Rubber swelling theory is revisited in an attempt to derive consistent thermodynamic expressions for the elastic free energy valid for the swelling of a crosslinked polymer by liquids, gases or supercritical fluids. In this approach, evaluation of solvent properties in a hypothetical reference state is not needed. An equation of state for the crosslinked polymer is presented which may be used for the evaluation of its internal pressure. Model calculations are compared with experimental data on the swelling of crosslinked poly(dimethylsiloxane) by benzene and supercritical carbon dioxide.
Swelling of network structures / C, Panayiotou* and I. C. Sanchez // Polymer. – 1992. – Vol 33. – P. 5090-5093.
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De Fußball-Regionalliga is het derde niveau in het Oostenrijkse voetbalsysteem en is tevens de hoogste amateurklasse van het land. De Regionalliga is opgedeeld in drie geografische reeksen. De Regionalliga Ost omvat de deelstaten Wenen, Niederösterreich en Burgenland. Bij de Regionalliga Mitte horen Steiermark, Kärnten, Oberösterreich en Oost-Tirol. De Regionalliga West omvat Salzburg, Tirol en Vorarlberg.

Geschiedenis
Met de invoering van de Liga A in 1949/50 kwam er een verandering in de klassenverdeling van het amateurvoetbal. Clubs uit Midden- en Oost-Oostenrijk speelden in de Landesliga en konden zo promoveren naar de Liga B (tweede klasse) die ook professioneel was. Clubs uit het westen namen niet deel aan de tweede klasse deel en speelden in de Tauernliga voor clubs uit Salzburg en Kärnten, vanaf 1955/56 tot 1958/59 Tauernliga Nord voor Salzburg en Süd voor Kärnten. Voor clubs uit Tirol en Vorarlberg was er van 1950/51 tot 1959/60 de Arlbergliga. Deze competities kunnen ook als tweede klassen gezien worden, naast de Liga B, omdat de kampioen deelnam aan de eindronde om te promoveren naar de hoogste klasse.

In 1959/60 werd de Regionalliga opgericht. Er werd een seizoen gespeeld in twee geografische afdelingen, namelijk Ost en Mitte en één jaar later kwam er ook een Regionalliga West. Tot 1973/74 gold dit als tweede klasse in Oostenrijk. De kampioen promoveerde naar de hoogste klasse.

In 1974/75 werd de Bundesliga ingevoerd als hoogste klasse en de 2. Bundesliga werd de tweede klasse. De Regionalliga West en Mitte werd opgeheven en enkel de Regionalliga Ost bleef over. De kampioen van de Regionalliga Ost promoveerde automatisch naar de tweede klasse. De kampioenen van de Landesliga's (Salzburg, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Kärnten, Oberösterreich en Steiermark) speelden een eindronde om de promovendi aan te wijzen.

In 1977/78 stelden de deelstaten Salzburg en Tirol hun Landesliga Alpenliga voor als derde klasse. In 1980/81 werd de Regionalliga West opnieuw tot leven gebracht als vervanging van de Alpenliga en ook de deelstaat Vorarlberg werd erbij genomen. De Regionalliga Ost werd van 1980/81 tot 1983/84 niet gespeeld. Tot 1995/96 hadden de kampioenen van beide competities een automatisch ticket voor de tweede klasse. Een jaar eerder werd de Regionalliga Mitte opnieuw ingevoerd. De kampioenen van de Landesliga's Oberösterreich, Kärnten (met Oost-Tirol-) en Steiermark speelden in een eindronde om een promotieticket.

Tussen 1996/97 en 2003/04 moesten de drie kampioenen samen met de voorlaatste uit de tweede klasse een eindronde spelen waarbij twee clubs naar de tweede klasse zouden gaan. Nadat de tweede klasse werd uitgebreid naar twaalf clubs in 2006/07 konden de kampioenen weer rechtstreeks promoveren. Echter, vanaf 2010/11 kwam de oude situatie weer terug met een rechtstreekse daler uit de Erste Liga en een play-offwedstrijd tussen de kampioenen van de Regionalliga's en de nummer negen van de Erste Liga.

Huidig competitieformat
In 2017/18 kwam er een nieuwe competitieformule in de Erste Liga: het ging voortaan 2. Liga heten en daarin mogen zestien clubs deelnemen. De laatste drie degraderen naar de Regionalliga, waardoor de kampioen van elk van de drie afdelingen van de Regionalliga weer direct kan promoveren naar het tweede niveau. Een licentie voor de 2. Liga is wel vereist om te kunnen promoveren.

De Regionalliga's bleven bestaan zoals ze waren, echter gold dat niet voor de Regionalliga West. Deze afdeling ging vanaf het seizoen 2019/2020 bestaan uit drie afzonderlijke groepen van de drie westelijke deelstaten. Er kwam dus een Regionalliga Salzburg, Regionalliga Tirol en Regionalliga Vorarlberg apart. De beste twee clubs uit de drie afzonderlijke afdelingen spelen play-offs om promotie naar de 2. Liga (in nogmaals tien speelrondes), zodat er op papier als nog een Regionalliga West zou ontstaan die in het voorjaar van elk seizoen wordt gespeeld.

Dit format voor het westen bleef tot 2023 intakt. Daarna werd de "oude" Regionalliga West weer ingevoerd met zestien clubs verdeeld over de deelstaten Vorarlberg, Tirol en Salzburg.

 1 Kampioen FC Pasching kreeg na afloop van het seizoen 13 punten in mindering
 2 Vanwege de COVID-19-pandemie werd de competitie tussentijds geannuleerd. Er werden geen kampioenen uitgeroepen en derhalve vond er geen promotie en degradatie plaats.

Externe links
 ostliga.at – Regionalliga Ost
 rlmitte.info – Regionalliga Mitte
 rlw.at – Regionalliga West

Referenties

Oostenrijkse voetbalcompetitie

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Senator Joan Lovely Completes Work on Two-Year CSG Healthy States National Task Force
Home Op-Eds & Press Releases Senator Joan Lovely Completes Work on Two-Year CSG Healthy States National Task Force
The Council of State Governments (CSG) released the findings of its member-driven Healthy States National Task Force, which addresses shared public policy issues in state government. Senator Joan B. Lovely (D-Salem) served as a valuable member of this elite working group of 50 state officials, who were tasked with finding bipartisan policy solutions, developing case studies and providing an outline of recommendations for state elected and appointed officials to improve health outcomes across their communities.
"I appreciated the opportunity to serve on the CSG Healthy States National Task Force to collaborate with state leaders on ways to improve our healthcare systems," said Senator Lovely. "Now more than ever, we need to make quality health care more accessible so we can keep our communities safe and healthy during COVID-19."
The United States spends more money on health care than any other industrialized nation, but does not have the best results. This task force sought to help states reduce costs and improve outcomes.
When the CSG Healthy States National Task Force began its work, the COVID-19 virus had not yet arrived. The task force did anticipate, however, that states should focus on health innovation, technology, affordability, capacity, preparedness and access to ensure that state health systems could meet any challenge.
"It would be an understatement to say that the COVID-19 health crisis has created new challenges, but in these unprecedented times, state leaders have been resilient, flexible and have renewed their commitment to work together," said David Adkins, executive director/CEO of The Council of State Governments. "In the wake of the global pandemic, as states continue to work to identify and implement policies that will improve health outcomes across their communities, the work of these task forces also continued."
The recommendations of the national task force are detailed in its full report and reflect two years of the thoughtful work of its members, who studied best state practices in areas of health while also navigating a global pandemic.
"For more than 85 years, The Council of State Governments has convened public servants who strive to solve complex problems in order to make their communities, states and the world a better place for everyone," Adkins said. "The state officials serving on this CSG national task force continued this tradition by digging deep into health issues and innovations to determine best practices in these areas and to share state successes with their peers."
To access the full CSG Healthy States National Task Force Report and to view the Report Summary and Suggested Strategies and Opportunities Checklist, visit web.csg.org/healthystates.
About The Council of State Governments
Founded in 1933, The Council of State Governments is the nation's only organization serving all three branches of state government. CSG is a region-based forum that fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy. This offers unparalleled regional, national and international opportunities to network, develop leaders, collaborate and create problem-solving partnerships. Learn more at csg.org.

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(NEW YORK, NY, November 8, 2018) -- MoneyLion, America's most powerful financial membership, today announces an enhanced multi-year partnership with Team Penske, beginning with the 2019 NASCAR season. In celebration, MoneyLion and Team Penske are making the NASCAR experience more accessible and more rewarding than ever before by providing fans everywhere with more affordable access to the sport. MoneyLion has committed to providing racing fans across the country with 5% cashback on tickets to the track, 5% cashback on NASCAR.com purchases and 5% cashback on all at-track purchases.
MoneyLion and Team Penske initially announced their partnership in September 2018, with MoneyLion bringing the most advanced and innovative online and mobile financial tools to NASCAR fans. MoneyLion served as the primary sponsor of Team Penske's NASCAR XFINITY Series No. 22 Ford Mustang, piloted by Austin Cindric, at Las Vegas, Richmond and Charlotte, and will once again appear on the car at Homestead in the season finale.
MoneyLion's partnership with Team Penske goes beyond the track: MoneyLion's new employee financial wellness program, MoneyLion Bonus, is designed to help thousands of Penske Corporation employees save money and manage their finances. The program can help employees save an average of $887 a year by eliminating bank fees, and it reduces the cost of borrowing, provides financial matching contributions of up to $50, and provides rewards redeemable for gift cards at major retailers, all while working to improve employees' individual credit scores. Through this first-of-its-kind partnership, Team Penske and MoneyLion share a similar goal of inspiring other businesses and corporations across the country to invest in their employees' financial well-being.
"Team Penske has shown uncompromising support of our efforts thus far, and we only aim to reciprocate that to Team Penske and NASCAR fans everywhere," said Dee Choubey, CEO and co-founder of MoneyLion. "We're thrilled to show our commitment to the sport and its fans in new and exciting ways that fans can truly experience. We're so proud to support Team Penske's team's efforts, and look forward to growing our support of the broader team next season with Austin, Joey, Ryan and their crews."
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Team Penske's No. 22 XFINITY Series team has won the Owners' Championship in four of the last five seasons and is currently still in the hunt for the title in 2018. The team has earned six victories and six poles this season with Logano, Brad Keselowski, Blaney and Cindric.
"MoneyLion joined our team in September and we have already seen substantial benefits from our partnership. We are excited about this next evolution of Team Penske's relationship with MoneyLion for 2019 and beyond," said Roger Penske. "We have seen how MoneyLion is committed to improving the lives of its members through its financial services and we also appreciate the company's commitment to help grow our team, and their brand as well, through our NASCAR program."


I'm writing my first big plug-in, a contest system.
The controller calls a .tpl file stored in the theme directory.
Is this the right way to structure a plug-in? I tried to respect as much as possible the architecture provided by the CumulusClips developers. I would like to be sure this is the correct way to proceede, because I'm planning to follow along as a plug-in developer.
How do I make it possible to reach the page with HOST/myplugincontroller ? (similarly to HOST/members/).
Your described architecture for your plugin sounds good.
Otherwise, if you opt for option 1 or 2, listed above, you'll have to place the tpl file in the themes directory and either link directly to the controller file or create an .htaccess rule.
I will keep the direct URL and wait for the 'official' way of doing this.
The problem I'm having right now is with the Pagination... how can I make it work in my custom controller without having the URL rewriting?
You should be able to use $_GET variables. The only issue is that if you use our Pagination class then the generated links will want to use the URL rewrite rules.
If you use your own pagination, there should be no issue using $_GET variables.


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Planning/
You probably shouldn't be taking wealth advice from your employer
Planning 2 minute read
Planning | 28 May 2018 | Lucy Dean
Lucy Dean
28 May 2018 — 2:56 pm
Most Australians are choosing their superannuation and managed funds based on their employer, but this really isn't a good idea, a research agency has said.
According to the latest Roy Morgan polling, 17.1 per cent of Australians are purchasing wealth management products through a financial professional, meaning 82.9 per cent are more reliant on their employer. That was based on the 12 months to the end of March 2018.
"This research shows that with only around one in six obtaining their wealth management products through a finance professional, there is a big opportunity to expand their use," Roy Morgan industry communications director Norman Morris said.
"Given the complexity of this market and rule changes, professional advice is probably necessary for most, particularly as balances grow, but it appears that only when balances approach a few hundred thousand dollars or retirement approaches that advice is sought."
In light of the royal commission's worrying revelations about the prevalence and ramifications of poor advice, Australians could be forgiven for their reluctance.
Nevertheless, Mr Morris noted that most employers are "unlikely" to have the resources needed to provide comprehensive financial advice and this presents a challenge given most Australians' superannuation choices are influenced by their employers to some degree.
"The challenge for professional advisers and wealth management customers is how to provide advice to low value customers and how to get them more involved in a topic of little interest to them," he said.
Roy Morgan classified financial professionals as financial planners and advisers, and accountants.
By age group, those born before 1946 were most likely to purchase wealth management products through a finance professional (46.5 per cent) followed by those born between 1946 and 1960, (31.7 per cent), those born between 1961 and 1975 (17.0 per cent), those born between 1976 and 1990 (7.4 per cent) and those born between 1991 and 2005 (4.1 per cent).
The research house explained that older Australians were more likely to have purchased a product through a professional due to their higher balances and retirement needs.
Those born between 1946 and 1960 made up the highest proportion of clients (39.9 per cent) followed by those born between 1961 and 1975 (27.5 per cent), simply because these two generations are the most highly populated.
According to Mancell Financial Group, those who receive advice also need to make sure they implement it.
Recognising that most Australians will never seek advice, the advice firm said the small subset of Australians who receive advice but fail to implement it are at risk of "self-inflicted penalties".
"A nagging issue may seem inconsequential at the time, but often we don't find out we've made a financial mistake until much later in life. Or alternatively, after life has ended," Mancell said.
For Australians who refuse to pay for a financial adviser, there remains hope.
According to US-based financial wellness think tank Financial Finesse, employers that implement financial coaching and wellness programs are more likely to have employees engaged with their wealth.
Looking back on 2017, the group found that employees who repeatedly used their workplace's financial wellness benefits were more confident investors, twice as likely to feel on track for retirement and less than half as likely to experience "unmanageable financial stress".
Financial Finesse found this after tracking employees' use of its financial helpline and personalised financial education plans, as well as access of ask-a-planner services.
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Mary Brown Has Died But She Lives On in All of Us
Mary Brown… about to say…. "Well, no…"
My good friend Mary Brown died about ten days ago. Yesterday, Saturday December 19, 2015, there was a stirring memorial for her, attended by well over 200 of her friends and family, all inspirations to her while she lived. But as the grief poured out and the memories piled up, the charming and hilarious anecdotes, the horrible sense of loss, and the powerful presence she had in her absence, the overwhelming inspiration she gave us all was the lasting impression for me. Over the years she had developed her own sensibilities, her own unique ways of thinking about and engaging with the world around her. Her work, from the push to establish the bike lanes on Valencia Street and help begin the still overdue transformation of San Francisco's urban space, to her graduate thesis on the how automobility and congestion were imposed by motordom on the Mission, to her recent work to uncover the surprising diversity in the ticky-tack architecture of the Sunset district, all embodied and modeled a deeply observant and perpetually curious relationship to San Francisco, the Bay Area, and California.
In February at the PPIE100 opening at the Palace of Fine Arts: LisaRuth Elliott, Mary Brown, Elizabeth Creely, and yours truly.
I didn't share the personal intimacies that so many memorialists did yesterday, especially her many housemates in the 22nd Street co-op. But the quirky, messy, prickly, funny, spontaneous, goofy, wonderful Mary that I have known since the mid-1990s was only confirmed and augmented by their stories. I was supposed to open the second part of the memorial of open-mic tributes, but after the lengthy ceremony and ensuing potluck, it seemed inappropriate to go back to microphone-and-audience, and anyway, we were hosting our big annual Posada party at home, scheduled long before this sad event became necessary. So I didn't get to speak to the assembled mourners, but what I was prepared to talk about is this:
I didn't live with Mary or even spend that much time alone with her over the years. What we shared more than anything was a mutual love of the City, an enthusiasm for exploration and meandering, for the dérive, the serendipitous, the historic mysteries embedded in the landscape—often in plain view. We both worked directly and indirectly to bring about a reinhabitation of the urban environment. We also shared a prickly contrarian sensibility that brooked no spiritual mumbo-jumbo, that took in the world through an assiduously secular lens that nevertheless could appreciate the wonder of life, the astonishing capacity of humans to connect with each other and the world around them. Mary was always a pillar of empathy and curiosity, far more capable of occupying an open-minded space of welcoming conviviality than most people I've ever met. At the same time she had little patience for trivialities, for niceties, for the blather that fills up way too much of our lives.
Beyond the specifics of her many accomplishments, her many friendships, and her infectious pleasure in living, I think Mary's biggest contribution, one that is far from over, was her ability to model and share a new way of seeing the world around us. Perhaps she didn't invent it, but as part of a wider stream of people who have been engaged in reconnecting us to place, to landscape, to the built environment, to the historic social movements that shaped our world, Mary Brown will always be with us because she helped change how we think. Never one to browbeat or lecture she still managed to convey a deeper way of seeing our world that once experienced, simultaneously humanized and naturalized each one of us. By sharing with us a utopian impulse that lacked the demanding perfectionism implied by the idea of utopia, her contribution to our changing epistemology is inestimable for those of us lucky enough to have been her friend and to have accompanied her on her perambulations across our fair town.
Mary Brown, you suffered way too much in your life, but now that it's over it pales compared to the joy you took in the everyday pleasures right in front of us. On a StoryCorps interview with her from last June when Laura Lent asks her if she has any advice for the rest of us contemplating the unimaginable idea of a world without her, she laughs and assures us she has "lots of advice—for everyone!"… and her first, most urgent suggestion is to quit your job!
Life is far too short. When I turned 45, almost 14 years ago now, I felt that weight of mortality, how fleeting our time is on earth. To lose Mary at only 46 years of age, a life that endured four cancers over 20 years, is to know that most of us have not lived to our fullest, have not drunk nearly deeply enough of the joys and pleasures that are all around us. Mary, more than most people, showed us how to do it, and on her way out, took the time to wag her finger once more in her gently insistent way. "Do what matters! Don't wait til later! Get on with it!" And so we should.
Mary and Adriana during the walk to Bayview Hill on February 6, 2010
On Bayview Hill Feb. 6 2010.
On the stairs at 20th and Sanchez, Feb. 5 2006 birthday walk…
Riding along the Carquinez Straits in summer 2014.
another view of Carquinez straits ride
In McLaren Park overlooking Visitacion Valley… Feb 6 2010 birthday walk
Mary Brown on the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater stage, during 2010 birthday walk.
Friends await a grand birthday speech at the McLaren Park Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, Feb. 6, 2010…
Leland Street in Visitacion Valley, where Mary brought an art deco storefront to our attention.
More Visitacion Valley art deco!
On the ferry to Vallejo with Gerry…
David Martinez, Mary, and Clare Corcoran in 2006.
Coming down out of McLaren Park in 2010…
Descending on Russian Hill during the 2006 birthday walk.
Crossing Liberty Hill, also during the Feb. 5, 2006 walk.
Alemany Farm got a visit during the 2010 birthday walk.
The view north from Bayview Hill after our long trek Feb. 6, 2006.
Everyone snapping photos on Feb. 10, 2011 birthday walk at the coast in the Presidio.
Mary Brown, we'll miss you!
December 20th, 2015 | Category: General Musings, San Francisco news
6 comments to Mary Brown Has Died But She Lives On in All of Us
Howard Isaac Williams
I remember Mary as someone so cool in the original and fullest sense of the word. She could express so much in the quietly courageous manner that aided her in her battle with cancer. That's what I mean by "cool" and she had it in such abundance that to be in her presence really was humbling and then inspiring. "Epic" is an overused word these days but her struggle while accomplishing so much truly was epic and heroic.
Victoria Drake
I knew Mary from PB Junior High in San Diego. I was surprised in the'90's to discover, as we randomly bumped into each other downtown, that we had both moved to SF. It was a fleeting moment of acknowledgment, seeing the shift from awkward adolescence to to adulthood. I have thought about that moment over the years. Wishing that I had more presence in the moment to truly reconnect and exchange contact information, perhaps still feeling that youthful awkwardness. To read this lovely tribute I do wish in a profound way that I had gotten the pleasure to truly know this amazing woman! My lesson, to not let opportunities for connection pass by. I'm so sorry for her long suffering and her short time on this planet. However, I am truly impressed with her robust spirit and zest for life and all she accomplished, what an amazing woman! Many blessings to you Mary, as you have crossed to the other side. When my time comes, I hope our spirits will have shed that earthly awkwardness and truly reconnect in the spirit world,…
Ann Ashworth
What a great example for all of us!
Mary's recurring health battle never kept her from following her passion.
Yowie stromberg
Thank you for this lovely tribute…I never met Mary Brown and actually only stumbled upon her after reading about her on the bike coalition site…wow I am so happy to know a single person could have such an amazing love for life and also affect the lives of all who knew her…I wish I did know her…thank you Mary Brown
Ditto. Well said.
Thanks, Chris, for a lovely tribute.


We may have been looking at it the wrong way our whole lives. If the glass is half-empty, you have already consumed half of the beverage, water, milk, whatever and that is a positive. If it is half-full, you did not put a full measure of effort into filling the glass in the first place. Are you putting in the full measure have you taken in the goodness from the glass?
Hello, good morning, or good afternoon or good evening or good night. Whenever it is you happen to be consuming this episode of Morning mindset. I'm your host Paul Markel and thank you once again for taking a moment out of your day, whenever that happens to be, to join me and listen louder. Now many of you I am that guessing, betting or guessing, fessing? If you're guessing and bedding at the same time, are you bessing?
That's gonna frustrate my editor. (Yes it did) Many of you probably looked at the title of today's episode, if that's what you do, if you actually glance at the title before you hit play, you probably looked at it and assumed, you made an assumption about what I was going to be speaking of or the topic, and I'm going to break your Chi because I'm not. Today's title is glass half empty.
But my wife said she said, you know, if you examine the language and if you consider a glass being half empty, she said if you look at a glass and you say that it's currently half empty. Well, what does that mean? Well, it means that you've already consumed half of whatever was in the glass.
It could be water. It could be milk. Whatever it is what you've done though. Is you've consumed it you've done something positive like for instance? Like if you're talkin about a kid, you have your five-year-old and your five-year-old is sitting at the kitchen table and you want your five-year-old to finish their food, drink their milk.
"Drink your milk Johnny grow up big and strong." That's what my parents told me. Although they didn't call me Johnny because that wasn't my name. When I was a little kid drink your milk so you can grow up big and strong. And healthy and strong bones and good teeth and all that stuff. So if you have a five-year-old and you give them a full glass of milk and he's drunk half of it.
He's consumed half of it. That's a positive thing. You're almost there. You're almost to your victory of the kit drinking all the milk. So if they drink it half, well, they've done something positive now if a glass is half full. If you look at the glass and use the language, the glass is half full.
What does that mean? If someone hands you a glass half-full what they're doing is they're giving you a portion of a full portion or the only giving you part of a full measure. They're not giving you the full measure of the glass are they. You think no, so, let's see. If you asked you went to dinner and you asked your glue your waiter for a glass of water.
You say I'm really parched hot. I'm thirsty. May I have a glass of water and your waiter says certainly and they go in the back and they come walking back out and they sit down a 16-ounce cup. And obviously there's only eight ounces of water in the glass. Now. You could look at Nasa if you follow the old adage, you say well the glass is half-full.
Yay. I'm an optimist or you might be thinking is this weight or too lazy to fill my glass? Let's face facts. That's probably what you would be thinking. If you are in the foodservice industry, are you taught to hand a patron a glass or a cup half full? Only fill it halfway give the let's say you are giving someone a cup of coffee in many of us a cup of coffee is more important than milk or water.
Right? So you go to a restaurant you sit down and you ask the waiter for a cup of coffee and they bring you a nice ceramic mug and it's half full would you look at them and say yay that's a positive thing or would you look at them and say hey. How about finishing the job? How about filming it all the way up interesting?
Interesting. So when you think about that in the future, I've got one more example for you when I was in the Marine Corps and uh, we would be on forced marches or encampments. We'd be out in the field and be hot often because that's Marine spend a lot of time in the heat in the jungles and I've been in the jungles of Okinawa and I've been in the desert and I've been a lot of places where it was either hot and dry or hot and wet, but it was hot.
And our Corman the medical personnel would remind us that it's more important to have water in you than on you you're like in you than on you? Yeah, for instance. Let's say that you had uh a half of a canteen of water and you're thinking oh, I better save it or you have a full container water or what have you if you have.
A full canteen of water. They would rather that you drank at least half of it and get it into your body because it doesn't do your body any good to have water on it to be carrying it your body can't take the water in and use that water to keep you hydrated and going it just because it's on your body.
It's more important for it to be in you than on you. And if someone had an empty canteen that meant that they drank the whole thing and put it in their body. So in the you know in the desert or in the jungle or whatever rather than think I'm Gonna Save this I'm going to save it for later. I'm not going to consume it now.
We were taught. Hey, it's better to be in you than on you, uh, So when you think about the glass is half empty or the glass as half-full. I want you to think about it in a different way. And like I said, this is this whole episode is based upon a discussion that I have had with my wife over coffee.
So if the glass is half empty what that means is you have already put in some positive effort to consume whatever was in that class. You're halfway to winning you're halfway to your goal. That's a positive. However, if you see a glass that is only half full what that means is whoever was responsible for filling the cup didn't do their job.
They didn't give it their full measure. So when you go about your life, I want you to think you want to be a half empty or half full guy and unlike conventional wisdom. When you are glass half empty, if you think about it from our new way of thinking you've already put in some positive effort you've already taken in or consumed part of what was in that class.
But if it's half full if you give someone a half full cup or a glass what that means is you haven't really given it your full measure you haven't given someone else a full measure of goodness. Yeah, I thought that was interesting. I thought you guys would appreciate it. So, uh now that I'm totally confused you go forward and be a glass half empty glass.
Or glass-half-empty girl better yet be a glass completely empty person because you've already taken all that goodness and you put it into you and you've done something positive remember like I corn used to tell me it's more important for it to be in you than on you. All right, ladies and gentlemen, that is it for today.
Thank you. Once again for being a part of the Morning Mindset audience, please share this show with someone that you think may enjoy it. I am your host Paul Markel. I'll talk to you again real soon.


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Interacting with people is one way to grow your business and where can you do that than in the different social media pages. You can see what your target audience is buying and why. What kind of things they like and what they love to share? You can gain a lot of insight on your customers and connect with them.
People are less likely to see your posts as an advertisement and hear more what you have to say. Users view social media like social networks and less as marketing platforms. This knowledge can turn into web traffic to your business. The best part is having people share what you have posted.
Brands that are active on social media have more loyal customers. An engaging and interacting social media account lessens your reputation as a corporation and turns your business into a unified group of people who share a vision. As a result, people will engage with your brand more which converts to more sales.
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'Eyreleigh Shenanigan' and Jacob Razak, by takethemoment.co.nz.
Welcome to Eyreleigh Sport Horses. We are based in North Canterbury, New Zealand. Our breeding operation is small and selective, and focused on producing purebred Irish Draughts, particularly mares, as well as breeding up using thoroughbred mares. We aim to produce quality, versatile sporthorses that are well handled and have good temperaments.
We are delighted with all our youngstock to date and have had successes showing in-hand. All our youngstock are branded and registered with the New Zealand Irish Horse Society.
The Irish Draught Horse Society trophy.
Eyreleigh Stud won the Irish Horse Society's 2007/2008 Breeder of the Year award. The stud was accorded this honour for the promotion of the purebred Irish horse.
Eyreleigh Stud is a 7.4 hectare property in North Canterbury, only 25km from Christchurch on the north side of the Waimakariri river, and south of Kaiapoi and Rangiora. The land is all pasture and provides winter hay as well as grazing for horses and cattle. The soil is fertile silt loam which is of good depth and free draining.
Originally from Mossburn, in Southland, Lyn Turner was brought up with horses. She even rode a pony to primary school. Then, about 15 years ago, she started pleasure riding again.
Breeding her own horses soon followed. "We wanted to breed the type of horse that was suitable for me to ride. We looked at many breeds but were sold after seeing the stallion Kingcroft Wicklow," says Lyn.
Over the years the Turners have developed a love of the Irish Horse, realising the breed offered the temperament and athleticism they were looking for in a sport and riding horse. They now have several registered purebred mares in their breeding programme.


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Trotter:
 Alessandro Trotter
 Barry Trotter e a Paródia Cara-de-Pau
 Catharine Trotter Cockburn
 Tariq Trotter (* 1971)

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Ericentrodea is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

 Species
 Ericentrodea corazonensis (Hieron.) S.F.Blake & Sherff - Colombia, Ecuador
 Ericentrodea davidsmithii H.Rob. - Bolivia
 Ericentrodea decomposita S.F.Blake & Sherff - Peru
 Ericentrodea homogama (Hieron.) S.F.Blake & Sherff - Ecuador
 Ericentrodea mirabilis (Sherff) S.F.Blake & Sherff - Ecuador
 Ericentrodea ramirezii H.Rob. & S.Díaz - Colombia

References

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Flora of South America
Asteraceae genera
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 8, 2015—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today Trimble® TerraFlex™ Advanced, an enhanced edition of its TerraFlex field data capture software, which manages asset collection and update activities for everyday geospatial requirements. Organizations across a variety of industries, including environmental management, utilities and government agencies, can deploy a common workflow for field workers to collect or inspect their assets efficiently using TerraFlex Advanced.
TerraFlex Advanced enables Geographic Information System (GIS) professionals to stay productive by keeping their data and devices up-to-date and organized. The new TerraFlex Advanced allows users to import existing assets or GIS data into their TerraFlex projects and make real-time updates to the data in the field. The information can be shared across the project organization, so all project members—from the field to office—are working with the most up-to-date data available. In addition, a new version of the TerraFlex Mobile apps supports Trimble RTX™ technology-based correction services. Trimble RTX (Real Time eXtended) is a high-accuracy Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) correction technology that delivers repeatable centimeter-level positioning worldwide to compatible GNSS receivers. GIS professionals now have more flexibility to achieve the accuracy required by their highly mobile workflows in real-time, without being tied to a base station or local VRS™ network.
With TerraFlex Advanced, users can collect, process and manage geospatial data quickly and efficiently across a fleet of mixed consumer and professional data collection mobile devices and platforms. Local governments who require regular data updates on city assets, utility workers performing frequent inspections on infrastructure—and many other mapping and GIS organizations—can update new and existing data while in the field much faster.
"In today's environment, asset conditions are constantly changing and access to real-time information about these assets is crucial to decision-making and sustainability of those assets," said Alain Samaha, business area director of GIS and Software for Trimble's Geospatial Division. "TerraFlex Advanced addresses this growing requirement by ensuring GIS field crews are equipped with current information so they can make informed decisions, avoid costly rework, and plan and schedule resources efficiently for the maintenance of assets."
Part of the Trimble InSphere™ cloud-based software platform for the management of geospatial applications, data, and services, TerraFlex Advanced extends the robust project, user and form functionality in the original TerraFlex Basic edition, keeping field crews organized and productive on a variety of devices and in a wide range of environments.
In addition to TerraFlex Advanced software, Trimble also announced new enhancement to its InSphere platform applications—Equipment Manager and Data Manager.
Equipment Manager - A software application that enables geospatial enterprises to unify management of all their equipment, Equipment Manager now lets users manage custom equipment types, including non-Trimble devices, accessories, and any other equipment that needs to be managed together with their Trimble mapping and surveying equipment. Additionally, users can stay on top of required updates and keep their field equipment properly maintained with service scheduling and alerts.
Data Manager - Data Manager allows users to securely access, search, visualize and share geospatial information. This module now expands support for more data types, including all features from TBC files, image features, and TGO files, enabling users to upload more data into the application to manage, view, search and share with other project stakeholders.
Trimble TerraFlex Advanced is available online at: www.trimbleinsphere.com/terraflex or through Trimble's authorized GIS and Survey Distribution Channels. The Mobile apps are available in Apple's App Store and Google's Play store. To learn more about Trimble TerraFlex software and register for a free 30-day trial, visit: www.trimbleinsphere.com/other-pages/trial.
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This article outlines the problem of epileptic seizures in cats, how to diagnose, and standard treatment options for cats suffering from epileptic seizures.
Epilepsy in cats is a disease that is characterized by convulsions (seizures), and sometimes the two terms are confused.
A typical seizure will have three components. In the first (aural) stage, the cat's behavior will be out of the ordinary. It may hide, seem nervous, or search for its owner. It may be restless, shaking, or drooling (salivating). The aural phase may last from a few seconds to a few hours. The second phase is the seizure itself and will last from a few seconds to about five minutes. All of the muscles of the body may contract.
The cat may fall on its side and seem unaware of what is going on. The head will be thrown backward by the convulsions. It will probably urinate, defecate, and drool (salivate). If this lasts more than five minutes, the seizure is said to be prolonged. A seizure is frightening for the onlooker, but you need to know that the cat is not in pain. To avoid being bitten, do not put your fingers in its mouth. You will want to protect the cat from hurting itself, but it is better to leave it on the floor.
The cat will need treatment if its body temperature rises dramatically. Following the seizure, the cat will be confused and unaware (disoriented). It will drool and pace. There may be temporary blindness. The length of this phase is not related to the length of the seizure itself. If your cat is having a seizure, pay attention to the details. Your veterinarian will need specific details to make the proper pre-diagnosis.
You should observe breathing patterns, motion or rigidity of limbs, eye dilation or motion, salivation, body twisting, and muscle twitching. Your veterinarian will want to know how long the seizure lasted as well, make a note of that. Once the seizure is over, your presence and attention will comfort your cat as he regains consciousness.
If a cause for the seizures cannot be found, your veterinarian may send you home with anticonvulsant therapy. Further treatment will be based on how soon the next seizure occurs. If seizures are frequent, more tests will be justified. If the seizures last more than five minutes and occur as often as every 30 days, your veterinarian may prescribe continuous anticonvulsant therapy.
Follow your veterinarian's directions regarding the medications. Anticonvulsant medication should not be discontinued suddenly. Your veterinarian will provide guidelines for when the medication should be discontinued.
Doxycycline is a semi-synthetic tetracycline antibiotic, which may be used in dogs, cats and horses.
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Aircraft maintenance is crucial in ensuring planes are safe and fit for flying, so it's something that shouldn't be delayed. There are a lot of mechanical and electrical components in an aircraft, and if these aren't properly maintained, they can lead to some serious issues.
If you're wondering why aircraft maintenance is so important, keep reading.
The Importance of Aircraft Maintenance
Like with any vehicle, airplane maintenance is key to keeping an aircraft operational. Sometimes it may seem easier and cheaper to forgo routine inspections and maintenance, but this often does more bad than good. Here are some of the key benefits of regular aircraft maintenance.
Travel time is a big factor for flights. Private charter flights are more comfortable and enjoyable than commercial flights, but people still want to complete their trip as fast as possible.
Having unexpected issues arise is never ideal. A well-maintained aircraft will experience fewer mechanical failures and therefore is less likely to cause delays.
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Charter jets, like all aircraft, may experience performance issues from time to time. The best way to prevent this is with routine maintenance.
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Stanley Huang (born 21 September 1974) is a Taiwanese-American singer and actor.

Early life
Huang was born and raised in Orange County, California. His family moved here before he was born. He is the brother of Jeffrey Huang and cousin of Steven Lin. His other cousin is Hollywood film producer Dan Lin.

Career
Huang started his career out in the boyband L.A. Boyz with his older brother, Jeffrey and his cousin, Steven Lin.

After leaving the band, Huang started a solo career with his debut album, Your Side, in 2000 and has made five studio albums as of 2008, and one compilation album in 2003.  Most notable are Circus Monkey (2001) and Shades of My Mind (2004).  The latter garnered him several nominations at the 16th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan's version of the Grammys.  He ended up winning the Best Male Mandarin Artist award, beating media favorites such as Leehom Wang and Jay Chou. Over his career, Huang has collaborated with several singers, including Elva Hsiao, Rene Liu, and Jolin Tsai.  Huang has also remained active in writing and producing songs for his older brother's hip-hop band, Machi.  Huang has seldom received criticism for his music; in fact, many appreciate Huang's rock and heavy metal style. In 2006, Huang wrote and featured in Jolin Tsai song, "Nice Guy" (乖乖牌), for the 2006 album Dancing Diva, after signing to Capitol Music.

Other
Aside from music, Huang also participated in the provocative Taiwanese film, Twenty Something Taipei (台北晚9朝5), about the clubbing scene of Taipei. He has also been in featured in a 1992 video called Modern Republic (摩登共和国) when he was part of the L.A. Boyz. He has also published a book, Between Stanley, that chronicles and tells the story of being in caught in between two worlds, one of his life in LA and his roots in Taipei.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles
3 December 2008: 皮在癢 (Pi Zai Yang)(Taiwanese Song)
25 August 2011: 向完美說不 (Xiang Wan Mei Shuo Bu) (Used in commercial for Mazda3 Xing Cheng)
16 March 2010: 成吉思汗 (Cheng Ji Si Han) – Genghis Khan (Theme Song for Genghis Khan Online, a Chinese MMORPG online game)
5 December 2010: 我是明星 (Wo Shi Ming Xing) – I'm a Star (Used in commercial for Casio G-Shock)
14 March 2010: Go, Go Lala Go! Theme Song
5 December 2011: 超新星 (Chao Xin Xing) – Supernova, Dear Enemy Theme Song

Photo books
2007: I Love Super! (我愛大明星:驚嘆號) with Show Lo, Jolin Tsai, and Rainie Yang.

Filmography

References

External links

Stanley Huang @ Warner Taiwan (Chinese)
Stanley Huang's blog (Chinese)

1974 births
Living people
Male actors from Los Angeles
Male actors from Taipei
Record producers from California
Musicians from Los Angeles
Musicians from Taipei
American musicians of Taiwanese descent
American people of Taiwanese descent
Taiwanese male film actors
Taiwanese male singers
Taiwanese hip hop musicians
Taiwanese Mandopop singers
Taiwanese Hokkien pop singers
Taiwanese male television actors


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Parametric Exponential Linear Unit (PELU) for ResNet training in Torch
============================

This project is a clone of [Facebook ResNet implementation using ReLU](https://github.com/facebook/fb.resnet.torch).

This implements training of residual networks from [Parametric Exponential Linear Unit for Deep Convolutional Neural Networks](http://arxiv.org/abs/1605.09332) by Trottier, L., et. al (2016).

## Requirements

See the [installation instructions](INSTALL.md) for a step-by-step guide.
- Install [Torch](http://torch.ch/docs/getting-started.html) on a machine with CUDA GPU
- Install [cuDNN v4](https://developer.nvidia.com/cudnn) and the Torch [cuDNN bindings](https://github.com/soumith/cudnn.torch/tree/R4)

If you already have Torch installed, update `nn`, `cunn`, and `cudnn`.

## Training

The training commands are available in the following scripts:

* PELU:  `experiment.pelu.sh` .
* ELU: `experiment.elu.sh`
* ReLU: `experiment.bnrelu.sh`
* PReLU: `experiment.pelu.sh`
* BN+PELU: `experiment.bnpelu.sh`
* BN+ELU: `experiment.bnelu.sh`

## Results

Run `python show_results.py`  to get the following results:

```
results/results-pelu-div-mul - cifar10: mean [5.5076000000000001], min [5.3609999999999998]
results/results-pelu-div-mul - cifar100: mean [25.0212], min [24.550999999999998]
results/results-bn-pelu-div-mul - cifar10: mean [6.2442000000000011], min [5.8499999999999996]
results/results-bn-pelu-div-mul - cifar100: mean [26.044799999999999], min [25.381]
results/results-elu - cifar10: mean [6.5468000000000002], min [5.9859999999999998]
results/results-elu - cifar100: mean [26.589600000000001], min [25.077999999999999]
results/results-bn-elu - cifar10: mean [11.195399999999998], min [10.391]
results/results-bn-elu - cifar100: mean [35.517600000000002], min [34.746000000000002]
results/results-bn-relu - cifar10: mean [5.6738], min [5.4100000000000001]
results/results-bn-relu - cifar100: mean [25.919799999999999], min [24.989999999999998]
results/results-bn-prelu - cifar10: mean [5.6054000000000004], min [5.3609999999999998]
results/results-bn-prelu - cifar100: mean [25.8262], min [25.498000000000001]
results/results-pelu-div-div - cifar10: mean [5.7306000000000008], min [5.5960000000000001]
results/results-pelu-div-div - cifar100: mean [25.683600000000002], min [25.166]
results/results-pelu-mul-div - cifar10: mean [6.5135999999999994], min [6.0060000000000002]
results/results-pelu-mul-div - cifar100: mean [26.3322], min [25.478999999999999]
results/results-pelu-mul-mul - cifar10: mean [6.7362000000000011], min [6.1230000000000002]
results/results-pelu-mul-mul - cifar100: mean [26.2012], min [25.244]
```

## ResNet ReLU vs ResNet ELU/PELU

There are 3 differences between [Facebook ResNet implementation using ReLU](https://github.com/facebook/fb.resnet.torch) and this implementation using PELU:

1. We remove Batch Normalization (BN) before the activation function. This was pointed out by [Shah, A., et. al. (2016)](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1604.04112.pdf), for ELU, where using BN degraded performances.
2. We remove the activation function after the skip connection. Again pointed out [Shah, A., et. al. (2016)](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1604.04112.pdf), for ELU.
3. We added an activation function before the last average pooling.

## Notes

This implementation differs from the ResNet paper in a few ways:

**Scale augmentation**: We use the [scale and aspect ratio augmentation](datasets/transforms.lua#L130) from [Going Deeper with Convolutions](http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.4842), instead of [scale augmentation](datasets/transforms.lua#L113) used in the ResNet paper. We find this gives a better validation error.

**Color augmentation**: We use the photometric distortions from [Andrew Howard](http://arxiv.org/abs/1312.5402) in addition to the [AlexNet](http://papers.nips.cc/paper/4824-imagenet-classification-with-deep-convolutional-neural-networks.pdf)-style color augmentation used in the ResNet paper.

**Weight decay**: We apply weight decay to all weights and biases instead of just the weights of the convolution layers.

**Strided convolution**: When using the bottleneck architecture, we use stride 2 in the 3x3 convolution, instead of the first 1x1 convolution.


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EPA clean up of American Creosate 78 percent complete
According to Environmental Protection Agency site coordinator Michael Arnett, 78 percent of the clean up project at the American Creosate site has been completed, including excavation of the site.
Arnett said presently the U.S. Corp of Engineers and the company CORE have been working on cleaning up the site with the project moving along very well.
"Once all is completed, the city and county will receive about 70 of the 120-acre site for redevelopment for commercial company use," Arnett said. "The ultimate benefit for this project is to have the land placed back into use for the community."
Final clean up for the American Cresoate Superfund Site began in January 2012. Total cost of the project will be $24 million.
The remaining 50-acres will be set aside for the onsite burial of all contaminants.
Conceptual plans are already underway as the city of Louisville and Winston County work together to create a marketable space for the industrial park area.
"Not only will we receive the economic benefit of the cleanup work, once completed we will have a 125-acre industrial site with rail and utilities to market to prospective industry," said Mike Peterson, president of the Winston County Board of Supervisors. "Obviously a tremendous asset to our county."
Louisville Mayor Will Hill agrees the site will be an asset to the community.
"This is, in my opinion, one of the most positive and promising projects for the future of Louisville, Mississippi," Hill said.
Hill said the superfund site, over the past couple of decades, has amounted to roughly 100 acres of useless space for the community.
"Not only was the property contaminated, it has generated zero tax dollars for the community," Hill said. "Considering the location of this property is adjacent to the Kansas City Southern Railroad (industrial lifeline), we are more than optimistic for the future development possibilities of this property."
The cleanup of this property is scheduled to complete in 2015 and upon the appropriate clearance given, the property will be turned over to the City of Louisville for the purpose of marketing for redevelopment.
"We have engaged our economic development partners with the state and TVA to assist in planning the future development as well as marketing the site," Hill said. "There is no secret one of the best recruitment tools for a community other than money is available buildings or prime locations. An environmentally cleared property with rail access is just that, a prime location. It is my hope what was once considered the unsafe and useless will again be occupied and productive."
The EPA superfund site is located off Highway 15 at the intersection of South Railroad Avenue and Baremore Street. It has been under EPA and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality supervision since 1985.
The Army Corp of Engineers bid out the project with CORE Engineering and Construction Inc. of Florida contracted to do the clean up.
According to the original plans for the Superfund project, the cleanup will create an encapsulated cell on 24 acres of the 120 acre site to seal in all the contaminates on the site and build a containment wall around the 24 acre cell to prevent any water or soil contamination in the future. The 24-acre landfill will remain under state ownership and EPA monitoring. To help in creating a barrier during the cleanup and to help give the 24 acre landfill a cushion the EPA purchased an additional 10 acres from private property owner near the site.
The cleanup is being funded through 90 percent of federal monies and 10 percent of state funds.
According to the EPA Superfund site survey, The American Creosote Works operated intermittently in Louisville under several owners from 1912 until approximately 1997. The property is currently vacant and is owned by the State of Mississippi. The site is located in the City of Louisville divided into two areas by Baremore Street. The northern area encompasses about 50 acres, on which the majority of the former facility operations took place. Several of the old American Creosote Works (ACW) facility structures and equipment still remain on site, isolated on the northwest portion of the property, just east of a residential neighborhood. The lake is known to contain creosote waste. The southern area encompasses approximately 70 acres, including a wood chip pile area located in the southeast portion of the property. It has been reported that the ACW facility mixed waste creosote and sludge from the tanks and cylinders with wood chips and piled the waste in this area.
See this story in The Winston County Journal at http://winstoncountyjournal.com/?p=7642.
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Mississippi Nature Conservancy celebrates 25th anniversary »


For those in the military, sleep can mean the difference between life and death. But shut-eye can be very hard to come by, especially during active conflict.
According to Sharon Ackman, the U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School developed a scientific method to help its pilots fall asleep. Through this technique, 96% of the pilots were able to fall asleep in two minutes or less.
If pilots could fall asleep during war, you should be able to use it to knock out in the comfort of your bedroom.
Given the space restraints of a typical plane, the pilots were taught to sleep in a seated position. They put their feet flat on the ground, while relaxing their hands in their laps.
Breathe slow, deep breaths while relaxing every muscle in your face and letting your forehead, cheeks, mouth, tongue, and jaw go limp.
Let your shoulders drop as low as you can. Allow the muscles in your neck go lifeless.
Starting with your dominant side, let your bicep feel like it's falling off your body. Then move to your forearm, hand, and fingers. If a muscle isn't relaxing, tense it first, then let it go loose.
Tell your right thigh muscle to sink, then move down your leg, saying the same thing to your calf, ankle, and foot. Your leg should feel like it has sunk into the ground. Then move on to your left leg.
The final step is to clear your mind for ten seconds. You can do this by paying attention to your breath as it moves through your nostrils or holding a static image in your mind.
Once your body is relaxed and your mind quiet, you should slip away into darkness.
For more information on this sleep rechniqe, check out Ackman's Medium blog.
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T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 Without 4G LTE Could be Deal Breaker
Adam Mills
Yesterday, Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 for a number of U.S. carriers including T-Mobile. And while the Galaxy Note 2 will run on the 4G LTE networks of AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and U.S. Cellular, it looks like the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 won't have support for T-Mobile's upcoming 4G LTE network.
TMoNews has leaked a specification sheet for the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 reveals that while the Galaxy Note 2 for T-Mobile will feature support for the carrier's HSPA+ 42 network, it doesn't mention anything about having support for 4G LTE.
We should point out that the sheet also mentions Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, a quad-core processor, and a 5.5-inch screen, all features coming with the Galaxy Note 2 that's set to launch in the U.S.
However, that missing 4G LTE support may be a deal killer for those that were hoping to see a device capable of pulling down 4G LTE data speeds from T-Mobile when the carrier launches its 4G LTE network.
The carrier hasn't yet revealed any specific date for its 4G LTE roll out but it's expected to happen sometime during the first half of 2013. And while that may be a long ways away, we know of more than a few T-Mobile customers who were at least hoping that T-Mobile would include support.
Now, it appears that customers are going to have to sign a new two-year contract for a device that will be running on an outdated network in a few months time.
The T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 may arrive without 4G LTE support.
HSPA+ 42 is by no means slow but it's certainly not as fast as a 4G LTE network which provides data speeds that can reach up to 10 times faster than typical 3G speeds.
And by committing to 4G LTE next year, T-Mobile is acknowledging that 4G LTE and not HSPA+ is the future. And unfortunately, it looks like those looking to get the Galaxy Note 2 won't be able to enjoy that future.
T-Mobile hasn't confirmed anything yet so there still is hope for LTE support but at this point, it's looking bleak.
If true, is this a deal breaker for you?
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Yes.. For me it is a deal breaker. I would have to switch to AT&T which is more costly.
I'll switch to ATT with a blink of an eye!
Sleekimager
Don't be silly: the "10x 3G speeds" thing is AT&T's line, and applies to AT&T's 3G service. In the real world, T-Mobile's HSDPA+ 42 service delivers results basically identical to AT&T and Verizon's LTE today.
The reason for a LTE deployment has little to do with today's speeds, but potential future capability. Rest assured, a T-Mobile Note II using HSDPA+ 42 will perform similarly to an LTE AT&T Note II. Whether that will be true of a potential Note III is another matter!
your right my gs3 is fast on tmo
NOTE LOVER
EXACTLY sleekimager! I agree with you. I love these articles that try to (indirectly) talk people out of going to, or staying with, T-Mobile because of it's lack of LTE! I have awesome Data speeds with my HSPA+ and excellent call quality with TMO and can't wait to get my Note 2 on T-Mobile! Even if I'm in an area where it's iffy, I use my WiFi. Anyone thinking of going or staying with another carrier, just because of the lack of LTE, will be paying more per month and have faster draining batteries. I currently have 5 lines and can't see paying more just to get an LTE service that is 'supposedly' faster!
I agree. notice that its say 10 times of the speed of 3g. not even comparing LTE Megabits to T Mobiles HSPA+ Megabits transfer speeds. T Mobile once again allows the public to know what their actually getting for a speed. 42megabits per a second is blazing fast, really anything faster than this on a phone isn't even necessary. What is 42 Megabits? well the general rule is if you divide by 8.2 you'll get the size of the file in which it was able to deliver in just one second of time. that's 4.15 Megabytes. equal to a MP3 file of your favorite song, but wait your song it still playing for the next four minutes yet it only took a second to download.
now lets compare that to a video, most videos of standard quality are about 65 MB, divide by 4.15, it took only 16 seconds and you'll be watching that video for 10 minutes. HD music video is 150 MB which would be about 40 seconds to download and yet you're still watching it for 5 times longer.
in any case, my point, there's no buffer, then play for a few more seconds then buffer… its streaming and downloading while you play, with the transfer rate 5 to 6 times faster so you never have to wait for the video nor have the buffer effect.
do u know if the T-Mo. version will at least have 4G and not steady 3G?
I'm going to Sprint
On t-mobile's hspa+ I've seen over 16 mbps download. I think those speeds very well rival LTE.
I agree 100%
I consitantly get 15 mbps download with T-Mobile. That more than satisfies my data needs.
Same here…staying with T-Mobile and will be getting the Note 2 the minute it's available!
+1 even with my older htc g2, i'm getting around 7 mbps down and 5 mbps up. unless you just want the bragging rights to say you have the fastest speed, i really don't see the point! I'm sticking with t-mobile and will love to see when this phone is available.
i wouldnt switch anything i am commited to tmobile. they are the only company that gets service in my area if tried every other company and no service. slow and steady wiins the race and to tmobile company good things come to those who wait.
Tmobile is a fair, customer oriented co. At&t is terrible. I can't wait until NOTE II is released. I have a dell streak 5 on tmobile. It is super fast.
I'm moving from Sprint to Tmobile either way, 4g Wimax is a battery eating joke, their 3g sux, and over all Tombiles "fake 4g" may not be real 4g, but it is fast enough for me to do the things I want, Im not a brand name baby and by the time 4G LTE is rolled out all over, I'm sure I'll have a new phone + I originally came from T-mobile, they have AWESOME customer support in comparison to the rest I've dealt with!
tsuujin
This is a deal breaker for me. I am actually very excited about this phone, and was planning to switch to it without hesitation… but if it really doesn't support a network that they know they are going to roll out six months into the future… well, the investment doesn't seem worth it. It'd be smarter to just wait.
MickyReno
who really needs lte anyways?… does it really make that much of a diffence?.. i mean come one… i dont mind waiting a few sec. for my web pages to load on my phone anyways…
Chucky Chuckie Chuck
I love T-Mobile,
Currently using my HTC G2 luckily my contract ends in february 2013! I will be upgrading my phone to an Galaxy Note 2
Erick Gonzalez
i have been with tmobile since i beleive it was called Voicestream. im going on 12+ yrs with tmobile and have no complains, started with android since the G1, then the Mytouch slide, then G2, now i have the Mytouch 4G Slide, my speed is super fast, fast enough for my needs. might jump onto a Galaxy S 3, but i think ill wait until next year to see what LTE phones tmobile comes out with. Tmobile #1!!!! lol
Ironically, due to T-Mobile's unpopularity, my HSPA+ speeds are faster than my friends Verizon and AT&T 4G LTE speeds since there are fewer people crowding the network (in the city at least). So basically, if you wait for LTE on T-Mobile, you will have much faster speeds than Verizon or AT&T. But if you get HSPA+ now, it'll be pretty much the same if not a bit faster.
Also, is it possible they just didn't list it, but will build it into the phone? I mean, it's kind of pointless for T-Mobile to list a feature the network doesn't have yet, as most smartphone users aren't that educated about the difference between having a feature on their phone and having it on the network. Then, they'd get confused and think T-Mobile was trying to trick them, leading to lawsuits and all sorts of legal haberdashery (yes, I know that means hat-making).
I moved from Sprint to Tmobile and am very satisfied with the speeds. Much Faster then the Sprint 4G and the price I pay for 5 lines was the same price I paid for 2 Lines with sprint. I will be staying with Tmobile and cant wait for the Galaxy Note 2!
Rubadubnub
Yes its future proof. Built into Tmo Note 2 is LTE. Gonna be first phone on their new LTE network to work. In San Diego Tmo HSPA+42 is currently consistently faster than the other carriers. It crushes joke Sprint network 3G and Wimax and goes toe to toe with At&T and Verizon speeds topped off with true Unlimited 15megs a second data here. The real cherrytopper is when they launch its gonna be true 4G LTE Advanced right out the gate. Have fun on other carriers people.
Hopefuly the LTE is built into the phone and just not turned on. Now that TMobile is going to merge with Metro PCS, it will improve the coverage area of the LTE deployment and hopefully Tmobile can add 4g to those towers to improve regular coverage
hdawg
I just hope it's a possibility, since if you guys didn't know, but originally both the 1900 bands and the 1700 AWS bands they were using for 3G, and now that they are refarming, hopefully they can do a "future" firmware update to enable the 1700AWS for LTE on this phone, and say "hey you guys can get it now, since this phone will practically be the same across the board! (crossing fingers) otherwise, i might just want to get a Verizon Note 2 if this is true….
T-Mobile does it again. Always setting themself up for failure. No lte…Another stupid decision that will cost them customers.


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Georgia crowned Miss America; Mississippi 1st runner up
From staff, wire reports
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell is the new Miss America.
Cantrell bested 51 other competitors in the nationally televised pageant from Atlantic City Sunday on night.
Miss Mississippi Hannah Roberts was named first runner up in Sunday night's nationally televised finale of the 2016 Miss America pageant.
Roberts was given a question about whether or not Kentucky's Kim Davis violated the law by refusing to perform same sex marriage. In several seconds less than is allowed, Roberts said that yes, she did, and that it did not violate her religious freedom.
"That is her job that she was voted in to doing, and that law is a federal law throughout the rest of the country," Roberts said.
During the evening gown section, Roberts said she believes it's more important for Miss America to be classic than to be sexy.
Roberts was picked ninth out of the top 12 to do her talent, in which she plays Zapateado, No. 2, Opus 23 on the violin.
Roberts, 22, a recent University of Southern Mississippi graduate, was nicknamed the "Chemistry Queen."
The Mount Olive native is a biochemistry graduate, national Goldwater Scholarship winner and a former Honors College student at Southern Miss.
She has been accepted to attend medical school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, but has deferred her enrollment one year as she serves as Miss Mississippi.
The 95th annual pageant featured contestants from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
The pageant also marked the return of Miss America 1984 Vanessa Williams, who was back for the first time after resigning the crown following a nude photo scandal.
Pageant executive chairman Sam Haskell apologized to Williams on behalf of the pageant.
Williams went on to a successful television and stage career.
The Miss America pageant began in Atlantic City in 1921 as a way to extend the summer tourist season for a week after Labor Day. It moved to Las Vegas for six years before returning to Atlantic City in 2013.
Clarion-Ledger reporter Therese Apel contributed to this report.


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Q: Sending Email from my application cause an exception I have an application that send email for my issues. I use SmtpClient class for this work.
It works fine with one of my mail servers but recently I use an exchange server for sending mail.
my SendEmail method throw an exception with this message:

550 Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable / 5.7.1 Unable to
  relay

Is this problem from my application or is it for mail server configuration?
What is the solution?

A: Well SMTP error 550 is generically (based on a little searching) define as something like:

550 Requested actions not taken as the mail box is unavailable.

This is likely an error at the destination. Eg. a disk drive has filled up.
In your case:

550 Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable / 5.7.1 Unable to relay

The suffix indicates:

*

*The email is not hosted on the SMTP server you're communicating with.

*That SMTP server is refusing to forward to the final destination (or another relay).

There are many possible reasons for #2 (eg. an ISP's SMTP server will only relay when sending from inside the ISP's network) but finding out which would need to get into specifics (and it could be a temporary situation like loss of connectivity). Best to talk to the administrator/support for that server.

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La temporada 1903-04 del Campionat de Catalunya de futbol fou la cinquena edició de la competició. Fou disputada la temporada 1903-04 pels principals clubs de futbol de Catalunya.

Després de l'experiència de la Copa Macaya i la Copa Barcelona, el 1903 l'Associació de Clubs de Barcelona crea aquesta nova competició que esdevindrà la competició futbolística més important d'Espanya (fins a l'establiment de la Lliga Espanyola) i amb gran tradició a Catalunya.

Primera Categoria

Classificació final

Tots els clubs eren de Barcelona. L'Ibèria SC abandonà la competició.

Desempat pel segon lloc
Partit de desempat per la segona posició (Copa Torino):

Resultats finals
 Campió de Catalunya: Club Espanyol de Football
 Classificats pel Campionat d'Espanya: Club Espanyol de Football, que hi renuncià.
 Descensos: No hi havia descensos reglamentats
 Ascensos: No hi havia ascensos reglamentats

Referències

Bibliografia

Enllaços externs
 RSSSF

Temporades del Campionat de Catalunya de futbol
Competicions esportives del 1903
Competicions esportives del 1904
1903 a Catalunya
1904 a Catalunya


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est le second single du groupe de rock canadien Sum 41 issu de leur second album All Killer, No Filler. Il est sorti le . Il rencontre tout de suite un succès fulgurant, écho de celui de Fat Lip, le précédent single. Les paroles traitent de la difficulté d'une séparation amoureuse. La chanson a largement contribué au succès de l'album dont elle est issue, et fait une apparition dans le film American Pie 2 sorti la même année.

Clip vidéo
Le clip commence par l'arrivée du groupe devant un centre de plongée, avec, en fond musical, Fat Lip, leur précédent single. Les membres du groupe participent à une compétition de saut d'un plongeoir. Leurs concurrents sont de grands hommes musclés conspués par la foule. Des images du groupe jouant dans la piscine vide apparaissent aussi. Pendant le solo, Dave sort de l'eau avec sa guitare PRS, clin d'œil au clip "Estranged" du groupe Guns N' Roses. Finalement, grâce à la performance incroyable de Steve Jocz Sum 41 gagne la compétition et le public et le jury se précipitent dans la piscine.

Le clip fut tourné au Industry Hills Aquatic Club, depuis détruit,  dans la ville d'Industry ainsi qu'au Cadillac Jack's et Pink Motel à Sun Valley en Californie.

Liste des titres

 CD
 In Too Deep (3:27)
 Fat Lip (Live) (2:55)
 All She's Got (Live) (3:02)
 What We're All About (Live, avec Tommy Lee à la batterie) (2:47)

 Radio Promo CD
 In Too Deep (3:27)
 Fat Lip (2:58)

Dans les films et à la TV

 La chanson a été utilisée pour le film American Pie 2 et Cheaper by the Dozen.
 La chanson a été utilisée à la télévision philippine dans les publicités pour la « Mitsubishi Lancer MX ».
 La chanson a été utilisée pour les épisodes « Le fou du volant (3x13) » et « Le testament impossible (4x17) » de la série Malcolm.
 La chanson a été utilisée pour les crédits de Ultimate X : The Movie. Et shrek

Classements hebdomadaires

Certifications

Notes et références

Chanson interprétée par Sum 41
Single certifié or en Italie
Single certifié platine au Royaume-Uni
Single musical sorti en 2001
Single numéro un au UK Rock and Metal Chart


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Malagazzia condensum är en nässeldjursart som först beskrevs av Paul Torben Lassenius Kramp 1953.  Malagazzia condensum ingår i släktet Malagazzia och familjen Malagazziidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Charles Fey dominated Slots History in its early days. This was as a result of his introduction of the three-reel slot machine.
Fey's most famous creation is probably the cast-iron Liberty Bell slot. Each of three reels had ten symbols on them. You lined up three of the same symbols to win the jackpot. As a result, this gave the players a one in one-thousand chance of winning the jackpot.
Fey placed his slot machines on a 50% rental basis.
Liberty Bell and other period slots were intended to amuse the ladies. THe men of course would play the various table games (or so they say). It became apparent though that men and woman alike were fascinated by this reel spinning machine. The attraction of course was hitting the jackpot if lady luck was at your side.
The electromechanical era dominated the mid-twentieth century. With slot machines and development, this is a rather dull period. The highlight of this period was the release of Big Bertha. Super Big Bertha soon followed and created loads of excitement. This super slot cost more than $150,000 to make! It was powered by a five-horsepower motor. To clinch it, it had 8 reels with 20 symbols on each one! Super Big Bertha certainly was a spectacular machine, however it wasn't very advantageous for the players. Super Big Bertha only paid back 80% to the players. The chance of winning the jackpot was 1 in 25.6 billion.
Now the slots are computerized. This means they rely on pre-programmed random number generators that produce numbers corresponding to patterns of symbols on the reels. Slots are regular features in online casinos. Even at a brick and mortar casino, Slots are quickly moving into the coinless era. The modern slots have little in common with Charles Fey's original machine technologically. When it comes to design and playing feel though, the resemblance is undoubtedly there.
Contemporary slot machines evolve constantly; video slots are the current rage, they come with themes based on game shows, movie or cartoon characters, romance, adventure, exotic locations and so much more. Slots manufacturers include names like IGT (International Game Technology), Sigma Gaming, Atronic and many more. Coin operated slots are fast becoming slots history. Instead we use bar coded tickets, no more dirty hands from handling all those coins.


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A national civil rights advocacy group has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Collier County school district of denying some immigrant students with limited English skills access to public education and discriminating against them.
The Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center argues in the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Fort Myers that the system violated several federal and state laws by refusing to enroll immigrant teenagers aged 16 and older in high school, instead sending them to English Language adult education programs that don't teach other subjects or provide them a chance to earn credits toward a high school diploma.
School district spokesman Greg Turchetta said Wednesday system leaders do not comment on pending litigation.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the parents and a guardian of three minors who were denied enrollment in Immokalee High School when they were 15 or 16, according to the complaint, which identifies students by their initials. Lesly Methelus on behalf of Y.M., Rosalba Ortiz, aunt of G.O., and Zoila Lorenzo, mother of M.D.
The lawsuit states that instead of being evaluated and admitted in the high school program for English Language Learners, the students were told to attend an adult English language class at Immokalee Technical College, where they are segregated from their English-speaking peers.
The Southern Poverty Law Center estimates that about 300 immigrant students, ages 16 and 17, who moved into Collier since August 2013 could have been denied access or discriminated against by the county school system.
"Defendants deny these students equal access to educational opportunities offered in high school, the opportunity to earn credits toward a high school diploma, and the opportunity to learn skills and core subject matter that they will need in the future, thereby limiting their educational opportunities, career opportunities, and earning potential," the complaint says.
The students also were denied the benefit of the English Language Learners schools' plan, the complaint states.
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"The Collier County school district is shirking its responsibility to educate these students," said Tania Galloni, Miami-based Southern Poverty Law Center managing attorney. "Let's be clear: An adult English language class is no substitute for a high school education. Collier County has a responsibility under state and federal law to provide these children with a high school education."
The district refused to enroll the students, the complaint says, based on a policy that the school district board approved in February 2013 and put in place on August 1, 2013, as the number of immigrant minors arriving in the U.S. increased.
The system lowered the maximum high school attendance age from 21 to 19, and established a policy that says children 17 and older will not be allowed to enroll in a regular high school program if they are not on track to meet the graduation requirements in the school year when they turn 19.
Since then, school employees have denied enrollment to immigrant students who are 16 or older English language learners, instead of assessing their situation and creating a plan for their education, the complaint argues. By doing that, the system didn't follow the norms established by the school district's English Language Learners plan, which the system has to submit to the Florida Department of Education to show the schools comply with regulations, requiring equal access to educational opportunities, according to the complaint.
The lawsuit seeks to declare the system's policy and practices unlawful, and requests an injunction to end the practice. The lawsuit also asks the system to enroll the minors identified in the complaint and similarly situated students in public schools, and to provide the education necessary for the minors to compensate for instruction they were denied.
Last September, the group sent the district a letter saying the system had violated the rights of two of the students identified by initials in the complaint.
John Fishbane, the school district's attorney, said then the children were not improperly denied enrollment. He said the students didn't meet the requirements for promotion into high school established by Florida law, and that enrolling them in a regular high school program would have set them up for academic failure.
Fishbane said one of the students, identified as G.O., was 16 when he sought to enroll in high school and had a transcript from Guatemala that showed he completed the sixth grade. The second student, M.D. was also 16 and he informed the school he finished sixth grade.
"They certainly were nowhere near a middle school academic level to qualify for entrance into high school," Fishbane's letter to the Southern Poverty Law Center said.
Fishbane said it would have been very problematic for the students to successfully complete four years of English at high school since they lacked three years of middle school English. If the school district had enrolled them in the standard diploma program without knowledge of English, the letter said, or having completed middle school prerequisites, the students would have enrolled in English, mathematics, science, social studies, and electives classes, all conducted in English.
"Your insistence that the district should have nevertheless enrolled them in high school would have set them up for academic failure, with its attendant psychological and social consequences," the letter states.
Fishbane said the most immediate option under Florida Law was to provide an education through the adult education program that could place the students on a path to receive a high school diploma if they wanted.
"There is nothing precluding them from working with a school counselor to develop a program to place them on a path to a high school diploma or an alternative vocational program," the letter said.
The complaint says the school district violated the Equal Educational Opportunities Act, the Civil Rights Act, other federal laws and the Florida Educational Equity Act.
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