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The F/A-22 Raptor, developed at Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the replacement for the F-15 Eagle air-superiority fighter and will become operational this century. It combines stealth design with the supersonic, highly maneuverable, dual-engine, long-range requirements of an air-to-air fighter, and it also will have an inherit air-to-ground capability, if needed.
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Season the beef with salt, pepper, a little garlic powder and put in a vacuum bag. Process in the water bath at 56C (133 F) for 48 hours (36 is probably fine).
Saute the onions and garlic in the olive oil till the onions are tender. Add the mushrooms and continue till the mushrooms give up thier liquid and are tender.
Deglaze the pan with the wine. Add the tomatoes and cook for a few minutes. Add the stock and bring to a boil.
Reduce until desired thickness. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper. Add the liquids that collected in the short rib bags.
Add pasta to pan and toss. Allow to sit briefly for the pasta to soak in some of the sauce. Add some parmasean and the basil. Toss and serve with the sliced short ribs over top.


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New Hyundai Tucson 2020 review
The head-turning and hi-tech Hyundai Tucson SUV is set to challenge its premium rivals
This is another example of Hyundai moving from mid-table mediocrity to real championship challenger. The Tucson has pretty much everything it needs to compete, and win. It looks great, it drives brilliantly, is well made and is loaded with kit. The prices are up, but we'd hope monthly costs won't rise too much, which will be a treat given how much more this Tucson gives you.
In the increasingly crowded SUV market, it's becoming ever more difficult for brands to make their models stand out, unless they transfer the look of a wild concept car directly on to the showroom model. Land Rover did it successfully some years ago with the Range Rover Evoque, and now it's Hyundai's turn with the new Tucson, which was heavily previewed by the Vision T first shown at the LA Motor Show in 2019.
The concept's sharp creases, squared-off wheelarches and innovative front lights have turned the smart-but-pretty-indistinguishable Tucson into a real head-turner – and a real rival for the aforementioned Range Rover and its premium challengers. Who'd have thought that from Hyundai?
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What we would expect from the South Korean manufacturer these days, though, is a strong technology story, especially when it comes to electrification. The latest Tucson will be offered with mild, full and (eventually) plug-in hybrid powertrains, plus with no end of connectivity, luxury and safety features on board, too.
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What we weren't expecting, however, was for it to be so good to drive – something we're saying quite a lot about Hyundais these days. At this stage, we have to tell you that we were driving a very early, left-hand-drive version in the UK. But we came away massively impressed by, well, pretty much everything the Tucson has to offer.
Let's start with those looks and especially the lights. Catch a Tucson in your rear-view mirror and what Hyundai calls Perimetric Hidden Lights – two banks of five LEDs displayed like wings on either side of the car – look like nothing else on the road.
When the car's turned off, the lamps blend into the grille and you wouldn't know they illuminate – hence the hidden bit. But when the Tucson is turned on they produce a stunning effect, with headlights set lower down in the bumper doing the main work when it gets dark.
The lamps at the back of the SUV are pretty special, too, with a full-width bar lit up in red and further illuminated wing effects adding to the drama. Add in sharp creases that slash through the bodywork to pump up the wheelarches – which are squared off with plastic surrounds – and the whole look is very different, very arresting and very appealing.
We weren't disappointed inside, either, where the wing theme continues with a seamless run of piano-black plastic, framed by thin lines of chrome, flowing up from the centre console, out across each side of the dash and around the tops of the doors.
A crisp 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster sits, iPad-style, ahead of the smart steering wheel, with a touchscreen of the same size placed above separate climate controls in the centre console. Of course, there's Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, plus Hyundai's own Bluelink app, and – in our car – a sound system by American audio specialist Krell.
In between the front seats are a couple of cup-holders, push buttons for the automatic transmission and parking brake, plus a large, lidded storage space. Again, there's a very upmarket look to the Tucson inside, with the materials used doing a good job of feeling premium to the touch.
The driving position is decent, while space is good enough, if not overly generous, in the back. The 616-litre boot in our hybrid model is a handy size, and rises to 1,795 litres with the seats folded – a benefit of the 20mm length increase over the previous Tucson.
Of the different flavours of Tucson, ours is the current range-topper until the plug-in hybrid comes along. We expect it to take the new Ultimate model designation – in line with the manufacturer's third-generation i20 supermini – with a price we'd expect to be around £37,000.
That might seem a touch high for this Hyundai, but you're getting so much more with the new Tucson compared with the old model, especially in terms of driver-assistance and active safety technology; it's fair to say if the Tucson doesn't get it, it probably doesn't exist yet.
Under the bonnet, a new 1.6-litre Smartstream engine works with a 59bhp electric motor that's fed by a 1.49kWh lithium-ion polymer battery. Total power output is 227bhp, giving the Tucson a decent turn of pace. A six-speed automatic transmission feeds all four wheels – although two-wheel drive, and manual-gearbox versions are available, too.
This is still an SUV, but it's an SUV that you can still have some fun with, thanks to Hyundai's development team, which is based near the Nürburgring circuit in Germany. And yes, the Tucson has been tested around the famous Nordschleife.
The steering, in particular, makes a refreshing change from other SUVs by actually offering a degree of feel and accuracy, while there's very little body roll, too; the Tucson changes direction well.
It bodes well for a hot N version, should Hyundai decide to go in that direction (and we suspect it might), but it's clear that there's a little bit of the N DNA already in the Tucson, judging by the way it drives.
That characteristic is not to the detriment of comfort, either. The Tucson rides firmly, especially on the bigger 19-inch wheels, but it's not going to jolt you about too much and certainly won't leave you wincing.
There's a decent turn of pace when the hybrid system works together for maximum power – more than the eight-second 0-62mph time suggests – while there's even a decently sporting engine note when you do floor the throttle; another example of the N team having some input, we suspect.
For most of the time, though, things are super-quiet and you end up referring to the on-screen graphics to see if you're actually running on battery or engine power – or a combination of the two.
With the extra efficiency of the hybrid model, plus the style, quality and kit on offer, the Tucson's elevated prices don't look too bad when compared with rivals' figures. Better residual values should ensure monthly finance prices aren't too far away from the old model's anyway.
And against most other challengers, there's something else Hyundai's newcomer gets that others don't: warranty cover for up to five years rather than the more usual three that most manufacturers offer.
Model: Hyundai Tucson Ultimate 1.6 TGDi 230PS Hybrid
Price: £37,000 (est)
Engine: 1.6-litre 4cyl petrol/electric
Power/torque: 227bhp/265Nm
Transmission: Six-speed automatic, four-wheel drive
0-62mph: 8.0 seconds
Top speed: 120mph
Economy: N/A
CO2: N/A
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The ylang ylang is the fastest growing, tall evergreen tree in the world. Pronounced 'ee-lang ee-lang', it can grow over one hundred feet high. Large, twisted, yellow, flowers hang all year round from its branches, on which tropical doves nestle to feed from clusters of black berries.
The pale yellow, sweet scented oil pressed from the ylang ylang's buds has earned it the pseudonym 'the perfume tree'. Much like olive oil, each pressing creates a different grade. The first pressed 'virgin oil' is the most intense, its sweet, spicy scent popular in perfumery. The second and third pressings reap softer, more floral, woody tones that add a fragrant lift to soaps and detergents.
Ylang ylang grows wild in the Indonesian Moluccas 'Spice Islands', where the locals mix its oil with coconut to cleanse their skin and condition their hair. This same blend of oils was exported to Europe over 100 years ago and used by Victorian and Edwardian Englishmen who believed it encouraged strong, silky hair growth.
Ylang ylang is the flower of seduction. Its petals are scattered across the beds of honeymooners in Indonesia to bring passion to their first night as newlyweds. Aromatherapists use ylang ylang as an aphrodisiac to treat low libidos of emotional origin. They say its sensual scent reconnects the body and mind, creating feelings of euphoria.
The ylang ylang's sweet aroma seduces the senses and soothes the spirits. Its calming powers are hailed to slow a swift heartbeat. Its fragrance is said to clear the heart of heat rooted in anger and frustration. It's no wonder the Spice Islanders also call the ylang ylang's blossom the 'flower of flowers'.


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Failure- What is it Good For?
Alaa Rady • 27 September, 2011
Failure is perhaps the most important teacher for any entrepreneur. Although failure is often treated as a taboo in school and university, where repeating a year or having to re-do courses causes our parents to look down on us, once we graduate and join the real-life work-force, failure becomes one of the main aspects of hands-on learning.
Often, entrepreneurs who failed before have a higher chance of success in their new start-ups, thanks to the learning they accumulated from prior failures. No successful businessman that I know has known success only without failure; most successful entrepreneurs have failed more times than they have succeeded. But the successes they achieved eventually compensated for all their prior failures. So, in my opinion, failure is one of the most important metrics by which an entrepreneur can gauge his progress.
Even investment vehicles structure their models by taking failure rates into account- so why shouldn't we? A typical venture capital investment model estimates that 8 out of 10 portfolio ventures will fail or stagnate, while the other 2 will produce returns that compensate for the rest.
Over the past 10 years, I have had a similar return rate: I've been a part of seven new ventures, four of which failed at different stages, two stagnated, and one succeeded, compensating me for all the prior failures and more. Here I will share with you my failures, and the lessons I learned with each.
1. The Bogus Business Plan
I started my first entrepreneurial venture in 2002, with my friend Mina Guirguis, who had the idea to start Zambaleta, an arts, music and entertainment resort in Egypt. We drew up the idea, gathered market data, and created a business model, and then entered the MIT Arab business plan competition. After reaching the semi-final round and receiving encouraging feedback, we wanted to launch the company and seek investment. After a lot of effort, we convinced a major Egyptian businessman in tourism and entertainment to take a look at our business plan during a car ride. As he sifted through the papers, he was initially impressed by the idea, until he reached the part that discussed our salaries and the percentage of equity we wanted to retain… at which point he opened the car window and threw the business plan out!
In the ened, my partner Mina ended up moving back to the US and starting the project as an NGO based in San Francisco, and we learned- powerfully- how to present better in the future.
2. Trying to Get a Free Lunch
Another failure of mine was my attempt to build a company to manufacture and distribute food products. I started the venture with a partner and booked "free" government land, in an area of Cairo called Maidoum in Bani Sweif, Egypt. We prepared the initial business plans and drafted potential financing partners… but what we forgot to look at were the conditions associated with this "free" land. As we reviewed our paperwork nine months later, we realized that the "free" land had operational conditions linked to it, such that the land would be taken away from us three months later! We eventually succeeded in returning the land, and unblocking the credit guarantees we had submitted to book the land, although not without with some financial losses. Fortunately our losses were not too heavy. Since then I have not missed looking at one single clause in any contract I sign, and I take contracts very seriously.
3. Not Enough Flow
When I lived in Algeria in 2005-2006, I supported a friend of mine in starting up her own advertising and PR agency, VectorGraphics. The venture rose quickly, becoming one of the largest ten PR and advertising agencies in Algeria in less than a year. We made a critical mistake, however, in forgetting that the venture's growth depends upon cash flow. We never bothered to look at the cash flow statement, ended up running short on working capital, and had to file for bankruptcy despite having signed a contract for $1million.
The second mistake we made was over-working my partner. She took on almost all of the sales and management duties, even though we had more than 10 other employees. Once she got married and went on maternity leave, none of the other employees came close to filling 10% of her role. There I learned the importance of building up an institution, rather than a company based on a single person.
4. The Designer Startup
My last example is a lesson from when I became a shareholder in E-Arabia, an agency that buys online ads and sells them in bundles along with other services. The company was simply over-designed- it had too many employees, an expensive headquarters, and heavy investments in marketing and PR that worked to place its ads next to other large firms in the sector. The company spent more than 200K LE (around $34,000) per month, while generating less than 25% of this figure in revenue. Of course it went bankrupt in under 2 years. We've since bounced back, however, and currently manage it at a much smaller scale with very little overhead.
My lessons taught me a lot; ultimately, the learning you make out of your own failures sticks far more than anything you will read in a textbook. My advice to entrepreneurs is this: take risks you cannot financially absorb, that would affect bringing home the daily bread for you and your family, but do try, and try again.
Author: Alaa Rady
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A tee-and-leggings set inspired by beach scenes.
A laid-back beach vibe inspires this toddlers' two-piece outfit. The colorful graphic print on the t-shirt looks like moving clouds or waves. Hidden snaps on the top make it easy to take on and off. Both pieces are made of an all-recycled polyester jersey for a soft feel.


Islington's Kola Abidogun won a bronze medal at the veterans' World Fencing Championships in Maribor, Slovenia recently.
Abidogun was the number one seed after winning all six of his bouts in the seeding round of the men's foil 50-59 age group.
He therefore received a bye into the last 32 of the direct elimination stage where he beat Brazilian opponent Lazzarini comprehensively.
A 10-5 success occurred next over Wang, of China, before a German rival in the shape of Peters stood in his way and a place in the semi-finals.
Abidogun defeated his European opponent by a scoreline of 10-7, however, to qualify for the last four of the competition.
The Islington athlete was unable to get past eventual winner Laurent Bel – going down 10-7 and missing out on a gold or silver medal as a result.
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A former speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives won't have to pay about $110,000 in restitution for his conviction six years ago for using staff to campaign on state time.
A county judge resentenced Bill DeWeese on Wednesday, after an appeals court threw out the repayment because the government can't be a victim for restitution purposes. The attorney general's office argued the restitution should be re-imposed.
The judge said DeWeese has apparently forfeited his government pension, and it's worth far more than the estimated cost of his crimes. The judge is converting $25,000 in fines into a civil judgment.
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Over the past three days of the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour scouts have discovered an impressive looking soybean crop. While scouts don't measure soybean yield on the tour, they do count the number of pods in a 3' x 3' square.
In Nebraska, the number of pods in a 3' x 3' square is up an impressive 14.9%. According to Steve Wilson, Pro Farmer market analyst and leader of the western leg of the crop tour, scouts think it's because the fields were planted thinner.
Brian Grete who leads the eastern leg of the Crop Tour said they too found thinner fields, but not quite to the extent Jeff's scouts did. Still, he says, the Indiana crop is a good one. In fact, pod counts are up 12.2% there.
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Sessional Papers, Volume 23; Volume 26
By Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
CERTIFICATE OF CLOSING OF Bag.
(See § 16 on p. 3 of Rules.) IT IS FURTHER CERTIFIED that the bag containing the worked papers, together with this certificate and the envelope or envelopes which contained the examination questions, is now at ("") -p.m. about to be (D) State exact closed in the presence of the undersigned Superintendents. To be signed by all the Superintendents present at the close of the Examination.
FORM of APPLICATION for the LOCAL EXAMINATION of a
SCHOOL of ART or ART CLASS in DRAWING with CHALK
upon the BLACKBOARD, 1902.
Form 278.
I. Examinations in Drawing with Chalk upon the Blackboard are held
during the months of January, February and March by an officer of the
Board of Education.
II. These examinations will be held in Schools of Art and in Art Classes provided that (1) the instruction in Blackboard Drawing has been recognised by the Board for the current session ; (2) THAT TEN OR MORE CANDIDATES WILL BE PRESENTED FOR EXAMINATION in the subject ;* and (3) that the requisite number of Blackboards, etc., will be in readiness for the Examination on the appointed date.
This application must be sent in to the Board on or before 15TII DECEMBER, 1901, after which date no further applications will be admitted.
Special care is requested that the correct age, and all the names in full of each Candidate, are given.
1. School No.
2. Name of School or Class
3. Name of Teacher
Am Number of Candidates to be presented for} examination
N.B.- The Board will fix the date of examination for this School, will be on one day in the month of January, February or March, 1902.
* Managers of Schools of Art and Art Classes, at which less than ten students are to be presented for examination in Drawing with Chalk upon the Blackbourd, may arrange amongst themselves to apply on Ferm No. 290 on or before 15th December, 1901, for the combined examination oi their students at one convenient centre.
LIST OF CANDIDATES,
Christian Names
(in full).
in strictly alphabetical
Ages.
Class and
date of previous success (if
any),
Nos.
ARRANGEMENT FOR EXAMINATIONS.
RULES AS TO THE NOMINATION, DUTIES, AND PAYMENT OF SPECIAL LOCAL
SECRETARIES.
Boards of Managers wishing to nominate a Special Local Secretary for the own or district in which they are situated should apply to the Board of Education before the 23rd January.
When Boards of Managers are asked to nominate a Special Loca Secretary, a Special Committee of the several Chairmen, or an equal number of delegates from each Board of Managers, should be formed for the purpose. The meeting, of which at least one week's notice should be given, will
, as a rule, be convened by the Local Authority under the Technical Instruction Act (or by its Committee) when it supervises classes under the Board, or failing this by the Chairman of the School which has been longest in connection with the Board; but the meeting will elect its own Chairman. The nomination or recommendation must be sent to the Board by the Chairman of the Special Committee not later than 8th February. If the Special Committee fail to come to an agreement, or if it nominate a person of whom the Board cannot approve, the Board will appoint the Special Local Secretary: The appointment of the Special Local Secretary and Assistants rests with the Board, and is for one year only.
In the deliberations and voting of the Special Committee weight should be given to the opinions of the representatives of different Boards in proportion to the number of classes and the number of students superintended by each Board. The details for giving effect to this principle are left to the locality to decide.
When a Special Local Secretary has been appointed the Board corresponds with him alone on all subjects connected with the examinations. He must arrange for holding the examinations at convenient centres, subject to the approval of the Board, the number of these centres being as few as possible. The Special Local Secretary may act in the place of an assistant for any period on which there is an examination at but one centre. Otherwise, as he is charged with the general supervision of the examinations, he is not to act in the place of an assistant except in the case of an emergency.
The Special Local Secretary, after noting the application made to him under S XXVIII. on Form 119, must forward the forms and fees to the Board not later than the 10th March and 5th May respectively. If desired the lists of names of candidates for the Advanced and Ilonours Examinations may be retained by him until after the examinations; they must, however, be forwarded to the Board not later than the 30th June. The lists of names of candidates for the Elementary Examinations must accompany the Form 119. The Special Local Secretary, may, therefore, find it desirable to arrange with the managers to furnish their lists of such candidates in duplicate.
Whilst the Board make the appointment of a Special Local Secretary to manage
the whole business of the examinations, the financial arrangements involved are, subject to the provisions of the Directory, entirely under the control of the Special Committee by which the Special Local Secretary is nominated, and to which Special Committee he is required to submit his account. The Special Local Secretary shall account for the fees paid by the candidates for examination to the Special Committee, who will use theil
in helping to provide the moiety required from the locality for examination I erpenses to meet the grant given by the Board.
The Special Local Secretary is allowed a fee* of half a guinea for each period of three or four hours during which an examination in Science or Art, or in both, is to be held. When, however, he acts in place of an assistant he will receive no additional fee. He is also allowed a fee* of half a guinea for every 75 papers worked at the examination.
For attendance throughout an examination in a subject or subjects of Science or Art (or both) which extends over a period of 3 or 4 hours, each assistant who attends for that period is allowed a fee of half a yvineu. Where that period is materially exceeded, the Board may allow a double fee.
* These fees will not be paid by the Board in respect of Elementary Stage Examinations. When an examination in the Elementary Stage is held concurrently with an examination in the Advanced Stage the same Superintendents may supervise both examinotions provided the total number of candidates to which their supervision is restricted by the regulations is not exceeded. The cost of additional Superintendents necessitated by the regulations must be defrayed wholly from local sources.
EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS' WORKS.
(Schools of Art and Art Classes) and (Science Classes),
Art containing Instructions as to Transmission of Works for the Annual Examination in London, are under revision, but attention is called to the following revised regulations as to the character and amount of Students' work to be selected and submitted by managers for examination in respect of payments and prizes.
1.- ART STUDENTS' WORK. Only such works as those in the Subjects given below, and no more than the stipulated number of works in euch Subject, may be submitted from the same Student. None but really competent work should be sent up for examination.
DRAWING AND PAINTING. In each of the Subjects la, lc, id, one Imperial sheet may be submitted, which must be similar in character and importance to such as are required for the Art Class Teacher's and Art Master's Certificates.
In each of the Subjects 35, 50, 5b, one work may be submitted, which must be similar in character and importance to such as are required for the Art Class Teacher's Certificate.
In Subject 86', two sheets of careful studies of details of the figure from the cast and one well executed study of a head from the round may be submitted.
In Subject 81%, two drawings only of the figure from the Antique such as are required for the Art Master's Certificate may be submitted.
In Subject 8c", two sheets of carefully and well-drawn studies of hands and feet, and one similar study of a head, from life, may be submitted. (Rapid time studies are not admissible.)
In Subject 8c2, two careful drawings of a figure from the life, each on an Imperial sheet of drawing paper, may be submitted.
In Subject 8d, one study of drapery on an Antique figure, on an Imperial sheet of drawing paper, and one Imperial sheet of two or three studies of drapery on the living model, may be submitted.
In Subject de, two Imperial sheets containing studies on a small scale erecuted in a short time, of varied shortly sustained poses of the human figure, or portions of the figure, may be submitted. Drawings similar in character and size to those made at the personal examinations may not be submitted.
In Subject 9, one carefully studied and well drawn work only, on an Imperial sheet, or one modelled work either in the round or in relief in the division 9a may be submitted.
In Subject 10, two sheets of careful and well drawn studies of flowers, foliage, and objects of natural history may be submitted.
In Subject 11, one careful painting only may be submitted.
In Subject 12, one careful painting from an important piece of ornament may be submitted.
In Subjects 14a and 14b, one careful study of a single plant or one sheet of well drawn and carefully executed studies of various plants, Subject 140,


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The French fashion editor will curate "The Edit" selection of the fall 2019 Karl Lagerfeld line.
Karl Lagerfeld is tapping French fashion editor Carine Roitfeld to work with his brand, WWD reported Thursday.
The creative director of Chanel (who was notably absent from his Chanel haute couture show in Paris earlier this month) will partner with Roitfeld on his eponymous brand, Karl Lagerfeld. Roitfeld previously collaborated with Lagerfeld on his successful Karl Lagerfeld for H&M line in 2004 that sold out in two hours.
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In looking back at the priorities the LAC had established at the beginning of 2016, we are confident that we approached each of our priorities with a strategic plan of both legal substance and the proper approach to convince our legislators and other industry groups that LAC's proposals on behalf of CAI-NJ would not only serve its constituency but would not adversely impact the universe of interests in which community associations operate and thrive. We began the year with four priorities: Manager licensing, the Municipal Services Act, election reform and mortgage foreclosure reform.
Manager licensing – After years of discussion and progress when the New Jersey Manager Licensing bill, SB 1367, passed both the Assembly and Senate in 2014, Governor Christie pocket vetoed the bill in early 2015. The LAC decided to forego further pursuit of manager licensing, either in the form of licensing or possible alternatives of manager certification or registration. Perhaps there will be reconsideration when the administration changes. The opinion of CAI's members will be vital in determining the direction in which the LAC proceeds. The issue was introduced as A1985 in January 2016 but has yet to see consideration in committee.
Municipal Services Act – Another one of the LAC's priorities was the Municipal Services Act, with an eye toward expanding the services which municipalities are required to either perform or reimburse costs incurred by qualified communities. While SB 2522 was introduced on September 12, 2016, requiring certain municipal authorities to inspect, maintain, and repair fire hydrants in planned real estate developments, the bill does not broaden the scope of the Municipal Services Act to encompass the costs borne by all our communities for its hydrants. The Municipal Services Act will continue to be one of the priorities of the LAC in 2017 since the Act is at the heart of fair and equalize treatment of the citizens of a single municipality.
Mortgage foreclosure reform – This was one of the priorities during 2016 and will continue to be given the high rate of mortgage foreclosures in the State and the drastic toll the protracted foreclosure process takes upon our communities. SB 1832 is one of the bills on which the LAC supports in furtherance of an expedited process for foreclosing vacant and abandoned residential properties in uncontested foreclosure actions. Mortgage foreclosure reform will continue to be a priority as the LAC continues to make slow, but steady, progress.
Finally, the LAC identified election reform as one of its greatest challenges at the beginning of 2016, and it continues as such.
As we closed 2016, seven bills were pending in the Legislature, each with the potential of significant impact to communities. On December 5, 2016, LAC member, George Greatrex testified on the following bills at hearings
conducted by the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, with Tim Martin of CAI-NJ's lobbying firm MBI*GluckShaw.
Conflicts of interest – AB 358 sponsored by Assemblyman Sean Kean, prohibits conflict of interests by governing board members or management employees of homeowners' associations. The LAC opposes this measure.
Developer control – AB 400, sponsored by Assemblyman Daniel Benson, makes homeowners' association in which developer's control of executive board has not been surrendered a public body under "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act." The LAC opposes this measure.
Master deeds – AB 2009, sponsored by Assemblyman Jerry Green, permits master deed of condominium to reflect proportional common and limited common elements interests of each owner as fractions. The LAC opposes this measure.
Management – AB 2027, sponsored by Assemblyman Jerry Green, concerns membership and management of homeowners' associations. The LAC opposes this measure.
Homeowner bill of rights – AB 2260, sponsored by Speaker Vincent Prieto, would enact the "Owners' Rights and Obligations in Shared Ownership Communities Act."
Voting rights – SB 2492 and AB 4091 would enhance resident voting participation rights in common interest communities. The LAC supports these measures. LAC members, David Ramsey and Michael Pesce, played a major role in the drafting of the bill. The bill is commonly referred to as the "Radburn" bill as it was introduced as a means of dealing with the oddities in the election process at the Radburn community in the Borough of Fair Lawn in Bergen County. The bill is intended to ensure that all owners in communities are voting members with the power, not only to nominate themselves but to run in an election of board members.
At the Annual Meeting and Chapter Retreat held on December 8, 2016, the LAC included as its priorities of A3683 on the treatment of deductibles imposed under association insurance policies, to the previous priorities of the expansion of the scope of the Municipal Services Act, mortgage foreclosure reform, and election reform. Election reform is one of the nine concerns addressed in the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (UCIOA) on which members of the LAC worked on for years. As the Radburn bill progresses, the LAC will direct its attention to other concerns addressed by UCIOA.
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\section{Introduction}
Long term time series open a new perspective in the study of stellar activity cycles as they revealed the existence of a complex scenario. In fact stars can give rise to all types of periodicities from none to multiple cycles \citep{Bali95,Bra98, Mes02, Ola02,Boo07}. A beating between dipolar and quadrupolar components  of dynamo's magnetic configuration might explain the apparent multiple periods observed in some stars \citep{Mos04,Flu04,Mos08}.

The Sun also show several periodicities on different time scales longer and shorter than the sunspot cycle \citep{Bai03, Uso07, Kol09}. The quasi-biennial periodicity (QBP) has recently received a great deal of interest, as it appears in all solar activity proxies. Its amplitude is particularly strong near the solar maximum, although it doesn't seem to characterize every solar cycle \citep{Kri02,Vec08,Vec09}.
Several mechanisms have been proposed so far to explain the origin of the QBP like a second dynamo mechanism  generated by the strong rotational shear extended from the surface down to 5$\%$ below it \citep{Ben98a,Ben98b} or the instability of magnetic Rossby waves in the tachocline \citep{Zaq10,Zaq11}.

 Recently the discovery of the shortest cycle so far measured has also been reported on solar type star  \citep{Met10}. This phenomenon could be related to the mid-timescale magnetic variations recently
identified in HD 49933 from asteroseismic observations \citep{Gar10} and to the solar QBP clearly visible in  helioseismic measurements of low degree modes \citep{Bro09a, Sal10, Sim12}.

The helioseismic changes in $p$-mode parameters
are strongly correlated to the cyclic behavior of solar magnetic activity.
The mode amplitude is linked to the excitation of the mode and its changes is due to mode conversion \citep{Sim10}. The mode frequency shift results from the effect of the magnetic field on the acoustic cavity extension. The seismic signatures of the solar QBP have been interpreted as the result of a second dynamo mechanism by \cite{Fle10} and \cite{Bro12}. \cite{Jai11} and \cite{Sim12} discussed other scenarios such as the signature of the relic solar magnetic field, different dynamo modes or a separate mechanism from the main dynamo.

With the hope to better understand the origin of the solar QBP, we investigate the temporal variation in $p$-mode frequency of low and intermediate degree modes over solar cycle 23 and ascending phase of solar cycle 24 using data provided by the Global Oscillation Network Group. We perform a detailed study of the 2 yr signal extracted by the total shifts by investigating its properties as function of mode frequency, penetration depth and latitude. When scaled by their mode inertia all the modes with different degree vary in the same way, so looking simultaneously at numerous modes within selected frequency bands should let the smaller effect of time variabilities emerging. We will afterwards confine our study in the subsurface layers selecting only modes whose lower turning point is above 0.90 solar radius and by tuning the ratio $\frac{m}{\ell}$, we will select modes sensitive to specific latitudes. The characterization of the shift with frequency, penetration depth and latitude will provide the chance to verify whether or not the origin of the shift over the 2 yr cycles could differ from the one induced over the 11 yr cycle. Finally the properties of the 2 yr signal will be also compared with the features predicted by different models and this should allow us to gain information on the mechanism driving the cyclic behaviour of solar magnetic activity.
\section{Data analysis}
\subsection{Mode frequency determination}
The {\bf G}lobal {\bf O}scillation {\bf N}etwork {\bf G}roup (GONG) provides nearly continuous and stable velocity images of the Sun since May 1995. It consists
of six instruments deployed worldwide, based on a Michelson interferometer using the Ni line at 676.8nm.
Mode parameters (frequency, full width and amplitude) for each ($n$,$\ell$,$m$) are estimated up to $\ell$=150
by applying the standard GONG analysis \citep{And90}. The peak-fitting algorithm has two types of criteria to judge the quality of the fit to a mode \citep{Hil98} and based on these quality flags, we removed few outliers from the analysis. The
individual $p$-mode parameters are afterwards made
publicly available (http://gong2.nso.edu/archive/). In this work we analyze the temporal variations of $p$-mode frequencies covering almost 17 years of observations starting from May 1995 up to January 2012.
\subsection{Central frequency of the multiplets}
The spatial structure of the acoustic modes in the Sun
can be described by associated Legendre functions $P^{m}_{\ell}$(x), where $\ell$ is the degree, $m$ is the azimuthal order, running from -$\ell$ to $\ell$, x is the cosine of the colatitude $\theta$. The degeneracy
among the modes of the same $\ell$ and $m$ is broken by
rotation and asphericity. The labelling  of a mode is completed by the radial order $n$ (number of radial intersections or harmonics). The  frequencies of a mode of specific $n$, $\ell$ multiplet are given using the following polynomial expansion:
\begin{equation}
\nu_{n, \ell, m}=\nu_{n,\ell}+\sum a_{j}(n,\ell)P_{j}^{\ell}(m)
\end{equation}
where the basic functions are polynomials related to the Clebsch-Gordan coefficients $C_{j0 \ell m}^{\ell, m}$ \citep{Rit91}by
\begin{equation}
P_{j}^{\ell}(m)=\frac{\ell\sqrt(2\ell-1)!(2\ell+j+1)!}{(2\ell)!\sqrt(2\ell+1)}C^{\ell, m}_{j,0, \ell, m}
\end{equation}
The frequency $\nu_{n\ell}$ is the so-called central
frequency of the multiplet and we will also use this parameter as it provides a measure of the global activity of the Sun.
\subsection{Frequency shift determination}
In this work we look for temporal variations in $p$-mode frequencies caused by changes in magnetic activity levels. Within this context the frequency shift can be defined as the
difference between the frequencies of the corresponding modes observed
at different epochs and reference values taken as average over the minimum phase of solar activity ($\delta\nu\equiv\nu_{i}-\nu(B_{0})$) or
 as the difference between the mode frequency at certain date and its temporal mean ($\delta\nu_{i}\equiv\nu_{i}(B)-\bar{\nu_{i}}$) \citep{How02}. We choose the first approach as it provides the advantage to direct compare the shift with other publications, because doesn't depend on the inclusion of new data sets.
 Since the frequency shifts has a well-known dependency on frequency and mode inertia \citep{Jai01}
, we consider only those modes that are present in all data sets and the shifts are scaled by the mode inertia \citep{Chr91}. The mean frequency shifts is calculated from the following relation:
\begin{equation}
\delta\nu(t)=\frac{\sum_{n,\ell,m}{\frac{Q_{n,\ell}}{\sigma^{2}_{n,\ell,m}}}\delta\nu(t)}{\sum_{n,\ell,m}\frac{Q_{n,\ell}}{\sigma^{2}_{n,\ell,m}}}.
\end{equation}
The weighted averages of these frequency shifts were
then calculated in two different frequency bands:
\begin{enumerate}
\item low frequency band 1600~$\mu$Hz$\le\nu\le$ 2500~$\mu$Hz;
\item high frequency band 2500~$\mu$Hz$\le\nu\le$ 3500~$\mu$Hz.
\end{enumerate}
This frequency dependence analysis will tell us to which depths the 2 year signal is the most sensitive. In fact the mode frequency determines the position of the upper turning point (UTP) of the waves and as the mode frequency increases as the UTP approaches the solar surface.
Seismic observations over the 11 year cycle have already shown that, the increase in the magnitude of the shift is predominantly a subsurface phenomenon as it strongly increases in the upper few hundred kilometers \citep{Cha01}.
\section{Analysis of the QBP signatures in $p$-mode frequency shift}
\subsection{Frequency dependence}
 We investigate the solar cycle changes in $p$-mode central frequency averaged over spherical degree $\ell$=0-120. In order to extract the quasi-biennial signal from the total shifts, we subtracted the 11 year envelope by using a boxcar average of 2.5 year width \citep{Fle10}.
Fig.~\ref{fig:freq_dep} compares the temporal changes in $p$-mode frequency in the two frequency bands over solar cycle 23 (top panel) and more specifically for the 2-year period (bottom panel). The error in shifts are of the order of $10^{-3}\mu$Hz for both frequency bands. The presence of a quasi-biennial modulation is clearly visible in both frequency bands and over the whole period of observation.
There are several interesting features to underline in the magnitude of the shift over the 2 year cycle  and that one can compare to previous studies on low degree modes:
\begin{itemize}
\item it is rather weak;
\item it increases by a factor of $\approx$ 3 from low to high frequency band. This enhancement is smoother compared to the stronger increase over the 11 yr cycle;
\item it becomes faint over the descending phase of solar cycle 23 and the low and high frequency band are identical in this descending phase.
\end{itemize}
The other interesting feature is that
 over the ascending phase of solar cycle 23 the signal is larger in the high frequency band, while this does not occur over ascending phase of solar cycle 24. This might imply that the ongoing cycle 24 will be weaker compared to solar cycle 23.
\begin{figure}[!h]
\includegraphics[width=3.5in]{shift_freq_dependence_11yr_2yrgordon_hf_lf_95_12_ver.ps}
\caption{The frequency dependence of the shift in the low (green) and high frequency band (red) over solar cycle 23 (upper panel) and the residual 2 yr cycles (lower panel).}
\label{fig:freq_dep}
\end{figure}
\subsection{Assessing the significance}
We
investigate the significance of the QBP signal in $p$-mode central frequency averaged over spherical degree $\ell$=0-120 and
 in the two frequency bands,
\begin{figure*}
\begin{center}
\mbox{\subfigure{\includegraphics[width=3.2in]%
{wavelet_gordon_95_12_hf_new.ps}}%
\quad
\subfigure{\includegraphics[width=3.2in]{wavelet_gordon_95_12_lf_new.ps}}
\caption{Top panels: Temporal evolution of $p$-mode frequency shifts averaged over $\ell$=0,120 spherical degree and in the high (left panel) and low (right panel) frequency bands. (a) The local wavelet power spectrum. White represent areas of little power, red those with the largest power. Solid rings identify areas at certain power level over time and only those that achieved 90$\%$ confidence level are labelled. Areas outside the cone of influence are doubtful. (b) Global wavelet power spectrum. The dotted line are the 90$\%$ of confidence level.}
\label{fig:wavelet}
\end{center}
\end{figure*}
by applying the wavelet analysis developed by \cite{Tor98}. The upper panels of Fig.~\ref{fig:wavelet} show the temporal evolution of $p$-mode frequency shifts over the period 1996-2012, while
the lower panels identify periods in which the signal gets 90$\%$  confidence level for both frequency bands. This occurs during periods around the solar maximum (1998-2004) with a significant periodicity of about T = 2 years.
This shorter cyclic component characterizes different phases of solar magnetic activity, in contrast with activity proxies where the QBP signal is mainly prominent over periods coinciding with solar maximum. This peculiar feature seems to further confirm the persistent nature of the QBP signal, in agreement with previous findings based on the analysis of low degree modes \citep{Sim12}.
 This finding is important to advance in dynamo theories that already take into account both periodic components of solar magnetic activity. The understanding of the 2 year signal might insert further constraints in these models.
\subsection{Depth and latitudinal dependence}
The $p$-mode spatial configuration can be described by spherical harmonics with each mode characterized by its spherical harmonic degree $\ell$ and azimuthal order $m$. The spherical degree defines the penetration depth through the following relation \citep{Chr91}:
\begin{equation}
r_{t}=\frac{c(r_{t})\sqrt{\ell(\ell+1)}}{2\pi\nu}
\end{equation}
 where c is the sound speed and $r_{t}$ is the LTP radius. A higher value of $\frac{\nu}{\sqrt{\ell(\ell+1)}}$ denotes a smaller value of $r_{t}$ and hence a greater depth. We carried out a depth dependence analysis in four different regions of the Sun's interior (core, radiative zone, tachocline and convection zone) to verify that the shifts we discuss is independently confined. Then
we used the ratio $\frac{\nu}{\sqrt{\ell(\ell+1)}}$ to select only the modes having their LTP between $0.90\le\frac{r_{t}}{R}\le 1$ solar radius. This would verify the frequency dependence of the shift in the subsurface layers and exclude different behavior over the two cycles due, for example, to the presence of a second dynamo mechanism.
Simultaneously we used the ratio $\frac{m}{\ell}$ to select the acoustic modes more sensitive to lower or to higher latitudes. We decided to select three different latitudinal bands corresponding to equatorial latitudes ($0^{0}\le\theta\le 30^{0}$), mid latitudes ($30^{0}\le\theta\le 60^{0}$) and high latitudes ($60^{0}\le\theta\le 90^{0}$).
Some authors have speculated that the QBP signal might be induced by a second dynamo mechanism located at 0.95 solar radius \citep{Ben98a,Ben98b}. It is known that the strong shear present in the subsurface layers increases towards latitudes higher than 60$^{0}$ \citep{Schou98}. If this layer is acting as a second dynamo mechanism and it is causing the QBP, we might find an increases of the 2 yr signal at higher laittudes.

Fig.~\ref{fig:2_yr} shows the changes during the solar cycle 23 as function of latitude for three ranges

The figures present several interesting features:
\begin{itemize}
\item the magnitude of the shift decreases with increasing latitudes over both periodic components characterizing solar magnetic activity. This might indicate that the larger magnitude of the signal at equatorial latitudes could be due to the presence of the strong toroidal fields located between -$45^{0}\le\theta\le 45^{0}$ \citep{det00} during the course of the 11 yr cycle;

\item the size of the shift is larger at equatorial latitudes and over periods coinciding with solar maximum at all latitudes and over both periodic components;

\item the 11 yr envelope over the 2 yr cycle is clearly visible at all latitudes.
\end{itemize}
\begin{figure*}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=5in]{11yr_2yr_all_lat_hf_lf_surf_95_12.ps}
\caption{The latitudinal dependence of $p$-mode frequency shift in the subsurface layer. The color legend is the same as in Fig.1.}
\label{fig:2_yr}
\end{center}
\end{figure*}
All these features clearly show that the QBP signal is highly coupled with the main dynamo driving the 11 yr cycle.
\section{Origin of the observed frequency shift}
\subsection{Magnitude of the shift versus the subsurface layers}
The characterization of the shift with frequency, depth and latitude over the 11 and 2 yr cycles has shown differences in the enhancement rate of the magnitude of the shift. We now attempt to provide an explanation for it.
Fig.~\ref{fig:dnu_depth} shows the frequency dependence of the frequency shifts taken over the months 08/08/2001-19/10/2001 (top panels). This period corresponds to the maximum amplitude of the shift for both component of solar activity cycles.
It shows that the enhanced amplitude follows an exponential behavior over solar cycle 23, in agreement with previous findings, and a slower enhancement rate over the 2 yr cycle.
 The bottom panels in Fig.~\ref{fig:dnu_depth} shows the magnitude of the shift as a function of the position of the upper turning point. Those values have been calculated from model S of Christensen Dalsgaard \citep{Cha01}.
 A sudden increase in the size of the shift is clearly visible in the last few hundred kilometers beneath the solar surface for both periodic components, although it is reduced over the 2 yr period. The acoustic time of the modes is larger in these layers as the sound speed is smaller so any change of magnetic field strength in these layers is amplified.
\begin{figure*}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=4in]{dnu_depth_dependence_lf_hf_dc_95_11.ps}
\caption{The top panels show the frequency dependence of the shifts obtained at the maximum of the solar cycle over the months 08/08/2001-19/10/2001 for the 11 year (left panels) and the 2 year cycles (right panels). The bottom panels show the same amplitudes of the shifts as function of depth from the surface of the Sun. The color legend is the same as in Fig.1.}
\label{fig:dnu_depth}
\end{center}
\end{figure*}
\subsection{Variation of $\beta$ in the subsurface layers}
The solar magnetic signature along the solar cycle 23 has been extracted from the even-order splitting coefficients of the high degree acoustic modes observed with MDI at respectively 0.996 and 0.999 R$_\odot$. This study shows that poloidal and toroidal magnetic field strengths decrease toward the solar surface \citep{Bal09}.
\begin{figure*}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=5in]{11yr_2yr_mag_strength_surf.ps}
\caption{Decomposition of the magnetic field strength in poloidal and toroidal fields along solar cycle 23 (left panels) based on \cite{Bal09}. Extraction of the components for the 2 year cycle (right panels) at 0.999 (upper panels) and 0.996 solar radius (lower panels).}
\label{fig:mag_strength}
\end{center}
\end{figure*}
Fig.~\ref{fig:mag_strength} shows the strength of these two magnetic field components along the solar cycle 23 and also deduces the 2 year cycle components at $\frac{r_{t}}{R}=0.999$ and $\frac{r_{t}}{R}=0.996$.
Signatures of the 2 year signal reach $90\%$ of confidence level around the solar maximum (1998-2004) with a period of 2.3 years for both component. This periodicity agrees reasonably well with our findings.
 We now attempt to interpret our findings by taking into account the magnetic field strength behavior in the subsurface layers and the increase of the amplitude  of the modes near the solar surface. We have been misleading if one has deduced that the magnetic field strength should also increase.
 This is not the appropriate interpretation. In the Sun's interior the $\beta=\frac{P_{gas}}{Pmag}>>1$, as the gas pressure is extremely large compared to the magnetic pressure.
Only very close to the surface this value becomes smaller \citep{Kos07}. The gas pressure undergoes a strong decay near the surface, while the magnetic pressure, over the same range of depths, undergoes a slower decay (B$^{2}$). As a consequence, $\beta$ reduces dramatically at the vicinity of the surface, so the magnetic pressure plays a direct role on the mode frequency in very close layers near the surface, inciting consequently the observed shift.
The rapid enhancement in the size of the shift is, therefore, a combination of the $\beta$ ratio and longer acoustic time of the modes in these layers.
The reduced size of enhacement over the 2 yr cycle may be interpreted in terms of magnetic field strength or topology (see Sec 6.3).
\subsection{Magnetic field in the subsurface layers from 3D simulation}
The order of magnitude of the magnetic field deduced from splitting values of the sub surface layers \citep{Bal09} give a first insight on what phenomenon can influence the shifts that is discussed in this paper.
 In parallel to this classical approach, dedicated to secular 1D models of the Sun in agreement with deeper helioseismic observations, 3D hydro and magnetohydrodynamic simulations have been developed by Stein \& Nordlund (1998) through the code STAGGER. They  have shown that the order of magnitude of the turbulence pressure represents about 10$\%$ of the gas pressure in the simulations of the subsurface layers of the Sun \citep{Nor00}. Even more interestingly, they have put in evidence  that this turbulent term  concerns a larger region than previously thought, typically at least 1000 km \citep{Ros99}. Magnetohydrodynamical  simulations of 48 Mm large and 20 Mm deep have been performed recently, using an horizontal magnetic field chosen at the bottom of this box compatible with values extracted from \cite{Bal09} and shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:mag_strength}. Two complementary effects are visible in the simulations: a slow reduction of the turbulence by the deeper magnetic field in the lower part of the box and a direct effect of the magnetic field in the last 500 km just below the surface (see also \cite{Piau11}). These simulations agree reasonably with what we observe in the present study, of course the effect is amplified at the near surface in acoustic mode frequencies due to the travel time of the modes.
\section{Discussion on the physical mechanism behind the QBP}
Seismic signatures of the 11 and 2 yr cycle in $p$-mode frequency shifts might provide a deeper insight on the mechanism behind the cyclic behavior of solar activity. In this section we will interpret our observational findings to shed light on the mechanism behind the 2 yr signal.
\subsection{Second dynamo mechanism}
 In agreement with earlier findings we note that the size of the shift, over the 11 yr cycle, undergoes a sudden and strong enhancement at $\approx$ 200 km below the photosphere, while over the same range of depths we found a reduced gain over the two year cycle. Because of this, some authors invoked the action of a second dynamo mechanism \citep{Fle10, Bro12} due to the subsurface rotational shear extending 5$\%$ below the solar surface \citep{Schou98}.
 In Sec 3.4 we have shown that the origin and the behavior of the shift for both periodic components of solar magnetic activity in the subsurface layers is due to the sudden and stronger decrease of $\beta$. Therefore we do not visualize a need to invoke a further dynamo mechanism to explain the origin of the shift induced by the 2 yr cycle. Moreover the latitudinal dependence of the size of the shift does not differ over the two cycles and the 11 yr envelope clearly modulates the amplitude of the 2 yr signal at all latitudes, suggesting that the two periodicities are intimately coupled.
 Thus our seismic analysis do not provide observational evidences in favor of a different and separate mechanism from the main dynamo behind the origin of the 2 yr cycle.
 We also want to stress out that our analysis do not exclude the possibility that the strong rotational shear layer might have a role in the generation of toroidal fields \citep{Pip11}, since our analysis indicates that the dynamo independent of its location is behind both component of solar magnetic activity.
\subsection{Instability of magnetic Rossby waves}
The instability of magnetic Rossby waves in the tachocline might enhance the 2 yr periodicity when the magnetic field strength is greater than 10$^{5}$~G \citep{Zaq10}. Such strong magnetic fields are difficult to exist in the tachocline. In fact using splitting of modes with their lower turning points around the base of the convective zone gave an upper limit of 0.3~MG \citep{Bas97}, in good agreement with similar upper values of 0.3-0.4~MG found by other investigators \citep{Ant00}.
Furthermore it is still an ongoing investigation how the magnetic Rossby waves vary with latitude in slow rotator stars. In order to fit with our results, it should be proven that the Rossby waves are smoothly redistributed along the latitudes with a maximum at low latitude and the poloidal wave number should be such that no nodes will rise from the equator towards the polar regions.
\subsection{Flip-Flop cycle}
It has been noticed that the biggest active regions tend to appear always at similar longitudes, which are called active longitudes. These are persistent over many cycles, but it can suddenly shift by 180$^{0}$ to the other side of the star \citep{Ber03}. This phenomenon is known as flip-flop cycle \citep{Jet91} and it seems to be rather common in stars \citep{Ber98,Ber02}.
The origin of the flip-flop cycle is not yet fully understood, but it
could be explained as the result of the excitation of a global non axisymmetric (quadrupole) dynamo mode \citep{Mos95,Tuo02,Mos04}. Such dynamo configuration is plausible to exist in the Sun along with the dipole as inferred by solar dynamo models \citep{Mos00}. The relative strengths of the two dynamo modes should define the amplitudes of the observed cycles. Within this formalism it is also predicted that the amplitude of the secondary cycle, in general, is expected to have lower amplitude, as part of the energy is transferred from the primary magnetic configuration (dipolar) to the secondary one (quadrupolar). This feature agrees well with our findings, as we have shown that the secondary cycle in the Sun is an additive contribution to the main cycle, whose signal strength is rather weak.
The period of the oscillations of the axisymmetric mode should, instead, define the lengths of the observed cycles. Therefore the full flip flop cycle is expected to have the same length as the axisymmetric mode \citep{Ber02}.
In the Sun the major spot activity alternates the active longitudes in about 1.8-1.9 years and on average it has been observed to make 6 switches of the active longitude during the 11 yr sunspot cycle. These values have been obtained by the analysis of solar cycle 18 up to 22 whose lengths were shorter than 11 yr.
Our findings seems to fit well with predictions and observations of flip-flop cycles. We found a significant periodicity at $\approx$ 2 years, a bit higher than the usual flip-flop findings, but solar cycle 23 lasted longer than usual (about 12.6 years).
 We, then, might expect that all periodicities between 1.5 yr $\le T\le$4 yr (corresponding to individual periods of one longitude's dominance) might be seen as the visible manifestation of the same physical mechanism. Recently some other authors also concluded that the non-constant period length is the manifestation of a unique quasi-biennial cycle \citep{Vec08,Vec09}.
 Furthermore the magnitude of the shift increases towards equatorial latitudes over both periodic components of solar magnetic activity and this feature comes up naturally within this formalism.
\section{Conclusion and further perspective}
The analysis of the QBP signal in $\ell$ = 0 to 120 acoustic mode frequency shifts shows that this signal is persistent on the whole solar cycle 23 and the ongoing cycle 24. The significant reduction in the QBP signal strength over the ascending phase of solar cycle 24
 might be interpreted as signatures of a weaker sub surface magnetic field. The current dynamo models struggle to predict the basic parameters such as duration and strength of the activity cycle and therefore the idea to use acoustic waves as precursor of solar cycle is fascinating. To reach this aim, it will be fundamental to identify the physical mechanism behind it. Our detailed analysis  seems to suggest that the QBP might be the result of the beating between different  dynamo modes.

Evidences of North-South asymmetry have led some authors to speculate that a significant quadrupolar component is still present \citep{Pul99}, but some others stated that since the end of the Maunder Minimum the solar field has been dipolar \citep{Tob96,Tob98}. If the QBP signal is confirmed to be the result of the beating between different dynamo modes, then this work provides further evidence in favor of the existence of a quadrupolar component in the Sun
It will be extremely important, therefore, to look for signatures of the quadrupolar magnetic dynamo  configuration. It is not a simple task, but within this context the investigation of the seismic properties of the QBP signal might play a key role.
 For example some authors found the periodicity from the northern hemisphere to differ from the one in the south hemisphere \citep{Vec08,Vec09,Ber03}. It will be worth to check if the analysis of $p$-mode frequency shift or other $p$-mode parameters in the two hemisphere might also spot asymmetries. Solar cycle 24 could be a good candidate to look for asymmetry. Infact we have already shown the signatures of the 2 yr cycle over its ascending phase.
Furthermore it will be equally important to investigate magnetic activity on other solar type stars using long term data provided, for example, by asteroseismology missions (such as COROT, Kepler). The availability of a sample of solar analogues selected at different stages of their evolution will give us the opportunity to infer accurate relations between activity quantities, such as the length and amplitude of cycles and stellar properties such as rotation, age and convective envelope depth. Solar and stellar activity requires more systematic and detailed studies to advance, observationally and theoretically, our understanding of the dynamo.
\acknowledgments
This work utilizes GONG data obtained by the NSO
Integrated Synoptic Program (NISP), managed by the
National Solar Observatory, which is operated by AURA,
Inc. under a cooperative agreement with the National
Science Foundation.  The data were acquired by instruments
operated by the Big Bear Solar Observatory, High Altitude
Observatory, Learmonth Solar Observatory, Udaipur Solar
Observatory, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, and
Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory.
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Q: Program has errors, binary operators #include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
class InsurancePolicy
{
    friend fstream&  operator<<(fstream&, InsurancePolicy);
    friend istream& operator>>(istream&, InsurancePolicy&);
private:
    int policyNum;
    string lastName;
    int value;
    int premium;
};
fstream& operator<<(fstream& out, const InsurancePolicy pol)
{
    out << pol.policyNum << " " << pol.lastName << " " << pol.value << " " << pol.premium << endl;
    return out;
}
istream& operator>>(istream& in, InsurancePolicy& pol)
{
    in >> pol.policyNum >> pol.lastName >> pol.value >> pol.premium;
    return in;
}
int main() {
    ofstream outFile;
    outFile.open("Policy.txt");
    InsurancePolicy aPolicy[10];
    for (int count = 0; count < 10; ++count)
    {
        printf("Enter the policy number, the holder's last name, the value, and the premium.");
        cin >> aPolicy[count];
        outFile << aPolicy[count] << endl;
    }
    return 0;

}

This program will not compile because of the following errors:
Severity
Code
Description
Project
File
Line
Suppression State
Error
C2679
binary '>>': no operator found which takes a right-hand operand of type 'std::string' (or there is no acceptable conversion)
Project6
c:\users\preston freeman\source\repos\jave.cpp
21
Error
C2679
binary '<<': no operator found which takes a right-hand operand of type 'const std::string' (or there is no acceptable conversion)
Project6
c:\users\preston freeman\source\repos\jave.cpp
16
Error
C2679
binary '<<': no operator found which takes a right-hand operand of type 'InsurancePolicy' (or there is no acceptable conversion)
Project6
c:\users\preston freeman\source\repos\jave.cpp
32
How do I fix these errors?
Thank you for your time.

A: You are using
ofstream outFile;

in main.
But your operator overloading is
 friend fstream&  operator<<(fstream&, InsurancePolicy);

Note that ofstream is not derived from fstream, that's why overloading operator << for  fstream won't make it work for ofstream
You can simply change fstream to ofstream
ofstream& operator<<(ofstream& out, const InsurancePolicy pol)
{
    out << pol.policyNum << " " << pol.lastName << " " << pol.value << " " << pol.premium << endl;
    return out;
}

And better to pass in InsurancePolicy by const& since ofstream won't change it, and copy a user defined object can be expensive
ofstream& operator<<(ofstream& out, const InsurancePolicy& pol)

You may also need to #include <string>
Demo:
https://ideone.com/rJiw21

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package xerial.lens

import collection.mutable
import java.io.File
import java.text.DateFormat
import mutable.ArrayBuffer
import java.lang.{reflect => jr}
import xerial.core.log.Logger
import scala.reflect.ClassTag
import scala.reflect.runtime.{universe => ru}
import scala.reflect.runtime.universe.TypeTag
import collection.parallel.ParSeq

//--------------------------------------
//
// TypeUtil.scala
// Since: 2012/07/17 22:47
//
//--------------------------------------

/**
 * @author leo
 */
object TypeUtil extends Logger {

  trait ClassToTag {
    def classToTag[T](cl:Class[T]) : ClassTag[T]
  }

  private implicit object DefaultClassTagConversion extends ClassToTag {
    def classToTag[T](cl: Class[T]) = ClassTag(cl)
  }

  //implicit def toClassTag[T](targetType: Class[T]): ClassTag[T] = ClassTag(targetType)

  @inline def cls[A](obj:A) : Class[_] = obj.asInstanceOf[AnyRef].getClass

  def isPrimitive[T](cl: Class[T]) = Primitive.isPrimitive(cl)

  def isArray[T](cl: Class[T]) = {
    cl.isArray || cl.getSimpleName == "Array"
  }

  /**
   * If the class has unapply(s:String) : T method in the companion object for instantiating class T, returns true.
   * @param cl
   * @tparam T
   * @return
   */
  def hasStringUnapplyConstructor[T](cl:Class[T]) : Boolean = {
    companionObject(cl).map { co =>
      cls(co).getDeclaredMethods.find{ p =>
        def acceptString = {
          val t = p.getParameterTypes
          t.length == 1 && t(0) == classOf[String]
        }
        def returnOptionOfT = {
          val rt = p.getGenericReturnType
          val t = Reflect.getTypeParameters(rt)
          isOption(p.getReturnType) && t.length == 1 && t(0) == cl
        }

        p.getName == "unapply" && acceptString && returnOptionOfT
      }.isDefined
    }.getOrElse (false)
  }

  def isOption[T](cl: Class[T]): Boolean = {
    val name = cl.getSimpleName
    // Option None is an object ($)
    name == "Option" || name == "Some" || name == "None$"
  }

  def isBuffer[T](cl: Class[T]) = {
    classOf[mutable.Buffer[_]].isAssignableFrom(cl)
  }

  def isSeq[T](cl: Class[T]) = {
    classOf[Seq[_]].isAssignableFrom(cl)
  }

  def isParSeq[T](cl: Class[T]) = {
    classOf[ParSeq[_]].isAssignableFrom(cl)
  }

  def isIndexedSeq[T](cl: Class[T]) = {
    classOf[IndexedSeq[_]].isAssignableFrom(cl) || isArray(cl)
  }

  def isMap[T](cl: Class[T]) = {
    classOf[Map[_, _]].isAssignableFrom(cl)
  }

  def isSet[T](cl: Class[T]) = {
    classOf[Set[_]].isAssignableFrom(cl)
  }

  def isTuple[T](cl: Class[T]) = {
    classOf[Product].isAssignableFrom(cl) && cl.getName.startsWith("Tuple")
  }

  def isList[T](cl:Class[T]) ={
    classOf[List[_]].isAssignableFrom(cl)
  }

  def isEither[T](cl: Class[T]) = {
    classOf[Either[_, _]].isAssignableFrom(cl)
  }

  def isTraversable[T](cl: Class[T]) = classOf[Traversable[_]].isAssignableFrom(cl)

  def isTraversableOnce[T](cl: Class[T]) = classOf[TraversableOnce[_]].isAssignableFrom(cl)

  def toBuffer[A](input: Array[A]): collection.mutable.Buffer[A] = {
    input.toBuffer[A]
  }

  /**
   * Convert immutable collections or arrays to a mutable buffer
   * @param input
   * @param valueType
   */
  def toBuffer(input: Any, valueType: ObjectType): collection.mutable.Buffer[_] = {

    def err = throw new IllegalArgumentException("cannot convert to ArrayBuffer: %s".format(valueType))

    if (!canBuildFromBuffer(valueType.rawType))
      err

    val cl: Class[_] = cls(input)
    if (isArray(cl)) {
      val a = input.asInstanceOf[Array[_]]
      a.toBuffer
    }
    else if (isTraversableOnce(cl) && valueType.isGenericType) {
      val gt = valueType.asInstanceOf[GenericType]
      val e = gt.genericTypes(0).rawType
      type E = e.type
      val l = input.asInstanceOf[TraversableOnce[E]]
      val b = new ArrayBuffer[E]
      l.foreach(b += _)
      b
    }
    else
      err
  }

  def elementType[T](cl: Class[T]) = {
    cl.getComponentType
  }

  def companionObject[A](cl: Class[A]): Option[Any] = {
    try {
      import scala.language.existentials

      val clName = cl.getName
      val companionCls = if(clName.endsWith("$")) cl else Class.forName(clName + "$")
      val module = companionCls.getField("MODULE$")
      val companionObj = module.get(null)
      Some(companionObj)
    }
    catch {
      case e : Throwable => {
        //warn(s"no companion object is found for $cl)
        //warn(e)
        None
      }
    }
  }

  def hasDefaultConstructor[A](cl: Class[A]) = {
    cl.getConstructors.find(x => x.getParameterTypes.length == 0).isDefined
  }

  def canInstantiate[A](cl: Class[A]): Boolean = {
    if (isPrimitive(cl) || hasDefaultConstructor(cl))
      return true

    ObjectSchema(cl).findConstructor.map { cc =>
      cc.params.map(_.valueType.rawType).forall{ t =>
        t != cl && canInstantiate(t)
      }
    } getOrElse(false)
//
//    val fields = cl.getDeclaredFields
//    debug(s"fields of $cl: ${fields.mkString(", ")}")
//    val c = cl.getConstructors().find {
//      x =>
//        val p = x.getParameterTypes

//        debug(s"parameter types: ${p.mkString(", ")}")
//        if (p.length != fields.length)
//          false
//        else
//          fields.zip(p).forall(e => e._1.getType == e._2)
//    }
//
//    c.isDefined
  }

  def canBuildFromBuffer[T](cl: Class[T]) = isArray(cl) || isSeq(cl) || isMap(cl) || isSet(cl)
  def canBuildFromString[T](cl: Class[T]) = isPrimitive(cl) || hasStringUnapplyConstructor(cl)

  def zero[A](cl:Class[A], param: ObjectType) : A = {
    param match {
      case ArrayType(cl, elemType) => ClassTag(elemType.rawType).newArray(0).asInstanceOf[A]
      case _ => zero[A](cl)
    }
  }

  def zero[A](cl: Class[A]): A = {
    if (isPrimitive(cl)) {
      val v: Any = Primitive(cl) match {
        case Primitive.Boolean => true
        case Primitive.Int => 0
        case Primitive.Float => 0f
        case Primitive.Double => 0.0
        case Primitive.Long => 0L
        case Primitive.Short => 0.toShort
        case Primitive.Byte => 0.toByte
        case Primitive.Char => 0.toChar
      }
      v.asInstanceOf[A]
    }
    else if (cl == classOf[Nothing] || cl == classOf[AnyRef] || cl == classOf[Any]) {
      null.asInstanceOf[A]
    }
    else if (TextType.isTextType(cl)) {
      val v: Any = TextType(cl) match {
        case TextType.String => ""
        case TextType.Date => new java.util.Date(0)
        case TextType.File => new File("")
      }
      v.asInstanceOf[A]
    }
    else if (isArray(cl)) {
      ClassTag(elementType(cl)).newArray(0).asInstanceOf[A]
    }
    else if (isMap(cl)) {
      Map.empty.asInstanceOf[A]
    }
    else if (isSeq(cl)) {
      Seq.empty.asInstanceOf[A]
    }
    else if (isSet(cl)) {
      Set.empty.asInstanceOf[A]
    }
    else if (isOption(cl)) {
      None.asInstanceOf[A]
    }
    else if (canInstantiate(cl)) {
      newInstance(cl).asInstanceOf[A]
    }
    else if (isTuple(cl)) {
      val c = cl.getDeclaredConstructors()(0)
      val elementType = cl.getTypeParameters
      val arity = elementType.length
      val args = for (i <- 1 to arity) yield {
        val m = cl.getMethod("_%d".format(i))
        zero(m.getReturnType).asInstanceOf[AnyRef]
      }
      newInstance(cl, args.toSeq)
    }
    else
      null.asInstanceOf[A]
  }

  def defaultConstructorParameters[A](cl: Class[A]): Seq[AnyRef] = {
    val d = for(p <- ObjectSchema(cl).constructor.params) yield {
      val v = p.getDefaultValue getOrElse zero(p.rawType, p.valueType)
      v.asInstanceOf[AnyRef]
    }

    d
  }

  def newInstance[A, B <: AnyRef](cl: Class[A], args: Seq[B]): A = {
    val cc = cl.getConstructors()(0)
    val obj = cc.newInstance(args: _*)
    obj.asInstanceOf[A]
  }

  def newInstance[A](cl: Class[A]): A = {
    def createDefaultInstance: A = {
      trace(s"Creating a default instance of $cl")
      val hasOuter = cl.getDeclaredFields.exists(x => x.getName == "$outer")
      if (hasOuter)
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot instantiate the inner class %s. Use classes defined globally or in companion objects".format(cl.getName))
      val paramArgs = defaultConstructorParameters(cl)
      val cc = cl.getConstructors()(0)
      val obj = cc.newInstance(paramArgs: _*)
      trace(s"create an instance of $cl, args:[${paramArgs.mkString(", ")}]")
      obj.asInstanceOf[A]
    }

    try {
      val c = cl.getConstructor()
      cl.newInstance.asInstanceOf[A]
    }
    catch {
      case e: NoSuchMethodException => createDefaultInstance
    }
  }

}

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SET DEFINE OFF;
ALTER TABLE AFW_12_REGLE_APROB ADD (
  CONSTRAINT AFW_12_REGLE_APROB_FK1
  FOREIGN KEY (REF_GROUP_APROB)
  REFERENCES AFW_12_GROUP_APROB (SEQNC)
  ON DELETE CASCADE
  ENABLE VALIDATE)
/


Does it even make a noticeable difference?
Does turning on Ambient Occlusion in the NVidia control panel help things at all for wow?
I copy paste it, now my UI is really small. How can i enlarge it back?
mandelia wrote: Thanks so much for this. I knew these types of commands exist but didn't think I'd find a full guide like this one. On top of it all, I am downsampling to 3200x1800 and injecting antialiasing from Nvidia control panel. WOW looks pretty tight now.
Could you explain the 'injecting antialiasing from Nvidia control panel'? I have a 940m in my Laptop and the Control Panel. Can I do the same thing?
Well it's been several days but I might as well answer, for what it's worth.
The inject AA from the Nvidia control panel, you update your drivers, right-click on the desktop, go the control panel. When you're there, "Adjust image settings with preview," click on "use the advanced 3D image settings." Then, click the blue link beside what which says Take me there. Scroll down to World of Warcraft (wow.exe) or add the program yourself to the list. I set anisotropic filtering to 16x, antialiasing mode to enhance the application setting, and antialiasing transparency to 8x. That should smoothen any jagged edges around models. Note, the Antialiasing - Setting option does nothing. You can set it to Application-controlled after setting Transparency.Here is a pic of my current settings.
How did you setup downsamplling?
Read guides on how to do it. It's the same process for each game. I've done it for several. It can diminish FPS though, so I don't really recommend doing it, unless you have a beast computer.
Zacharybinx34 wrote: Does turning on Ambient Occlusion in the NVidia control panel help things at all for wow?
It does make a different, but it glitches. Not worth turning it on.
Use F11 to see the last one as I see it with DSR.
I'll stick with 1xAntialiasing, pixel perfect UI is better.
Why is MaxLOD set to 3? Shouldn't it either be 0 or 10?
After inputting all these setting do we leave the -console in the target line or can we take it out? Thank you!
I have a few questions for all you fine folks. Trying to get my game looking to my tastes/performance level.
I have set my WoW graphics using the settings provided in the first post. Game looks quite a bit better, but there's two things that still irk me.
First is Grass/pebbles etc. With the settings provided the radius at which it fades in and out is pretty god awful. Even if I could double it I would be more than happy, is there a way to go about doing this?
Second, The view distance is utterly terrible. I can't set farclip past 777 otherwise things fail to load, and even then that's just for terrain right? Is there any way to set it so both things like tree's and rocks, and terrain show up at even just 1000 distance? That little amount makes such a huge difference. I'd obviously be happier with a bit more than 1000 if possible, I just don't know how to do it if it is at all possible. I don't need that fog cockblocking the visuals of the game basically.
Third. While not a huge issue to me, it would improve quality of gameplay/visuals significantly for me, if possible. Is it possible to use higher resolution textures for the game? The ground honestly looks fine, but things like Tree's and even some Buildings, even the harbors/docks look fairly dated. A small change here to even just double the texture resolution would make these things look better. If anything else, Tree's would be a priority. I can live with everything else, but tree's when you're running around just plain don't look good or even decent.
Performance isn't an issue. 40-50% gpu usage can reach up to 300 fps for me. I just want to make it actually work, while providing me with a far better gameplay experience.


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'The Angry Birds Movie 2' Finds Their Hatchlings
Brooklynn Prince, JoJo Siwa, Genesis Tennon, Alma Varsano, Faith Urban, and Sunday Urban to voice the baby birds in the upcoming summer sequel
'The Angry Birds Movie 2'
The adorable Hatchlings of Sony Pictures Animation's and Rovio's The Angry Birds Movie 2 are being voiced by Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), JoJo Siwa, Genesis Tennon, Alma Varsano, Faith Urban and Sunday Urban, Sony Pictures announced today.
The Hatchlings are the baby birds that have stolen everyone's hearts and have no intention of giving them back, and can be seen in action in a sneak peek clip from the film launching today.
They join an all-star cast that includes Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Leslie Jones, Bill Hader, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Danny McBride, Peter Dinklage, Pete Davidson, Zach Woods, Dove Cameron, Lil Rel Howery, Nicki Minaj and Beck Bennett.
In the film, out in theaters August 14, 2019, three Hatchlings voiced by Prince, Tennon and Varsano (Zoe, Vivi and Sam Sam) embark on their own epic story, and are now up to their own tricks!
Their role-playing-game-gone-wrong launches them on an adorable adventure that will charm and delight the world. No hatchling is too small to dream big!
About 'The Angry Birds Movie 2'
The flightless angry birds and the scheming green piggies take their beef to the next level in The Angry Birds Movie 2!
When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, Red (Jason Sudeikis), Chuck (Josh Gad), Bomb (Danny McBride), and Mighty Eagle (Peter Dinklage) recruit Chuck's sister Silver (Rachel Bloom) and team up with pigs Leonard (Bill Hader), his assistant Courtney (Awkwafina), and techpig Garry (Sterling K. Brown) to forge an unsteady truce and form an unlikely superteam to save their homes.
The film is directed by Thurop Van Orman with a screenplay by Peter Ackerman and Eyel Podell & Jonathon E. Stewart. It is produced by John Cohen, and stars Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Leslie Jones, Bill Hader, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Danny McBride, Peter Dinklage, Zach Woods, Pete Davidson, Dove Cameron, Lil Rel Howery, Beck Bennett, Nicki Minaj, Brooklynn Prince, Maya Rudolph, Tony Hale, JoJo Siwa, David Dobrik, Gaten Matarazzo, and Colleen Ballinger.
SOURCE: Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Q: Why does XAML Margin not follow CSS norm? In CSS the margin order is: top right bottom left
In XAML the margin order is: left top right bottom
Is there a reason why the WPF team didn't align this to the CSS norm?

A: I imagine this is because margins in WinForms were declared as left, top, right, bottom.  They likely thought it would be more likely to have WinForms developers move on to WPF rather than those from the web.
For reference you can check the constructor for the Padding structure on MSDN (the type used for the Margin property).

A: They're not aligning to CSS norms - they're aligning with the way that Microsoft has done UI APIs in the past.  I can't speak for WinForms, but in MFC coordinates are specified in the order of LTRB.


The Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation [NTDC], Mariel Rae-Omoh, has promised to professionalize the Corporation, placing staff in positions where their professional strength and abilities will maximally be utilized to achieve the Corporation's mandate.
Her words: "I am very familiar with the terrain. I know where the shoe pinches the Nigerian tourism industry and the Corporation. By the grace of God and with the cooperation of the staff, and stakeholders in the industry, I will explore my expertise in the industry to propel the expected development in the industry, and move the Corporation from where it is to where it ought to be.
She also disclosed that her administration will build projects for the Corporation.
The union chairman of the Corporation chapter of AUPCTRE, [The Almagamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees] Mr Martins Ohiemi in his brief remarks, commended the Ag DG who is a very versatile lady, a professional, and a seasoned administrator to bring her wealth of experience to bear.
He further pledged the support of the union for the new administration.