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Springfield, MO. (January 12, 2023) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to partner with CloudPano to provide virtual museum tours through their 360 degree software platform. The Museum previously piloted several virtual gallery "walk throughs" during COVID-19 pandemic-related stay at home orders and public health guidelines that limited physical attendance. These virtual opportunities to view art were very popular and allowed the Museum to continue mounting exhibitions and serving audiences while in-person visits were restricted.
Though pandemic-related capacity limits have eased, the demand for remote opportunities to connect with the Museum, its collection, and its exhibitions has increased. Through CloudPano, virtual visitors can tour the Museum's Lobby and the Thielen, Badgley, SMMA, and Musgrave Galleries to view Dale Chihuly's Autumn Persian & Feather Chandelier installation, and the Creating an American Identity and Survey of Ceramic Art permanent collection exhibitions. The Museum plans to scan all additional galleries and exhibitions throughout 2023.
Museum Director Nick Nelson notes, "I'm very excited about this novel way to access the Museum. Accessibility is a priority for the Springfield Art Museum and these virtual tours underscore this fact. They will help us reach more people and allow more people to reach us, despite physical distance. I am so grateful to the Southwest Missouri Museum Associates for their support of this project and the dedicated Museum staff and interns who made it happen."
CloudPano 360 degree Virtual Museum Tours at the Springfield Art Museum are generously sponsored by the Southwest Missouri Museum Associates (SMMA). SMMA President Tina Stillwell says, "We are excited to provide funding for this new virtual tool that will enable teachers to introduce the Springfield Art Museum to students who have not had the opportunity to visit the Museum." SMMA has a long history of supporting educational initiatives at the Museum, including funding the transportation costs to bring 5th grade students on field trips to the Museum each fall.
Current virtual tours represent the Museum's installations as of October 2021 and some works may have rotated off of view. The Springfield Art Museum is located at 1111 East Brookside Drive. Admission is always free. Donations are gratefully accepted.
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Improving the Market for Flexibility in the Electricity Sector. Report of a CEPS Task Force. CEPS Task Force Report
Hassel, Arndt and Jansen, Jaap and Egenhofer, Christian. and Xu, Zheng (2017) Improving the Market for Flexibility in the Electricity Sector. Report of a CEPS Task Force. CEPS Task Force Report. UNSPECIFIED.
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Electricity will play a greater role in the transport and building sectors and all decarbonisation scenarios point to the increasing electrification of the energy system. To reach EU climate change targets, however, electricity will need to come increasingly from low carbon sources, especially (but not only) from variable renewable energy sources. Both trends − the electrification of sectors and the need to integrate electricity from variable renewables − mean that the electricity sector should become more flexible. This report reflects the discussions held in the CEPS Energy Climate House Task Force on Creating a Market Design for Flexibility in EU Electricity Markets, which met between April and September 2017. The Task Force formulated a number of recommendations in the areas of short-term and balancing markets; grid reinforcement and cross-zonal capacity allocation; aggregation; priority dispatch; DSOs (distribution system operators); and sectoral integration.
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Even paradise can feel crowded sometimes. During peak season when all the major beaches are congested with sunbathers, and the "hot-spot" restaurants are all packed to maximum capacity then head to Achilles' Bay for a sweet escape. The secluded cove is supposedly where Edward Teach, the infamous pirate better known as Blackbeard, spent some time hiding from the Governor of North Carolina in 1718. It's located right beside Fort St. Catherine in St. George's Parish – a UNESCO World Heritage Site steeped in history some fact, some myth. Legend has it that Blackbeard's ship – the Queen Anne's Revenge – anchored in the waters off of this little gem of a beach. Named after the Greek hero Achilles, the bay is shaped like the heel of a foot, and it's no surprise that here Blackbeard found his weakness for Bermuda's beauty. It is alleged that he and his crew may have basked in the turquoise waters where they swam, fished and even built a small hut on the shore to shelter from the sun. It's a lovely spot and the view from the shore truly looks like a scene out of Pirate's of the Caribbean. Few people know what that old hut actually looked like but what stands there today is a delightful restaurant known as The Beach House at Blackbeard's Hideout.


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Largo police investigating shooting deaths of mother, daughter
LARGO — Elizabeth Genthner and her teenage daughter lived alone and mostly kept to themselves.
Simonne Say, 17, was homeschooled by Genthner, 47, who sometimes behaved erratically, a neighbor and a relative said.
Only a strong odor coming from apartment 1302 hinted at the gruesome scene inside, where Simonne and Genthner lay after they were fatally shot.
Largo police on Saturday weren't certain if their deaths were a murder and suicide or a double suicide. Police discovered their bodies about 2 p.m. Friday at Autumn Chase, a condo and apartment complex at 2200 Gladys St., near Largo's Southwest Recreation Complex.
Ann Rodriguez, 46, an upstairs neighbor who knew them both, said she hadn't seen them since Monday.
She said Genthner had been acting erratically, drinking and taking sleeping pills.
One night several months ago, Rodriguez called 911 when Genthner began foaming at the mouth from taking too many sleeping pills.
It was just one of many signs that Genthner was unstable, Rodriguez said.
"Something was obviously wrong," said Rodriguez, who had befriended the pair when they moved to the sprawling complex more than a year ago. "She (Genthner) was talking to demons and was making her own incense out of olive oil."
Simonne, a sweet, quiet girl, had confided to Rodriguez that she was scared of her mother.
"I'm scared of what she says and does," Rodriguez remembers Simonne telling her once.
The mother and daughter had hard lives long before their deaths, said Simonne's half-sister, Sarah Say, 26, of Pinellas Park.
The sisters' father, Richard Say, died in 2001 of a drug overdose, Sarah Say said. Genthner struggled to cope with the loss of her boyfriend.
Sarah Say said she is left with memories of Genthner as "an ugly drunk."
"I'm going to tell you right now I always thought she was crazy," Sarah Say said. "She needed help, and she never got help."
Genthner's court records show a criminal history stretching back to 1992, including arrests for cocaine and marijuana possession. Her most recent run-in with the law was in 2004 for DUI and leaving the scene of a crash with property damage.
She also was charged with felony child neglect in 2001. Sarah Say said police found Simonne, who was 2 years old at the time, in reach of drugs when police investigated her father's death.
After that, the toddler went to live with her grandparents for a while, Sarah Say said. By the time Simonne was in middle school — and back in her mother's custody — she faced such bad bullying that her mother removed her from public school and started home-schooling her, her half-sister said.
Sarah Say largely lost touch with then-baby Simonne after their father died. But just a month ago, the 17-year-old Simonne and her mother walked into a family care office in Largo where Sarah Say works.
She helped check her half-sister out after a doctor's appointment. It's the first time she'd seen Simonne in eight years.
"They didn't even recognize me at first," Sarah Say said.
But they chatted of reconnecting during the brief meeting. Sarah Say was in shock Saturday that she would never have that chance.
"They seemed fine," she said, distraught.
No one heard the gunshots that ended their lives, Rodriguez said.
Even the smell, which had grown stronger by Thursday, didn't trigger any sense of the tragedy below.
"You're not going to imagine there's two dead people," she said.
Someone had left a few flowers outside the front door of apartment 1302 on Saturday. The sliding glass doors in back were covered in blood spatter.
Rodriguez grieved for the girl she called "Sammy" who liked feeding the ducks at a small retention pond a stone's throw from her apartment.
Sarah Say grieved, too, for the half-sister she barely knew. A sister, she said, who had a lot to deal with.
"I really did feel bad for her," she said. "I wish I was more involved with her life."
Times staff researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this report.
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Q: Python: extending array keeps square bracket I am trying to extend a list to add additional values but in the results it keeps displaying the end of the previous list.
def landmarksPoint():
    landmarkPoints = []

    # Check for range of landmarks (0 to 23) within the image, if all are displayed then continue to save the file.
    for n in range(pointNumber):
        # Split each line and column to save to text file and save to landmarkPoints Array.
        x = landmarks.part(n).x
        y = landmarks.part(n).y
        # Print each line for testing and append it to array.
        print("x:", x, " y:", y)
        landmarkPoints.append((x, y))

    return landmarkPoints

for hand in hands:
        landmarks = predictor(imageGray1, composite1)
        points1.append(landmarksPoint())
        print(points1)

boundaryLoc = (1,1), (700,1), (1590, 1), (1590,500), (1590, 1190), (700, 1190), (1, 1190), (1,500)

points1.extend(boundaryLoc)
print(points1)

  OUTPUT:
[[(992, 191), (1178, 337), (895, 702), (859, 873), (831, 991), (836, 514), (794, 627), (762, 768), (744, 900), (770, 396), (728, 479), (705, 586), (1213, 458), (690, 703), (773, 229), (803, 140), (1228, 147), (1281, 543), (1082, 471), (1027, 576), (996, 712), (970, 841), (933, 966), (922, 563)], (1, 1), (700, 1), (1590, 1), (1590, 500), (1590, 1190), (700, 1190), (1, 1190), (1, 500)]

A: The docs say that list.extend() extends the calling object with the contents of an argument that is an iterable.
So, points1.extend(boundaryLoc) extends the list points1 using the contents of the tuple boundaryLoc (you can verify that boundaryLoc is a tuple of tuples by examining the result of type(boundaryLoc)).
This means that each tuple contained within boundaryLoc will in effect be appended to points1, which is exactly what your output shows.
If you want to append a list of tuples to points1, you can do this:
boundaryLoc = [(1,1), (700,1), (1590, 1), (1590,500), (1590, 1190), (700, 1190), (1, 1190), (1,500)]
points1.append(boundaryLoc)

Note that we have explicitly made boundaryLoc a list (not a tuple) of tuples, and we use append() instead of extend().
If you really wanted to use extend(), you could do this:
points1.extend([boundaryLoc])

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EditShare®, a technology leader in intelligent scale-out storage, AQC and media management solutions, today announced the release of Flow 2019 Extension 2. The software-defined media asset management (MAM) solution simplifies media sharing and collaboration with embedded production tools to track, search, retrieve, and edit media across on-premise and cloud-based storage solutions.
Sony's VENICE motion picture camera, which has been embraced by the production community, will enhance its usability and flexibility with the VENICE Extension System and Version 3.0 firmware updates in February 2019. The lightweight (1.9 kg with PL mount and 1.4 kg with E-mount), easy to use tethered extension system allows the camera body to detach from the image sensor block with no degradation in image quality, from 2.7 m or 5.5 m apart, offering a highly configurable and portable method of operation. The new Extension System is compatible with existing and new VENICE cameras. A user can quickly configure and freely use only VENICE's image sensor block to capture uncompromising imagery on site, customising the camera for specific scenarios.
Gefen today announced the addition of two new extension solutions. Both products use HDBaseT¢ to deliver resolutions up to 4K with various methods of control supported. In addition, the maximum signal delivery range has been increased from 100 to 150 meters. Varying price points and control options differentiate the two solutions, offering installation options for audio/video integrators.
From the revolutionary RED ONE 4K digital camera that impeccably outputted the same quality video as 35mm film in 2007, to the 6K RED EPIC DRAGON, RED Digital Cinema has trailblazed to the very forefront of the digital cinema evolution in Hollywood. RED Studios Hollywood currently lies nestled in the heart of Hollywood, offering working sound stages and a showcase production facility. Integral to the studios is the warehouse-sized playback theater and showroom, where content shot with RED cameras can be witnessed in its true 4K glory, of which Gefen is an integral part.
Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen today announced that its HD KVM over IP solution won the AV Technology Best of Show Award at InfoComm 2014.
Gefens HD KVM over IP sends 1080p high definition content over a LAN with the option to integrate various video formats and create a virtual, cross-point matrix. The sender/receiver system allows the remote control of computers from any workstation on the LAN when using a Gigabit Ethernet switch. Users access content using a keyboard, video display and mouse (KVM). Video resolutions in the HDMI format up to 1080p, four USB peripherals, bi-directional audio, RS-232 control signals and IR are transported on the LAN with optional extension up to 100 meters on both sender and receiver sides using a single CAT-5 cable. This extension system boasts latency of less than two frames.
Hot off two 'Best in Show' Awards at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB) in Las Vegas last month, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced Autodesk Smoke 2013 Extension 1 professional video editing software is expected to be available beginning May 29, 2013. As part of the product roadmap and influenced by extensive feedback from editors, the release will feature numerous enhancements to help improve functionality, add flexibility and increase speed.
Adorama, one of the worlds largest photography, imaging, video and electronics retailers, and a leading destination for iPhone photo specialty accessories, is now offering special savings on Pro Optic Auto Extension Tube Sets for Canon EOS, Nikon AF SLR, and Sony Alpha cameras. Sets come with three tubes of different lengths (31mm, 21mm and 13mm), which can be combined in seven different ways to achieve varying degrees of magnification. The extension tubes are perfect for coupling with TTL metering and AE mechanisms and allow full auto focusing with respective cameras*.
Sound Devices, experts in portable audio and video products for field production, announces it has changed its warranty policy from one to two years for both parts and labor. This retroactive change extends the product warranty for all Sound Devices products already in the field.
Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen today announced the shipping of four new extenders for DVI using fiber optic cables. Three employ small, modular sender and receiver units that streamline installations with a lightweight and efficient solution. Another uses the traditional rack mount sender and receiver unit for KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) extension. Fiber optic cable is ideal for applications in which electromagnetic interference (EMI) is an issue or when multiple extenders are used in tight spaces.
Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen today announced the availability of two new GefenTV Wireless for HDMI Extenders, offering smaller footprints, lower pricing and better performance. The ability to deliver uncompressed high definition 1080p full HD with no latency makes both solutions ideal for both consumer and professional applications. Each offers a quick and easy set-up with no cables required.
Argosy, a leading international supplier of HD broadcast cables and studio infrastructure products, is showing its latest addition to its infrastructure range including video patch panels, Belden Brilliance® High-Definition Broadcast BNC Connectors, rack-mounted monitors and Ophits digital AV (DVI/HDMI) fibre optic extenders at NAB 2012 (Booth no. N4316 in Las Vegas Convention Centre, 16-19 April 2012).


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The Department for (Digital), Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is the workplace of Strike and Robin's client Jasper Chiswell, the Minister for Culture. We first see it when Robin goes to update Chiswell on the case. It is described as a "large white Edwardian building a few minutes away from the Palace of Wesminster" with its "stone swags, its columns and its neoclassical façade".
The interior is describes as having contemporary art, a glass sculpture that hung from the cupola over the central staircase. A young woman leads Robin to Chiswell's office, pointing out things of interest, like the Churchill Room; "That's the balcony he gave his speech from on VE Day."
Robin enters Chiswell's office and they talk about the upcoming Olympics and Robin's undercover work in the House of Commons. During their conversation, they are interrupted by the Minister for Sport, Della Winn, who mistakenly thinks Robin was a fencer who was on the English team with Freddie.
Robin visits the DCMS a couple more times throughout the book. On one occasion, Chiswell even asks her if she'd like to take over from Izzy and work as his PA, which Robin declines: "I'm . . . happy where I am".
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Rocky Valley Crescent in Kilmacanogue was launched to market in 2006, when property prices were peaking right at the height of the boom. The scheme of 32 detached houses was one-of-a-kind at the time, with large family homes finished to a high specification in a scenic setting at the foot of the Sugar Loaf. At that time they were on offer from €1.3m to €1.6m.
Bo and Barry McDowell were one of the first buyers into the exclusive development when they bought No 5 off the plans. "We bought one of the original 10 houses that were launched in the first phase, and the development grew bigger over the years," recalls Bo. "I loved the beautiful location and Barry was sold on the double garage!"
The quiet estate is right behind Avoca Handweavers, so you'll never have to travel far for dinner, and is laid out in small culs-de-sac, with each house having a generous amount of space around it.
"It never feels like we're living in a development," says Bo. "It's so quiet and peaceful, with lots of privacy for each house. We're a close-knit community with great neighbours. In all our time here, there has never been any trouble."
The house comes to the market in top condition, thanks to Barry who loves to paint in his downtime. He also loves to wind down in the garden so that too is shipshape. He recently gave the kitchen a makeover when he hand-painted the units and the island. He didn't stop there either, with all rooms looking fresh and bright, so new owners will have little to do when they move in.
Bo is from South Korea, so they've had many visitors come stay with them from Seoul, who immediately fall in love with the area. "Sometimes when I'm on the phone to family and friends back home, I tell them I can see sheep from my windows, and they don't believe me," laughs Bo. "They are all stacked up in high-rise buildings and are so jealous of the space and beauty around us."
The couple has three adult sons, Rob, Johnny and Jeffrey, who are flying the coop, leaving their parents rattling around the house. Bo admits that they are suffering from empty nest syndrome and would love a young family to come along and use the house to its full potential.
"We have been so happy in this house, but we really don't need this much space anymore," admits Bo. "Half of the bedrooms are never used. Even when I have friends over, we rarely leave the kitchen."
The house is tucked away in the far end of the development and has a large block-paved driveway. The entrance hall has an Italian marble floor and two full-height windows to the front. There is a guest wc and a storage cupboard off the hall. To the left is the formal living room. This large room has a Canadian walnut floor, a bay window to the front, a gas fire and recessed speakers.
On the other side of the house is another sitting room which leads into the kitchen and dining room. The bright sitting room has windows to the front, side and rear, with double doors leading out to the garden. The windows are fitted with louvre shutters and the room is heated with underfloor heating.
When you see the kitchen/dining area, you can understand why the family spends most of their time there. There is room for a dining table and a separate seating area. The kitchen units have been painted in a French grey and the island compliments this colour with a dark blue finish. Worktops are a mix of granite and solid wood. There is a stainless steel electric oven and a range-style oven with a six-ring hob. Also included in the sale is a coffee machine, integrated fridge, dishwasher and Gorenje wine fridge.
The utility room off the kitchen has more built-in units and is plumbed for a washing machine and dryer. There is a door from here into the double garage. The garage is wired for electricity and has extra storage space in the roof.
Upstairs, the first-floor landing is lit by windows to the front and the rear. The master bedroom is to the right and comes with a dressing room and en suite bathroom.
While bedrooms two and three have their own shower room, bedroom four is a room with a mountain view.
Up again on the second floor are two more bedrooms, one to the left and one to the right. This dormer space would make a great games room, au pair accommodation or a large home office.
Outside, the gardens are packed with mature shrubs and trees. There is a large lawn area to the back and side, and a paved and pebbled patio. The house has a BER of B3 and an alarm system.
The development is just a few minutes from the M11 so commuting to the capital would be a cinch. Bray is a 10-minute drive away, Dundrum 20 minutes and St Stephen's Green is half an hour.
Keen walkers will be spoilt for choice with numerous walks close to the house including Knocksink Woods in nearby Enniskerry, the Sugar Loaf, Glendalough, Bray Head and Djouce Woods.
No 5 Rocky Valley Crescent is on the market with a guide price of €1.1m through Savills (01 6634300).


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Q: Green monsters, one cyborg, the other eyeless These are figurines that are part of a Sand Tray set that I'm trying to identify. There is no certainly they are from the same continuity. When I Google Image searched them I got a Ghillie suit, and a figurine of a man. Nice work Google Image...

Has the following writing on it.

©2001 SWC Inc, China

Also had a hole in the foot, as if it was attached to a base.

A: The upper one is a Stan Winston Creatures "Horgg the Dismantler" figurine, part of the Mutant Earth line of toys.

The year is 2099, and the place is a dystopia called Mutant Earth.
  Mutant Earth is the latest line to be released from Stan Winston
  Creatures, and the premise is that of an embattled earth five years
  after a great alien invasion. From the ruins of that invasion,
  humanity is trying to pick up the pieces and reclaim the planet
  against impossible odds through Trakk, the heroic leader. Due to the
  invasion, there are also some mutants about, hence the clever title
  for the story. The real question you have to ask is why don't all
  these aliens who want to invade earth watch all our movies that make
  their way across the void when being broadcast, because if they saw
  Independence Day, they know they won't win. Then again, if they caught
  Battlefield Earth, maybe we deserve it!

The other item has been incorrectly identified by user Creationedge as a "spawning Urak Hai" when it is, in fact a Toy-Biz "Dungeons of Isengard Newborn Uruk Hai"

A: The first is a spawning Urak-Hai from a Lord of the Rings toy:

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I knew this because I own it.
It's based on this scene from film:

The other item has been identified by user Valorum as a "Horgg" by Stan Winston.
Stan Winston Creatures being the SWC, Inc. on the print. More info is available on ToyMania for Horgg the Destroyer.


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- /guide/idempotence/
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# Output "$status"

The status output indicates whether an action had any impact. It is a core concept shared by all Nikita actions. It is also used by actions to implement [idempotence](/current/guide/idempotence/).

It is a boolean value returned to the [action output](/current/api/output/) as the `$status` property.

The status meaning differs from one action to another, here are a few examples:

- *Touching a file*
  The status is `true` if the file was created or any metadata associated with the file has changed, such as the timestamp modification or a change of ownership.
- *Modification of a configuration file (JSON, YAML, INI...)*
  The status is `true` if a property or any metadata associated with the file has changed. A change of format, like prettifying the source code, will not affect the status, while the addition of a new property or the modification on the value of existing property will set the status to `true`.
- *Checking if a port is open*
  The status is set to `true` if a server is listening on that port and `false` otherwise. This is arguably an alternative usage. In such a case, it is often used conjointly with the [`shy` metadata](/current/api/metadata/shy/) to ensure that parent actions don't get their status modified.

## Usage

The `$status` value is returned when the [action Promise](/current/guide/promise/) is fulfilled, thus, it is accessed using the [`async`/`await` operators](https://nodejs.dev/learn/modern-asynchronous-javascript-with-async-and-await):

```js
(async () => {
  const {$status} = await nikita.file.touch('/tmp/nikita/a_file')
  // Print status
  console.info($status)
})()
```

## Changing the status value

By default, Nikita's actions return the status value of `false`. It can be changed by the [action handler](/current/api/handler/) or the child actions.

The handler modifies the status when it returns a boolean value or an object with the `$status` property:

```js
nikita
.call(async function(){
  // Default value
  var {$status} = await this.call(() => {
    return
  })
  console.info($status)  // false
  // Return boolean
  var {$status} = await this.call(() => true)
  console.info($status)  // true
  // Return object
  var {$status} = await this.call(() => {
    return {
      $status: true
    }
  })
  console.info($status)  // true
})
```

When the [action handler](/current/api/handler/) is made of multiple child actions, the status is `true` if at least one of the child actions has a status of `true`:

```js
(async () => {
  var {$status} = await nikita
  // Parent action
  .call(async function() {
    // Child action, returns `false`
    this.call(() => false)
    // Child action, returns `true`
    this.call(() => true)
  })
  console.info($status)  // true
})()
```


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Alyssa Bluethgen, Commack hold off Connetquot in 10 innings
Commack's Jill McFadzen congratulates starting pitcher Alyssa Bluethgen in a high school softball game on Monday, April 6, 2015, in Bohemia. Credit: Richard T. Slattery
By MIKE GAVIN michael.gavin@newsday.com @MikeGavin7 April 6, 2015 8:52 PM
After every pitch she threw, Alyssa Bluethgen appeared to look at her watch.
Considering how long the game was, with Commack pulling out a 10-8 win over Connetquot in 10 innings on Monday, it was understandable. But as it turns out, she wasn't even wearing a watch.
She was actually looking at her wristband.
Each Commack infielder also wears one. Printed on them are a series of numbers that let the fielders know what pitch is being thrown and where it will be located. Coach Harold Cooley shouts out three numbers, everyone glances at their wrists, the infielders relay the information to the outfielders, and the defense shifts accordingly.
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This system, more commonly used in college softball, is used in place of signs.
"It helps us get on the same page," rightfielder Alexa Corben said. "So one person doesn't think the pitch is going outside and another thinks it's going inside."
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Perhaps that's why, with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th, Bluethgen induced a grounder that was hit directly to third baseman Jill McFadzen, who tossed to first to end the game.
"This is a big win," said Bluethgen, who allowed seven hits and struck out 11 over 10 innings. "Pulling this game out gives us confidence going forward."
With Gianna Venuti on third in the top of the 10th, Gabby Gambino advanced to second on a grounder. She intentionally took a wide turn around the base, baiting Connetquot into a throw. Venuti immediately took off for home and scored safely to give Commack an 8-7 lead.
"It was a set play," said Venuti, who went 2-for-4 with a two-run triple. "We were very aggressive on the bases. Gabby was going to try to get in a pickle so I could go home."
Gambino later scored on an error and Corben, who went 2-for-5 with two RBIs, singled in another run to increase the lead to 10-7 for Commack (2-0).
Sarah McKeveny tossed 10 innings, allowing four earned runs on seven hits with 10 strikeouts for Connetquot (2-2). Emma O'Donnell went 3-for-6, including a double that pulled the Thunderbirds even at 5 in the fourth.
Commack scored two in the fifth inning on a wild pitch and an overthrow to the plate. Victoria Swaine, who blasted a two-run homer in the third, then hit an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth as Connetquot tied the score at 7.
One out from victory, Bluethgen stood in the circle with the bases full and one thing on her mind.
"All I was thinking," she said, "was don't screw this up."
She took one last look at her wrist, and delivered.
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Mike Gavin has worked at Newsday since 2007, covering everything from real estate to sports. Born and raised on Long Island, he is a graduate of Stony Brook University.
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Oscar Winners 2021 And Where To Stream Them
Apr. 29. 2021
This year's Academy Award® winners are now officially announced and it is much easier to watch these movies than in the last years. Here is the list of this year's Oscar winners and where you can stream them.
🏆 Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress in a Leading Role
What is it about: After losing everything in the Great Recession, a woman in her sixties, embarks on a journey as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
🏆 Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Adapted Screenplay
What is it about: All Bimbo ever wanted was to be a father to his children and a husband to his wife, but providence has a different plan altogether.
🏆 Best Animated Feature Film, Best Original Score
What is it about: A jazz musician takes a wrong step into the Great Before, where he tries to help an infant soul in order to return to reality.
🏆 Best Cinematography, Best Production Design
What is it about: Citizen Kane is one of the most iconic movies of Hollywood. Director David Fincher takes us through the tale of how screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and his struggles in crafting the movie.
🏆 Best Sound Design, Best Film Editing
What is it about: A heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.
🏆 Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up & Hairstyling
🏆 Best Original Song, Best Actor in a Supporting Role
What is it about: Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence.
🏆 Best Original Screenplay
What is it about: A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
What is it about: A Protagonist is on a mission that will unfold into something vital for the survival of the entire world.
🏆 Best Documentary
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The mulled wine was flowing and the Christmas tunes were pumping as TheChicGeek hosted his Curious Night Out with Fossil on Oxford Street, last thursday.
Guests were treated to an exclusive ChicGeek discount, monogramming service on leather good and jewellery and luxury goodie bags. I got to chose a selection of gifts, suitable for the whole family, from Fossil's extensive range of watches, leather goods, jewellery and gifts.
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The Daily Tar Heel is turning 124 this February, and we want your help to celebrate!
The DTH Alumni Association is building on the success of its first-ever Homecoming in 2016 with another weekend packed with professional development and networking/mentoring opportunities. And plenty of chances to relive your DTH glory days while making new memories.
Start making travel plans or lining up babysitters now. The two-day homecoming event will start on Friday, Feb. 18 and continue Saturday, Feb. 18, culminating with the homecoming dinner and presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Award on Saturday night. We'll have tickets available for purchase in November — give your DTH alumni friend the gift of a trip to Chapel Hill.


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This section of the Document Repository contains the American Swiss Foundation's publications of "Occasional Papers" on issues of the day. These documents are available in an on-line format and are also presented in various downloadable document files here.
Switzerland in the Second World War
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Dr. Hans J. Halbheer discusses how Switzerland and it's image suffered as a result of the 1998 settlements with two Jewish organizations.
Switzerland Gold & the Banks: Analysis of a Crisis
Est Nulla Via Invia Virtuti (The Martin Andrews Story)
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The Wartime Experiences of Lieutenant Martin Andrews (USAAF), B-17 Pilot and Commander Downed in September 1943 Over Switzerland
Switzerland on Trial
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From the cover of Time to front pages across the country, Switzerland has been the defendant in an American media trial. The tiny nation, a noncombatant in World War II, has been accused by Senator D'Amato and others of collusion with Nazi Germany.
Switzerland and the Honor of America
For too long the American picture of Switzerland has been the "Heidi" picture. Switzerland's cheese and chocolate image has now proved detrimental to Switzerland, for it has hidden the more serious-and truer-image of Switzerland as the democracy on the European continent most similar to America in its core values and institutions.
Read excerpts from books featured in our Book Distribution Program. If you enjoy these excerpts, please visit our Book Distribution links and purchase them from your favorite online store.
Target Switzerland
A fascinating and enlightening explanation of the dilemma Switzerland found itself in during the 1930's and 1940's.
Halbrook vigorously and, inevitably, controversially argues a conservative defense agenda with his thesis that Switzerland's federal system, which lacks a central authority capable of surrendering the country, and its militia-based defense (shades of the Minutemen, the Second Amendment, and the NRA!) effectively enabled Swiss neutrality during World War II. He offers much evidence that the Swiss armed and equipped themselves at considerable cost to defend their independence, for which most of them were prepared to fight even against the might of the Wehrmacht. Whatever the range of Swiss sympathies was, and however much the necessary bribes to the Third Reich may have benefited the Axis, the Swiss deterred the Germans, remained neutral, and thereby benefited the Allies--and the many thousand refugees allowed into Switzerland--far more. Whether the Swiss would have offered a last-ditch resistance in the face of the full range of German terror tactics remains an open question, of course, but Halbrook suggests that the question of Swiss "complicity" with the Third Reich should also remain open. Roland Green
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Jeremy Zeyl is an award-winning singer-songwriter and the director of worship at Talbot Street Christian Reformed Church in London, Ontario.
A collection of building blocks for a series of worship services based on key themes from the Belhar Confession.
Why Preach Sermons Based on a Catechism?
It turns out that preaching sermons based on the Heidelberg Catechism--or other confessions--hits home with worshipers, including those from the postmodern generation. A feature story exploring the value of preaching sermons based on a Catechism.
The Only God What do you believe about God? We all believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths that there is a single and simple spiritual being, whom we call God.
Realism and Worship: An interview with John G. Stackhouse Jr.
Worship that shapes us and helps us articulate our actual relationship with God needs to be as real as possible: true to the impossible ideals of the Gospel that both judge our present and promise us a glorious future, and true to the actual needs, opportunities, failures and successes of our life between worship services.
An introduction to the service of confession in Christian Worship.
A service plan focusing on Lord's Days 2 and 3 of the Heidelberg Catechism with the seriousness of our sin and a call to confession in a series on the Heidelberg Catechism.
A service plan from the Apostles' Creed focused on the Trinity and the way the Trinity functions together to care for the children of God. This service begins a 12-part series of sermons focused on the Apostles' Creed as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.


where have i heard that name from before? werent they the company that got in trouble for reusing equipment and needles they hadnt cleaned properly or some disgusting crap like that?
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yea i cant remember the name, but i remember a clinic several years ago that was posting a lot of results that were pretty decent actually then one day they caught a lawsuit for not cleaning instruments properly or reusing things or SOMETHING like that. it was major and a few long threads about it…i know they had a clinic in florida and they were headquartered overseas…i had even gotten an online consultation with them and had saved the emails until i read the threads with them being sued…again, not sure if these are the same guys but i am pretty sure it started with a "D" and the company name was some kind of acronym.


"Live Beyond Fear." In 2017, professional adventure rock climber Alex "No Big Deal" Honnold became the first climber to free solo Yosemite's 3,000-foot El Capitan wall – a stunning achievement once considered impossible in the climbing world. Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, Free Solo, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, documents Honnold's meticulous preparations for the free solo climb, as well as the film crew's own daunting task of capturing the historic feat. According to The New York Times, "Alex Honnold's Free Solo climb should be celebrated as one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever." That doesn't make it any easier to watch – so if you are really afraid of heights, you might want to pass on this one! Other recommended climbing documentaries include Valley Uprising (2014) and The Dawn Wall (2017).


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Julie Hermann has no intention of resigning as Rutgers AD, has the school's backing
FILE - In this Wednesday, May 15, 2013 file photo, Julie Hermann speaks during a news conference where she was introduced as the new athletic director at Rutgers University, in Piscataway, N.J. Hermann, hired to clean up Rutgers' scandal-scarred athletic program, quit as Tennessee's women's volleyball coach 16 years ago after her players submitted a letter complaining she ruled through humiliation, fear and emotional abuse, The Star-Ledger reported Saturday, May 25, 2013, on its website. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP
NEWARK, N.J. -- Julie Hermann is not resigning as Rutgers' incoming athletic director following a report that 16 years ago she humiliated and emotionally abused players while coaching Tennessee's women's volleyball team. And the university is standing behind her.
"I never considered withdrawing because I feel very qualified to lead Rutgers into the future and into the transition into the Big Ten," Hermann said Monday during a conference call in response to a report in the Star-Ledger of Newark. "And I do feel the support of the Rutgers community."
Embattled Rutgers President Robert Barchi said in a statement the university looks forward to her running the athletic department. He added that she was the best of the 63 candidates interviewed for the job of succeeding Tim Pernetti.
"Rutgers was deliberative at every stage of this process," Barchi said. "Over the course of the search, Julie's record established her as a proven leader in athletics administration with a strong commitment to academic success as well as athletic excellence, and a strong commitment to the well-being of student athletes.
Despite the Star-Ledger report, Barchi said Hermann's entire career is stellar and "we remain confident that we have selected an individual who will work in the best interests of all of our student athletes, our athletics teams, and the university."
Speaking to reporters on a conference call, Hermann denied having knowledge of a letter written by the 15 Tennessee players on the volleyball team. She said her former boss never heard of it and she never heard her former players make the allegation. Rutgers officials, however, have talked to her about it in recent days, she said.
Hermann acknowledged she was an intense coach and may have made a few mistakes handling her team. The 49-year-old administrator said she has matured and believes she is qualified to lead the scandal-marred Rutgers athletic program. Her first day on the job is June 17.
It was Hermann's first comments since the Star-Ledger's story Sunday revealed that the Tennessee volleyball team in 1996 sent a letter to the school in which the players said Hermann called them "whores, alcoholics and learning disabled."
In the past two days, state lawmakers have criticized Hermann's hire and Gov. Chris Christie has said he will speak with school officials about the report. Barring a resignation, only the university's board of governors can withdraw Hermann's appointment.
The governor, however, does appoint six of the board's 11 voting members and can wield pressure through a variety of ways, perhaps by threatening to cut school funding or refusing to renominate a board member who doesn't support his view.
With President Barack Obama scheduled to tour the New Jersey shore Tuesday to see the rebuilding that's been done the area after Hurricane Sandy, it is unlikely that Christie will turn his attention to Rutgers until Wednesday.
Hermann believes she can be an effective leader at Rutgers, which in the past two months fired its men's basketball for physical and verbal abuse, forced out its athletic director for his handling of the problem and had several other key officials resign. And after hiring former Scarlet Knights star Eddie Jordan to become the men's basketball coach, the university mistakenly called him a graduate when he had never finished his degree.
"All of my life has prepared me to lead this organization," said Hermann, who would be the first women athletic director at Rutgers and only the third female AD at the 124 schools playing at college football's top tier.
"Whatever mistakes you make as a young person, you've got to learn from them and go and grow," she added. "It is my intent to go to Rutgers with this vast experience of super highs and super lows and lead what I hope is an outstanding team into the Big Ten."
On other issues during a 10-minute call limited to eight questions:
--Hermann said the company that vetted her for Rutgers did ask about a lawsuit filed by one of her assistant coaches over a job termination.
-- Hermann believes she can raise funds despite what has happened.
-- Hermann denied the name calling, specifically when asked about calling the players "whores."
"That's not part of my vocabulary. ... Here's what I would say. Am I an intense coach? Absolutely an intense coach as many coaches are," she said. "But there is a big canyon between being super intense and abuse, and this was not an abusive environment for these women. Was it challenging? It was incredibly challenging. Was I aware that there were players that were unhappy? I was aware of that at the end of the season and I was unhappy."


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Daniel E. Conley, Partner
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Dan is a trial lawyer who serves as a trusted advisor to corporations, executives, and lawyers on business disputes, litigation and transactions, legal ethics, class actions, and legal malpractice defense. He has over thirty years of experience in roles ranging from trial advocate, to mediator, business advisor, crisis response consultant, expert witness and trustee.
A "lawyer's lawyer," Dan maintains a Band 1 evaluation from Chambers USA, and served for many years as legal counsel to Quarles & Brady. A past chair in the firm's Litigation Group, he currently leads Quarles & Brady's Class Action and Crisis Management Teams, and regularly advises clients on sensitive matters subject to significant media scrutiny.
Among other matters, Dan:
Has significant experience handling cases in Wisconsin's Commercial Court Pilot Program
Negotiated a $350 million settlement for a client in a complicated three way dispute requiring multiple levels of government approval
Defeated or successfully tried or resolved numerous class actions in matters ranging from securities, antitrust, ERISA, consumer fraud, warranty, merger and acquisitions, torts and product liability claims
Successfully tried and defended on appeal a consumer class action
Challenged and had struck down a state law as violative of the Commerce Clause
Led many outside crisis response teams and investigations on matters ranging from alleged executive misconduct to catastrophic explosions and workplace deaths
Acted as a lead negotiator in the sale of an NBA franchise
Successfully defended a number of the nation's leading law firms in legal malpractice actions and bar investigations
Trial Work: Dan is listed in Chambers USA®, Band 1 and in The Best Lawyers in America®. He has also been recognized in the Wisconsin Super Lawyers® list. In addition to his work as a counselor and mediator, he has successfully represented clients in mediation, arbitrations, and state and federal trial, and appeal courts across the country.
Antitrust & Trade Regulation Litigation
Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
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University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985)
Judicial Intern for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice William A. Bablitch, 1984
Wisconsin Law Review
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U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1998
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1986
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Law Clerk to the Honorable John W. Reynolds, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1985–1987
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Det defekte menneske er en dokumentarfilm instrueret af Jakob Nasser, Casper Søgaard Christensen efter manuskript af Casper Søgaard Christensen, Kristian Mogensen, Uffe Als, Jakob Nasser, Casper Askholm.

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Odder Højskole og Egmont Højskolen fik besøg af Jørgen Leth ved et fællesarrangement den 8. oktober 2007. Forfatteren og film instruktøren skulle fortælle om sin egen film 'Det perfekte menneske' og kommentere filmen 'Det defekte menneske', som Egmont højskolens medielinje producerede i foråret 2007. 'Det er en fremragende film. Jeg har set en del andre udenlandske forsøg på at lave en parallel til min film 'Det perfekte menneske'. Filmen 'Det defekte menneske' er helt klart det bedste resultat, jeg har set. Den holder stilen, ja selv speaken på filmen er kun ændret, der hvor det er nødvendigt, fordi det er en person med handicap, der undersøges i filmen. Det er en fantastisk filmproduktion', sagde Jørgen Leth. Arrangementet var åbent og 300 mennesker fyldte Egmont Højskolens hal. De to film blev vist, og af klapsalverne var det tydeligt, at gæsterne gav Jørgen Leth ret i, at filmen 'Det defekte menneske' er fremragende. (Fra www.egmont-hs.dk)

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Beginning with Chemonics' founder Tony Teele, our leadership team has a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world and demonstrates leadership, versatility, and integrity in their work.
To best respond to the needs of our beneficiaries and clients, Chemonics has seven regional business units: Afghanistan, Asia, East and Southern Africa, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, and West and Central Africa and Haiti. Recognizing the tailored needs of global health and supply chain solutions, Chemonics also has business units that serve those technical areas. In addition, each business unit houses a cross-cutting technical practice team that leads industry outreach, promotes innovation, and supports business development and project performance across the company and throughout the world. Our six support units — Strategic Solutions and Communications, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Executive Division, Information and Technology, and Risk Management — underpin our commitment to learning, business ethics, supporting our industry, and managing our business and projects to the highest standards.
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Bio-efficacy of the Essential Oil of Oregano (Origanum vulgare Lamiaceae. Ssp. Hirtum).
Grondona, E., G. Gatti, A. G. Lopez, L. R. Sanchez, V. Rivero, O. Pessah, M. P. Zunino, and A. A. Ponce. "Bio-Efficacy of the Essential Oil of Oregano (Origanum Vulgare Lamiaceae. Ssp. Hirtum)." [In eng]. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 69, no. 4 (Dec 2014): 351-7.
Essential Oil(s): essential oil isolated from Origanum vulgare L.
Exploring the anti- Burkholderia cepacia complex activity of essential oils: A preliminary analysis.
Maida, I., A. Lo Nostro, G. Pesavento, M. Barnabei, C. Calonico, E. Perrin, C. Chiellini, et al. "Exploring the Anti-Burkholderia Cepacia Complex Activity of Essential Oils: A Preliminary Analysis." [In eng]. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2014 (2014): 573518.
Chemical composition and bioactivity of different oregano (Origanum vulgare) extracts and essential oil.
Teixeira, B., A. Marques, C. Ramos, C. Serrano, O. Matos, N. R. Neng, J. M. Nogueira, J. A. Saraiva, and M. L. Nunes. "Chemical Composition and Bioactivity of Different Oregano (Origanum Vulgare) Extracts and Essential Oil." [In eng]. J Sci Food Agric 93, no. 11 (Aug 30 2013): 2707-14.
Antibacterial activities of essential oils from eight Greek aromatic plants against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.
Alexopoulos, A., A. C. Kimbaris, S. Plessas, I. Mantzourani, I. Theodoridou, E. Stavropoulou, M. G. Polissiou, and E. Bezirtzoglou. "Antibacterial Activities of Essential Oils from Eight Greek Aromatic Plants against Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus Aureus." [In eng]. Anaerobe 17, no. 6 (Dec 2011): 399-402.
Antibacterial activity of oregano (Origanum vulgare Linn.) against gram positive bacteria.
Saeed, S., and P. Tariq. "Antibacterial Activity of Oregano (Origanum Vulgare Linn.) against Gram Positive Bacteria." [In eng]. Pak J Pharm Sci 22, no. 4 (Oct 2009): 421-4.
Chemical compositions and antibacterial effects of essential oils of Turkish oregano (Origanum minutiflorum), bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas L.), and fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) on common foodborne pathogens.
Dadalioglu, I., and G. A. Evrendilek. "Chemical Compositions and Antibacterial Effects of Essential Oils of Turkish Oregano (Origanum Minutiflorum), Bay Laurel (Laurus Nobilis), Spanish Lavender (Lavandula Stoechas L.), and Fennel (Foeniculum Vulgare) on Common Foodborne Pathogens." [In eng]. J Agric Food Chem 52, no. 26 (Dec 29 2004): 8255-60.


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2019 Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Andrew Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan
View the Full Lecture Here
Andrew Hoffman, the Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise for University of Michigan and author, will visit Virginia Tech on Friday, March 22.
Hoffman will give a 3:30 p.m. distinguished lecture titled "How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate" at the Lyric Theatre in downtown Blacksburg. The lecture will be followed by a question and answer session and book signing.
The event is coordinated by the Global Change Center at Virginia Tech, with funding from the Fralin Life Science Institute and the Virginia Tech Graduate School. It is free and open to the public.
Dr. Andrew Hoffman
Hoffman applies organizational behavioral models and theories to assess the cultural and institutional aspects behind environmental issues, including climate change. His work also addresses how environmental issues evolve socially, politically and managerially. Hoffman has published 14 books and more than 100 articles and book chapters on these topics, which have been translated into five languages. His 2015 book, How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate, garnered international media attention.
Hoffman's work has resulted in a long list of honors, including the Aspen Institute's Faculty Pioneer Award, the Maggie Award, an Aldo Leopold Fellowship, the Rachel Carson Book Prize, and the Klegerman Award.
In this lecture, Hoffman will discuss the sociology and psychology of why people reject climate change and how to address this issue. He offers suggestions for building trust and effectively communicating despite opposing viewpoints, arguing that culture is the barrier to acting on climate change.
"The current public and political debate over climate change in this country is not about carbon dioxide or climate models," Hoffman said in a lecture at Yale University. "It's about conflicting world views among people who feel their values are being threatened. We need to understand where they're coming from."
Top media outlets such as The New York Times, Scientific American, National Geographic, Atlantic, and National Public Radio have featured Hoffman's work. He has also served on several prestigious research committees, including a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee.
Hoffman's visit represents the sixth lecture in a public Distinguished Lecture Series sponsored by the Global Change Center at Virginia Tech. The lecture series brings some of the world's leading scholars to the Blacksburg community to discuss critical environmental and societal issues in an open forum.
"Dr. Hoffman is a dynamic speaker with a strong interdisciplinary perspective on environmental issues. His work has transformed the way we think about the critical leadership role of businesses in environmental sustainability, and on the way culture shapes the discussion around environmental issues. We are extremely fortunate to have him join us in Blacksburg to discuss how factors other than scientific data, such as norms, values, and communication, influence people's perceptions and beliefs about climate change," said William Hopkins, director of the Global Change Center at Virginia Tech and professor of fish and wildlife conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment.
For more information about the event, please contact the Global Change Center at 540-231-5400 or via email to jcoker@vt.edu.
The Lyric Theatre is located at 135 College Ave. in Blacksburg. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. Metered parking is available on the street as well as in the Kent Square garage. Anyone parking on the Virginia Tech campus before 5:00 pm will need a permit.


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Q: How do I make a function using multiple inputs? I have to make a 50x50 matrix with random values -10 to 10, and then using a custom function called averageColumn(), I have to create a 1x50 matrix of the average of each column, excluding any values less than 0.
I have no problem generating the matrix, but I don't know how to make my function work. I keep receiving an error message stating that my function does not have enough input arguments.
The code I have for the function is:
function outputArg1 = averageColumn(inputArg1, inputArg2)
%inputArg1 = an m x n matrix
% inputArg2 = the column# to average
% outputArg1 = the column average, or zero if all the values happen to be zero
for rowNum = 1:50
if inputArg1(rowNum, inputArg2) > 0
    inputArg1(rowNum, inputArg2) = inputArg1(rowNum, inputArg2);
else
    inputArg1(rowNum, inputArg2) = NaN;
end

outputArg1 = nanmean(inputArg1, inputArg2);
end

and the code I have for the matrix in a separate file is:
inputArg1 = randi([-10 10],50,50)

for inputArg2 = 1:50
    outputArg1 = averageColumn(inputArg1, inputArg2)
end

A: Why is everybody iterating? Use more vectorizsation!...
And why all the NaNs? Use a positive look up!...
My Proposal
The Function:
function ret = averageCol(A, n)

ret = mean(A(A(:, n)>=0, n))

end

Call it
A = randi([-100, 100], 50);

out = arrayfun( @(n) averageCol(A, n), 1:size(A, 2))

Explanation
From inside to outside
[1] A(:, n) -- return the n-th column
[2] [1] >= 0 -- return a boolean column vector, which can also be used for indexing
[3] A([2], n) -- returns all values from the n-th column that are greater or equal zero
[4] Take the average of [3]... Boom! You are there...

A: Two more options to get the same result:
With
A = randi([-10, 10], 50);

Solution 1: Using matrix indexing and nanmean
A(A<0)=NaN;
out = nanmean(A);

Solution 2: Using linear algeabra
out = ones(1,size(A,2))*(A.*(A>=0))./sum(A>=0)

Where I use X̅  =   1'*X*(1'*1)^-1    with 1 being a n x 1 column vector of ones

A: I believe your implementation over-complicated things a little bit. Maybe you can try an easier approach.
If I have understood your requirements correctly, the below code should give you want you want. If it does not, please let me know.
Comments in the code should be enough for you to understand what is going on.
mat = randi([-10 10],50,50); % your input matrix

sums = sum(mat); % an array that contains sums of all columns

avgMat = sums/50; % an array that contains average of each column

for i = 1:length(avgMat) % this loop removes negative averages
    if avgMat(i) < 0
        avgMat(i) = NaN;
    end
end

A: EDIT: Ah, I haven't seen your last edit. Just use nanmean than.

So, I tried to keep as much code of yours as possible.
First of all, let's have a look at your script calling your function:
inputArg1 = randi([-10 10], 50, 50)

for inputArg2 = 1:size(inputArg1, 2)
    outputArg1(inputArg2) = averageColumn(inputArg1, inputArg2);
end

outputArg1

Just a general advice: Better extract dimensions of inputs given to you instead of hard-coding values. (You set up your input yourself here, of course, but try to keep that in mind.) To create the wanted array with the averages, just use the column number from your for loop as an array index.
Now, let's go to your function:
function outputArg1 = averageColumn(inputArg1, inputArg2)
% inputArg1 = an m x n matrix
% inputArg2 = the column# to average
% outputArg1 = the column average, or zero if all the values happen to be zero

for rowNum = 1:size(inputArg1, 1)
    if inputArg1(rowNum, inputArg2) < 0
        inputArg1(rowNum, inputArg2) = NaN;
    end
end

outputArg1 = nanmean(inputArg1(:, inputArg2));

end

Again, don't hard-code values (rowNum)! Also, the end for that for loop (your edit) was missing. The if statement was too complicated, since inputArg1(rowNum, inputArg2) = inputArg1(rowNum, inputArg2) is redundant. Just set all negative inputs to NaN. To calculate the "average", just use the mean function using the omitnan flag. Or, if you have access to the "Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox", you could use the nanmean function.

A: Since I change the implementation quite a lot, I decided to submit this as another answer.
So I believe this is what you want, hopefully this time.
inputArg1 = randi([-10 10],50,50);

outputArg1 = [];
for inputArg2 = 1:50
    outputArg1 = [outputArg1 averageColumn(inputArg1, inputArg2)];
end

In the above script I have changed how you manipulate your outputArg1 in every iteration, so have a look at it. I take a value from the averegaColumn function in every iteration and add it to the outputArg array.
Be warned, chaning the size of an array like this inside a loop is bad practice!!! But then again, your question can be completed in 3-4 lines anyway :)
And here is the rest. I think the code is self-explanatory.
function outputArg1 = averageColumn(inputArg1, inputArg2)
% inputArg1 = an m x n matrix
% inputArg2 = the column# to average
% outputArg1 = the column average, or zero if all the values happen to be zero

column = inputArg1(:,inputArg2); % take the required column from the input matrix
column(column < 0) = 0; % thanks to Sven Krüger for reminding me this usage!!!
outputArg1 = mean(column);

I think this is the easiest implementation that can be done using functions and multiple input arguments for this task. But of course, the power of community can find some easier solutions. Let me know, if you do not understand anything.


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So first, how do you decide where to build?
I spent the first year walking around in every season to observe where the sun lasts longest in the winter, where the best shade is in summer, where views are good and where there might be water underground. Many buildings were drawn for various sites, but I eventually settled on a site and design for a a balecob building. For the relatively new concept of balecob, thinner cob walls are built adjacent to half a straw bale cut lengthwise for insulation.
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Irugu, D., Gupta, M., Sharma, P., Ramteke, P., Sharma, S. (2018). Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis in a Child Closely Resembles Lateral Sinus Thrombosis: A Case Report. Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 30(4), 241-245. doi: 10.22038/ijorl.2017.19762.1665
David-Victor-Kumar Irugu; Madan Gupta; Prateek Sharma; Prashant-Pratap-Singh Ramteke; Suresh-Chandra Sharma. "Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis in a Child Closely Resembles Lateral Sinus Thrombosis: A Case Report". Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 30, 4, 2018, 241-245. doi: 10.22038/ijorl.2017.19762.1665
Irugu, D., Gupta, M., Sharma, P., Ramteke, P., Sharma, S. (2018). 'Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis in a Child Closely Resembles Lateral Sinus Thrombosis: A Case Report', Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 30(4), pp. 241-245. doi: 10.22038/ijorl.2017.19762.1665
Irugu, D., Gupta, M., Sharma, P., Ramteke, P., Sharma, S. Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis in a Child Closely Resembles Lateral Sinus Thrombosis: A Case Report. Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018; 30(4): 241-245. doi: 10.22038/ijorl.2017.19762.1665
Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis in a Child Closely Resembles Lateral Sinus Thrombosis: A Case Report
Article 9, Volume 30, Issue 4 - Serial Number 99, July and August 2018, Page 241-245	 PDF (648.89 K)
Document Type: Case Report
David-Victor-Kumar Irugu 1; Madan Gupta1; Prateek Sharma1; Prashant-Pratap-Singh Ramteke2; Suresh-Chandra Sharma1
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India.
2Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India.
Temporal bone osteomyelitis is more commonly seen in immunocompromised patients and is very rare in non-immunocompromised individuals. Mucormycosis is a fulminating fungal infection caused by Mucor which is a saprophytic fungus commonly seen in diabetic patients. Here we report a case of temporal bone osteomyelitis in a child with a traumatic history which was causing clinical features of lateral sinus thrombosis. The patient was successfully treated and doing well post-operatively.
Case Report:
An 11-year-old girl was reported to the emergency dept with fever and headache for 2 weeks. She had a fever of 100–102 °F without chills and rigors which was associated with severe headache on the right side and not associated with any vomiting, nausea, or aura. The patient did not have any other significant complaints except a history of falling 2 years previously when she was 9 years of age. The patient was admitted and a complete evaluation was performed clinically and radiologically. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the temporal bone was suggestive of soft tissue density at the sigmoid sinus of the right mastoid. The patient underwent surgery for debridement, and the tissue was sent for diagnosis. This revealed mucormycosis of the temporal bone and the patient started medical management. At the present date, the patient remains under follow up.
Fungal chronic osteomyelitis is a disease among immune-compromised patients involving the temporal bone, and is very rare. In particular mucormycosis is very rare in the temporal bone but is not expected in normal individuals. HRCT of the temporal bone is the gold standard investigation, and tissue biopsy is diagnostic. Tissue debridement and long-time medical management with anti-fungal medication is mandatory to achieve good results.
Endocarditis; Mucormycosis; Osteomyelitis; Osteoporosis; Osteopetrosis; Rhino-orbito-cerebral
Cranial base; Facial nerve; Infectious /inflammatory; Middle ear; Neurotology; Otology; Pediatric otology; Skull base; Skull base
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9. Kuruvilla G, Job A, Mathew J, Ayyappan AP, Jacob M. Septate fungal invasion in masked mastoiditis: a diagnostic dilemma. J Laryngol Otol 2006; 120:250–2.
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