation, CLARK, and WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judges.
McALLISTER, Circuit Judge.
1
Appellee, Ely J. Treger, brought an action against appellant partners for damages sustained from claimed misrepresentations in the sale of whiskey. He received a verdict from a jury, and appeal is from the judgment entered thereon. Appellants claim that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence, and that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury that appellee should have made his own investigation of the facts and was not entitled to rely upon the alleged representations.
2
The evidence disclosed that during June, 1946, when, because of scarcity, it was difficult to purchase whiskey at wholesale in substantial amounts, appellants, who were whiskey brokers, called Treger, a retail liquor dealer in Washington, D. C., and informed him that they were authorized to take orders for a wholesale firm, the North American Distributing Company, in Chicago. Treger testified that one of the appellant partners told him that he could get whiskey from the North American Distributing Company without any "tie-ins," meaning that he would not have to buy anything else to get the liquor in question; and that he could secure an unlimited amount of the whiskey, provided he paid a deposit of $10.00 a case, and signed the contract, "first come first served." Treger further stated that upon his inquiry as to the availability of the whiskey, appellants informed him that "the whiskey was in Chicago. It was just a question of getting the orders signed and ready and they would ship." In addition, Treger testified that he wanted to know whether appellants had investigated the Chicago company, inasmuch as this was his usual inquiry when he was dealing, through them, with a particular wholesaler for the first time; that appellants told him "they had investigated them, and they were financially all right, * * * and I had nothing to worry about and said I had never lost any money before in a deal with them, and to forget about that part of it."
3
Relying on the foregoing representations, as he claimed, Treger thereafter, through appellant partners, ordered from the Chicago company six hundred cases of Camel whiskey, to be shipped to him, beginning with one hundred cases in July, 1946, and one hundred cases each of the succeeding five months. He signed a contract for such purchase and paid $6,000, the required deposit. He thereafter received the first shipment of one hundred cases in September, instead of July, when it was to have been sent to him. On October 3, 1946, Treger testified, he went to the office of appellants, and told them that on account of the difficulties and delays in receiving the first shipment which had been two months late, he didn't feel as though he should be obliged to go on with the balance of the contract, and asked for the return of his deposit because of the breach of the agreement. Appellants, however, according to Treger, told him the whiskey was being bottled and shipped out of Baltimore, and deliveries were being made daily, and that if he did not go through with the deal, he would lose the $5,000 he had already deposited. Treger thereupon gave them a check for $3,172.10 to prepay the second shipment under the contract. This shipment was never delivered. The Chicago wholesaler became involved in financial difficulties, and bankruptcy proceedings were thereafter brought against it. Appellants denied that they had ever made any statements that the Chicago company was financially responsible, and contradicted appellee in much of his testimony as to the other claimed representations.
4
The district court ruled that two of the alleged representations were material: (1) the claimed representation made by appellants to Treger that the whiskey was available to the Chicago company to enable it to comply with the contract at the time it was signed; and (2) the representation that appellants had investigated the Chicago company and had found that it was financially responsible. The court instructed the jury that if it found these representations to have been made, it would then have to determine whether they were false and fraudulent and made with intent to cause Treger to act upon them, and whether he had acted upon them.
5
As to the first representation, appellants contend that the burden was upon Treger to prove that the whiskey was not available to the Chicago company to enable it to comply with the contract at the time it was signed; that there was no evidence whatever that the whiskey was not so available; and that it was error for the district court to submit to the jury the question whether such representation was false and fraudulent.
6
On the question whether the whiskey was available to the Chicago company at the time the contract was signed with Treger, appellant Ney testified that he had a conference with Vombrack and Arnopolin, officials of the Chicago company, before entering into business relations with respect to the sale of the whiskey, and that he stated to them: "Before we go into this deal, there are a few questions I want to ask. I asked: `Do you own this whiskey?' And Mr. Vombrack and Mr. Arnopolin assured me at that time that they owned that whiskey and showed me a typewritten list of the dates of distillation dates of each grade of whiskey that they owned." Ney found out afterward that, at the time Treger signed the contract, the whiskey was on hand, but subject to liens — that "Mr. Vombrack had the certificates in hock at a bank in Salt Lake City * * He didn't own them outright. There was money loaned against them." Subsequently, Ney learned that when Vombrack bought the company, he came into possession of the whiskey in Salt Lake City, which he thought it owned; but the actual fact was that he could secure it only after he paid the liens. Later, Mr. McKee, the executive secretary of the Retail Liquor Dealers Association, in Washington, D. C., who, after the difficulties arose, was appointed by Treger and a number of other Washington retail liquor dealers as their attorney in fact to initiate proceedings, compromise claims, accept payment, and prosecute actions on their behalf against the Chicago company, testified that when he investigated the matter in December, 1946, in Chicago, the company had 502 barrels of whiskey, subject to collateral lien.
7
We are of the opinion that the trial court properly submitted to the jury the question whether the representation that the whiskey was available, was made to Treger by appellants; whether, if made, it was false and fraudulent; and whether Treger acted upon it. Treger testified that the material representation, as heretofore mentioned, was that the whiskey was in Chicago; that he could get all he wanted; that it was just a question of getting the order signed and the shipments would be made. This was a representation that all the whiskey Treger wanted was immediately available. But there was evidence from which reasonable inferences could be drawn by the jury that the whiskey was not immediately available. It was subject to liens held in a bank in Salt Lake City, which it was necessary to pay before the whiskey could be released to the Chicago company. This was the thing that snagged the hook, and, in all probability, caused the delay of two months in making the first shipment to Treger. It was the liens that brought about the bankruptcy proceedings, because of the Chicago company's inability to get the whiskey released for delivery. When McKee investigated the situation in Chicago in December, 1946, the company still had hundreds of barrels of whiskey, but it was all subject to lien, and neither Vombrack nor the other officials of the company could secure its release. McKee testified that under a plan by which a third party was to enter the business and invest new capital, the Chicago company proposed to the retailers that it would carry out the original whiskey purchase contracts, and he advised the retailers for whom he was acting that if they agreed to such a plan, the company, in his opinion, would be able to comply with it. So it clearly appears that the reason for the nondelivery of the whiskey to Treger and the other retailers was due to the fact that the whiskey was subject to liens and the company lacked cash to pay them; and this accounts for the failure of the company to fulfill its contracts.
8
Under these circumstances, the jury could find that the representations made to Treger that the whiskey was immediately available, as above outlined, were false. If the representations were known to be false, they would be fraudulent; and if made by appellants, as upon their own knowledge, or as a matter of fact, even though not known by them to be untrue, they would be false and fraudulent. One may honestly make a false representation, believing it to be true, but if made as a statement of fact, it is false and fraudulent.
9
Appellants denied that they told Treger that they had investigated the Chicago company and had represented to him that it was financially responsible. Whether they made such a representation was for the jury. Moreover, the fact that the company was unable to carry out its contracts; that its officials were known to be black market racketeers; that the deposits made by purchasers were used, as Ney later found out, to buy bulk whiskey in and around Chicago; that one of the officials had a rather lengthy criminal record; that there were liens on the whiskey; and that it was necessary to get an outsider to advance cash so that the whiskey could be released from the liens — all this is evidence from which inferences could be drawn that the company was not "financially all right" at the time Treger signed the contract. Whether appellants made such representations to Treger, and whether they were false, was for the jury.
10
It is contended that the court erred in refusing to instruct the jury as to Treger's duty to make his own investigation of the wholesaler in Chicago. However, even though Treger could have investigated the matter, there was no obligation upon him to do so at his peril, unless the circumstances were such as to put him on notice. As a retail purchaser, he was entitled to rely upon the representations of the broker concerning their principal's financial standing, especially after they had gone to Chicago and made the representation to Treger that they had investigated that particular matter; and he was also entitled to rely upon the broker's assurance that the whiskey was all in Chicago and immediately available to anyone who would sign the order and make the required payment. Treger could not be said to be guilty of voluntary blindness in not seeing matters before him, for these matters were not before him. He could, of course, have made an investigation himself, but so could almost everyone else who has ever been defrauded by fraudulent representations. One does not generally rely upon such representations, at his own risk.
11
From a scrutiny of the entire record, it clearly appears that whatever representations were made by appellants Stein and Ney to Treger were honestly made without any knowledge on their part that they were untrue. But, as has been observed, representations, even though believed to be true, or made as of one's own knowledge, are fraudulent if, in fact, false; and though innocent of any wrongful intent in their transactions with Treger, appellants Stein and Ney are, by the jury's verdict, answerable for the damage resulting from the dereliction of their principal.
12
The judgment of the District Court is affirmed.
13
Affirmed.
On Petition for Rehearing
14
The above cause came on to be heard on appellant's petition for rehearing on the issue whether an innocent misrepresentation of fact may operate as a fraudulent representation; and that is the sole issue. Where a party innocently misrepresents a material fact by mistake; or makes such representation without knowing it to be true or false, even though he believes it to be true; or without reasonable grounds for believing it to be true — such representation will support an action for fraud. Anderson v. Tway, 6 Cir., 143 F.2d 95, certiorari denied 324 U.S. 861, 65 S.Ct. 865, 89 L.Ed. 1418; Sovereign Pocohontas Co. v. Bond et al., 74 App.D.C. 175, 120 F.2d 39; Grand Trunk Western R. Co. v. H. W. Nelson Co., 6 Cir., 116 F.2d 823; Schwinn v. United States, 9 Cir., 112 F.2d 74, affirmed 311 U.S. 616, 61 S.Ct. 70, 85 L.Ed. 390; Panther Rubber Mfg. Co. v. Commissioner, 1 Cir., 45 F.2d 314; Nocatee Fruit Company v. Fosgate, 5 Cir., 12 F.2d 250.
15
The petition for rehearing is denied.
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NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
No. 07-3319
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
FELIX ANTHONY CASTE,
Appellant
On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Pennsylvania
(D.C. Criminal No. 07-cr-00123)
District Judge: Honorable Alan N. Bloch
Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a)
December 2, 2008
Before: AMBRO, WEIS, JR., and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges.
(Filed December 03, 2008 )
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Felix Caste appeals his July 25, 2007 sentence. Because Caste executed
a valid appellate waiver, we decline to exercise our jurisdiction to hear this appeal and
affirm the judgment of the District Court.
I.
Because we write solely for the parties, we will address only those facts necessary
to our opinion.
Caste was charged with possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 2252(a)(4)(B). According to the facts adduced at the plea hearing and contained in the
Pre-Sentence Report (PSR), Caste was found to be in possession of seven compact discs
containing several hundred still images and six video clips depicting child pornography
and a computer that contained traces of previously deleted child pornography.
On June 18, 2007, Caste entered into a plea agreement with the Government. The
agreement contained a provision stating that Caste waives the right to take a direct appeal
from his conviction or sentence unless the Government files an appeal first, the sentence
exceeds the statutory maximum for the offense to which he pled guilty, or the sentence
unreasonably exceeds the recommended Guidelines range. The District Court, before
Caste’s formal guilty plea, held a hearing during which it verified that Caste had read and
understood the plea agreement.
On July 25, 2007, after hearing arguments from both sides and explicitly following
the three-step sentencing process described in United States v. Gunter, 462 F.3d 237 (3d
Cir. 2006), the District Court sentenced Caste to 46 months’ imprisonment, to be
followed by supervised release for life. Caste filed a timely appeal, arguing that his
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sentence was procedurally unreasonable and that the District Court violated his
procedural due process rights during sentencing.
II.
The District Court had subject matter jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3231. This
Court has appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a). See
United States v. Gwinnett, 483 F.3d 200, 203 (3d Cir. 2007) (“[T]his court retains subject
matter jurisdiction over [an] appeal by a defendant who [has] signed an appellate
waiver.”). We review the validity of appellate waivers de novo. See United States v.
Khattak, 273 F.3d 557, 560 (3d Cir. 2001).
In addressing the validity of an appellate waiver, this Court considers whether the
waiver was knowing and voluntary, whether one of the specific exceptions set forth in the
plea agreement prevents enforcement of the waiver, and whether enforcement of the
waiver would work a “miscarriage of justice.” United States v. Jackson, 523 F.3d 234,
243-44 (3d Cir. 2008); see also Khattak, 273 F.3d at 563 (“Waivers of appeal, if entered
into knowingly and voluntarily, are valid, unless they work a miscarriage of justice.”).
Appellant bears the burden of establishing that the appellate waiver should not be
enforced. See Khattak, 273 F.3d at 562-63.
The record clearly demonstrates that Caste knowingly and voluntarily executed the
waiver. The language of the plea agreement is “clear as to its purpose and effect” to bind
Caste and the Government to its provisions. See Gwinnett, 483 F.3d at 203-04. The plea
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agreement unambiguously states that, notwithstanding certain exceptions, Caste “waives
the right to take a direct appeal from his conviction or sentence . . . [and] further waives
the right to file a motion to vacate sentence . . . and the right to file any other collateral
proceeding attacking his conviction or sentence.” The Rule 11 colloquy provides further
evidence that the waiver was valid. See Khattak, 273 F.3d at 563 (“In determining
whether a waiver of appeal is ‘knowing and voluntary,’ the role of the sentencing judge is
critical.”). During that colloquy, the District Court confirmed that Caste signed the plea
agreement and that he had reviewed it with his attorney. The District Court specifically
verified that Caste understood that he “entered into a plea agreement under which [he
has] waived some or all of [his] appeal rights, including the right to file a motion to
vacate sentence or any other collateral proceeding attacking [his] conviction or sentence.”
As Caste validly waived his right to appeal, we must now determine whether one
of the specific exceptions set forth in the plea agreement prevents enforcement of the
waiver. They clearly do not. The Government has not filed an appeal. The sentence of
46 months, followed by supervised release for life, does not exceed the statutory
maximum and is at the bottom of the advisory Guidelines range of 46-57 months. Thus,
Caste’s appeal is not permitted under the specific exceptions listed in the plea agreement.
Having established that Caste’s waiver of appeal was knowing and voluntary and
that none of the plea agreement’s exceptions is applicable, we must now determine
whether this case presents one of the “unusual circumstance[s]” where enforcement of the
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waiver would work a “miscarriage of justice.” See Khattak, 273 F.3d at 562; Gwinnett,
483 F.3d at 203. The miscarriage of justice determination is open ended and depends on
factors such as “‘[the] clarity of the error, its gravity, its character (e.g., whether it
concerns a fact issue, a sentencing guideline, or a statutory maximum), the impact of the
error on the defendant, the impact of correcting the error on the government, and the
extent to which the defendant acquiesced in the result.’” Khattak, 273 F.3d at 563
(quoting United States v. Teeter, 257 F.3d 14, 25-26 (1st Cir. 2001)).
Caste argues that enforcement of the appellate waiver would work a miscarriage of
justice because his sentence of imprisonment and supervised release was unreasonable.
This Court has noted that, in light of Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. ----, 128 S.Ct. 586
(2007), and its “deferential abuse-of-discretion standard for reviewing sentencing appeals,
it will be a rare and unusual situation when claims of an unreasonable sentence, standing
alone, will be sufficient to invalidate a waiver because of a miscarriage of justice.”
Jackson, 523 F.3d at 244. Review of the record reveals that the current case does not
present such a situation because the District Court, although it should have been more
thorough, conducted a minimally adequate discussion of the § 3553(a) factors during
sentencing.
Caste next argues that enforcement of the waiver would work a miscarriage of
justice because the District Court violated his procedural due process rights by 1) quoting
sources at sentencing without previously notifying him of its intention to do so and 2) not
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providing Appellant with a meaningful right of allocution. Consideration of these
arguments in light of the Khattak factors reveals that enforcement of the appellate waiver
would not constitute a miscarriage of justice.
The District Court may have erred in citing documents that were not in the record
without first notifying Caste of its intention to do so. See United States v. Nappi, 243
F.3d 758, 767 (3d Cir. 2001) (holding that a previous version of Federal Rule of Criminal
Procedure 32 requires reasonable prehearing disclosure of documents considered by the
District Court during sentencing); United States v. Ausburn, 502 F.3d 313, 323 n.14 (3d
Cir. 2007) (noting that Nappi’s analysis applies to the current Rule 32). Even if this is the
case, such an error would not constitute a miscarriage of justice. The materials relied on
by the District Court are readily available to the public and were cited for information that
is substantially similar to that contained in child pornography caselaw. See, e.g., Osborne
v. Ohio, 495 U.S. 103, 109-11 (1990) (detailing the many dangers posed child
pornography); United States v. Ketcham, 80 F.3d 789, 792-94 (3d Cir. 1996) (same). As
Caste has not indicated how, if given the proper notice and opportunity to comment, he
could have challenged the information in the reports in a manner that would have
persuaded the District Court to impose a lesser sentence, this alleged error did not impact
the defense and thus does not constitute a miscarriage of justice. See United States v.
Nappi, 243 F.3d 758, 770 (3d Cir. 2001).
Caste’s second due process argument also fails to establish that enforcement of the
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waiver would work a miscarriage of justice. The District Court allowed Caste to exercise
his right of allocution prior to imposing a sentence. That it did so after announcing that it
was “probably clear . . . that [it is] the Court’s intention to sentence the defendant to the
bottom of the guideline range” does not constitute clear error, much less error sufficient
to result in a miscarriage of justice. See United States v. Burgos-Andujar, 275 F.3d 23, 30
(1st Cir. 2001) (“When a judge announces a sentence before hearing an allocution, it is
fair to assume that such a sentence is tentative and that the judge will consider the
defendant's statements before imposing a final sentence.”); United States v. Laverne, 963
F.2d 235, 238 (9th Cir. 1992) (holding that “allowing the defendant an opportunity to
make a statement before the end of the sentencing hearing but after the court had orally
indicated its views regarding the appropriate sentence” did not constitute error).
Thus, as Caste knowingly and voluntarily executed a valid appellate waiver, this
Court declines to exercise its jurisdiction to hear his appeal. While we doubt the wisdom
of imposing a 46-month sentence on a nonviolent first-time offender in his early
seventies, such a sentence does not constitute a miscarriage of justice.
III.
We have considered all other arguments made by the parties, and we conclude that
no further discussion is necessary. For the foregoing reasons, we will affirm the District
Court’s judgment in all respects.
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Q:
Batchfile: Using "start" Command to Start a batch file on a specific label
Inside this batch files, exist over 25 lables, each for different purposes..
Specifically the label called ":beep" which make a beep noise in the computer.
I wanted to scheduling the start of this batch file, but only the label "beep",
or maybe another batch, but only starting with the label "beep".
I have already used the "call command", which is not what I need.
Is there anybody who knows how to use "Start" command to run a batch file on a specific label?
Example:
start C:\interface.cmd [goto beep]
A:
OK, so if there are no other parameters, just pass beep as a parameter e.g. batchfile beep and have a line goto %1
If there are other parameters you need to pass, time to get more creative. Have the start of your bat file, something like:
@echo off
setlocal
set p1=%1
if x%p1:~0,1% equ x: (
shift
goto %p1%
)
Then you can run: batchfile :beep "as many" other "params as you like"
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Effects of glutaraldehyde and osmium tetroxide on newborn rat epidermal keratin.
The effects of glutaraldehyde and osmium tetroxide (OsO4) fixation on ultrastructural and biochemical changes of epidermal keratin were investigated. Morphometrically, the apparent size of keratohyalin granules was smallest when granular cells were fixed with OsO4, whereas those fixed with glutaraldehyde were larger, and those double-fixed with glutaraldehyde and OsO4 were largest. The ultrastructure of tonofilaments appeared different in each type of fixation. Biochemically, cross-linking glutaraldehyde with purified keratin from cornified cells formed a high molecular weight product with a blue shift of the absorption maximum and an increase in absorbance. Detection of the absorption spectra of OsO4- keratin reactions revealed that a new absorption maximum around 410 nm developed in glutaraldehyde-treated keratin, while one around 315 nm appeared in nontreated keratin. In addition, glutaraldehyde pretreatment increased by 40% the initial reaction rate and by 23% the total amount of OsO4 reduction. Sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis demonstrated that degradation of keratin molecules occurred in both glutaraldehyde-treated and untreated keratin after 2 hr of exposure to OsO4. These findings indicate that keratin molecules are chemically modified by fixatives routinely used for electron microscopy. We consider that this chemical information plays an essential role in the appropriate interpretation of the ultrastructure of epidermal cells. |
#!/usr/bin/env python
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
# Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for
# license information.
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
import re
import os.path
from io import open
from setuptools import find_packages, setup
# Change the PACKAGE_NAME only to change folder and different name
PACKAGE_NAME = "azure-cognitiveservices-search-videosearch"
PACKAGE_PPRINT_NAME = "Cognitive Services Video Search"
# a-b-c => a/b/c
package_folder_path = PACKAGE_NAME.replace('-', '/')
# a-b-c => a.b.c
namespace_name = PACKAGE_NAME.replace('-', '.')
# azure v0.x is not compatible with this package
# azure v0.x used to have a __version__ attribute (newer versions don't)
try:
import azure
try:
ver = azure.__version__
raise Exception(
'This package is incompatible with azure=={}. '.format(ver) +
'Uninstall it with "pip uninstall azure".'
)
except AttributeError:
pass
except ImportError:
pass
# Version extraction inspired from 'requests'
with open(os.path.join(package_folder_path, 'version.py'), 'r') as fd:
version = re.search(r'^VERSION\s*=\s*[\'"]([^\'"]*)[\'"]',
fd.read(), re.MULTILINE).group(1)
if not version:
raise RuntimeError('Cannot find version information')
with open('README.md', encoding='utf-8') as f:
readme = f.read()
with open('CHANGELOG.md', encoding='utf-8') as f:
changelog = f.read()
setup(
name=PACKAGE_NAME,
version=version,
description='Microsoft Azure {} Client Library for Python'.format(PACKAGE_PPRINT_NAME),
long_description=readme + '\n\n' + changelog,
long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
license='MIT License',
author='Microsoft Corporation',
author_email='[email protected]',
url='https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python',
classifiers=[
'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
'Programming Language :: Python',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
],
zip_safe=False,
packages=find_packages(exclude=[
'tests',
# Exclude packages that will be covered by PEP420 or nspkg
'azure',
'azure.cognitiveservices',
'azure.cognitiveservices.search',
]),
install_requires=[
'msrest>=0.5.0',
'msrestazure>=0.4.32,<2.0.0',
'azure-common~=1.1',
],
extras_require={
":python_version<'3.0'": ['azure-cognitiveservices-search-nspkg'],
}
)
|
Seven-star mantis quan is a kind of shape-simulating boxing, which was developed and compiled by Wang Lang, a boxer at early Qing Dynasty, applying the capturing and fighting skills of the two arms when he researched the scene of mantis capturing cicada. Later, Wang Lang stayed at Shaolin Temple for 3 years, and taught mantis boxing to the monks. White Ape Giving Presents to Mother is one of the routines in seven-star mantis boxing, which uses the temper force with grace, both long and short actions, harmonious and consistent actions of the hands and feet, forthright rhythm, integral strength and complete force, the actions of hook, grad, twining and closing, being coherent, compact and most changeful. |
Sausage Ingredients
This is the confession of an avowed longtime policy junkie. I love to watch (and advocate for) laws being made. The nuances of the language, the parrying of interest groups, the political jockeying of the legislators themselves, it all fascinates me.
It’s often an ugly process. Most of you have heard the old Bismarck quote: “Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them being made.”
I’ve had the opportunity to work on advocacy efforts on a weird variety of topics including services for troubled youth, women’s issues, flood plain development and internet gambling. (I’ve rambled a bit in my career.)
With much pleasure, I had the chance to found and chair the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) from 1996 to 2004. In its heyday, this organization had over 120 companies as members and attempted to develop standards and do other things to position the fledgling industry. The fact that I chaired it as long as I did is not really a testament to my leadership but a function of an industry under siege. Our members, primarily offshore suppliers and operators, did not want to be the face of the industry for obvious reasons. As a publisher and event organizer, I had the freedom to do that.
In its early days, the industry had few friends. Getting legislators to stick their necks out to advocate for the industry was nearly an impossible task… even under the guise of consumer protection. So shooting for proactive legislation was a pipe dream. The best we could hope for was fending off the prohibition bills routinely offered up by Senator Kyl and Representative Goodlatte, et al. In spite of being up against such idioms as “Click the Mouse, Lose the House,” we were able to hold them off for many years.
But, as in the sausage-making analogy noted earlier, that was all undone in 2006, when the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was passed literally in the dead of night. Called at the time the Frist Amendment (since it was a favor for Iowa Senator Bill Frist, who was running for president), this legislation shut down payments for iGaming. It did so with no hearings and in what those in the business called “a midnight drop,” quietly stuck into a “must pass” bill.
So the industry has been living with this prohibition since 2006. There has obviously been some positive progress on the state level, with three states (New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada) leading the way to legalize iGaming. But progress has been painfully slow in the past year or so. One prospective state, California, has been introducing legislation to regulate online poker now for eight years with no forward movement. Most insiders point to ongoing wrangling among the land-based gaming interests as to who gets what slice of the pie as the reason for the impasse. Fights among card rooms, tribes and racetracks have impeded legalization.
Now, fast-forward to the daily fantasy sports (DFS) controversies. Those of us who attended G2E 2015 heard the storyline on DFS before all hell broke loose. Since early October, the landscape for DFS has changed dramatically.
Some have asked if DFS will follow the same legal path as online poker. I would argue that it’s already eclipsed it dramatically. A case in point is California. Internet poker advocates have been introducing legislation to regulate, license and tax internet poker for over eight years. But the conflicts among the stakeholders, as mentioned before, have scared lawmakers from action. Frankly, if the industry cannot provide a united front, a state legislator is not inclined to stick his or her neck out.
But a DFS bill is moving forward quickly in California. It passed the Assembly almost unanimously with only one dissenting vote. The tribal gaming organization in that state and the national Poker Players Alliance have cried foul, saying they should get poker up and running first. But, this industry suffers from a true lack of advocacy and leadership in that regard.
When the American Gaming Association pulled out of advocating for iGaming due to internal conflicts on the issue, there was a true vacuum which has impeded our industry’s growth in the U.S. regulated market.
Why the immediate results for daily fantasy sports? It’s anyone’s guess, really. It’s a widely popular pastime and has been for a very long time. (I was not surprised at the fantasy sports exemption in UIGEA when I was lobbying on Capitol Hill, since many staffers I met with had their fantasy sports screens up on their computers when we met.)
Perhaps, that popularity alone accounts for the speed of action… especially if it’s the lawmakers themselves. Or perhaps the DFS industry has somehow (quietly, for sure) activated a more vocal constituency of their players to speak out than poker has.
We’ll also be watching the policy efforts on behalf of legalized sports betting in the U.S. To me, there is a perfect storm developing led by the change of attitude of many of the sports leagues (sans the NFL and NCAA). Add to that the popularity of DFS, which admittedly is one step away from sports betting. And a handful of states, looking for additional revenue sources, are already drafting legislation to allow sports betting should the federal prohibition be repealed or tweaked to allow it.
So, can we get it together as an industry? Possibly. Given our past experience, I’m not inclined to bet on it. But we can always hope, and find some ways to work together to make it happen.
Sue Schneider is one of the pioneers of iGaming. She is the founder of the iGaming North America conference and is also editor of Gaming Law Review and Economics.
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Friday, May 21, 2010
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), 1.2 million households were lost from 2005 to 2008, despite the population increase of 3.4 million in the study area.
This decline in households is likely what contributed significantly to the excess supply of apartments and single family homes on the market. The study, “What Happens to Household Formation in a Recession,” was conducted by Professor Gary Painter of USC and sponsored by the Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA). It analyzes the impact of economic and housing conditions on household formation and how the recent recession has affected Americans’ propensity to form new households, mobility trends, and changes in the rate of overcrowding.
Key trends are:
- In a recession, the likelihood that a young adult will form an independent household falls by up to 4 percentage points depending on the age of the person and severity of the changes in unemployment rates. In this particularly severe recession, this prediction has been borne out with data through 2008 revealing a reduction of nearly 1.2 million households nationwide despite the continued increase in population and likely even more households lost in 2009.
- Though the national homeownership rate has fallen from a peak above 69% to just over 67%, this decline may be understating the magnitude of the change when we take into account the simultaneous drop in renter household formation. In fact, the rental market saw a steeper decline in new households formed than the homeownership market. As a result of this drop, the denominator in the homeownership rate calculation has been reduced, mitigating the decline in homeownership.
- This recession has also caused a dramatic increase, almost five-fold, in the rates of overcrowding (defined as having more than one person per room in the household), indicating that many families are doubling up in response to the downturn.
- Overall, there was a greater impact on the creation of new households among native born Americans over new immigrant households. The data show native born Americans experienced a larger decline in household formation and a larger increase in overcrowding rates than immigrants.
- Children whose parents have higher incomes are more likely to remain at home, with this effect largest for youths moving into the rental market. However, children whose parents have higher financial wealth are more likely to form their own new rental households.
OK SO LETS GO OVER SOME SIMPLE MATH:
1,200,000 HOMES / 50 STATES IN THE U.S. = 24,000 HOMES AVERAGED PER STATE
SIMPLY PUT THERE IS A PLETHERA OF INVENTORY AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BUY!
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The Official website will be up and running full steam on or before August 14th 2010 offering bulk product direct from the banks to buyers across the globe. Make sure if you are a real buyer to register today and make sure to review the programs below for immediate purchase of inventory direct at real direct bank pricing.
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• All 50 States
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2. Custom Tape Nationwide “5 Million Minimum”
This program is designed for the larger buyer looking to purchase Bulk REO properties in Tapes across the country. These tapes are built directly for the specific buyer with the supplying banks.
• All 50 States
• 5 Million Minimum
• 10% Earnest per tape
• Monthly Closing
3. Monthly Nationwide Tapes by State
This program is designed for buyers that purchase smaller to medium Bulk REO tapes averaging 20- 100 properties per state. Tapes are delivered on the first of every month for closings on the 15th of every month.
• All 50 States
• Unlimited amounts of inventory if purchasing nationwide
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• Consistent monthly supply up to 200 million per month
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
A lot has changed in real estate; those that fail to keep up with the most recent trends risk more than the title of "antiquated"...they risk missing out on the best deals.
1. Buying in Bulk.
Banks have a lot of non-performing properties to unload so it should come as no surprise that trying to sell foreclosures one at a time is not only time consuming but also expensive. One of the hottest trends emerging in 2010 is for well funded investors or investment groups to purchase steeply discounted properties by buying in bulk....often for as little as 30 to 50 cents on the dollar. It's a win-win situation for all parties; investors obtain maximum discounts and heightened ROI while banks save time and money by rapidly disposing of properties all at once.
2. Social Media Marketing.
With nearly 90 percent of all buyers starting their real estate search online, social media marketing is growing at a fast and furious pace. Photographs and virtual tours are not just expected, but failure to include extensive visual elements is akin to a death sentence for most agents. Tweets, blogs and information marketing is more than a way to get the word out about a property...it's increasingly viewed as a prerequisite for obtaining the trust of future clients. Recent surveys found that over 80 percent of people read a blog, signed-up for email newsletters and read other online forms of communication provided by the agent before deciding to do business with them. Make your mark count by learning how to effectively use social media marketing, email newsletters, blogs and other forms of mass communication to market your services and homes.
3. Banking & Broker Blues.
Although rates have remained low, banks have been sending signals that tougher lending standards are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to financing. Brokers remain at risk for the loans they write resulting in increased vigilance and intense scrutiny. New Fannie/Freddie guidelines that go into effect this summer will further constrain already stretched consumers by increasing down payment requirements needed to obtain conventional financing after a pre-foreclosure event. Even top rated investors with perfect credit are finding it increasingly difficult to deal with number of loan limits and other constraints.
4. Going Green.From lead laws to EPA regulations, real estate is slowly but surely going green. Although tax incentives and other initiatives have failed to make the desired impact, escalating utility bills combined with tax credits and legislative restrictions are beginning to show in the market. Expect to shell out big bucks for energy efficient appliances including new air conditioning/heating, pay more for repairs thanks to lead law certification and reap larger returns for properties that already conform to environmentally friendly guidelines.
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Entrepenuer and Executive that is starting his business career outside of corporate america and looking for like minded individuals interested in making money in Real Estate while giving back to the communities we invest in. |
I'm glad you have a 1080p 60fps accelerated graphics setup, but I'm old school. Impress me with a really nice polished ASCII progress bar or spinner!
I received two tips this week about cool .NET Core ready progress bars so I thought I'd try them out.
This one is super cool. It even supports child progress bars for async stuff happening in parallel! It's very easy to use. I was able to get a nice looking progress bar going in minutes.
Boom.
Be sure to check out the examples for ShellProgressBar, specifically ExampleBase.cs where he has some helper stuff like TickToCompletion() that isn't initially obvious.
Another nice progress system that is in active development for .NET Core (like super active...I can see they updated code an hour ago!) is called Kurukuru. This code is less about progress bars and more about spinners. It's smart about Unicode vs. non-Unicode as there's a lot of cool characters you could use in a Unicode-aware console that make for attractive spinners.
Kurukuru is also super easy to use and integrated into your code. It also uses the "using" disposable pattern in a clever way. Wrap your work and if you throw an exception, it will show a failed spinner.
TIP: If your .NET Core console app wants to use an async Main (like I did) and call Kurukuru's async methods, you'll want to indicate you want to use the latest C# 7.1 features by adding this to your project's *.csproj file:
This allowed me to do this:
Did I miss some? I'm sure I did. What nice ASCII progress bars and spinners make YOU happy?
And again, as with all Open Source, I encourage you to HELP OUT! I know the authors would appreciate it.
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Parathyroid hormone-related peptide: expression in fetal and neonatal development.
Hypercalcaemia frequently complicates the clinical management of cancer. Many factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of this humoral hypercalcaemia of malignancy, the most recent candidate being parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP). Until now, this peptide has been detected only in some normal and transformed adult tissues. In recent years, it has become apparent that tumours are capable of expressing and secreting factors previously elaborated only during fetal life. Many of these factors act to stimulate the growth of both tumour and fetal cells in an autocrine manner. The data presented here demonstrate that PTHrP is expressed in the human and rat fetus throughout gestation. Immunocytochemistry reveals a gestationally related, changing pattern of expression which is paralleled by changes in mRNA transcription. These data support the hypothesis that PTHrP may function as a fetal growth factor. |
NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
______
No. 09-3175
______
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
MATTHEW SANDERS
Appellant
______
On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(D.C. Criminal No. 2:07-cr-00362)
District Judge: Honorable Mary A. McLaughlin
______
Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a)
December 17, 2010
Before: JORDAN, HARDIMAN and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges.
(Filed December 17, 2010)
______
OPINION OF THE COURT
______
VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Matthew Sanders (“Sanders”) was convicted following a jury trial and
now appeals his sentence For the reasons that follow, we will affirm the sentence
imposed by the District Court.
I.
Because we solely write for the parties, we will only briefly review the essential
facts. On December 29, 2006, Sanders entered a K-Mart store in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania where he had previously worked as a security guard. Sanders convinced a
coworker to provide access to a secured area, permitting him to remain hidden inside the
store over night. The next morning, Sanders entered the manager’s office armed with a
handgun, held it to her head, and ordered her to open the store safe. Thereafter, Sanders
forced her to the office floor, restrained her with handcuffs, and removed $28,600 before
fleeing the premises.
Following an investigation by police, Sanders was arrested and charged with
interfering with interstate commerce and firearms offenses in connection with the
robbery. While in pretrial custody at the federal detention center, Sanders admitted to
another inmate that he had robbed the K-Mart store. He also solicited assistance from
inmates in an attempt to create a false alibi and prevent the store manager from testifying
against him as a witness. Sanders was thus additionally charged with one count of
obstructing justice.
On December 18, 2008, after a four day trial, Sanders was convicted of the
following charges: one count of interference with interstate commerce by robbery in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951; one count of knowingly using and carrying a firearm
during and in relation to a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1); and
one count of obstructing justice, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503(a).
2
As a career offender, Sanders was assigned a total offense level of 32 with a
criminal history category of VI.1 Because his offense involved a conviction under §
924(c) and there was no reduction for acceptance of responsibility, Sanders’ final
guideline range was 360 months to life imprisonment.
On July 12, 2009, the District Court sentenced Sanders to a term of 360 months of
incarceration and a term of supervised release of five years. In addition, Sanders was
ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $28,600 and a special assessment of $300.
Sanders now appeals this sentence.
II.
The District Court possessed jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231. We have
jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 3742(a).
“Our responsibility on appellate review of a criminal sentence is limited yet
important: we are to ensure that a substantively reasonable sentence has been imposed in
a procedurally fair way.” United States v. Levinson, 543 F.3d 190, 195 (3d Cir. 2008).
“At both stages of our review, the party challenging the sentence has the burden of
demonstrating unreasonableness.” United States v. Tomko, 562 F.3d 558, 567 (3d Cir.
2009) (en banc). The abuse of discretion standard applies to both inquiries. Id.
We thus assess Sanders’ sentence in two stages. We first must determine whether
the District Court committed a “significant procedural error,” for example, by “failing to
consider the § 3553(a) factors . . . or failing to adequately explain the chosen sentence.”
1
The Probation Office and District Court utilized the November 1, 2008 edition of the
Sentencing Guidelines. There are no ex post facto concerns, and the appellant does not
dispute the calculations utilized in his case.
3
Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007); see United States v. Smalley, 517 F.3d 208,
214 (3d Cir. 2008).2 If the District Court’s decision is procedurally sound, we then
consider the substantive reasonableness of the sentence. In so doing, “[w]e do not seek to
second guess” the District Court. Levinson, 543 F.3d at 196. Moreover, “[a] sentencing
court need not make findings as to each factor if the record otherwise makes clear that the
court took the factors into account.” United States v. Lessner, 498 F.3d 185, 203 (3d Cir.
2007). Nevertheless, we must assure ourselves that the District Court has provided an
“explanation . . . sufficient for us to see that the particular circumstances of the case have
been given meaningful consideration within the parameters of § 3553(a).” Levinson, 543
F.3d at 196. Pursuant to this standard, we will affirm the District Court “unless no
reasonable sentencing court would have imposed the same sentence on that particular
defendant for the reasons the district court provided.” Tomko, 562 F.3d at 568.
III.
Sanders does not argue that the District Court committed any procedural errors in
fashioning his sentence, and our independent review of the record does not reveal any
procedural defects. Accordingly, the sole question presented is whether the sentence of
360 months is substantively reasonable.
2
The § 3553(a) factors include: (1) the nature and circumstances of the offense
and the defendant’s history; (2) the need to reflect the seriousness of the crime,
adequately deter criminal conduct, protect the public, and provide training or
medical care; (3) the available sentences; (4) the established sentencing range; (5)
any pertinent sentencing policies; (6) the need to avoid sentencing disparities; and
(7) the need to provide restitution to victims. 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(1)-(7).
4
Sanders argues that the District Court abused its discretion in this regard by
imposing a sentence that was harsher than necessary and therefore inconsistent with the
overarching instruction present in the “parsimony provision” of § 3553(a).3 Specifically,
Sanders contends that his 360 month sentence amounts to a life sentence in light of his
age and HIV status, and that a lesser sentence would have been adequate. Moreover,
Sanders argues that the District Court failed to give proper regard to his mental health
issues and history of childhood abuse and substance abuse. Sanders contends that these
facts, when considered together, “cried-out for compassion and humanity rather than
permanent incapacitation.” Appellant’s Br. at 16.
We disagree. The District Court imposed a sentence that was entirely reasonable
in light of the parsimony provision and factors set forth in § 3553(a). Sanders was
convicted of an armed robbery during which he held a gun to the head of a store manager,
forced her to the floor, and restrained her with handcuffs prior to removing a large sum of
money from the store safe. As the District Court noted, this was “a very serious, violent
crime,” and it was “very lucky that someone was not killed here.” Supp. App. at 51.
Sanders’ obstructive conduct prior to trial, which at minimum included efforts to
construct a false alibi and render a federal witness unavailable, further substantiates the
reasonableness of the sentence imposed. Similarly, 360 months is reasonable given the
appellant’s extensive and serious criminal history. As observed by the District Court,
Sanders accrued eight convictions in a twenty-three year period even though he was
3
This provision states that “[t]he court shall impose a sentence sufficient, but not greater
than necessary, to comply with the purposes set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection.”
5
incarcerated for eighteen of those years. Id. at 52. Four of those convictions were for
crimes of violence. Id.
The record also indicates that the District Court gave “meaningful consideration”
to the § 3553(a) factors as well as Sanders’ arguments regarding mitigation and leniency.
During the July 12, 2009 sentencing hearing, the District Court explicitly considered the
nature and circumstances surrounding the robbery and subsequent obstructive conduct,
his extensive criminal history, and his absence of remorse. The District Court clearly
weighed these factors against Sanders’ personal background including the issues of
mental illness and childhood abuse as well as the testimony by his sister relating to the
same. Id. The court’s consideration of Sanders’ status as an HIV-positive inmate is also
evident. At the start of the sentencing proceeding, the District Court noted receipt of a
letter sent by the Bureau of Prisons concerning its ability to provide adequate healthcare
for inmates with AIDS. At the end of the proceeding, the court stated its intent to defer to
the Bureau in assigning Sanders to a facility that could best meet his needs. Taking all of
these factors into account, the District Court acknowledged that “for someone who is Mr.
Sanders’ age [, 360 months] could amount to a life sentence, but I do think that in view of
the history – and Mr. Sanders’ conduct in connection with this prosecution that that is the
sentence that fulfills the purposes of sentencing.” Id. at 53. “[A] district court’s failure
to give mitigating factors the weight a defendant contends they deserve” does not render
a sentence per se unreasonable. See United States v. Bungar, 478 F.3d 540, 546 (3d Cir.
2007). Given the seriousness of Sanders’ offenses and the significance of his criminal
6
record, the District Court’s rejection of Sanders’ arguments regarding mitigation and
lenience was not unreasonable.
Finally, contrary to Sanders’ contention on appeal, our decision in United States v.
Olhovsky, 562 F.3d 530 (3d Cir. 2009) does not compel a different determination.
Appellant’s Br. at 15. In Olhovsky, we held that a six-year sentence for possession of
child pornography was substantively unreasonable where the court committed procedural
errors and ignored substantial expert testimony that the defendant had a uniquely low
chance of recidivism. 562 F.3d at 550. Notably, the court concluded that the eighteen-
year-old defendant was unresponsive to counseling in spite of considerable expert
testimony to the contrary. Id. at 543, 549-51. Here, the District Court did not commit
any procedural errors. Moreover, whereas the appellant in Olhovsky presented
substantial testimonial support for leniency, Sanders provided the District Court with
only his own unsupported assertions that his age and HIV positive status warranted
imposition of a sentence less than 360 months. Neither of these factors prevented
Sanders from committing the instant offense, and the District Court acted well within its
discretion in concluding that a 360 month sentence was necessary to fulfill all of the
sentencing purposes mandated by § 3553(a).
IV.
7
For the foregoing reasons, we will affirm Sanders’ conviction and judgment of
sentence.4
4
We additionally deny Sander’s recently filed pro se motion to disqualify his counsel
without prejudice to his right to raise this issue by way of collateral attack under 28
U.S.C. § 2255.
8
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/* file: df_classification_train_hist_batch_fpt_dispatcher_v1.cpp */
/*******************************************************************************
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*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*******************************************************************************/
/*
//++
// Implementation of decision forest container for the hist method.
//--
*/
#include "src/algorithms/dtrees/forest/classification/inner/df_classification_train_container_v1.h"
#include "src/services/daal_strings.h"
namespace daal
{
namespace algorithms
{
__DAAL_INSTANTIATE_DISPATCH_CONTAINER_SYCL(decision_forest::classification::training::interface1::BatchContainer, batch, DAAL_FPTYPE,
decision_forest::classification::training::hist)
namespace decision_forest
{
namespace classification
{
namespace training
{
namespace interface1
{
template <>
DAAL_EXPORT services::Status interface1::Batch<DAAL_FPTYPE, decision_forest::classification::training::hist>::checkComputeParams()
{
services::Status s = classifier::training::interface1::Batch::checkComputeParams();
if (!s) return s;
const auto x = input.get(classifier::training::data);
const auto nFeatures = x->getNumberOfColumns();
DAAL_CHECK_EX(parameter.featuresPerNode <= nFeatures, services::ErrorIncorrectParameter, services::ParameterName, featuresPerNodeStr());
const size_t nSamplesPerTree(parameter.observationsPerTreeFraction * x->getNumberOfRows());
DAAL_CHECK_EX(nSamplesPerTree > 0, services::ErrorIncorrectParameter, services::ParameterName, observationsPerTreeFractionStr());
return s;
}
} // namespace interface1
} // namespace training
} // namespace classification
} // namespace decision_forest
} // namespace algorithms
} // namespace daal
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Providing a reliable and secure method, apparatus and/or system for collecting and counting votes is paramount to a democratic system of government. One method requires a voter to cast their votes by entering their selections into a machine that generates a paper record or ballot, which is then collected and later counted. While the collection of paper ballots is fairly reliable and secure, it does have its problems.
In contemporary voting systems, problems are encountered relating to the accuracy of the ballot. In particular, the generated ballot may not precisely reflect the voter's selections. Also, the voter is not given an opportunity to review the paper ballot generated by the machine, prior to it being deposited in a ballot box. Thus, the voter must trust that the machine will properly record his or her vote.
Also, ballots are traditionally made of paper or some similar material. However, the transfer of such material from the voting machine into the ballot box encounters other problems. Generally, voting machines rely on gravity to “drop” the ballot into the ballot box. Alternatively, a paper handling system inside the voting machine pushes the ballot into the ballot box. Either way, such systems are unreliable since the ballot is prone to getting jammed as it is pushed or otherwise externally forced into the ballot box.
Further, the ballot box itself becomes a security risk if someone can tamper with the contents. In particular, the integrity of the ballot box contents becomes compromised when an unauthorized person is able to either remove ballots from or insert ballots into a ballot box after it is separated from the voting machine. Ballot boxes include simple mechanical covers or doors that close an aperture used for inserting ballots. Such covers or doors can often be opened by poll workers or other non-authorized personnel, thus compromising the integrity of the ballots therein.
There is therefore a need for an efficient, reliable and secure method, apparatus or system for collecting and counting votes, which overcomes the shortcomings found in the prior art as set forth above. Such a method, apparatus or system preferably allows a voter to review their generated ballot before it is deposited within the ballot box. Also, a more reliable method, apparatus or system of depositing ballots within the ballot box should be provided. Preferably, such a method, apparatus or system is capable of keeping the ballot box secure, even after it is separated from the voting machine. |
Toyota: Oh geez, here we go! Let's do this. As far as problematic characters, I think it's okay if it's done correctly. RPDR/Snatch game is a pop culture microcosm, and so meta, and already such a critique of many of society's issues, so I like when a queen can dig into something in the world of the media and make it humorous. For the the first round of Trannika Rex, Nico, and Lucy Stoole's Crash Landing, I impersonated Kim Davis. She's a shit human and hurt a lot of people, but I got to turn that into something funny and turn the tables.
Chad: Right! I saw that! That was at the peak of her fifteen minutes of infamy!
Toyota: Mine too! Thorgy as Michael didn't skirt around any of his issues, but he also showed that this person was a human being, and a very talented, but damaged, one.
Chad: I mean, I really liked the performance, but I could see how someone would have a problem with him making light of what may have been sexual abuse.
Toyota: That's very true. There's always a question with artists--can you appreciate the art but despise the artist, or are they inseparable?
Chad: I hope people like my art despite me being a terrible human being.
Toyota: Let's face it, most celebs/artists have a facet about them that should not be glorified
Chad: So very, very true. Some of them even host reality shows about drag queens.
Toyota: Bloooooop. Are we going there?
Chad: If you have some thoughts you'd like to share on Ru's recent interviews and such, I'm happy to hear them!
Toyota: In all of my years of school, and also as a teacher, I don't feel knowledgeable enough to speak on this, but I am going to anyway, because I'm an American, and that's what we do. A few quotes from an interview with RuPaul and a follow-up tweet have incited quite a bit of controversy in our community.
Chad: About the inclusion of cis-women and trans performers into the Drag Race?
Toyota: Yeah, they're kind of different issues, but also kind of the same. Ru said that drag mocks gender, and trans people take gender very seriously, so while the general public thinks they're similar, they're opposites. Not the exact quote, but that's the gist.
Chad: Right, I think that's a fair summary of that particular point.
Toyota: And with that statement, he widened this already present "us vs. them" gap between gay men and trans women. It's driving a wedge between people and further boxing and labeling and other-ing, which are all things that the queer community doesn't need more of.
Chad: Right, well said.
Toyota: One side of the argument is that he's entitled to his experience and opinion, and we can't fault him for feeling the way he feels.
Chad: True. It's his show, he can cast whomever he wants.
Toyota: But as pretty much the biggest icon of our community, he's got a platform and a megaphone, so he should use that to help as many people as possible. It's not just about casting. It's this idea that all trans people take identity so seriously and "drag queens" don't. It's obviously not that cut and dry. It was just a small answer in a much longer interview, but the way he just easily dismissed the issue was painful. I know tons of queens who still take their gender and masculinity very seriously and only do drag as a job.
Chad: Right, and trans performers who have a lot of fun with gender norms! |
Influence of triamcinolone intravitreal injection on retinochoroidal healing processes.
To analyze the effects of triamcinolone intravitreal injection on the wound healing processes after argon laser retinal photocoagulation, wild type C57BL/6J mice, 8-12 weeks old underwent a standard argon laser photocoagulation protocol. After pentobarbital anesthesia and pupil dilatation, argon laser lesions were induced (50microm, 400mW, 0.05s). Two photocoagulation impacts created two disc diameters from the optic nerve in both eyes. The photocoagulated mice were divided into four groups: Group I (n=12), photocoagulation controls, did not receive any intravitreous injection. Group II (n=12), received an intravitreous injection of 1microl of balanced salt solution (BSS). Group III (n=12), received an intravitreous injection of 1microl containing 15microg of triamcinolone acetonide (TAAC) in BSS. Two mice from each of these three groups were sacrificed at 1, 3, 7, 14 days and 2 and 4 months after photocoagulation. Group IV (n=10) received 1.5, 3, 7.5, 15, or 30microg of TAAC and were all sacrificed on day 14. The enucleated eyes were subjected to systematic analysis of the cellular remodeling processes taking place within the laser lesion and its vicinity. To this purpose, specific antibodies against GFAP, von Willebrand factor, F4/80 and KI67 were used for the detection of astrocytes, activated Müller cells, vascular endothelial cells, infiltrating inflammatory cells and actively proliferating cells. TUNEL reaction was also carried out along with nuclear DAPI staining. Temporal and spatial observations of the created photocoagulation lesions demonstrate that 24h following the argon laser beam, a localized and well-delineated affection of the RPE cells and choroid is observed in mice in Groups I and II. The inner retinal layers in these mice eyes are preserved while TUNEL positive (apoptotic) cells are observed at the retinal outer nuclear layer level. At this stage, intense staining with GFAP is associated with activated retinal astrocytes and Müller cells throughout the laser path. From day 3 after photocoagulation, dilated new choroidal capillaries are detected on the edges of the laser lesion. These processes are accompanied by infiltration of inflammatory cells and the presence of proliferating cells within the lesion site. Mice in Group III treated with 15microg/mul of triamcinolone showed a decreased number of infiltrating inflammatory cells and proliferating cells, which was not statistically significant compared to uninjected laser treated controls. The development of new choroidal capillaries on the edges of the laser lesion was also inhibited during the first 2 months after photocoagulation. However, on month 4 the growth of new vessels was observed in these mice treated with TAAC. Mice of Group IV did not show any development of new capillaries even with small doses. After argon laser photocoagulation of the mouse eye, intravitreal injection of triamcinolone markedly influenced the retina and choroid remodeling and healing processes. Triamcinolone is a powerful inhibitor of the formation of neovessels in this model. However, this inhibition is transient. These observations should provide a practical insight for the mode of TAAC use in patients with wet AMD. |
Q:
Quick way to link Objects from screen to View Model
Out of curiosity, is there a way to do this quicker without defining two string or objects?
Xaml
<TextBox Margin="5" Width="100" Text={Binding Path=dataString}></TextBox>
View Model
string _dataString;
public string dataString
{
get
{
return _dataString;
}
set
{
_dataString = value;
base.OnPropertyChanged();
}
}
A:
You can define helpers to shorten the syntax somewhat. For example, if you use the MVVM Light Toolkit, and inherit your ViewModel from ViewModelBase, the toolkit provides a helper that enables use of the following syntax:
private string _dataString = null;
public string DataString
{
get { return _dataString; }
set { Set(ref _dataString, value); }
}
You still have to provide a backing field, but the helper takes care of notifying the exact property that changed, and only raises the event if the new value is in fact different from the current one.
You can also speed up the process of adding the properties by creating a custom code snippet and importing it into Visual Studio via the Code Snippets Manager.
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Q:
SpriteKit: Just wondering why my script won't work properly?
just want it to make nodes fall random from anywhere on the top horizontal edge and fall down the page. without being half chopped off from the vertical edges. it currently shows a white screen
#import "MyScene.h"
@interface MyScene () <SKPhysicsContactDelegate>
@end
@implementation MyScene
-(id)initWithSize:(CGSize)size {
if (self = [super initWithSize:size]) {
/* Setup your scene here */
self.backgroundColor = [SKColor whiteColor];
//physics world
self.physicsWorld.gravity = CGVectorMake(0,-6);
self.physicsWorld.contactDelegate = self;
}
return self;
}
-(void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
/* Called when a touch begins */
}
-(void) addBalls {
//create ball sprite
SKSpriteNode *balls = [SKSpriteNode spriteNodeWithImageNamed:@"Ball.png"];
balls.physicsBody = [SKPhysicsBody bodyWithCircleOfRadius:(balls.size.width/2)];
balls.physicsBody.dynamic = YES;
//determine where to spawn balls
int minX = balls.size.height/2;
int maxX = self.frame.size.height - balls.size.height/2;
int rangeX = maxX - minX;
int actualX = (arc4random() % rangeX) + minX;
//place ball slightly off shot, and along a random position on top edge
balls.position = CGPointMake(self.frame.size.height + balls.size.width/2, actualX);
[self addChild:balls];
//speed of balls
int minDuration = 2.0;
int maxDuration = 4.0;
int rangeDuraton = maxDuration - minDuration;
int actualDuration = (arc4random() & rangeDuraton) + minDuration;
//create the actions
SKAction *moveAction = [SKAction moveTo:CGPointMake(-balls.size.height/2, actualX) duration:actualDuration];
SKAction *actionMovedone = [SKAction removeFromParent];
[balls runAction:[SKAction sequence:@[moveAction, actionMovedone]]];
}
just want it to make nodes fall random from anywhere on the top horizontal edge and fall down the page. without being half chopped off from the vertical edges. it currently shows a white screen
A:
First of all, you need to exchange the x and y values in the position of the ball nodes.
Secondly, to add multiple balls, you can modify the code as follows:
-(void) addBalls:(int)count
{
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
//create ball sprite
SKSpriteNode *balls = [SKSpriteNode spriteNodeWithImageNamed:@"Ball.png"];
balls.physicsBody = [SKPhysicsBody bodyWithCircleOfRadius:(balls.size.width/2)];
balls.physicsBody.dynamic = YES;
//determine where to spawn balls
int minX = balls.size.height/2;
int maxX = self.frame.size.height - balls.size.height/2;
int rangeX = maxX - minX;
int actualX = (arc4random() % rangeX) + minX;
//place ball slightly off shot, and along a random position on top edge
balls.position = CGPointMake(actualX, self.frame.size.height + balls.size.width/2);
[self addChild:balls];
//speed of balls
int minDuration = 2.0;
int maxDuration = 4.0;
int rangeDuraton = maxDuration - minDuration;
int actualDuration = (arc4random() & rangeDuraton) + minDuration;
//create the actions
SKAction *moveAction = [SKAction moveTo:CGPointMake(-balls.size.height/2, actualX) duration:actualDuration];
SKAction *actionMovedone = [SKAction removeFromParent];
[balls runAction:[SKAction sequence:@[moveAction, actionMovedone]]];
}
}
Then, simply pass the number of balls needed in the method.
Eg.
[self addBalls:10]; //Will add 10 balls to the scene
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The large house on the corner of First Avenue and McKinley Street in Phoenix was built in 1910. While the exterior has undoubtedly been updated throughout the century, we're just happy much of the inside's decoration is holding on to the past; the downtown Phoenix house-turned-antique-trove is a great place to satisfy our vintage cravings.
Downtown Antiques opened in the space, at 801 N. First Avenue, three months ago. A step inside reveals a clutter-free environment (not to be taken for granted), and an abundance of vintage, collectible, and retro items.
We spent a couple hours shopping the new store. Check out what we'd take, what we'd leave and why we'd go back after the jump...
1. 12-piece canister set Everything deserves its own place. Store your spices, coffee, flour and sugar in these cute canisters for $35. 2. Old photographs of Downtown Phoenix These black and white photographs from the Library of Congress depict Phoenix in the late 1800s and early 1900s. A lot has changed since those days, but you can spot San Carlos Hotel in one of the photos of a Phoenix parade on Central Avenue. The other two images show a view from Jefferson St. looking east and Dorris-Heyman Furniture Co. store. Hang onto time with these $50 framed photographs. 3. Old Singer sewing machine Up your sewing cred with this vintage sewing machine for $51. 4. Vintage pottery These pottery pieces range in color, shape and size, but they're all beautiful. Prices range from $20 to $50. 5. Monopoly set Everyone owns Monopoly but not everyone has a vintage Monopoly set. Pass go and collect this cool set for $50.
Things on our wish list:
Photos courtesy of D'Aundra Wallace
1. "Mad Man" Lamp This 1960s lamp is in good condition and has its original plastic shade. Add this snazzy piece to your décor for $149. If you like this lamp, then you'll like a lot of the other furniture that Barry Rulnick sells. His Urban Retro furniture, lighting and art fill two rooms at Downtown Antiques. 2. Lovell/Stanley Washer Is this practical? Maybe not, but it's cool. This washer is a rare find. Stay fresh and clean with this $750 washer. 3. Vintage corrugated cardboard peace sign Because who doesn't want peace? Or a giant $295 peace sign? We want both. 4. Hand-painted chair by Nanci Ditchman This chair is an attention-grabber. Bright and colorful, just the way we like it. Take a seat for $240.
We'll pass on...
Photo courtesy of D'Aundra Wallace
Rosie O'Donnell dolls. Do we really have to explain ourselves? The Rosie O'Donnell doll by Barbie is supposed to be Barbie's friend (yeah, right) and cost $40 too much. Rosie "O'Doll" by Tyco is half that price ($20), but equally unappealing. We're not even sure some children would want to play with these.
One reason to go back... Downtown Antiques has two stories full of beautiful antiques including artwork, furniture, jewelry, textiles, accessories, books, games, toys, appliances, kitchenware, and much more.
Downtown Antiques is located at 801 N. 1st Avenue in Phoenix. Visit the store Wednesday - Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The store is open until 9 p.m. on First Fridays. For more information, call (602) 252-8034. |
Antelope Valley Project
The Antelope Valley Project is a flood control, economic development, transportation and community revitalization project in Lincoln, Nebraska. Centered on the flood control channel provided for Lincoln's Antelope Creek, the project is planned to run from just beyond J Street in the South to Salt Creek to the North, with the creek fully contained within the channel. The total cost of the project is $238,000,000. The project is the largest public works project in the history of the city.
Overview
Lincoln's Antelope Valley Project creates a fresh aesthetic and a critical infrastructure complex. Everything centers on the 'wandering' and occasionally flooded Antelope Creek—now with the Project's new waterway as a control. A Project design/map can be found at: http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/pworks/projects/antelope/phasing/pdf/phasing.pdf.
The Project creates a green belt of parkland in the heart of the city. Vehicular and pedestrian bridges add utility and a post modern aesthetic. Other project features include: Antelope Valley Parkway, a vehicular traffic way running from Cornhusker Highway South via the Parkway merging into Capital Parkway; a major vehicle arterial running from 27th Street West via State Fair Road merging into Salt Creek Roadway at the 'big X' and onto 9th Street; miles of recreational trails connected to an extensive city trail network; rail, pedestrian and vehicular bridges across the waterway; Trago Park and Union Plaza, both interactive water venues: access to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus and the planned UNL research park through pedestrian and bicycle trails, bridges as well as major vehicular parkways, enumerated above.
"Project waterway"
The waterway carries the 100-year flood run-off. It centers on the new grass-lined Antelope Creek waterway. To create the channel, the Corps of Engineers designed and managed a 'big dig'--miles in length. Water flows North into the larger Salt Creek. Aside from providing the channeling complex for the last miles of the creek, the waterway connects on the South directly with Antelope Creek as it flows from Holmes Lake to the Southeast.
On May 7, 2015, the city of Lincoln experienced its worst flood in recent history, following over six inches of rain beginning the night of May 6, 2015. In areas near the waterway, rain water and flood water was largely contained in the waterway, as was intended by its design. Though flooding in other areas of the city submerged cars and prevented driving, traffic flowed freely on the bridges and roads along the waterway. The waterway also channels excess flow from Salt Creek, mitigating the chances of the water level of Salt Creek from exceeding the levee height. On May 7, Salt Creek water levels were declared dangerously near its maximum; it is likely that without the Antelope Valley waterway providing this channel, water from Salt Creek may have spilled over and led to much heavier flooding in a large tract of land along the Creek, which contains many residences. Though critics of the project decried its high price tag, the waterway's worth was tested and proven by the response to this storm.
Union Plaza
Union Plaza is a large urban park built as part of the Antelope Valley Project. The construction of Union Plaza cost 4.75 million dollars, and was completed in September 2012. Plaza architects intended elements of the park such as multilevel water features and colored wave embedded pavement to thematically reflect. The Plaza includes the Lincoln amphitheater, a water plaza with fountains and ponds, festival areas, play areas, sculptures, a scenic overlook, gathering spots, and event parking. All of this—the ponds, major fountains and other water features create a unique, experience. Anticipated surrounding the Plaza are: restaurants, shops, offices, other businesses, housing and a possible UNL Research Park extension (*under construction—completion 2010).
The park runs along both the East and West sides of the waterway from O Street, North to R Street (between 21st and 22nd streets. Union Bank & Trust Company contributed substantially to the Plaza (2008).
( ** See the Clark Enersen Partners design slideshow at: http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2007/09/24/special_reports/2015/doc45b0e88fda439352645014.txt#image )
Auto parkway
Relocating crowded city streets is a significant element of a three-part major arterial project.
Part I. Antelope Valley Parkway provides a six-lane traffic way running the length of and parallel to the waterway (West side).* Bridges criss-cross the channel at Military Road, 'Big Y,' Y, Vine, Q, P, O*, N** and J* streets. Bridges and overpasses provide access to UNL on the West, to the UNL research park on the East, to arterials and to streets. Connecting to Cornhusker Highway on the North, Antelope Valley Parkway will run approximately .
Part II. At S Street, the arterial breaks away from the channel and follows 19th Street southward, connecting Antelope Valley Parkway with Capitol Parkway at K and L streets **. The resulting merged arterials will continue on Southeast to Capitol Parkway end (at 48th Street).
Part III. The 27th Street/9 Street connection creates a continuous East/West parkway from 27th Street (East entrance), connecting State Fair Road to Salt Creek Parkway*, intersecting with Antelope Valley Parkway at 'the Big X,' and continuing onward to merge into 9th street on the West*. (*under construction) (**construction pending)
Hike and bike trails
Running parallel to the Parkway, pedestrian walkways and trails provide the city and the university area extensive walking and biking trails. The Project extends and partially comprises the extensive Trails in Lincoln, NE. It contains an elaborate trail component—a hub for Lincoln's trail network—trail extensions and more. Trails extend the length of the channel *, connecting to Union Plaza *; to channel bridge crossings; to the future UNL research park*; to the downtown UNL campus and Devaney Sports Complex; to new trails outside the channel, e.g. from J Street, to Randolph *; and to existing trails including Jaimaca North, Dietrich, Salt Creek Levee Trail; Oak Lake and Rock Island trails; various on street trail connections and other trails/trail extensions *. A MoPac Trail extension * runs between the Parkway on the West to 27th and beyond on the East (between W and Y streets). A MoPac trail overpass crosses 27th. (*under construction)
Urban revitalization
Urban revitalization stands as a major Antelope Valley Project goal. A revitalization corridor runs form N Street North to Holdridge. Plans include the development of residential and office/retail complexes. To date, numerous multi-family housing units have been constructed in an area from the channel North on Vine and East to 27th. The first known Antelope Valley entrepreneurial projects are: Shannon Narner's, Hoppe Partners development between K and L streets and 19th/20th and Rick Krueger's commercial development begun in late 2008. Further development could await completion of pending city development standards. Related to those standards and project requirements, forty plus structures have been removed to make-way for the project. Additional removals are planned as projects, such as the Antelope Valley Parkway, near completion.
Project aesthetic
The Project creates a 'green belt' sprawling across the center of the city. Architecture is water-themed throughout. Wave themes, curves and circles predominate design—inlaid into paving, in ponds, in the amphitheater, on retaining walls. The water/wave/nautical theme is melded with post-modern design. Landscape* features 'low water/low maintenance' vegetation. Throughout, both deciduous and evergreen trees dot hike/bike trails and trafficways. Channel banks are grass and grass/cement waffled surfaces. When complete, decorative grasses, flowering shrubs and ground cover will line the trails, waterway and vehicular traffic ways. Bridge design angles, 'metal work' and lamps speak post modern. Retaining walls, while more modern than 'post modern,' are 'designed,' not merely 'poured.' Waved pebbles overlayed with leaves and shells sculpt curved wall faces. (*in process)
Project post-modern/water architecture has spread beyond its borders. Architectural and water themes are tentatively included in the UNL research park (park video flyover: http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/chancllr/nicampus/). To the West the Harris Overpass reflects similar design. To the Southeast, the South Street Bridge (38th and South) will continue the design theme.
Nebraska Innovation Campus/UNL Research Park
The planned Nebraska Innovation Campus is a $50 million public/private development partnership of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This research campus will add to UNL's substantial national research reputation. When complete, the Campus will comprise a sprawling complex of laboratories, ponds and extensive 'green' landscapes stretching throughout the current State Fair Park. Some plans suggest a research development corridor extending as far south as K and L streets. In 2008, the Nebraska Legislature (unicameral) voted to move the Nebraska State Fair to Grand Island, Nebraska, pending funding. Beginning in 2010, the current fair site will gradually 'morph' into the Nebraska Innovation Campus. By late 2008, the first park tenant has been found and other potential park occupants were initially identified and screened from among a numerous interested parties. Initial Federal funding, $1.4 million has been secured. The Antelope Valley Project will provide unexpected research park benefits: two pedestrian bridges, waterway walk/hike/bike trails, cross-creek vehicle bridges—all providing city campus access to the UNL research park and the Bob Devaney Sports Complex.
The Antelope Valley Project is a partnership between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the City of Lincoln and the Natural Resources District (Lower Platte South).
References
Category:Transportation in Lincoln, Nebraska
Category:Geography of Lincoln, Nebraska
Category:Proposed infrastructure in the United States |
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