IPSwitch MoveIt v8.1 is vulnerable to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to send malicious messages to other users in order to steal session cookies and launch client-side attacks.
The vulnerability lies in the Send Message -> Body Text Area input field.
1/30/2017 – Disclosed details of vulnerability to IPSwitch.
1/31/2017 – IPSwitch confirmed the vulnerability and verified the fix as of version 9.5 and approved public disclosure of the vulnerability.
Over the weekend, I had a chance to participate in the ToorConCTF (https://twitter.com/toorconctf) which gave me my first experience with serialization flaws in Python. Two of the challenges we solved included Python libraries that appeared to be accepting serialized objects and ended up being vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Since I struggled a bit to find reference material online on the subject, I decided to make a blog post documenting my discoveries, exploit code and solutions. In this blog post, I will cover how to exploit deserialization vulnerabilities in the PyYAML (a Python YAML library) and Python Pickle libraries (a Python serialization library). Let's get started!
Before diving into the challenges, it's probably important to start with the basics. If you are unfamilliar with deserialization vulnerabilities, the following exert from @breenmachine at Fox Glove Security (https://foxglovesecurity.com) probably explains it the best.
In the first challenge, we were presented with a URL to a web page which included a YAML document upload form. After Googling for YAML document examples, I crafted the following YAML file and proceeded to upload it to get a feel for the functionality of the form.
# # Uncomment lines as needed to edit default settings.
After much trial and error, the flag was ours along with 250pts in the CTF!
34.214.16.74 - - [02/Sep/2017:21:12:11 -0700] "GET /?ItsCaptainCrunchThatsZeldasFavorite HTTP/1.1" 200 1937 "-" "curl/7.38.0"
(S"Unpickler instance has no attribute 'persistent_load'"
The thing that stood out most was the (S"Unpickler instance has no attribute 'persistent_load'" portion of the output. I immediately searched Google for the error which revealed several references to Python's serialization library called "Pickle".
It soon became clear that this was likely another Python deserialization flaw in order to obtain the flag. I then searched Google for "Python Pickle deserialization exploits" and discovered a similar PoC to the code below. After tinkering with the code a bit, I had a working exploit that would send Pickle serialized objects to the target server with the commands of my choice.
# Note: this will only list files in your directory.
# It is a proof of concept.
Much to my surprise, this worked and I could see the contents of the flag in my Apache logs!
34.214.16.74 - - [03/Sep/2017:11:15:02 -0700] "GET /rce.txt?UsuallyLinkPrefersFrostedFlakes HTTP/1.1" 404 2102 "-" "curl/7.38.0"
As part of my research into the Atlassian bug bounty program managed by BugCrowd (https://bugcrowd.com/atlassian), I recently discovered a directory traversal vulnerability in PSPDFKit for Android 2.3.3 – 2.8.0. After announcing my discovery on Twitter (https://twitter.com/crowdshield/status/889690387513724928), I received a few tweets asking for a tutorial and PoC of my discoveries and decided to create a blog post to document it. This particular vulnerability was discovered in the Atlassian Jira Cloud application and was verified to be fixed in the latest release.
The Jira Cloud Android application (com.atlassian.android.jira.core) is vulnerable to directory traversal via the following exported content provider: content://com.atlassian.android.jira.core.pdf.share/. This allows an attacker to view the local file system on the affected Android device from external 3rd party applications installed on the same device. To exploit this flaw, an attacker can create a malicious application which queries the content provider directly in order to retrieve specific files stored locally on the device. If the victim installs the malicious application, an attacker can read files stored locally on the device. Alternatively, the content provider can be queried directory via the Android debug bridge (ADB) and does not require "root" access.
To enumerate the Android application, I used reverse-apk (https://github.com/1N3/ReverseAPK) which is a tool I wrote to reverse APK files. This revealed an exported content provider named com.pspdfkit.document.sharing.DocumentSharingProvider which means 3rd party apps on the same device can query the provider directly.
Next, I used Drozer to scan for common vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and directory traversal. This revealed a vulnerable content provider (content://com.atlassian.android.jira.core.pdf.share) but did not detail how to exploit the flaw.
Drozer seemed to indicate that the content provider was vulnerable to directory traversal so I decided to take a look at the source code to confirm for myself. This was accomplished by running reverse-apk and opening the affected file. This confirmed that the content provider accepts URI strings via the ParcelFileDescriptor method and reads the contents (ParcelFileDescriptor.open(file, i);).
Now that I knew the content provider was vulnerable, I had to actually exploit this to do something useful. To do this, I used ADB (Android Debug Bridge) and Drozer (they essentially are the same thing and yield the same result..).
adb shell content query --uri content://com.atlassian.android.jira.core.pdf.share/.//..//.//..//.//..
After discovering the flaw, I reported the issue to Atlassian via BugCrowd and the issue was triaged by a BugCrowd analyst. Unfortunately, Atlassian later came back and reported that this issue was a duplicate and noted that this was a known issue affecting PSPDFKit for Android and has since been patched. As a consolation, I figured this would make a good blog post and Atlassian was nice enough to allow me to disclose the details publicly. The original advisory for PSPDFKit can be found below.


Amber In The Sky Bed - lofty sleeping style!
Amber In The Sky Bed – lofty sleeping style!
Ah bedtime. I can hear my three-year-old this very minute, trying everything not to go to sleep. His poor dad reads him two stories at bedtime and still endures tears every night. Perhaps one of these divine Amber In The Sky loft bunk beds would do the trick.
He's always asking if he can have a 'top junk bed' so his little brother can stay in the same room. We've got time until this is possible though, which is a good thing given the price of quality beds these days.
Even so, this is one bunk or loft bed that can be in use earlier in your children's lives. It's made to be lower (135cm) so those essential goodnight interactions can still happen. And for ease of changing sheets as well.
Austrian designer, Thomas Maitz who heads up the newly-formed Perludi, has simply taken out the cavity usually found underneath the bottom bunk, meaning the mattress sits on the floor. There is a good lot of head room so children can play underneath, and the ladder is built into the frame.
The entire bed is 100 per cent recyclable, contains no glue, and is held together using an innovative combination of European birchwood and Austrian loden (all wool) fabric, both of which are hard-wearing, easily cleaned and environmentally safe. I am trying ever so hard not to imagine this in my son's room. Once I start though it's hard to stop, considering what a versatile and uniquely superb piece this is.
Better start saving! It's Ä2100 plus Ä230 shipping to Australia, from the very fabulous Kids Love Design who stock it in all eight colourways. At least we have the option of getting it here, which is a real rarity in the European furniture world.


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Ulrich Cabin Shell is Her Craft Barn
Shed Use Case, Customer Story, Sheds, Rancher
Michelle Hill has lots of crafting ideas in her head but not enough room in her house in Eustace, Texas. Her crafting business, Shelle's Custom Creations, had taken over the house, and she had no room in her kitchen to cook. She needed a craft barn!
Michelle and Kyle began to look for a portable craft barn to contain her crafts. They weren't satisfied with the buildings they saw, until they found the Ulrich website. Kyle was impressed with the manufacturing process and the building materials.
Intending only to look, they visited Ulrich's sales lot in Tyler. Kyle was so impressed, he purchased a 12×24 Rancher cabin shell with lots of windows that same day. He noticed the eave and vent system made a big difference in the temperature in the building. They chose the Rancher because the lofts provide more storage.
Kyle finished out the crafting barn himself over the next six months. "She's never in the house now," he laughs. Michelle has a central work table, a desk for her computer, and lots of shelving. She makes candles, wreaths, and custom tumblers.
Michelle loves spending time in her craft barn, relaxing with music while she works. "It makes me feel good when people get excited about things I made for them," she says.
Moving the crafts to the cabin shell freed up their house for daily living and having guests. "It's been a good change," Kyle says.
"I'm hard to please," Kyle says, but he likes their Ulrich cabin shell. "I would buy another one in a minute."

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Standardisation of dedicated tests for cellular metals is still an ongoing effort and much progress is expected for the near future. Of course there are many standards that have been developed for other types of materials that can be applied to cellular materials.
The table below shows some of the few standards in use today. Please indicate when a standard is missing.
ISO/DIS 13314 2010-07-16 Compression test for porous and cellular metals English This is not a final standard but a draft of international standard (DIS) opened for final voting. After voting for 5 months it will be published as a new international standard.
DIN 53292 1982-02 Testing of sandwiches; tension test in flatwise plane (Prüfung von Kernverbunden: Zugversuch senkrecht zur Deckschichtebene) German Applicable to metal foam sandwich panels.
DIN 53293 1982-02 Testing of sandwiches; flexure test of flat sandwiches (Prüfung von Kernverbunden: Biegeversuch) German Applicable to metal foam sandwich panels.
DIN 53294 1982-02 Testing of sandwiches; shear test in flatwise plane (Prüfung von Kernverbunden: Schubversuch) German Applicable to metal foam sandwich panels.
DIN 53295 1982-02 Testing of sandwiches; climbing drum peel test (Prüfung von Kernverbunden: Trommel-Schälversuch) German Applicable to metal foam sandwich panels.


Featuring unique architecture from the Australian development group Anka, Alta boasts loft-styling, a supreme location in East Village, and lends some of the most modern conveniences found in city living. Located on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Market Street, Alta was completed in 2007. The community features a lap pool, spa, fitness center, club room with a catering kitchen and wet bar for special events, a home theater, and a pool table. Also included are 256 underground parking spaces and a CVS Drug Store located on the lower level of the building. Inside the residences homeowners enjoy a variety of finishes including hardwood floors, stainless-steel appliances, and designer selected fixtures and finishes. Floor-to-ceiling windows, large private terraces, and city views bring the engaging downtown atmosphere into each Alta residence. Many floor plans are available, including studio apartments starting at 482 square feet, one-bedrooms starting at 653 square feet, and two-bedroom, two-baths ranging from 1,144 to 1,227 square feet. Downtown San Diego is happy to include Alta in its bustling East Village.


Take advantage of the opportunity to own this successful growing craft brewery.
The business started in 2010. The current owners took over from the founders and expanded into an adjacent bay adding new equipment which increased production by 200%.
They then added a tasting room which has familiarized the locals with the unique craft beers. However most of the sales are wholesale to private beer and wine stores and government liquor stores.
The craft brewing industry is growing in B.C. with a diverse and eclectic market of typically middle to upper income buyers who prefer a more high end beer.
The company has increased awareness of their craft beer by sponsoring various non-profit groups on a regular basis with products for silent auction items.
Apart from this there have been no other promotions. So there is a great opportunity to increase awareness and expand the business through regular marketing.
There is also room for more expansion to three more bays and the addition of more tanks in the 4800 sq. ft. facility.


Some people assemble parts for their cat trees based on what they have around their homes, while others seek out specific materials. Some materials you may need include study wood boards, piping or plastic tubing, wooden rods for support, Sisal rope, nails, and screws. Depending on the design of your tree, you will likely need to review additional materials.
Whatever materials you choose, make sure your cat tree is sturdy. Cats might be small, but they jump with force and could knock over the tower if it's too lightweight.
As you design the blueprints for your cat tree, consider how high you want it to be. Some cat trees almost reach the ceiling, allowing kitties to get a bird's-eye view of the home. However, other cat trees are more like shrubs and spread wide across an area, with different activities on each level.
Your blueprint will help you create a realistic plan with the materials you have and the space within your home or apartment.
Cat trees are typically covered in fabric that cats can scratch, rub on, and climb on. Try to look for thick covers that are also comfortable. You can also cover your cat tree in rope and scratching material to create a responsible outlet for sharpening claws.
Make sure to cover any sharp corners, nails, screws, and other potentially dangerous spots on the cat tree. This could prevent blisters or a nasty cut.
Not only is your cat tree a place for exploring, climbing, and scratching, it's also a high place for your cat to rest. Pick up a couple of cat beds or comfortable cushions and attach them to the platforms. You can place one near the top of the tree and one on a lower level.
Some cats want to be high up, while others don't mind napping closer to the ground.
The final touches are the cat toys the kitties can play with while they climb the cat tree. You might dangle a plush mouse from one of the levels so they can bat at it, or you can attach a catnip fish to another platform that they can rub against or roll over.
This added enrichment will keep your cats interested in the tree and continually exploring to discover what else might be hidden in the branches!
There are plenty of cat tree plans and tutorials online you can check out. See which ones work best for your feline friends. In the meantime, check out Cole and Marmalade as they explore their cat tree and even have cat battles on it!
We're gonna need a bigger cat tree!


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'Thank you for your service'
Volunteer veterans reach out to vets in hospitals
By Roland Wilkerson
Terry Godwin has a knack for making certain hospital patients feel better.
He gently raps at their door, quietly enters their room, and then he says, thank you.
Moments like this now unfold daily across the Novant Health system as a platoon of volunteers roll out a new program to recognize veterans who are being treated. And that's a considerable number of patients. On any given day, 1 out of 10 hospital patients at Novant Health are military veterans.
"We wanted to let veterans know that we're grateful for their service to our country," said Kathy Brown, who manages Novant Health volunteer services in the greater Charlotte market. "This helps us become more patient-focused and have authentic conversations with them."
Brown, who grew up in a military family, said they chose volunteers who are veterans because hospital team members realize that they quickly connected with patients who were also veterans. "They really have a more engaging conversation. It really makes a difference."
In fact, Novant Health needs more veterans across the system to become part of this special volunteer team. At Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, volunteers have visited the hospital beds of more than 1,300 veterans since June of 2017. If you're interested or know someone who might be, click here for volunteer services and then click on the hospital nearest you along the right side of the page.
"They perk up immediately when I say I'm here because they're a veteran and their family perks up too," said Godwin, 68, who volunteers several hours a week at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte. "We just go from there and I let them talk," he said. "I just love being around vets. They've been in World War II or Korea. They'll tell you a story or two. I'll tell you, it means a lot to them."
Godwin, a retired wholesale hardware sales manager, served two years with the Army in Germany after being drafted in 1970 during the Vietnam War. He was already a volunteer at Presbyterian Medical Center before joining fellow volunteers Nick Melton and Larry Parkinson to launch the program in Charlotte.
After visiting each patient, the volunteers hang a thank-you card bearing the American flag outside their door. An unplanned side benefit: care providers quickly learned what the cards symbolized and started signing the cards themselves. It also helped lead to deeper connections between team members and patients, which is good for everybody, Brown said.
On a recent day, Godwin talked to several veterans, including a former Army first sergeant who was more than happy to start swapping stories about their time in the service. A few doors down, a Marine was watching TV in a darkened room when Godwin introduced himself as an Army man, joking that it stood for Ain't Ready for Marines Yet. They shared a quick laugh, and as Godwin turned leave, the Marine told him: "Thank you for your service."
Tags: trust, veterans, midlife, volunteers at Novant Health


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Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Strain Carrying the vanB2 Gene Variant in a Polish Hospital
Magdalena Kawalec, Marek Gniadkowski, Urszula Zielińska, Waldemar Kłos, Waleria Hryniewicz
Magdalena Kawalec
Sera & Vaccines Central Research Laboratory, 00-725 Warsaw, and
Marek Gniadkowski
Urszula Zielińska
Medical Center for Postgraduate Education, 00-416 Warsaw,Poland
Waldemar Kłos
Waleria Hryniewicz
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.2.811-815.2001
About 2.5 years after the first isolation of the VanA phenotype of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREM) in Poland, the first VREM strains with the VanB phenotype have emerged independently in two different Warsaw hospitals. In one of these the VREM strain was selected during the long-term antimicrobial treatment of a patient with a wide variety of infection risk factors who died after 3 months of hospitalization. The strain was found to contain the transferable vanB2 gene cluster variant of the polymorphic type that was identified earlier in vancomycin-resistant enterococci from several different countries. In the course of infection the strain underwent genetic diversification due to DNA recombination.
In the middle of June 1999, a 68-year-old woman with acute pancreatitis was subjected to surgical evacuation of necrotic tissues and extraperitoneal drainage in a Warsaw hospital. Having developed septic shock, she was transferred from the surgical ward to the intensive care unit (ICU). Various risk factors for infection were identified in the patient, and these included obesity, diabetes, adult respiratory distress syndrome, intubation, tracheostomy, ventilation, gastric tube, intravenous central catheter, total parenteral nutrition, continuous extraperitoneal lavage, urinary catheter, prolonged hospitalization, and intensive antibiotic therapy. The following antimicrobials were used for the treatment in the ICU: metronidazole, cefoperazone, imipenem, vancomycin, amikacin, piperacillin with tazobactam, tobramycin, ciprofloxacin, ceftazidime, co-trimoxazole, and fluconazole. Several different pathogens were recovered from the patient during this period including a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain that produced an extended-spectrum β-lactamase, a Pseudomonas aeruginosastrain resistant to imipenem, a methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain, a vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium strain, and a vancomycin-resistant E. faecium (VREM) isolate. Vancomycin was introduced into therapy on the 12th day of hospitalization, after the first isolation of MRSA, and was used in three therapeutic courses of at least 15 days each. The first VREM isolate was cultured from a skin lesion at the end of August 1999, after 52 days (in total) of vancomycin therapy. The patient died after 90 days of hospitalization with symptoms of generalized infection and multiorgan failure.
Altogether four VREM isolates were collected during the treatment (Table 1); three were identified in clinical samples from the patient (skin lesion, peritoneum, and stool), and one was identified from the patient's environment (the patient's bedsheet). No vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were recovered during the testing of other patients, medical personnel, and the entire ICU environment that was performed immediately after isolation of the first VREM isolate. In order to prevent strain dissemination, the patient was isolated with dedicated medical personnel, and advanced infection control procedures were introduced into the ward according to the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (11). The preventive action was successful, as no VRE have been isolated in the hospital since that time.
Selected clinical data for the clinical isolates and PFGE typing, mating, and vanB gene sequence and polymorphism results
Microbiology.The VREM isolates were subjected to detailed microbiological and epidemiological analyses. Genus identification was performed as described by Facklam and Collins (9), and the species was identified by the API Rapid ID32 STREP test (bioMérieux, Charbonnieres-les-Bains, France), supplemented by potassium tellurite reduction, motility, and pigment production tests (9). The MICs of different antimicrobial agents were evaluated by the agar dilution method according to NCCLS guidelines (17) and by the Etest in the case of quinupristin-dalfopristin and linezolid (the linezolid susceptibility data were interpreted according to the manufacturer's recommendations). Antimicrobial standards were supplied by the corresponding manufacturers. Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, S. aureus ATCC 29213, and E. faecalisV583, the standard VanB phenotype strain (8, 22), were used as reference strains. The isolates were characterized by the high level of resistance to vancomycin (MICs, 128 to 256 μg/ml) and susceptibility to teicoplanin (MICs, 0.25 to 1 μg/ml), which suggested the VanB phenotype of vancomycin resistance. Additionally, they were resistant to penicillin (MICs, 128 μg/ml), ampicillin (MICs, 64 μg/ml), ciprofloxacin (MICs, 16 to 64 μg/ml), and chloramphenicol (MICs, 32 μg/ml) and also to high concentrations of aminoglycosides (gentamicin MICs, >1,024 μg/ml; streptomycin MICs, >2,048 μg/ml). The only antimicrobials to which the isolates were susceptible were tetracycline (MICs, 0.25 to 0.5 μg/ml), quinupristin-dalfopristin (MICs, 0.5 μg/ml), and linezolid (MICs, 1 μg/ml). The susceptibility testing revealed the multidrug resistance phenotype of the VREM isolates.
The vancomycin resistance transfer experiment was carried out with the isolates by the filter-mating procedure described by Klare et al. (15). E. faecium 64/3, which is resistant to rifampin and fusidic acid (28), was used as a recipient. The results are listed in Table 1. All but one isolate (isolate 8672) produced transconjugants at an efficiency of about 10−5per donor cell, which indicated that the vancomycin resistance determinants were transferable and had a relatively high transmission potential. Evaluation of the MICs for the recombinant strains revealed that resistance to no other drug was cotransferred with the resistance to vancomycin (data not shown).
Clinical isolates were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) with a CHEF DRII system (Bio-Rad, Hercules, Calif.). DNA purification and digestion with the SmaI restriction enzyme (MBI Fermentas, Vilnius, Lithuania) were performed as described by Clark et al. (5), and the electrophoresis was run under the conditions described by de Lencastre et al. (7). PFGE results were interpreted by the criteria proposed by Tenover et al. (26). The results are shown in Fig.1 and Table 1. All isolates were found to represent a single PFGE type; however, one of these, isolate 8672, produced PFGE pattern a2, which differed by five DNA bands from the pattern for the predominant one, PFGE pattern a1. These data suggested that the patient was originally infected with a single VREM strain which underwent some genetic differentiation with time.
PFGE of VREM isolates and location of thevanB gene cluster within the PFGE patterns. Total DNA of the isolates was cut with SmaI and separated by PFGE and was hybridized with the vanB gene cluster probe. Lanes M, bacteriophage λ ladder molecular size standard (in kilobases; New England Biolabs, Beverly, Mass.).
For the identification of vancomycin resistance genes, the total DNAs of the isolates were purified with the Genomic DNA Prep Plus kit (A&A Biotechnology, Gdańsk, Poland). The vanB gene was detected by specific PCR with two different pairs of primers, thevanB and vanB consensus primers, and the cycling conditions used were those described originally (5, 6). For all the isolates the PCR with the vanB primers, which are specific for the vanB1 gene variant (5, 6), amplified products of about 1.1 kb instead of 433 bp, as predicted forvanB1 and obtained for the vanB1-containing V583E. faecalis control strain (8, 21, 22). ThevanB consensus primers, which amplify specific products from all vanB gene variants known to date (6), produced amplicons of about 500 bp, which corresponded well with the expected size of 484 bp. These data confirmed that the isolates were of the VanB phenotype and revealed that this phenotype was determined by a gene cluster variant which was different from vanB1.
The vanB gene-containing 1.1-kb PCR product obtained for isolate 8672 was subjected to direct DNA sequencing. Sequencing reactions (24) were performed with the use of primersvanB (5) supplemented by internal primers 5′-GACAAATCACTGGCC-3′ and 5′-ATGGCTTCTTGCATAGC-3′ and an ABI 310 PRISM automatic system (PE Biosystems, Foster City, Calif.). It was found that the PCR product encompassed the 896-bp fragment of the vanB coding region starting from its 5′ end (out of 1,029 bp altogether) and the 201-bp fragment of thevanHB reading frame that is located directly upstream of vanB (with an overlap of 8 bp). This indicated that, similarly to known vanB2 and vanB3 variants (10, 18), the 5′ primer of the vanB primer pair (5) did not anneal to the vanB coding region; however, it must have been complementary to a sequence present within the vanHB gene, which seems to be unique (6). The vanB gene sequence was found to be identical to the corresponding part of one of vanB2 variants identified previously in Rochester, Minn. (GenBank accession no.U94526 ) (18) and differed by a single base pair from a vanB2 gene sequenced in Taiwan (GenBank accession no.Z83305 ).
Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of thevanB2 gene cluster was studied as proposed by Dahl et al. (6). DNA fragments encompassing thevanRB, vanSB,vanYB, vanW,vanHB, vanB, andvanXB genes were amplified by long PCR (L-PCR) with the use of primer vanB long, and the resulting L-PCR products were analyzed with the use of the DraI andPagI (an isoschizomer of BspHI) restriction enzymes (MBI Fermentas). The results are shown in Fig.2A and Table 1. L-PCR products of the expected size of about 6 kb were obtained for all isolates analyzed. The amplified regions were found to represent a single polymorph, which was originally identified as RFLP-2 in vanB2 andvanB3 gene clusters from E. faecium and E. faecalis isolates collected in Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States (6).
RFLP analysis of vanB gene clusters in VREM isolates. (A) DraI-PagI restriction analysis ofvanB gene clusters amplified by L-PCR. Lanes M1,BstEII-digested bacteriophage λ molecular size standard (in base pairs); lane M2, MspI-digested pBR322 molecular size standards (in base pairs; T. E. Kucharczyk, Warsaw, Poland). (B) DraI-PagI RFLP analysis of vanBloci analyzed by hybridization of total DNA with the vanBgene cluster probe. The arrows indicate DNA bands that distinguished the two polymorphs of the region. The asterisk indicates the DNA band of the BstEII-digested bacteriophage λ molecular size marker (in base pairs), which results from the sticking of the 8,454-bp fragment to the 5,686-bp fragment by the cos ends.
In order to study the location of the vanB2 gene cluster, the total DNAs of the isolates, embedded in agarose plugs and digested with SmaI, were separated by PFGE (as described above), blotted onto a Hybond-N+ membrane (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Little Chalfont, United Kingdom), and hybridized with thevanB gene cluster probe. The L-PCR amplicon of thevanB1 gene cluster present in the E. faecalisV583 VanB reference strain (8, 21, 22) was used as the probe. Probe labeling, hybridization, and signal detection were performed with the ECL Random-Prime Labeling and Detection system (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech). Results of the analysis are shown in Fig.1. Single hybridizing DNA bands were revealed for each isolate, and in the case of the three PFGE subtype a1 isolates, the vanB2gene cluster was located within the SmaI restriction fragment of about 230 kb, whereas in PFGE subtype a2 isolate 8672, this fragment was about 150 kb. It is likely that the vanB2 gene cluster resided within a transposon (4, 20) which was inserted into chromosomal DNA or a particularly large plasmid and which may have possessed conjugative functions itself (4, 19, 20). Its horizontal transfer may also have been mediated by plasmid conjugation (3, 29) or by another transferable mobile element (4, 19). A rearrangement of chromosomal or plasmid DNA, reflected by the change in the PFGE pattern, has affected the position of the vanB2 gene cluster DNA within the PFGE pattern of isolate 8672 and might have been responsible for the loss of its transferability.
For a more detailed analysis of the vanB2 locus, the total DNAs of the isolates, purified with the Genomic DNA Prep Plus kit (A&A Biotechnology), were digested with the DraI andPagI restriction enzymes (MBI Fermentas), electrophoresed, blotted onto a Hybond-N+ membrane, and hybridized with thevanB gene cluster probe. Probe labeling and hybridization were performed as described above. The results are shown in Fig. 2B. The hybridization patterns obtained corresponded well to theDraI-PagI (BspHI) RFLP patterns of the isolated vanB2 gene clusters, and the only difference observed among the isolates was that the largest DNA fragment of the patterns was smaller for PFGE subtype a2 isolate 8672 (ca. 4.8 kb) than for the remaining isolates (ca. 5.5 kb). These data suggested that the DNA recombination event(s) that occurred in isolate 8672 has changed the structure of either the vanB2 gene cluster-containing transposon or its directly adjacent sequence context.
VRE belong to the most dangerous nosocomial pathogens that usually cause infections in severely debilitated patients hospitalized for long periods of time. The first strains of VRE were identified in 1986 in France (16) and in the United Kingdom (27), and since then these microorganisms have become common in many countries all over the world (2, 5, 25). Until recently, they were not observed in Poland (13, 30); however, in last few years VRE have started to emerge in different hospitals in Poland. The first reported incidence occurred in December 1996 in a hospital in Gdańsk (12) with the identification of VREM of the VanA phenotype (1). This isolation was followed by a large and complicated outbreak in two different hematological wards of the center (14, 23).
Data presented in this work document one of the first two incidences of a VREM strain expressing the VanB phenotype (8, 21, 22) in Poland. The strain was isolated from a single patient located in the ICU of a Warsaw hospital who was particularly prone to nosocomial infection. Due to immediate introduction of strict infection control procedures (11), the VREM strain was most likely eradicated from the hospital environment. The detailed molecular analysis revealed that its phenotype was determined by thevanB2 gene cluster variant, which resided within a transferable DNA molecule. During the infection process the strain underwent genetic diversification due to a DNA rearrangement that also affected the vanB locus. The VanB phenotype was originally reported by Sahm et al. (22) in 1989 and was described by Quintiliani et al. (21) in 1993, and since then it has spread in several countries (6). It is determined by a cluster of genes located within composite transposons that may be horizontally transmitted between strains either by themselves or by a plasmid-mediated or other conjugative element-mediated process (3, 4, 19, 20, 29). Several works carried out with VanB strains of VRE from different countries (6, 8, 10, 18) revealed a certain degree of heterogeneity of the vanB gene sequence (vanB1, vanB2, and vanB3variants) and of RFLP analysis of the vanB gene cluster (RFLP-1, -2, and -2*). Identification of the next case of infection with the vanB2 variant present in the context of the RFLP-2 polymorph of the gene cluster confirms the earlier observation of the high degree of stability of the vanB-region sequences and the hypothesis that they have a common evolutionary origin (6).
We thank Stephen Murchan for critical reading of the manuscript; Patrice Courvalin, who kindly provided E. faecalis V583; and Wolfgang Witte for strain E. faecium 64/3.
This work was partially financed by a grant from the Polish Committee for Scientific Research (grant KBN 4P05A 016 19) and by the U.S.-Poland Maria Sklodowska-Curie Joint Found II (grant MZ/NIH-98-324).
Received 23 August 2000.
Returned for modification 22 October 2000.
Accepted 11 November 2000.
Arthur M.,
Molinas C.,
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The GentleWave Procedure is a state-of-the-art alternative to standard root canal treatment. The ultracleaning technology of the GentleWave Procedure is an advanced combination of fluid dynamics and a broad range of soundwaves that work together to reach into the microscopic spaces 1,2 and remove bacteria, debris and tissue.2 The GentleWave Procedure is so effective at cleaning and disinfecting the root canal system, there's less chance of failure over time. 3
The GentleWave Procedure uses a minimally invasive 1 protocol to access the infected root canal system, which means it is preserving more of the natural tooth and, in doing so, is helping to keep the tooth's structure strong. With the GentleWave Procedure we can also typically clean and fill the tooth in just one appointment, 3 which may reduce the number of appointments required.
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New DWI law may provide a way to reverse conviction
Recent Minnesota Court of Appeals case Hagerman v. Minnesota has reversed the refusal for a DWI test conviction unconstitutional. As per The Fourth Amendment, we are protected from unreasonable seizures and searches. In the context of a DWI, chemical test via blood, breath, or urine, is considered a search.
For a chemical test to be considered valid, police must have a warrant, or the test has to be supported by an exception to requiring a warrant. Previously, Minnesota Law defended testing without a warrant when it came down to DWIs, under the "search incident to arrest" and "exigent circumstances".
The Supreme Court has since invalidated Minnesota's exigency approach. These exigency exceptions instead have to be met with a determined case based on the total of circumstances. Essentially, there is no automatic exigent circumstance with every DWI case. This invalidated the "search-incident-to-arrest" exception that was enforced in urine and blood testing.
Under this new law, states can criminalize the refusal to give breath tests, however, they cannot make it a crime for refusal to submit urine or blood tests unless there is a search warrant or is supported by other exceptions.
The changes to the law can be applied retroactively, which means anyone convicted with prior DWI test refusal for failure to submit urine and blood tests without warrants can have the conviction reversed.
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Alabama's Nick Saban answers question prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. (Photo by Bill Slane/Cronkite News)
The College Football Playoff meant $273 million in business for the Valley.
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The 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship game generated far more money for the Arizona economy than any of Arizona's previous college football championship games, according to a study by Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business.
Second-ranked Alabama defeated top-ranked Clemson 45-40 at University of Phoenix Stadium on Jan. 11 in a game that generated $273.6 million in revenue from out-of-state visitors. It was nearly $70 million more than the previous high mark for a college football championship game in the state, the 2011 BCS National Championship.
That figure and its context were discussed by members of the Arizona Organizing Committee and government officials during a press conference at the Phoenix Convention Center Wednesday.
"These numbers are spectacular news and they further underscore our ability to have mega-events," said Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey. "When it comes to hosting high-profile events, nobody does it better than Arizona."
Ducey emphasized the value of Arizona establishing itself as a premier location for major national events, particularly in the sports world. Last year's Super Bowl and the CFP National Championship gave the state a showcase to visitors from around the country, Ducey said.
"The economic impact is incredible, but equally important is the lasting impression we make on all who visit the Valley of the Sun," Ducey said.
In terms of sheer numbers, the events surrounding Super Bowl XLIX last year were still a much greater economic force than the CFP National Championship. The Super Bowl, which was also played at University of Phoenix Stadium, generated $719 million in total economic impact, according to the W.P. Carey School.
However, there are a number of factors that lead to Super Bowls having a greater economic impact than college football's championship event. In addition to a longer period for fan events around the 2015 Super Bowl, the demographics of people attending were different, according to Anthony Evans of the Seidman Research Institute at the W.P. Carey School.
"You had an entourage of both the rich and famous descending on the Valley for the Super Bowl," Evans said. "I would imagine that the majority of the visitors for the college football (playoff) were more traditional fans."
Still, impressions were made — and not just through the CFP National Championship game itself, but through the events surrounding it, according to Ducey. The weekend leading up to the game included events such as interactive games and youth sports clinics at the Phoenix Convention Center and outdoor concerts on Washington Street.
"This was so much more than a game," Ducey said. "It was an experience, and it was an epic one at that."
By hosting different events in locations across the Phoenix metro area, the organizing committee looked to spread economic benefits to municipalities throughout the Valley. The game itself was played in Glendale, but the teams and marching bands stayed in hotels located in Scottsdale and Mesa. Fan events were centered in downtown Phoenix.
Playoff Fan Central's success brought an estimated 200,000 people to Phoenix, even though the game itself was played miles away. This allowed downtown to play a leading role in the CFP National Championship despite not having a football stadium, according to Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton.
"Governor Ducey, you'll be happy to know this is what teamwork looks like. This is what regionalism looks like," Stanton said. "We're blessed to be able to host the mega-parties and concerts in downtown Phoenix. Mayor (Jerry) Weiers, you and your team in Glendale do a great job hosting the game."
Phoenix also served as the transit hub for visitors flying in for the CFP National Championship, leading to nearly 3.5 million passengers coming and going through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in the month of January. That tally is even higher than in January 2015, when Arizona hosted the Super Bowl, according to an Arizona Organizing Committee press release.
Through the 2015 Super Bowl and 2016 CFP National Championship, downtown Phoenix has been able to display its evolution to visitors from around the nation, Stanton said.
"These events are exactly what we want in downtown Phoenix," Stanton said. "They invite new audiences to experience downtown's positive growth and changes — and besides that, it's a heck of a lot of fun."
In addition to the revenue and publicity generated by the number of visitors at the CFP National Championship, there's potential for future revenue from a specific group of attendees — CEOs invited to forums hosted by the Arizona Commerce Association.
Four of the 24 companies represented at CEO forums have announced their intention to bring projects to Arizona, according to Greg Linaman of the Arizona Commerce Authority.
"Bottom line: Arizona has become a sports Mecca," Linaman said. "The series of events that we're experiencing is just not happening in other places. It's a real critical competitive advantage for our state. We have to work together to continue to take advantage of it."


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The past isn't always dead and buried.
A house with history. That's how the estate agent described the old toll house on the edge of the town. For Kelda it's the perfect rural home for her young son Dylan after a difficult few years.
But when Kelda finds a death mask concealed behind one of the walls, everything changes. Inexplicable things happen in the house, Kelda cannot shake the feeling of being watched and Dylan is plagued by nightmares, convinced he can see figures in his room. As Dylan's behaviour becomes increasingly challenging, Kelda seeks answers in the house's mysterious past. But she's running out of time.
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Breaking Bad: Catholic Priest Edition
By Cheryl Steinberg
A Roman Catholic priest – albeit a former one – seems to have crossed over to the dark side, living out his own little version of Breaking Bad.
Dubbed "Monsignor Meth," Kevin Wallin, has been given a jail sentence of five-and-a-half years for his part in running a coast-to-coast drug ring in the US.
The 63 year-old would receive meth by mail from California methamphetamine suppliers and then deliver it to a distributor in New York. In a word (or two) drug trafficking.
Oh, and the "reformed" priest had also bought a sex shop in order to launder the money he was making through illegal means.
Wallin, who pleaded guilty to a meth conspiracy charge in 2013, apologized to friends and parishioners in a Hartford, Connecticut court saying, "The day I was arrested was a very good day. It took me out of that situation."
The former priest has been in jail for 28 months; with time served, he has about three more years of time behind bars.
US District Judge Alfred V Covello sentenced Wallin to 65 months as well as also imposed supervised release for the following five years. The judge told Wallin he could "not ignore [his] decision to infect [the] community" with meth.
"For you, sir, this is an unhappy day," Covello told Wallin,
However, the judge also said that the letters of support from friends and former parishioners surpassed "anything I have ever seen."
"It's a little like attending your own funeral, your own wake," the judge said.
Kelly Barrett, Wallin's public defender, said her client "put all his efforts in helping others" while neglecting himself. She requested leniency due to Wallin's lack of criminal history and that he isn't to return to crime.
Barrett also cited the Recession in 2008 as a precipitating factor in the former priest's actions. She added that Wallin was coping with tough times, financially speaking, at the parish around that time.
"He was floundering and overwhelmed," she said. "The man who had given help to others was unable to accept help."
On the other hand, we hear a much different story from Assistant US Attorney Patrick Caruso, who told the judge that Wallin "abandoned his priestly life" and was a meth addict who associated with other meth users.
Despite acknowledging Wallin's service as a priest and his performing of charitable works, and even admitting that Wallin was "genuinely remorseful," the prosecutor went on to say that Wallin was the "most culpable," calling him the head of the meth ring.
"He turned his apartment into a meth den for people to buy meth, to use meth," he said. "The public didn't know how he became a stone-cold drug dealer."
At his sentencing, several people spoke on Wallin's behalf, including a psychiatrist who works with drug addicts, a church colleague, and several others, asking Covello for leniency.
"We try to judge wisely and justly," Monsignor Andrew Varga of Westport told the judge. "His human failings got in the way of his better judgment. We ask you to judge wisely and justly."
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Imagine this: You've finally scheduled that much-needed dental treatment, but there's something in the back of your mind telling you to postpone the appointment. Maybe it's the perception that dentists' offices are cold and sterile, or the people are unkind. Perhaps you're still reeling from a past experience that left you in pain or feeling like you weren't properly cared for.
Well, if you're afraid of the dentist, Jovan Prosthodontics can help. Dr. Ace has built a practice where you can receive top-notch, specialized care in a warm and inviting setting. We know that as many as 15 percent of Americans have let dental anxiety stand between them and improved oral health, and we want to remove the barriers that cause stress.
Read on for three ways our Round Rock, TX office works to maximize patient comfort. Then, experience the difference for yourself! Call Jovan Prosthodontics at (512) 716-1200 to schedule an appointment.
What do you think of when you think of a dentist's office? Do you think of white walls and aggressive air conditioning? Maybe you think of unfriendly professionals lecturing you about the health of your teeth.
At Jovan Prosthodontics, we strive to challenge your assumptions about what a dental practice can be. That's why our office features the warmth of hardwood floors and natural light. You can relax on our leather couch before your appointment. We'd be happy to grab you a blanket or neck pillow to make your procedure more comfortable. You can even watch your favorite TV shows while we work!
And for lengthy procedures, we'll even get you lunch. We take patient comfort very seriously!
A warm blanket and free lunch are great, but what if you need a little extra help relaxing during your appointment? For patients with intense anxiety, or for those undergoing extensive dental work, we offer four forms of dental sedation.
Nitrous oxide: This mild sedative, commonly known as "laughing gas," produces a euphoric feeling. Plus, it's easy and painless. All you have to do is take a few deep breaths from a small mask we'll place over your nose, and you'll start to feel its effects.
Oral conscious sedation: If you need help relaxing before your appointment, we can prescribe a pill and instruct you to take it a set amount of time before your procedure. By the time we call you back to the dental chair, you'll feel calm and perhaps slightly sleepy.
IV sedation: This is a deep form of sedation administered directly into the bloodstream, so we can closely monitor your level of sedation throughout your appointment. You'll remain conscious, but you'll feel sort of like you're dreaming.
General anesthesia: This is the deepest form of sedation available, where you're fully unconscious during significant procedures. It's administered by a licensed professional to ensure your safety.
It's important to note that with all forms of dental sedation beside nitrous oxide, you'll need to arrange a ride to and from our office. These medications can take a while to wear off, and we want to make sure you get home safe and sound.
Want to know whether sedation dentistry can help you conquer your fear of the dentist? Just give us a call and set up a consultation. Our caring team of dental professionals can talk with you about what might be appropriate for you and your needs so you can make an informed decision.
Perhaps it's not the environment or the possibility of discomfort that stresses you out about your much-dental procedure; it's the cost. If you fall into this category, we can help ease your anxieties too.
At Jovan Prosthodontics, we offer several flexible payment options. We're willing to work with you so you can get the high-quality dental care you deserve. Not only do we work with all insurance companies, but we also partner with CareCredit, Lending Club, and Compassionate Healthcare to provide low-interest and no-interest payment plans for those who qualify!
Plus, if you pay for your treatment in full using cash, we offer a discount. If you have questions about the cost of your treatment, your insurance, or anything in between, just call our office. Our friendly administrative staff would be happy to assist you.
At Jovan Prosthodontics, you'll feel confident knowing that you're receiving specialized care from the pros. You'll love the results, but you'll also love the attention we pay to patient comfort!
Come experience our patient-first philosophy for yourself. Call us at (512) 716-1200, or use our online form to request an appointment.


For those seeking support for detox from addiction to prescription or recreational drugs, nicotine, or alcohol. If you are looking for a general health detox, choose the Detox Healing Notes file.
If you buy this Healing Notes file, you are seeking to make changes in your life which will lead to a physical body free from toxins, which may have built up over the years – some as a result of environmental pollution, some which may come from what you eat and drink or take into your body by other routes.
This is a "Detox Support" file: that name has been carefully chosen – it is designed to help you stick to a sensible regime, and to resist the inevitable temptations, as well as providing healing for the various organs (liver and kidney, for example) which work hard to keep our bodies healthy. However, if you choose to override it there is nothing to stop you – but of course the results will not be as quick, or possibly as satisfactory.


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Deep Space 1 (abreviadamente, DS 1) fue una sonda espacial estadounidense lanzada el 24 de octubre de 1998 a bordo de un cohete Delta y cuya finalidad principal era la de ser un demostrador tecnológico con el que probar una serie de nuevas tecnologías relacionadas con la exploración espacial. La sonda sobrevoló un asteroide y un cometa, añadiendo valor científico a la misión. La misión, considerada un éxito, fue extendida varias veces y se dio por finalizada el 18 de diciembre de 2001

Deep Space 1 fue la primera misión del programa New Millenium de la NASA.

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La estructura de la nave consistía en un marco octogonal de aluminio, de 1,5 m de alto, 1,1 m de profundidad y 1,1 m de ancho. Con las antenas desplegadas, la nave medía 2,5 m de alto, 2,1 m de profundidad y 1,7 m de ancho. Tenía una masa de 486 kg.

Los paneles solares desplegados daban a la nave una envergadura de 11,75 m. Estos usaban una de las nuevas tecnologías, SCARLET, para aumentar su rendimiento: lentes cilíndricas concentraban la luz solar en una tira de células fotovoltaicas y al mismo tiempo las protegían. Al comienzo de la misión los paneles proporcionaban 2500 vatios de potencia a 100 voltios.

Las comunicaciones tenían lugar a través de una antena de alta ganancia, dos de baja ganancia y una antena de banda Ka, todas montadas en la parte superior de la nave, con una tercera antena de baja ganancia montada en uno de los brazos extensibles.

La propulsión principal la proporcionaba un motor iónico alimentado por xenón, en la parte inferior de la nave, y el control de actitud se conseguía con pequeños propulsores alimentados por hidracina. En total, la nave llevaba 81,5 kg de xenón (de los cuales se habían utilizado 73,4 kg cuando finalizó la misión) y 31,1 kg de hidracina. Deep Space 1 fue la primera misión que utilizó la propulsión iónica como propulsión principal. El motor funcionó un total de 16.265 horas.

Tecnologías

NSTAR (motor iónico)

Se trataba de un propulsor iónico alimentado por xenón y la energía eléctrica proporcionada por los paneles solares, desarrollado por la NASA en el Glenn Research Center. Alcanzaba un impulso específico de entre 1000 y 3000 segundos, un orden de magnitud superior al de la propulsión química, consiguiéndose un importante ahorro de propulsante y por tanto de masa.

El propulsor, a su máxima potencia, proporcionaba un empuje de 92 milinewtons, varios órdenes de magnitud por debajo de la propulsión química tradicional. Para alcanzar grandes velocidades los motores iónicos deben mantener su funcionamiento durante largos periodos de tiempo (días, meses o incluso años).

SCARLET
SCARLET (Solar Concentrator Array of Refractive Linear Element Technologies) es una tecnología usada en los paneles solares para mejorar su rendimiento, también desarrollada en el Glenn Research Center. Utilizaba lentes de Fresnel hechas de silicio para concentrar la luz solar sobre las células fotovoltaicas, produciendo una potencia equivalente a un panel solar convencional de mayor tamaño.

Autonav
Autonav es un sistema de navegación autónomo desarrollado por el JPL que utiliza asteroides brillantes y su movimiento relativo contra el fondo de estrellas como referencia. Con dos o más asteroides la nave podía triangular su posición. Conociendo dos o más posiciones diferentes a lo largo del tiempo, la nave puede determinar su velocidad, y con ambos datos, su trayectoria.

Las naves generalmente dependen de transmisores situados en la Tierra (como los de la Red de Espacio Profundo de la NASA) para determinar su posición, pero los transmisores no siempre están disponibles para esa función, y se necesitan operadores experimentados para la tarea. Con Autonav se aumentaría la autonomía de la misión, se reducirían costes y se liberaría tiempo de los transmisores de Tierra para ser usados en otras funciones (como la recepción de datos).

Autonav también sirve para determinar la posición de objetos (asteroides, cometas...) con respecto de la nave, lo que sirve para realizar un apuntado más preciso y autónomo de los instrumentos científicos. La sonda Deep Impact utilizó este sistema en su estudio del cometa 9P/Tempel 1.

Agente remoto
El Agente remoto fue desarrollado en el Ames Research Center de la NASA, y era una inteligencia artificial que controlaba la nave sin supervisión humana. Demostró su capacidad para planear actividades y diagnosticar y responder a fallos simulados en diversos componentes de la nave. Con este sistema se aumentará la fiabilidad y la capacidad para recoger datos científicos de futuras sondas.

Monitor de baliza
Es otro método para reducir el uso de las redes de comunicaciones de tierra. En las etapas de crucero, en las que la nave no recoge datos científicos, la Deep Space 1 se limitaba a enviar una onda portadora a una determinada frecuencia, en lugar de datos, como las misiones clásicas. Para detectar la onda portadora bastan antenas mucho más simples que las necesarias para recoger y decodificar datos. Si ocurre alguna anomalía en la nave, la onda portadora oscila entre cuatro tonos, según la urgencia de la anomalía detectada. Las antenas detectan el cambio de frecuencia, se da el aviso y si es necesario se utilizan las antenas más grandes y complejas para contactar con la nave. Un sistema parecido se está utilizando en la sonda New Horizons.

SDST
SDST (Small Deep-Space Transponder) es un sistema de radio miniaturizado, capaz de utilizar la banda Ka, que es una banda en alta frecuencia capaz de transmitir más datos que otras bandas utilizadas habitualmente en misiones espaciales.

PEPE
PEPE (Plasma Experiment for Planetary Exploration) es un espectrómetro de iones y electrones para medición del entorno de partículas de la sonda.

MICAS
MICAS (Miniature Integrated Camera And Spectrometer) es un instrumento que combina dos canales de imagen óptica con espectrómetros infrarrojo y ultravioleta con los que deducir la composición del objetivo.

Perfil de la misión
Tras ser lanzada en un cohete Delta II a las 12:08 UT del día 24 de octubre de 1998, la sonda entró en una órbita heliocéntrica, separándose de la última etapa del Delta II a unos 550 km sobre el océano Índico. La primera telemetría fue recibida por la Red del Espacio Profundo 1 hora y 37 minutos tras el lanzamiento, con 13 minutos de retraso tras lo esperado. La razón del retraso fue que los cinturones de Van Allen produjeron ruido en el seguidor de estrellas de la sonda, haciendo que la nave no se orientase correctamente hasta atravesarlos.

El motor iónico falló tras 4,5 minutos de funcionamiento a partir del primer encendido. Se determinó que la causa fueron cortocirtuitos debidos a restos de gas y material eyectados durante la separación de la última etapa y que cortocircuitaban la rejilla eléctrica del motor. El motor comenzó a funcionar normalmente poco después, cuando desaparecieron los restos de contaminación.

Originalmente, Deep Space 1 debería haber sobrevolado el asteroide (3352) McAuliffe en 1999 y el cometa 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura y el planeta Marte en 2000, pero debido a un retraso en el lanzamiento no fue posible.

La misión principal finalizaría el 18 de septiembre de 1999, con la posibilidad de una extensión para sobrevolar el cometa Borrelly en septiembre de 2001. Se planeó un sobrevuelo del asteroide (9969) Braille para el 28 de julio de 1999, a una distancia mínima de entre 5 y 10 km. Los sobrevuelos a ambos cuerpos eran un extra de la misión, que se trataba fundamentalmente de demostración tecnológica. En agosto de 1999 se aprobó una extensión de la misión, y en vista del buen funcionamiento de los sistemas hasta el momento, se propuso un sobrevuelo al cometa 107P/Wilson-Harrington, que no pudo tener lugar debido al fallo del seguidor de estrellas en noviembre de 1999.

El seguidor de estrellas mantiene informado a la sonda de su posición en los tres ejes, y su fallo implicaba prácticamente el final de la misión. Paradójicamente, el seguidor de estrellas era un instrumento comercial, no una de las nuevas tecnologías a probar. Sin el seguidor, la nave sólo podía orientarse hacia el Sol y ponerse a girar lentamente sobre su eje. Con ello se perdió el contacto con la antena de alta ganancia. El personal de tierra ideó un método para averiguar la posición correcta para contactar con la antena de alta ganancia basándose en la intensidad de la señal recibida, consiguiendo restablecer el contacto total el 14 de enero de 2000. Se realizó un análisis del seguidor de estrellas y se concluyó que no era recuperable. En lugar de cancelar la misión, se llevó a cabo un esfuerzo por recuperar la capacidad de orientación de la nave sin tener que usar el seguidor de estrellas. Los trabajos se extendieron durante 7 meses, en los que se programó el instrumento MICAS como sustituto del seguidor de estrellas. MICAS tenía menos del 1% del campo de visión del seguidor y una tasa de transmisión de datos 100 veces más lenta, aunque una sensibilidad un orden de magnitud mayor. Durante todo ese tiempo no se pudo usar el motor iónico, que no volvió a ser puesto en marcha hasta el 28 de junio de 2000.

Debido al fallo del seguidor de estrellas no pudo tener lugar el sobrevuelo del cometa Wilson-Harrington, a cambio de poder sobrevolar el cometa Borrelly a tiempo, encuentro que tuvo lugar el 22 de septiembre de 2001.

Tras el último sobrevuelo, continuaron las pruebas tecnológicas, hasta que el 18 de diciembre de 2001, con los niveles de hidracina extremadamente bajos (la recuperación de la sonda tras la pérdida del seguidor de estrellas produjo un consumo no previsto del propelente) y sin más pruebas tecnológicas que realizar, la misión se dio por concluida, ordenándose el apagado del transmisor de la sonda, pero dejando encendido el receptor.

Sobrevuelos

(9969) Braille
Deep Space 1 sobrevoló el asteroide Braille el 28 de julio de 1999. Debido a un problema con la sonda, el encuentro tuvo lugar a una distancia mayor de la esperada (26 kilómetros en lugar de 240 metros). La mayor distancia implicaba un menor brillo del asteroide, confundiendo a Autonav e impidiendo que apuntase correctamente la cámara hasta casi una hora después de la máxima aproximación.

Cometa Borrelly

La sonda se encontró con el cometa Borrelly el 22 de septiembre de 2001, pasando a una distancia mínima de 2200 km de su superficie. La nave no estaba preparada para un encuentro cometario: no llevaba escudo contra el polvo que se suele encontrar alrededor de un cometa ni el sistema de control de posición estaba diseñado para realizar los movimientos necesarios para seguir a un objeto en rápido movimiento. Además, la cámara necesaria para tomar las imágenes del cometa (MICAS) estaba haciendo la función de seguidor de estrellas, necesaria para mantener la posición correcta, con lo que hubo que planear en qué momentos se usaría para cada cosa. Un problema adicional fue el alto consumo de hidracina necesario en la recuperación tras la pérdida del seguidor de estrellas, convirtiéndose en una seria preocupación la posibilidad de quedarse sin propelente para el control de posición antes del sobrevuelo.

A pesar de todos los problemas, el equipo de tierra consiguió superarlos y realizar uno de los sobrevuelos cometarios más exitosos, tomando las imágenes de más resolución de un cometa hasta entonces. También se midió el espectro infrarrojo de la superficie y se tomaron medidas de la energía de los iones y electrones alrededor del cometa, así como registros de los campos magnéticos y las ondas de plasma

Enlaces externos
 nmp.jpl.nasa.gov  (página de la Deep Space 1 en el JPL).
 SolarSystem.Nasa.gov (perfil de la misión, en una página de la NASA).
 Ti.Arc.Nasa.gov (página del agente remoto, en la NASA).
 Astronautix.com (Deep Space 1 en la Encyclopedia Astronautica).

Notas

Sondas espaciales de asteroides
Sondas espaciales de cometas
Naves y artefactos espaciales de Estados Unidos
Naves y artefactos espaciales lanzados en 1998
Wikiproyecto:Asteroides/Artículos/Artículos por tema/Viajes espaciales
Satélites artificiales heliocéntricos

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Q: Computing limit of $f(x) = x^{(\frac{1}{x} - 1)}$ Let $f(x) = x^{(\frac{1}{x} - 1)}$ . Find $\lim_{x \to 0^{+}} f(x)$ if it exists .
My try : $f(x) = x^{(\frac{1}{x} - 1)} = e^{\frac{(1-x) \ln x}{x}}$ . I'm not allowed to use L'Hôpital's rule but intuitively seems the answer is zero .

A: This is not indeterminate when $x\to 0^+$:

*

*$\ln x\to -\infty$,

*$1-x\to 1$, so $(1-x)\ln x\to-\infty$

*the denominator tends to $0^+$
so the exponent tends to $-\infty$, and the exponential indeed tends to $0$.

A: $$\frac{(1-x)\log{x}}{x}=\frac{1-x}{x}\log{x}=(\frac{1}{x}-1)\log{x}$$
$$\lim_{x\to 0^{+}}{(\frac{1}{x}-1)}=+\infty \text{ and } \lim_{x\to 0^{+}}{\log{x}}=-\infty$$
$$\lim_{x\to 0^{+}}{(\frac{1}{x}-1)\log{x}}=-\infty$$
$$\lim_{x\to 0^{+}}{x^{\frac{1}{x}-1}}=\lim_{x\to 0^{+}}{e^{\frac{(1-x)\log{x}}{x}}}=0$$

A: Hint: remember $\infty \times - \infty= -\infty.$Take $e$ and $\ln$. Also, since $e$ is a continuous function so it behaves nicely with limit. I hope it should be clear now.

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Q: Drop rows which column A don't have at least X unique values in column B, pyspark So I have a dataframe that looks like this
user_id item   category rank
-------------------------------
user_1  item1  categoryA  1
user_1  item2  categoryA  2
user_1  item3  categoryA  3
user_1  item4  categoryD  4
user_1  item5  categoryD  5
user_2  item6  categoryB  1
user_2  item7  categoryB  2
user_2  item8  categoryB  3
user_2  item9  categoryA  4
user_2  item10 categoryE  5
user_2  item11 categoryE  6
user_3  item6  categoryB  1
user_3  item7  categoryB  2
user_3  item8  categoryB  3
user_3  item9  categoryA  4
user_3  item10 categoryE  5
user_3  item11 categoryE  6

In which I have recommendations of items for users. I'm expected to have 6 recommendations per user and I would like to count how many users have 6 (user 2 and user3 in this example) and how many users have left than 6 (user1).
I would also to be able to drop those who don't have at least 6 (user1).
Which is the most optimal pyspark way of doing this? Rankoverwindow sum of ranks? and checking if that value is 6?

A: You can filter using a count over each user:
from pyspark.sql import functions as F, Window

df2 = df.withColumn(
    'cnt',
    F.count('*').over(Window.partitionBy('user_id'))
).filter('cnt >= 6')

df2.show()
+-------+------+---------+----+---+
|user_id|  item| category|rank|cnt|
+-------+------+---------+----+---+
| user_2| item6|categoryB|   1|  6|
| user_2| item7|categoryB|   2|  6|
| user_2| item8|categoryB|   3|  6|
| user_2| item9|categoryA|   4|  6|
| user_2|item10|categoryE|   5|  6|
| user_2|item11|categoryE|   6|  6|
| user_3| item6|categoryB|   1|  6|
| user_3| item7|categoryB|   2|  6|
| user_3| item8|categoryB|   3|  6|
| user_3| item9|categoryA|   4|  6|
| user_3|item10|categoryE|   5|  6|
| user_3|item11|categoryE|   6|  6|
+-------+------+---------+----+---+

A: You can do a left semi join with user_ids that have at least rank >=6:
df1 = df.join(
    df.filter("rank >= 6").select("user_id").distinct(),
    ["user_id"],
    "left_semi"
)

df1.show()
#+-------+------+---------+----+
#|user_id|  item| category|rank|
#+-------+------+---------+----+
#| user_2| item6|categoryB|   1|
#| user_2| item7|categoryB|   2|
#| user_2| item8|categoryB|   3|
#| user_2| item9|categoryA|   4|
#| user_2|item10|categoryE|   5|
#| user_2|item11|categoryE|   6|
#| user_3| item6|categoryB|   1|
#| user_3| item7|categoryB|   2|
#| user_3| item8|categoryB|   3|
#| user_3| item9|categoryA|   4|
#| user_3|item10|categoryE|   5|
#| user_3|item11|categoryE|   6|
#+-------+------+---------+----+

Or max_rank >= 6 over window :
from pyspark.sql import functions as F, Window

df1 = df.withColumn("max_rn", F.max("rank").over(Window.partitionBy("user_id")))\
    .filter("max_rn >= 6").drop("max_rn")


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Although we don't always do it perfectly, recycling has become a well entrenched part of our daily lives. Some items that are not accepted in your curbside collection should not, however, end up on a landfill site either. Many organizations recycle items to give them a second lease of life or to manage them responsibly. Let's see what can be done with batteries and CDs—two items that are easy to stockpile at home or at work with a view to disposing of them properly.
Batteries don't go in the recycling bin, but they are even less welcome on a landfill site! However, they can be disposed of at marked drop-off points provided by companies, stores and certain organizations.
Why is it important to recycle batteries? Batteries may contain metals such as lead and mercury that are potentially harmful to the environment. When they are recycled, these metals can be used to make new products.
In Quebec, 94% of batteries end up in landfill, representing close to 4,000 tonnes of heavy metals each year. This needs to change!
Écocentres: Écocentres accept batteries. Identify the one closest to you and find out more about recycling batteries!
Call2Recycle: This organization has created the largest battery recycling program in Canada and the U.S. It also recycles cell phones in Canada. Find a recycling location near you. Want to set up a collection point at work or elsewhere? Get started here!
Pile pour la vie: This organization recycles batteries as part of fundraising campaigns. Even hockey teams get in on the act—who will collect the most batteries? Check their website for more information.
CDs and DVDs are not currently accepted in curbside collection. But there are options if you want to get rid of them!
If they are still good (we mean the CDs rather than the artists!), give them a second lease of life. Donate them to the Salvation Army, Renaissance or another community organization that collect items. For the past 4 years, a swap meet has been held in Kingsey Falls during the Semaine québécoise de réduction des déchets (October 23 to 25 this year); this is a great place to find a new home for such articles!
At Cascades, we have installed a recycling station where employees can bring various items they want to recycle. We collect bread bag clips, aluminum cans, corks, bottle caps, pull tabs, compact fluorescent light bulbs, CDs and batteries. This is really handy for employees and we all think it's great!
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Q: JDK 1.7 onwards, throwing an exception object from catch block does not require a throws clause!!! Why is this so? I came across a weird scenario in java today while coding around. I have a try..catch block in my method which does not have any throws clause and I am able to throw the exception object caught in the catch block. It is an object of the Exception class, hence it is not an unchecked exception. Also, It is not printing the stacktrace if exception arises instead the exception is just getting swallowed.
Below is my code example,
public class ExceptionTest {

    public void test() {
        try
        {
            // Some code which may throw exception.
        }
        catch(Exception ex)
        {
            // Compiler should ask me to have a *throws Exception* in the signature, when I am throwing an exception object.
            throw ex;
        }
    }

}

However, if I am throwing a new exception object instead of the caught exception object, compiler is asking me to have a throws clause in the method signature.

N.B: I am facing this situation when running in Java 7 or 8.

I am wondering, where is the thrown object going to? Anyone with any idea on this please...

A: You'll see this if the code in the try block can't throw any checked exception. At that point, the compiler knows that the only kind of exception caught by the catch block has to be an unchecked exception, and so it can therefore be rethrown. Note that if you assigned a different value to ex within the catch block, the compiler would no longer be able to have that assurance. At the moment, ex is effectively final.
If you try to call something that is declared to throw a checked exception within the try block, the code will fail to compile as expected.
For example:
public class ExceptionTest {

    public void test() {
        try {
            foo();
        } catch(Exception ex) {
            throw ex;
        }
    }

    public void foo() throws java.io.IOException {
    }
}

Gives an error of:
ExceptionTest.java:12: error: unreported exception IOException; must be caught or declared to be thrown
        throw ex;
        ^

As for where the exception "goes" - if the code in the try block throws an unchecked exception, it gets propagated as normal. Try this:
public class ExceptionTest {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        test();
    }

    public static void test() {
        try {
            String x = null;
            x.length();
        } catch(Exception ex) {
            throw ex;
        }
    }
}

Running that gives the following output, as expected:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
        at ExceptionTest.test(ExceptionTest.java:10)
        at ExceptionTest.main(ExceptionTest.java:4)

JLS 11.2.2 documents what exceptions a statement can throw - your code will only compile if there are no checked exceptions that can be thrown.

A: please check that you are really throwing an exception in the code. Otherwise the compiler will not care about catching the exception.
public class ExceptionTest {

    public void test() {
        try
        {
            throw new Exception("Error");

        }
        catch(Exception ex)
        {
            // My Compiler says that I don't catch the exception
            throw ex;
        }
    }

}

Compiler: Error:(14, 13) java: unreported exception java.lang.Exception; must be caught or declared to be thrown


It's OK to want to stick with "tried and true" so long as you remain faithful to yourself, your clients and your goals.
Hardly a conversation with an advisor goes by without discussing the desire to go independent. Having heard a lot about it – the freedom, flexibility, better take-home pay and the ability to build a true enterprise – many are sure that independence is for them. Yet, sometimes after digging deep, meeting with appropriate representatives, and really getting into the weeds during the due diligence process, some advisors reach the conclusion that – for a variety of reasons – what they thought they wanted doesn't align with what's ultimately practical.
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While independence may be the answer for many advisors, it's not for everyone. Truth be told, it's absolutely OK to stay in a "tried and true" world where you feel more comfortable – and able – to serve your clients and future best. And that's what matters most.


JAKARTA --- ASMIHA 24th was held with the theme of large "The Current and Future Landscape of Cardiovascular Management". This theme is viewed from the aspect of time, starting from today until future plans. Cardiovascular disease problems were to be discussed wholistically and comprehensively.
All matters relating to cardiovascular disease have been packaged interestingly for the participants in the series of this ASMIHA agenda. ASMIHA this time is collaborating with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), American College of Cardiology (ACC), the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC), the ASEAN Federation of Cardiology (AFC), Japanese Circulation Society (JCS), and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ).
There are many special agenda that has been prepared for the participants. One of among them is the launching of the four most recent guideline and guideline would be distributed freely on CD. Guideline launched consists of guidelines hypertension, heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, and prevention of cardiovascular disease in women. In addition, there were 11 workshops as series of pre-congress ASMIHA (9 April 2015), more compared to previous years of ASMIHA.
Another special thing is the IHA (Indonesian Heart Association) session especially for general practitioners. This session is a new innovation in ASMIHA which aims to share the knowledge to general practitioners. Besides The participants can watch the debate session that will discuss topics controversial in the cardiovascular field. There are also four joint symposia that no less interesting are held together four international societies, such as the ACC (American), ESC (European), ACC (ASEAN), and APSC (Asia Pacific). The ability of the participants will also be challenged in Case session in Box, which is a collection of learning a difficult case as discussion participants. Speakers who participated in this ASMIHA derived from whole parts of Indonesia to foreign countries such as USA, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Asia Pacific. All speakers are expected to satisfy the participants through knowledge, experience, research data and guidelines from their country.
The whole committee and parties joined have struglled optimally to organize events that are beneficial to the participants. Hopefully, participants had the passion for updating knowledge and skills.