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Програма Дослідження Марса- довготривала програма з дослідження Марса заснована NASA у 1993 році. Програма використовує орбітальні космічні апарати, спускні апарати і марсоходи для дослідження можливого життя на Марсі, а також клімат і природні ресурси планети. Програма керується Науковим Директоратом Місій Дагом Маккістіоном (NASA) з Planetary Science Division. В результаті зменшення бюджету NASA на 40 % у 2013 фінансовому році, була створена Група Планування Марсіанської Програми для реформування Програми, вона об'єднала науковців з NASA, спеціалістів з космічних місій тощо.

Передумови

Марс спостерігали стародавні Вавилоняни, Єгиптяни, Греки та інші народи, проте, більш детальне вивчення не здійснювалось до винаходу телескопа у 17 столітті. Перша спроба відправлення зонду на поверхню Марса була здійснена СРСР у 1960 році, за допомогою першого покоління міжпланетних апаратів — 1М. Зонд не досяг орбіти Землі через аварію, місія провалилась. Аварії були поширені під час виконання цілей багатьох місій на Марсі. Близько 2/3 місій зазнають невдачі ще до початку досліджень.
Програма дослідження Марса була офіційно створена в результаті невдалого запуску апарату Mars Observer у вересні 1992, це була перша місія NASA після запусків проектів Вікінг-1 і Вікінг-2 у 1975. Космічний апарат базувався на модифікованому земному орбітальному комерційному супутнику зв'язку, апарат на борту мав наукові інструменти для дослідження геології, геофізики і клімату Марса з орбіти. Місія була завершена у серпні 1993, коли за три дні до виходу на орбіту з апаратом був втрачений зв'язок.

Цілі/Стратегія
Відповідно до NASA, існують чотири взаємопов'язані цілі, всі вони пов'язані з пошуками потенційного життя на Марсі.

Ціль 1: Визначити, чи було колись на Марсі життя

Для того, щоб зрозуміти потенціал населеності Марса живими організмами, потрібно визначитись, чи було колись життя на Марсі. Для цього необхідно оцінити життєпридатність планети. Головна стратегія відповідно до програми — названа «Слідувати за водою», головна ідея якої — де існувало життя, там була і вода. Вірогідно, якщо життя колись виникло на Марсі, йому була необхідна вода, присутня протягом значного періоду часу. Проміжна ціль програми — дослідити місця, де була, є або могла бути вода, такі як висохлі русла під поверхнею Марса і в полярних льодових шапках.

Окрім води, життя також потребує джерел енергії для виживання. Велика кількість супероксидів, швидше за все, робить неможливим існування життя на Марсі, в цьому випадку сонячне світло не може виступати як джерело енергії для форм життя на Марсі. Тому, необхідно знайти альтернативні джерела енергії, наприклад, геотермальна і хімічна енергія. Ці джерела використовуються живими організмами на Землі і можуть бути використані мікроскопічними формами життя, що живуть під поверхнею Марса.

Життя на Марсі може бути віднайдене у формі сигнатур минулого та існуючого життя або біосигнатур. Відносний вміст вуглецю, його розташування та форми, в яких його можна знайти, можуть повідомити, де і як може розвинутися життя. Також, присутність карбонатних мінералів і той факт, що атмосфера Марса складається переважно з діоксиду вуглецю, може свідчити, що вода існувала на планеті досить довго, що уможливило появу життя.

Ціль 2: Охарактеризувати клімат Марса
Інша мета програми — характеризувати клімат Марса у минулому і теперішньому, а також фактори, які на нього вплинули. На 2017 рік відомо, що клімат Марса регулюється сезонними змінами полярних шапок Марса, рухами пилу в атмосфері і рухами водяної пари між атмосферою і поверхнею. Розуміння цих кліматичних явищ допоможе науковцям краще і точніше відтворити кліматичне минуле Марса, що дозволить краще зрозуміти динаміку змін на Марсі.

Ціль 3: Охарактеризувати геологію Марса
Геологія Марса відрізняється від геології Землі: надзвичайно великими вулканами і відсутністю руху кори. Метою програми дослідження Марса є розуміння відмінностей порівняно з Землею вітру, води, вулканів, тектоніки, кратерів та інших процесів, що сформували поверхню Марса. Скелі можуть допомогти вченим описати послідовність подій в історії Марса, розповісти, чи була велика кількість води на планеті, ідентифікуючи мінерали, які утворюються тільки в воді, і можуть надати інформацію щодо існування магнітного поля Марса (що вказувало б на те, що Марс був колись динамічною земною планетою).

Ціль 4: Підготуватись до дослідження Марса людиною
Місія до Марса — це величезний технічний виклик. Поверхня Марса містить супероксиди, в неї відсутня магнітосфера і озоновий прошарок для захисту від сонячної радіації, тому науковцям потрібно зрозуміти динаміку процесів, що відбуваються на Марсі до того, як відправляти пілотовану місію на червону планету. Для досягнення цієї мети у межах місії Mars 2020 Rover буде запущений перший гелікоптер, що буде літати над поверхнею Червоної планети. Це дасть можливість продемонструвати життєздатність та потенціал літальних апаратів, а також допоможе при роботі марсоходів. Апарат буде безпілотний зі встановленою автономною системою, котра зможе отримувати та інтерпретувати команди з Землі.

Проблеми
Історично склалось, що місії НАСА до Марса часто були невдалими, що можна пояснити складними технічними викликами, а також невдачами. Багато цілей програми, включаючи входження в атмосферу, спуск і приземлення космічних апаратів на поверхню Марса, залежать від таких чинників, як атмосфера планети, характер поверхні і висока вартість відтворення схожих на Марс середовищ для тестування

Атмосфера

Якщо порівнювати з Землею, атмосфера Марса в 100 разів тонша. Тому, уповільнення апарату відбувається на значно нижчій висоті і залежить від маси апарату. Апарат може не встигнути уповільнитись до необхідної швидкості для безпечної посадки. Щоб застосувати супер- або субзвукові системи, швидкість повинна бути нижче за порогове значення, бо вони будуть не ефективні. Тому, технології повинні бути розроблені таким чином, щоб приземлення забезпечувало необхідний час для виконання всіх необхідних процесів спуску перед приземленням.

Атмосфера Марса значно змінюється впродовж марсіанського року, що заважає інженерам розробляти універсальну систему посадки апаратів. Часті пилові урагани збільшують більш низьку температуру атмосфери і зменшують її щільність, що в сукупності зі змінними висотами на поверхні Марса змушує робити більш консервативний вибір місця посадки, щоб забезпечити достатнє гальмування космічного апарата.

Топографія

Поверхня Марса нерівномірна, має скелі, гори і кратери. Для посадки космічного апарата, місце посадки має бути рівним і не мати каміння. Знайти таке місце на Марсі майже не можливо, шасі апарата повинні бути досить міцними, щоб апарат не перевернувся під час посадки. До того ж, система посадки апарата повинна мати двигуни, які направлені вниз, вони повинні працювати дуже короткий проміжок часу, щоб не виривати траншеї, які викликають дестабілізуючу силу на посадковій платформі.

Знайти придатний для приземлення посадковий майданчик — це можливість оцінити розмір гірських порід з орбіти. Технологія точного визначення розміру породи діаметром до 0,5 метра з орбіти ще не винайдена, тому визначення розміру гірських порід визначається з їх відношення до теплової інерції, виходячи з теплової реакції місця посадки, виміряної супутниками, які зараз знаходяться на орбіті Марса. Апарат Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter також допомагає цьому, бо його камери можуть побачити скелі діаметром більше 0,5 м

Поряд з перегортанням посадкового апарату на схилах, великі топографічні об'єкти, такі як пагорби, мези, кратери і траншеї, створюють проблему перешкод наземним датчикам. Радар і Доплерівський радар можуть помилково виміряти висоту під час спуску, а алгоритми, які орієнтовані на точку приземлення посадкового засобу, можуть бути «ошукані», щоб вивільнити посадковий апарат занадто рано або занадто пізно, якщо апарат перетне мези або траншеї під час спуску.

Вартість відтворення схожих на Марс середовищ для тестування
Посадка на Марс триває 5-8 хвилин, пов'язані з нею системи, повинні бути надійними. Найкраще було б, коли це буде підтверджено великомасштабними випробуваннями. Однак витрати на відтворення середовища, в якому ці дані були б релевантні з точки зору оточуючого середовища Марса значно високі, що призвело б до того, що тестування було б суто наземне або імітувало результати випробувань з використанням технологій, отриманих у минулих місіях.

Кошторис програми
Місії з дослідження Марса, як і більшість місій до Марса, можуть бути доволі вартісні. Наприклад, марсохід «Curiosity» (приземлення на Марс у серпні 2012) коштував 2.5 млрд дол. НАСА також співпрацює з ЄКА для запуску місії з повернення зразків з Марса на Землю, що коштуватиме більш ніж 5 млрд дол впродовж 10 років.

Зменшення фінансування програми
У лютому 2012 року NASA зіткнулась з урізанням бюджетних коштів на багато програм, було урізано $300 млн відділення Planetary Science division на 2013 фінансовий рік. У відповідь на це, Комітет США з Асигнувань, кілька місяців потому, повернув у бюджет Planetary Science 150 млн дол. Була лише одна умова — гроші повинні бути скеровані на місію з повернення зразків з Марса на Землю.

Майбутні плани
Через невеликий бюджет для програми дослідження Марса був скасований запуск місії Mars Science Orbiter у 2016 році для вивчення клімату планети. NASA не має жодних місій для цієї програми, план, який розробляється, охопить наступні кілька десятків років.

Див. також
 Mars Next Generation
 Дослідження Марса

Примітки

Дослідження Марса
Програми NASA

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Twilio SIGNAL Twitch 2020: Nick Piegari, Dev Efforts, and a Review
The Problem Statement
In 2019, the Twilio SIGNAL Twitch production entered another iteration. This was highly polished, had dedicated producers, and digital assets. One of these assets is the schedule.
Previously, the schedule was a static image, included via an OBS overlay. The only issue is that if anything with the schedule started to deviate, the whole image needed changed, exported and saved, re-uploaded, browser sources updated, and OBS source refreshed.
We thought, what if it was a data-driven web application, used as a browser source? Changes to the data could be made on the fly, and the resulting UI is just a website, refresh the source and you see the change.
Now we have a challenge. But it was unclear if anyone would pick up that gauntlet.
A friend of mine, Nick Piegari, and I are mutuals in a few communities. One of those is Twitch Science & Technology, and another is a Discord server full of creatives, technologists, and other lovely interests.
Nick contacted me and Brent Schooley about possibly getting this project off the ground. Working together we did a divide and conquer project planning, infrastructure isolation, and assignment of roles.
Nick chose to own the UI aspect of the solution, even before really knowing the challenge facing him. To that, I simply raise a glass and commend the courage, optimism, and ambition.
The result was a full suite of UI components that were imported as OBS Browser Overlay sources that matched the styles, the look and feel, and even the pixel-perfect requirements form the Twilio SIGNAL production team. A job well done.
Git contributions were smooth, and deployments to production had no hiccups at all. This is due to quick responses, peer reviews, and a smooth and steady effort even during time-sensitive requests.
My Conclusion
Despite the presumption that Nick Piegari is just starting to become a developer, my experience tells me they very much already are a developer. The only missing pieces were quite easy to teach him, and he was very coachable in some of the nuances of handling merge conflicts, ensuring things updated, clearing cache, establishing apples-to-apples comparisons, things like that.
Nick was responsive to requests, always enthusiastic to jump in and get to work, and communicated clearly expectations for when they may not be as responsive.
What I appreciate about working with Nick is the way they were curious about why certain choices were being made. When asking questions, it was framed quite reasonably form a point of not quite understanding, instead of a fake kind of questioning where you have another "way" you are trying to promote.
I would love to work with Nick again on a future project, and I suspect what we built together will end up evolving into something more flexible that can serve many more purposes. He also has a fantastic stream on Twitch. Come say hi, sometime.

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An Ohio woman received a birthday card from her mother this year, except her mother passed away two years ago.
According to Newsweek, Katrina Jones of Youngstown, Ohio, recently discovered a birthday card in her mailbox.
Confused, she quickly opened the card, which was dated June 20, 2015.
"To what do I owe this honor?" she asked of the card, which was not just five years late in arriving, but six months late in celebrating her birthday.
The return address, she said, was her mother's address.
She opened the card and found birthday regards and a note with a Bible verse scrawled on it.
The note read, "I know the thoughts I have toward you sayeth the Lord. Thoughts of peace and not of evil."
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Jones said that she and her mother wondered about the missing card all those years ago, and never expected it to turn up on her doorstep two years after her mother's death.
"I do remember many years ago and I think I'm safe to say it must have been 2015 and I remember her asking, 'Hey, did you get a card from me?'" Jones recalled.
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        $Phone=mysqli_real_escape_string($con,$_POST["Number"]);
        $Product=mysqli_real_escape_string($con,$_POST["Product"]);
        $Quantity=mysqli_real_escape_string($con,$_POST["Quantity"]);

            if(!empty($_POST["FirstName"]) && !empty($_POST["LastName"])){
                $sql="INSERT INTO Customer(First,Last)
                    VALUE('$First', '$Last')";
                    $id = mysqli_insert_id($con);
                        if(!mysqli_query($con,$sql)) {
                            die("ERROR". mysqli_error($con));

                                }
                            }

            if(!empty($_POST["Number"])){
                $sql="INSERT INTO Customer_Number(Customer_ID,Number)
                    VALUE('$id','$Phone')";

                        if(!mysqli_query($con,$sql)) {
                            die("ERROR". mysqli_error($con));

                                }
                            }

                            if(!empty($_POST["Product"]) && !empty($_POST["Quantity"])){
                                $sql="INSERT INTO Product(Customer_ID,Product,Quantity)
                                      VALUE('$id','$Product','$Quantity')";

                                     if(!mysqli_query($con,$sql)) {
                            die("ERROR". mysqli_error($con));

                                }else{
                               echo "Special Order Added";
                               }
                            }
                            mysqli_close($con);
                            ?>

I've also tried using Last_Insert_ID() as well, but that only works for one query, and then gives me the same error message when I try and add it to the 2nd one.

A: call mysqli_insert_id after the mysqli_query

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4.She LOVES to laugh...of course there is never a dull moment @ our house..
The other day Cole and MaeJae were in the back seat laughing and MaeJae starts blowing rasberries and Cole busts out laughing and of course that leads her to continue doing them for about 5 minutes... It was hilarious!!! We all were laughing so hard!
8. This girl can dance to anything... Anytime there is music on the radio or tv.. MaeJae starts bobbing her head ad gets her whole body into it.. Sooo Sweet.
The list goes on and on. We are so blessed to have such a sweet and funny little girl...Love and Cherish every moment with her!


There's a dark horse in our midst which very few know about, a camera which can shoot 4K raw at 60fps for $200.
Any idea what bit depth it is?
I believe it is 14bit off the sensor, 12bit in the file.
^Awesome work on this guys. This is really an amazing story/achievement.
It looks so good it's ridiculous. Hopefully someone can hot rod one to increase the buffer size.
It's a very nice creative tool as it is. For the price it is a must-have.
It is about time someone gave us Aptina Unchained though.
This sensor in a consumer camera is a tragedy.
Thanks ,I'm just asking cause it's probably harder to get a V1 since they are discontinued. I would love to get one and play with it.
Easy to find everywhere. Check the eBay link on the article.
Hello - the RAW burst capabilities of the V1 and its use for filmmaking have been known for quite some time (at least to me :). BUT: There is a big caveat because this mode ("Electronic Shutter Hi") only works with fully automatic exposure and no control over aperture and shutter speed. And: it only works with Nikon system 1 lenses (maybe also with modern Nikon SLR AF lenses using the official Nikon lens adapter), NOT with adapted mechanical lenses, whether c-mount or otherwise. Believe me, I have tested it. Please correct the respective statements in your article.
(And yes, for experimental filmmakers, the V1 is a dark horse - the first serious alternative to a 16mm Bolex and handprocessed film).
I said ALL that in the article dude! It is the V2 you need for manual exposure controls in burst mode and adaptable lenses.
Considering the clips are so short and exposure is locked for the shot I am fine with the P mode burst of the V1 for now.
Not considering the V2 until I try this first - it is 3x more for practically the same thing.
ooooh, gonna have to try this out!
will try it out on my lunch break today.
As usual, really awesome stuff Andrew!
Is there no way to set it to a lower resolution (and jpg?) in order to get more frames into that buffer?
Thank you so much for this article/ information about the Nikon V1. I have been agonising for weeks about whether to buy it or spend the money on new glass. This has helped me decide. The description of it as being like a Bolex 16mm really suits is, given its Battleship/Leica- esque aesthetic.
my switar 10mm 1.6 vignettes quite strongly on my j1.
For RAW and 4K the Nikon 1 looks superb for tricks and bits. I have a Panasonic TZ30 which is great with the underwater housing. It also films Full HD 1920x1080 @ 24/25/30/50/60fps and is great for what I need from it. It does also produce 60fps burst mode at 2560x1440 in JPG format, clearly not as good as the Nikon 1's RAW/4K, but I did wonder if my Panasonic TZ30 can do 60fps burst at 2560x1440, why haven't Blackmagic added a similar feature into the Cinema Camera?
still hold on to the fact that superior film quality has to be expensive.
This surely indicates that it is not true anymore.
Nice. I'm curious if lowering the resolution or jpg format can stretch out the buffer cache to 2-3 seconds... but 4k Raw for 1 second is still awesome. I like fast cutting anyway.
My $200 Nikon V1 is on the way.


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Q: Flash - Adding objects to a scene randomly, at certain set points I'm in the process of creating a simple Flash game using ActionScript 3.0 and have come across an issue when spawning my obstacles onto the scene. My aim is to have approximately 10 points across the x axis (remaining at the same y axis) and when spawning the obstacles into my scene it will pick 2-4 of those points randomly and spawn them on them.
I've got the obstacles to spawn randomly but cannot figure out how to make them spawn at random set points, from a list. If anyone could help, I would be much appreciative. Thanks
EDIT:
The code I have so far:
var a:Array = new Array();
for (var count=0; count< 5; count++) {
        a[count] = new asteroidOne();
        a[count].x = 100 * count + (Math.floor(Math.random() * 200));
        a[count].y = 100;
        addChild(a[count]);
}

// Asteroid obstacle spawning 2.0

player.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, obstacleMove);
function obstacleMove(evt:Event):void {
        for (var i=0; i< 5; i++) {
                a[i].y += 5;
                if (a[i].y == 480) {
                        a[i].y = 0;
                }
                if (player.hitTestObject(a[i])) {
                        trace("HIT");
                }
        }
}

A: Assuming you have your spawn points in an array, you could do the following:
var spawnPoints:Array = [100,200,250,300,450,500,600,800]; //your list of spawn x locations
spawnPoints.sort(randomizeArray); //lets randomize the spwanPoints

function randomizeArray(a:*, b:*):int {
    return ( Math.random() < .5 ) ? 1 : -1;
}

var a:Vector.<asteroidOne> = new Vector.<asteroidOne>(); //the array for your astroids - changed to vector for possible performance and code hint improvement (basically the same as Array but every object has to be of the specified type)

for (var count:int=0; count < 5; count++) {
        a.push(new asteroidOne());
        a[count].x = spawnPoints.pop(); //pop removes the last element from the array and returns it
        a[count].y = 100;
        addChild(a[count]);
}

EDIT
To address you comments, here is a decent example:
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.utils.Timer;

var spawnTimer:Timer = new Timer(10000); //timer will tick every 10 seconds
spawnTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, spawn, false, 0, true); //let's run the spawn function every timer tick
spawnTimer.start();

var spawnPoints:Array = [100,200,250,300,450,500,600,800]; //your list of spawn x locations
var spawnAmount:int = 5; //how many asteroids to have on the screen at once (you could increase this over time to make it more difficult)
var asteroids:Vector.<asteroidOne> = new Vector.<asteroidOne>(); //the array for your asteroids - changed to vector for possible performance and code hint improvement (basically the same as Array but every object has to be of the specified type)

spawn(); //lets call it right away (otherwise it will won't be called until the first timer tick in 10 seconds)

//calling this will spawn as many new asteroids as are needed to reach the given amount
function spawn(e:Event = null):void {
    if(asteroids.length >= spawnAmount) return; //let's not bother running any of the code below if no new asteroids are needed
    spawnPoints.sort(randomizeArray); //lets randomize the spwanPoints
    var spawnIndex:int = 0;

    var a:asteroidOne; //var to hold the asteroid every loop
    while (asteroids.length < spawnAmount) {
        a = new asteroidOne();
        a.x = spawnPoints[spawnIndex];
        spawnIndex++; //incriment the spawn index
        if (spawnIndex >= spawnPoints.length) spawnIndex = 0; //if the index is out of range of the amount of items in the array, go back to the start

        a.y = 100;
        asteroids.push(a); //add it to the array/vector
        addChild(a); //add it to the display
    }
}

player.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, obstacleMove);
function obstacleMove(evt:Event):void {

    //this is the same as a backwards for loop - for(var i:int=asteroids.length-1;i >= 0; i--)
    var i:int = asteroids.length;
    while(i--){  //since we are potentially removing items from the array/vector, we need to iterate backwards - otherwise when you remove an item, the indices will have shifted and you'll eventually get an out of range error
        asteroids[i].y += 5;
        if (asteroids[i].y > stage.stageHeight || asteroids[i].x > stage.stageWidth || asteroids[i].x < -asteroids[i].width || asteroids[i].y < -asteroids[i].height) {
            //object is out of the bounds of the stage, let's remove it

            removeChild(asteroids[i]); //remove it from the display
            asteroids.splice(i, 1); //remove it from the array/vector

            continue; //move on to the next iteration in the for loop
        }

        if (player.hitTestObject(asteroids[i])) {
            trace("HIT");
        }
    }
}

function randomizeArray(a:*, b:*):int {
    return ( Math.random() < .5 ) ? 1 : -1;
}


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9/11 Anniversary is Marked Around the Country - Sep 12, 2004
They gathered at a hole in the ground in Lower Manhattan, a lonely patch of earth in rural Pennsylvania and a spot near the healed breach in the seat of military power, the Pentagon. The crowds were smaller than in past years, the grief perhaps muffled a bit by the gauze that time weaves over raw wounds, as hundreds drew close to the sites of the worst terrorist attack in United States history yesterday to remember and mourn those lost three years earlier, on Sept. 11, 2001. (New York Times )
As 9/11 Slips into the Past, New York Pauses to Mark Anniversary - Sep 12, 2004
With broken voices and shattered hearts, parents of 9/11 victims read the litany of the lost at the World Trade Center site yesterday to mark the third anniversary of the terror attacks. But the constant noise of traffic on the adjacent West Side Highway was a reminder of how, for many in New York and the nation, the horrors of 9/11 have begun to slip into the past. (New York Daily News)
Quotes from 9/11 Commemoration - Sep 12, 2004
"There's no other place to be. It's just a place to reconnect. This is where he was last." -- Anne Allen of Fort Lee, N.J., who lost her brother, Salvatore Pepe, and was at the ground zero memorial. (Newsday )
Some Mourning 9/11 Losses Avoid Ground Zero - Sep 12, 2004
Recent interviews with more than 300 relatives of those killed on September 11, 2001 found that scores have not been to ground zero since the attacks. They have their own reasons: dread. Privacy, a feeling at odds with something as public as a ceremony shown live on television. Anger at officials they believe did not do enough to prevent the attacks. Fear, among some who do not live in Manhattan, of going to the place that was forever changed and that forever changed them. (New York Times )
9/11 Families Make What May Be Last Trip to Ground Zero - Sep 12, 2004
Relatives of those who died at the World Trade Center walked seven stories down to the bedrock yesterday, knowing the descent to the hallowed ground may be their last. (New York Daily News)
Fresh Tear on Third Anniversary of Attacks - Sep 12, 2004
Thousands of weeping mourners, four dramatic moments of silence and one gut-wrenching recitation of the names of the dead combined yesterday at Ground Zero to somberly mark the third anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (New York Post )
Firefighter Honor Those Killed on 9/11 - Sep 12, 2004
Quiet ceremonies honoring the hundreds of firefighters killed at the World Trade Center were held across the city yesterday, as a large number of Bravest chose to mourn the third anniversary of 9/11 away from Ground Zero. (New York Post )
Honoring Coworkers Killed On 9/11, Restaurant Workers Plan New Eatery - Sep 12, 2004
Windows on the World staffers gather at Pier 25 yesterday to honor their 73 fallen co-workers. They plan to open a new eatery. (New York Post )
New Yorkers Who Left After 9/11 Return Home - Sep 12, 2004
New Yorkers who fled the city after 9/11 are returning, some to within a stone's throw of Ground Zero. (New York Post )
Claims Linger for 9/11 Victims - Sep 12, 2004
Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently proclaimed the city "back in business," three years after the devastating World Trade Center attack of Sept. 11, 2001. Still, few New Yorkers would deny the lingering effects of the attacks. (Newsday )
Suspending Campaigns, Kerry, Bush Mark 9/11 Anniversary - Sep 12, 2004
On a day reserved for remembrance, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry stepped off the campaign trail Saturday to mark the three-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with warm words for the victims' families. (Chicago Tribune )
For New Yorkers Not Directly Affected by Attack, Life Goes on - Sep 12, 2004
As the nation mourned the deaths of close to 3,000 people, many New Yorkers were out and about. During the precessions at ground zero, NY1's Itay Hod grabbed a camera and took to the streets to check out how some New Yorkers are spending this anniversary. (NY1)
Staten Island Memorial Unveiled - Sep 12, 2004
Rounding out a long and intense day of events marking the third anniversary of 9/11, a memorial to Staten Island victims was dedicated on the borough's waterfront at the ferry terminal across the harbor from the Trade Center site. (NY1)
600 Sue Over Health Problems From Ground Zero Cleanup - Sep 12, 2004
More than 600 people have filed a class-action lawsuit contending they suffered health problems from the cleanup of the World Trade Center, officials said yesterday. (New York Daily News )
Laughing and Crying, Grieving Family of a Firefighter Moves On - Sep 12, 2004
She remained bliss fully serene until she repeated her husband's last words before 9/11 took him away. (New York Post )
9/11 Widow Expecting a New Child - Sep 12, 2004
Today, Star, who moved to Florida with her young daughter to escape this place, badly wanted to return. Only now, she can't. Star had two very good reasons for missing the third anniversary ceremony of the World Trade Center atrocity: First, the approach of Hurricane Ivan made it impossible for her to get a flight. Second, Star, now 24, is just a month away from giving birth. (New York Post )
Woman Who Witnessed 9/11 Marries on Attack's Third Anniversary - Sep 12, 2004
Catherine Wragg and John Fulbrook are all smiles outside St. Patrick's Cathedral, where they got married yesterday � three years after she saw the towers fall near her workplace. Julie Stapen On Sept. 11, 2001, Catherine Wragg watched the Twin Towers come down from the window of the downtown insurance company where she's vice president of human resources. (New York Post )
Widow of Firefighter Resents Political Use of Attacks - Sep 12, 2004
She is the former Carla Dennis and she is 38 and she had a real marriage with her firefighter. Now she lives with her two kids in Manhattan. She did not join any group of widows because she felt 9/11 was being used by the worst politicians and beliefs. (Newsday )
Police Officers Honor Those Killed on 9/11 - Sep 12, 2004
Three years later their duty as police officers remains the same, but their lives have drastically changed. (NY1)
Families Mark Third Anniversary of 9/11 at Ground Zero - Sep 11, 2004
With quavering voices, parents and grandparents of those killed at the World Trade Center slowly read the names of the victims early Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the attacks that brought down the twin towers. Moments of silence were observed at 8:46 and 9:03 a.m., the times two planes slammed into the trade center towers on Sept. 11, 2001, and at 9:59 and 10:29, when the two towers collapsed. (Associated Press)
Pain Still Fresh for 9/11 Families - Sep 11, 2004
The first year they were numb. The second they gathered enough strength to pull what was left of their families together. Now it's the third anniversary and the anguish of life forever without their husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, children and grandchildren has become painfully real. (New York Daily News)
With Constant Reminders, Children of 9/11 Victims Grow up Grieving - Sep 11, 2004
For all the dark assumptions and the outpouring of sympathy and money, the children of the victims of 9/11 receded from public view. Their families protected them. Journalists shied away from them. Social workers struggled to find them. And psychotherapists confronted a novel clinical challenge: how to treat children who have suffered a loss so brutally intimate yet spectacularly public. Only now is a portrait of these children emerging. (New York Times )
As Deadline Approached, A Rush to Sue Over 9/11 - Sep 11, 2004
A deadline yesterday for lawsuits related to the Sept. 11 attacks prompted a rush to the New York federal courthouse where all such suits have been filed. (New York Times )
Fundraising For Memorial Has Yet to Begin - Sep 11, 2004
Eight months after the World Trade Center memorial design was unveiled, Gov. Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg have yet to find a prominent person willing to lead the foundation that's raising the money to build it. (New York Daily News)
With a Collage of 9/11 Audio Clips, Artists Create a Ground Zero Walking Tour CD - Sep 11, 2004
From the hundreds of calls and audio clips they collected, the Kitchen Sisters created "The Sonic Memorial Project," created from hundreds of phone calls and audio clips related to 9/11, has been turned into an audio walking tour of the Trade Center site: "Ground Zero: A Sonic Memorial Soundwalk." (New York Times )
Marking 9/11's Anniversary on City Island - Sep 11, 2004
New York has its ends of the earth, odd little places so psychically removed from the rest of the city that they barely heed the urban scat. Places like City Island, that Bronx curio of a community lingering like an afterthought in the chop and sway of the Long Island Sound. But it is the second week in September, the third anniversary, and remote City Island is still New York City. (New York Times )
New Images Give Best View Yet of Future Ground Zero Development - Sep 11, 2004
A stunning new look of the future World Trade Center site was unveiled yesterday, complete with the world's tallest building, a poignant memorial to the victims of the terror attacks, and a striking new cultural complex and rail station. (New York Post )
Couple Who Met on 9/11 Remembers Worst, Best Day of Their Lives - Sep 11, 2004
For Jason Newberg and Jennifer Elias, Sept. 11 remains one of the worst days of their lives � and one of the best. That's because, just hours after the Twin Towers crashed to the ground, they met for the first time � and quickly fell in love. (New York Post )
Omens Lead 9/11 Widow to New Love - Sep 11, 2004
Brave Kellie Lee beams with joy as she reveals she has finally found love again � three years after her husband died in the 9/11 terror attacks. (New York Post )
Midwestern Parents of 9/11 Victim Are Now Linked to New York - Sep 11, 2004
Andrea Haberman was not a New Yorker. She was a 25-year-old Wisconsinite turned Chicagoan who came to New York for the first time on a business trip on Sept. 10, 2001. She was murdered 10 hours later by al Qaeda at Carr Futures on the 92nd floor of One World Trade Center. Three years on, Andrea's parents, Gordon and Kathy, and her younger sister, Julie, are forever linked with New York and with New Yorkers. (New York Post )
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Kawasaki offers up a contingency program for amateur motocross/supercross riders for the 2012 season that started over 30 years ago.
Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green announces its continued trackside support and contingency program for the 2012 race season. A tradition set in place over 30 years ago, Team Green provides unparalleled trackside support for Kawasaki racers at major amateur motocross and off-road events across the nation. For the 2012 race season, Kawasaki will continue to support racers through offering the industry's most convenient and user-friendly contingency program.
Team Green's successful trackside support program continues into its fourth decade, providing Kawasaki technicians and race transporters on-site at select amateur national and regional events across the country to provide racers with emergency parts, technical assistance, and racing tips. The primary objective of Team Green's trackside support program remains the same since its creation; to make sure every Kawasaki rider is race ready.
Along with trackside support, Kawasaki will continue to reward racers who go green by offering a competitive contingency payout. The convenient Kawasaki Contingency program sets the standard for ease-of-use and includes the Kawasaki Contingency Rewards MasterCard that can be used at more than 32 million locations worldwide. With a full line of KX models to choose from, racers of any size can be eligible to earn Kawasaki Contingency Rewards.
To be eligible for the program, all you have to do is complete registration and then get your KX out front on the race track. For more information on the Team Green Contingency Program visit www.kawasaki.com/Racing_Contingency/Landing.aspx and get registered today.


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Department of Media and Communication /
Communication Review /
Vicenová, R. (Radka) and D. Trottier (Daniel)
"The first combat meme brigade of the Slovak internet": hybridization of civic engagement through digital media trolling
Communication Review
This paper analyzes a locally bound and hybridized form of civic engagement through digital media. Based on an explorative case study of a Slovak Facebook page called Zomri, engaged mostly in both mockery and denunciation of societal and political actors, the paper aims to challenge existing conceptual definitions of social media-based civic engagements, pointing to its hybridization. Through in-depth interviews with its founders and a survey of its supporters, we position the group and its activities through three separate lenses (trolling, digital vigilantism, and citizen journalism) that constitute an emergent category of dynamic and politically influential civic society actor.
Keywords citizen journalism, digital vigilantism, hybridization, shaming, Trolling
Persistent URL doi.org/10.1080/10714421.2020.1797435, hdl.handle.net/1765/129742
Journal Communication Review
Organisation Department of Media and Communication
Vicenová, R. (Radka), & Trottier, D. (2020). "The first combat meme brigade of the Slovak internet": hybridization of civic engagement through digital media trolling. Communication Review. doi:10.1080/10714421.2020.1797435


NADK :: Do men and women in Australia use different forms of meth/amphetamine?
Home > Knowledgebase > Methamphetamine > Use Patterns > Do men and women in Australia use different forms of meth/amphetamine?
Do men and women in Australia use different forms of meth/amphetamine?
Among Australians who used meth/amphetamine† in the past 12 months, the most commonly used form for both men and women was crystal methamphetamine (ice), followed by speed. Men were more likely than women to use ice, while women were more likely than men to use speed.
61% of Australian men have used methamphetamine in the past 12 months used crystal/ice as their main form, compared to 27% who have used speed; 2%** who have used base; and 11%* who have used other forms of methamphetamine. 51% of Australian women have used methamphetamine in the past 12 months have used crystal/ice as their main form, compared to 33% who have used speed; have used; 2%** who have used base; and 14%* who have used other forms of methamphetamine. Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2016 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NCETA Secondary analysis, 2018).
Please note: For the purposes of this FAQ, 'ice' refers to the crystalline form of meth/amphetamine commonly known as ice. 'Speed' includes powder, tablet, and capsule forms of meth/amphetamine; 'base' includes base, paste, and pure; and 'other' includes liquid, prescription amphetamines (for non-medical purposes), and other forms of meth/amphetamine.


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Q: Copy a WPF DataGrid into another one without a Colomn I need to copy a DataGrid removing the last column. I tried with this code and it sets the ItemSource correctly, but the columns are empty (in some case I bind object.property):
DataGrid dg = new DataGrid();

foreach (DataGridColumn dgColumns in source.Columns.Where(i => i.Header != "Sending Result"))
{
    dg.Columns.Add(new DataGridTextColumn
    {
        Width = dgColumns.Width,
        Header = dgColumns.Header,
        Binding = new Binding(string.Format("{0}", dgColumns.SortMemberPath)));
    }
}

dg.ItemsSource = source.ItemsSource;

Can anyone help me with this problem? Thank you in advance.

A: Your problem I think is that you are setting the ItemsSource property property before you are adding your grid into the logical tree.
Try adding the grid to its new parent, and then setting the ItemsSource.


Usually I am really quick to get pictures up on the walls in a new home. I hate the look of blank walls; having wall art and photos up helps to make the new place seem more like a home. Since this house is OURS though, and we plan on staying for a while, I have been more deliberate and slow to hang things. I want to get it right the first time so I don't have to live forever with off-center artwork.
I finally got around to putting up our family photo gallery wall in our front hallway, and I discovered an easy trick that helps to lay out a large area of pictures gallery-style.
First you will need to trace all the elements of your wall onto dollar store contact paper. Cut them all out and label them with: 1) what photo they are of, 2) which direction is up, and 3) the location of the nail hanger. I used up two rolls of contact paper to trace the elements for this wall.
Now you can peel the backing off of the contact paper, and test out as many different arrangements as you would like. The contact paper peels right off the wall without damaging it, and easily moves to a new spot, so you can be as indecisive as you like.
I wanted the gallery to have a strong eyeline like the photo gallery in our old house, but with many more photos, I needed to fit all the puzzle pieces together as best I could. I finally decided on a layout that I liked after about an hour of putzing.
After I had the layout complete, I got out my level to mark the center eyeline. Usually when I hang pictures, I just eyeball where they will hang. DO NOT DO THIS FOR GALLERY WALLS! There are too many pictures involved and each new frame can get you farther away from level. See how far off my eyeballed contact paper is from the level painter's tape? That would have bugged the crap out of me for years if I hadn't taken the time to fix it all.
Adjust the contact paper according to your new level eyeline and pound the nails into the spots you already have marked. Easy peasy. Hang up all your photo gallery elements, and check everything for level. Then you can go back and peel off the contact paper and painter's tape.
Before you rehang the photos, place small rubber dots on the bottom of each frame. You can buy packages of these rubber dots at the dollar store, and they will help to keep your frames from shifting into a dozen crooked angles. There is nothing so aggravating to my eye than a wall of pictures that are all crooked. Makes me crazy.
You're done! Step back and admire your work. Because you used the contact paper trick, you can be sure that your final layout is what you really wanted, not just the one you settled for.


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Marta and Formiga to lead Brazil women's football team at Tokyo Olympics
Marta, 35 and Formiga, 43, have been named in Brazil's women's football team for the Tokyo Olympics in what is expected to be their international swansong.
RIO DE JANEIRO 18 June, 2021 22:04 IST
Marta won an Olympic silver medal with the Brazil women's football team in 2008. | Photo Credit: AP
Marta and Formiga will lead Brazil's women's football team at the Tokyo Olympics in what is expected to be their international swansong.
The 35-year old Marta has a silver medal from 2008, and 43-year-old Formiga has silver medals from 2004 and 2008. This will be Formiga's seventh Olympics. The Brazil team finished fourth in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
RELATED| Neymar left out of Brazil's team for Tokyo Olympics, Dani Alves named captain
The most notable absence in coach Pia Sundhage's 18-woman list on Friday was 36-year-old striker Cristiane, who has played all major tournaments for Brazil since the 2003 Women's World Cup. She has 14 goals in the Olympic Games, more than any other man or woman.
Sundhage also picked four players as potential replacements: Goalkeeper Aline Reis (Granadilla Tenerife), defender Letcia Santos (Eintracht Frankfurt), midfielder Andressa Alves (Roma) and striker Giovana Queiroz (Barcelona).
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Brazil women's football squad for Tokyo Olympics:
Goalkeepers : Barbara (Avai), Leticia Izidoro (Benfica)
Defenders : Poliana, Erika, Tamires (Corinthians), Bruna Benites (Internacional), Rafaelle (Palmeiras), Jucinara (Levante)
Midfielders : Formiga, Duda (Sao Paulo), Julia Bianchi (Palmeiras), Marta (Orlando Pride), Debinha (North Carolina Courage), Andressinha, Adriana (Corinthians)
Forwards : Ludmila (Atletico Madrid), Bia Zaneratto (Palmeiras), Geyse (Madrid CFF).
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I won't lie and say I get enthusiastic about reviewing country concerts. I like to think I'm open minded about most things but, when it comes to country I am not the biggest fan. I wouldn't say I hate country music, I think hate is a strong word. However, I will say I tolerate it. I had never heard of Dan + Shay before seeing them at Maverick's this past month. So I decided that rather than going into this show with a stereotypical and closed off mindset, I would be optimistic and stay open to the possibility that they would be entertaining and show us a good time.
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As more fans filed in to see Dan + Shay, I was actually becoming excited about what they were going to bring to the stage. And before I knew it, the countdown clock began. (Literally!) I couldn't help but be pumped for their set! As they came out the lights flashed and the crowd was vibrant. This energetic duo brought style and life to the stage as they performed some of their own hits like "From The Ground Up." They also added their own spin to covers like Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood," Journey's "Anyway You Want It" and even Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love To You." Every time I looked around, no matter what song they were singing, everyone in the audience was singing along, raising their beers, and thoroughly enjoying themselves. Dan + Shay had the whole place hanging on every word with voices that had a slight country expectation while remaining smoothly captivating and charming.
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Range Networks Unveils APIs for OpenBTS at OSCON
by onebigidea | Jul 21, 2014 | News, Uncategorized | 0 comments
The Launch of OpenBTS 5.0 Provides Developers with Greater Access to
Real-Time Network Information
PORTLAND, Ore., July 22, 2014 (OSCON, Oregon Convention Center, Booth #P3) – Range Networks, the leading provider of commercial open source cellular systems and leader of the OpenBTS software project, today announced the early public release of OpenBTS 5.0. New features include the first of several planned APIs. It is available to the OpenBTS community immediately as a free download.
The latest generation of OpenBTS provides developers with greater access to real-time network information, opening the door to new network applications and services by leveraging OpenBTS's layered, IP-based architecture. The release also adds significant improvements in system performance achieved through a major rewrite of the Layer 2 architecture, furthering the migration of multiprotocol radio access network (RAN) infrastructure to low cost, standard hardware using open source software.
OpenBTS API KEY FACTS:
Framework for APIs – Live events from within OpenBTS can now be published to 3rd party clients. The NodeManager API framework has been extended to support event publishing, facilitating the implementation of these and future APIs. These events are JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) formatted objects, making them easy to consume in a wide variety of programming languages.
Physical Channel API – Publishes live physical radio information about all handsets connected to the network including:
Unique identifier for each handset (IMSI)
Approximate distance of the handset
Handset transmit power level
Network signal receive strength and quality
Signal information from all neighboring cells as seen by the handset
Meta information about the network is also included – Handsets receive strength and quality as seen by the network, what absolute radio-frequency channel number (ARFCN) the handset is connected to, which timeslot the handset is utilizing as well as what type of action the handset is currently performing.
Field-tested in search and rescue application – A practical application of such physical status information is the innovative helicopter search and rescue application developed by Icelandic-based Rögg Corporation and in use by the Icelandic coast guard. The application uses timing information from the physical channel to calculate distance and map the location of lost persons in the Icelandic highlands.
SUPPORTING QUOTES:
Baldvin Hansson, director of technology, Rögg Corporation said:
"The API framework is an excellent development for OpenBTS. It facilitates access to real-time network information for third-party applications such as ours and is a unique capability. The information makes our life-saving helicopter search solution possible, enabling the Coast Guard to locate lost individuals faster and more efficiently."
Edward Kozel, CEO of Range Networks, said:
"By providing open source hardware and software, we can create an environment for rapid innovation from an entire new set of players in the marketplace to produce better products at lower prices. The release of OpenBTS 5.0, with the addition to the API framework and the improvements in Layer 2, is a significant milestone in our development efforts in terms of stability, reliability and scalability. This represents a major leap forward in terms of expanding the reach of non-traditional mobile networks."
Social Media Destinations:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/range-networks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RangeNetworks
OpenBTS Community: http://openbts.org/
"Getting Started with OpenBTS" e-book released, free download
OpenBTS-UMTS 1.0 for data available for download!
O'Reilly to Publish "Getting Started with OpenBTS"
OpenBTS is a registered trademark of RangeNetworks.com
By downloading these files you agree to the terms of the following license agreements: BSD, CC BY-SA 3.0 and GPLv2, as presented below.


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How to Get a New Lawn for $20,000
When it comes to purchasing new lawns for your home, you should be able to do so for as little as $20 per square foot, according to a new report.
According to the report, the number of square feet per lawn per year is rising and the average price per square yard has dropped by more than $20 since 2014.
That means a new lawn for $200,000 could now cost less than $10,000 per square feet.
The report is based on data from the Association of Lawn Makers, which collects and distributes lawn maintenance data for the public.
According to the group, the average lawn maintenance fee is $6.83 per square-foot, down from $7.21 per squarefoot in 2014.
This means a typical lawn with a 4-foot diameter will cost less in 2018 than it did in 2014, according the association.
The association also found that lawns that use a combination of landscaping and fertilizers are also less expensive than lawns without any fertilizers.
A $20 average cost per square of lawn per month is $12 less than a $20 one.
The group noted that while lawn maintenance is still relatively expensive in most states, there is a huge incentive for people to pay for the services, especially in areas where lawns are less expensive.
For example, in the Northeast and Midwest, the annual average lawn-maintenance fee is about $10 per square meter, the report said.
This compares to $8.75 in the South, which includes Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
In Florida, lawn maintenance fees average $9.99 per square, while in the Southeast, lawn-maintains average about $15 per square.
The report said the average cost for a full-time lawn maintenance job in the Mid-Atlantic region was $60,000 in 2018.
This year, lawns in the West and Midwest are getting pricier.
Lawns in Florida, for example, are expected to average $18.89 per square inch, compared to $15.98 in 2018, according a recent survey from the National Association of Home Builders.
The average cost of a full year of lawn maintenance was $50,000.
For more information, visit the Association's website.
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He remarks the reason saying, "I started creating in order to hear something I could personally relate to". Performing at monthly open mic show called "The Lyricist Live" Biz started gaining popularity locally and the rest is history.
Biz describes his sound as soulful, nostalgic, and multidimensional. Last year the singer released his debut project "The Grove" to positive reviews and is currently in the studio working on a new project.
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Fans welcomed the release of The Arrangement single with open arms. The Arrangement album & short film will be released first quarter 2023.


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Mugs of past CTRI residents.
There are a lot of art residencies in this world, though there is probably only one that lasts the length of a single cup of coffee—free refills notwithstanding. Since April, the artist and musician Jacob Berendes has been staging CTRI (Coffee/Tea Rhode Island) Innovations Residency, a Providence-based "limited residency program" that offers up coffee or tea, along with conversation, for around an hour or two.
The application process, which is open to all, is quite straightforward and takes only a few minutes to complete. There is no travel stipend, but Berendes—who for five years ran the Providence newspaper Mother's News, and before that, the Worcester, Massachusetts junk shop and arts space HBML—does foot the bill for the beverages.
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Q: A unique equilibrium state which does not have Gibbs property Let $T:\Sigma \rightarrow \Sigma$ be a topologically mixing subshift of finite type and let $f:\Sigma \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous functions over $(T, \Sigma)$. Assume that there is a unique equilibrium measure $\mu$ for $f$ because of some reason.
$\textit{Question}:$ Does $\mu$ necessarily have Gibbs property?
I guess the answer is no, but I can't find a reference.

A: The measure $\mu$ does not necessarily have the Gibbs property. In fact, it has the Gibbs property if and only if $f$ has the Bowen property: $\sup_n \sup \{ |S_n f(x) - S_n f(y)| : x_1 \dots x_n = y_1 \dots y_n \} < \infty$. Every such $f$ has a unique equilibrium measure, but there are some potentials without the Bowen property that still have unique equilibrium measures.
$\mu$ Gibbs iff $f$ Bowen. The Gibbs property requires that there be $K>0$ such that for every $x\in \Sigma$ we have
$$
K^{-1}\leq \frac{\mu[x_1\dots x_n]}{e^{-nP(f) + S_nf(x)}} \leq K.
$$
Given $x,y \in \Sigma$ with $x_1\dots x_n = y_1 \dots y_n$, the only quantity in the corresponding inequalities that can vary is $S_n f$, and comparing them gives
$$
K^{-2} \leq e^{S_n f(x) - S_n f(y)} \leq K^2.
$$
Thus $|S_n f(x) - S_n f(y)| \leq 2\log K$, which proves the Bowen property. The other direction is classical; see
Bowen, Rufus, Some systems with unique equilibrium states, Math. Syst. Theory 8(1974), 193-202 (1975). ZBL0299.54031.
which gives a more general result (expansive systems with specification, which includes mixing SFTs).
An example of a non-Bowen potential that has a unique equilibrium state.
Hofbauer, Franz, Examples for the nonuniqueness of the equilibrium state, Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 228, 223-241 (1977). ZBL0355.28010.
The example there is the full shift on two symbols 0,1, and the potential is $f(x) = a_k$ whenever $x = 1^k 0\dots$, where $a_k$ is a sequence of real numbers converging to $0$. (Also $f(1^\infty) = 0$.) Writing $s_k = a_0 + \cdots + a_k$, the table on page 239 of that paper is useful. The potential $f$ has the Bowen property iff $\sum a_k$ converges, but there are examples where $\sum a_k$ diverges and $f$ still has a unique equilibrium measure.
It is often the case that unique equilibrium measures, including the ones in Hofbauer's paper, satisfy a "non-uniform" Gibbs property: see
Climenhaga, Vaughn; Thompson, Daniel J., Equilibrium states beyond specification and the Bowen property, J. Lond. Math. Soc., II. Ser. 87, No. 2, 401-427 (2013). ZBL1276.37023.


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How Did Trump Pass The Elephant Trophy Bill?
How Did Trump Pass The Elephant Trophy Bill – Related Questions
How much is an elephant tusk worth on the black market?
Do elephant tusks grow back?
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Are trophy hunters psychopaths?
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Is trophy hunting legal in the US? 32 US states allow the trophy hunting of black bears.
More than half of the United States allows the hunting of black bears for sport. Florida held some of the most controversial hunts in 2016.
Does the US currently allow hunters to import animal trophies or parts? The United States has moved to allow hunters to import big-game trophies, including elephant tusks and lion hides, acquired in certain African countries with approvals granted on an individual basis. The six countries are Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.
Can you import elephant trophies? The African elephant is listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act and is protected by strict hunting and international trade rules. The Fish and Wildlife Service, however, allows a sport-hunted African elephant trophy to be imported into the United States if various conditions are met.
Black-market values are, of course, often invisible to the general public, but the most recent data from criminal justice experts finds that unworked (or raw) elephant ivory sells for about $92/kg on the black market in Africa, while rhino horn is currently selling for $8,683/kg.
Tusks do not wear out so fast, so an elephant does not grow more than one set in its life. In fact, tusks are rootless, just like human milk teeth. However, they do continue to grow in length throughout the lifetime of the elephant.
The meat is given to local people, it's never wasted. The money from hunting the elephant goes towards elephant conservation. The trophy fee on a elephant is quite expensive, more than any of the locals will make in a lifetime, so this system works out well for all involved.
Local people who kill for food will only kill what they need and no more they will also be selective in which animal they kill in order to respect and maintain sustainability of the species. Trophy hunters may not be psychopaths but they certainly are wired differently. They neither care or respect the species.
International Shipping Of Animal Products
ALL wildlife products require US Fish & Wildlife Service permits for INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS. The term 'wildlife product' is applicable to all real animal bones, skulls, taxidermy, insects, live plants, insect candy or snack, seashells, or any animal in resin or jars.
Under the law, it is unlawful to import into this state for commercial purposes, to possess with intent to sell, or to sell within the state, the dead body, or any part or product thereof, of any polar bear, leopard, ocelot, tiger, cheetah, jaguar, sable antelope, wolf (Canis lupus), zebra, whale, cobra, python, sea
Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins
There are no CDC restrictions on the importation of live turtles with a shell longer than four inches. Importers and exporters of all tortoises and terrapins must obtain clearance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
An elephant trunk or elephant's trunk is the proboscis/nose of an elephant. An elephant's trunk contains more than 40,000 muscles and can be about 6-8 feet long.
Trumpets are produced by a forceful expulsion of air through the trunk. Elephants tend to trumpet when they are highly stimulated and the quality of trumpeting varies with the context. Some elephant trumpeting sounds are very similar to a trumpet or a trombone sound especially when playing "brassy".
An African poacher can get $80 for a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of ivory. That's $800 for the 10 kilograms of ivory carried by a typical elephant. That's a lot of money in most African countries.
It's easy to understand how poaching has mushroomed. Newfound wealth in countries like China, Vietnam and Thailand is fueling demand for luxury items including rhino horns and ivory, causing prices to skyrocket. Now, pound for pound, the dense white stuff is worth more than gold.
"Our research found that the most likely purchasers of ivory are outbound travelers, millennials, and people from interior Layer 3 cities—the American equivalent of the Midwest," says Prince.
Cutting the tusk off would be painful, similar to you breaking a tooth. Remember that an elephant tusk is a modified incisor. Cutting beyond the nerve would still leave a third of the tusk in place. Finally, elephants need their tusks for feeding and digging and for defending themselves and their calves from predators.
Elephants without tusks have a better chance of surviving poachers, but there is a catch. "The study shows that tuskless male elephant offspring are not viable, meaning that population decline is accentuated," Fanie Pelletier, an ecologist, told Scientific American.
The bottom third of each elephant tusk is embedded within the skull of the animal. The only way a tusk can be removed without killing the animal is if the animal sheds the tooth on its own.
While hunting elephants is now legal in Botswana, American sport hunters may not rush there because it's unlikely they'd be able to bring their trophies home. In 2017, a controversy erupted after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided to lift the ban on elephant trophy imports from Zimbabwe and Zambia.
That being said, the vast majority of hunters still take the meat and use it themselves, give it to family and friends, or at the very least, feed it to their pets.
Although elephant meat is hard to come by, it has been eaten in Africa for centuries. As a result, it tastes mildly of pork but has a more robust flavor than beef or lamb because its muscles get less exercise. The taste is often compared to venison.
In the context of violent behavior or murder, keeping a part of the victim as a trophy represents power over that individual. When the offender keeps this kind of souvenir, it serves as a way to preserve the memory of the victim and the experience of his or her death.
Hunters were about twice as likely to be violent towards non-human animals and were twice as likely to have damaged or destroyed private or public property. This study tests the links between hunting and other deviant behaviors based on a survey of college students.
These, and most other bird species, are fully protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Pieces or parts of the species listed by this act are illegal to sell or even to possess. This includes skulls, feathers, eggs and nest parts.


Is There a Limit to How Many Instagram Stories You Can Post?
Who doesn't love a good Instagram Story? Rather than posting one picture, you can literally document your entire day. Plus, you can see who's checking you out (and vice-versa, unfortunately). Like Snapchat, Instagram Stories now come complete with filters, GIFs, stickers, backgrounds, fonts, and more, and are a less permanent way of keeping your followers up to date on your daily activities.
While posting a few here and there is great, have you ever gotten annoyed or overwhelmed when someone you follow posts what seems to be 50+ in a row? And that got us thinking — is there even a limit to how many Instagram Stories you can post in one day (and with music festival season coming up, man, we hope so)? Well, one guy actually put it to the test, and now we have an answer.
Mashable writer Raymond Wong posted a slew of Stories in one day while visiting Japan, but noticed that after about three hours, they started to disappear on him. And that's when he realized there's a limit to the amount of Stories you can post. "It turns out that 100 clips is the maximum number of clips that can be posted to Instagram Stories within 24 hours," he wrote. "Post more and it deletes the ones from earlier. I literally had to manually tap on my screen and count the number of clips Instagram Stories allowed to figure this out."
Wong reached out to confirm with Instagram that his theory is correct. "Instagram has confirmed to Mashable that 100 clips (photos or videos) is indeed the maximum number of Instagram Stories that can be posted at one time," he said. While we're not sure we'd ever hit that number in just one day (OK, we definitely would if we were going to a music festival), we're at least glad to know that the limit does exist.


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John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center
Hillsdale College's John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center is located five miles from campus. The 113-acre facility features four American trap fields, a five-stand sporting clays field, a small arms range, an International skeet field, an International/Olympic bunker field, an archery range, and AcuSport Lodge. The center is home to Hillsdale's national champion shotgun team. Through the Halter Center, Hillsdale College aims to develop its competitive collegiate shotgun team, introduce new shooters to the sport, and promote interest in the shooting sports in general.
Go to the Shooting Sports Website
Bartley Spieth, Range Master (517) 610-5593 [email protected] 4390 Bankers Road, Hillsdale, MI 49242
Through the Halter Shooting Sports Education Center, Hillsdale College aims to develop a competitive collegiate shotgun team, to introduce new shooters to the sport, and to promote interest in the shooting sports in general.
The scholastic component of Hillsdale's program makes it unique among colleges and universities. Educational seminars are presented on campus in conjunction with shooting events held at the range. Hillsdale faculty and guest lecturers give talks on American history, free-market economics, and the Constitution, with particular emphasis on the Second Amendment. The objective is to show students and other citizens the vital connection between the founding principles of the nation and their constitutional rights as free people.
In 2008, a generous estate gift from Roland L. Ebersole was used to purchase land for the development of a shooting range. The same year, the first Basic Shotgun class was added to Hillsdale's course roster, and additional classes have followed.
The center's namesake, John Anthony Halter, enjoys shooting and is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment. He established the John Anthony Halter Endowed Chair in American History and the Constitution at Hillsdale as well as funding an operations endowment for the center. In addition to serving as the home range for Hillsdale's shotgun team and shooting sports courses, the Halter Center also hosts shooting leagues and events open to the community and camps for youth and adults, including the Liberty and Learning Youth Conference and Ladies for Liberty.
Hillsdale College's John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center is located five miles from campus. The 109-acre facility features:
four American trap fields
a five-stand sporting clays field
a small arms range
a skeet field for both American and International skeet
a lodge and education center
Future plans include the construction of a combination 100-meter rifle and 50-meter pistol range, one International/Olympic bunker trap field, an indoor air gun and archery range, and an outdoor archery range that will meet specification for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competitions and Olympic shooting.
Team & Club
The Hillsdale College Shooting Sports Club was established in the fall of 2009. The club welcomes members of all skill levels and focuses on developing shooting skills for competition. Members meet two to three times a week at the range to work with certified instructors and practice for participation in various shooting events.
Established in 2011, the intercollegiate team competes in multiple Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) events and the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Intercollegiate Clay Target Championships. Hillsdale's shotgun team won the Division III national title at the 2012 ACUI championships in San Antonio, Texas. In 2013, they competed in ACUI Division II events, earning seventh place.
Shooting Sports Center Video
Shotgun Team Facebook page
Google Maps Tour of Facility
Ladies for Liberty Shooting Camp


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Look over the high res again. There's a bad edge on the head scarf on his nose, and more of his beard showing at mid left, as well as a transparent edge where 2 parts of the scarf overlap.
I think you didn't need to touch on the sleeve.
Image I've tried to fix up again. I think now would be fine.! Thanks all for comment .