After 10 days out of action, the Glovers make the trip to high-flying Newport County on Saturday (3pm) in Sky Bet League Two.
Enjoying the international break last weekend due to three of Darren Way's squad being absent representing their respective countries, Town make the short trip to South Wales looking to extend their five-match unbeaten run.
Undefeated since the opening day of the season, the Glovers will be boosted by the return of Shaun Donnellan (Republic of Ireland U21s), Sessi D'Almeida (Benin) and Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg) whilst Rhys Browne and Wes McDonald could both return from injuries.
Although the above could cause a selection headache for Town's boss should they be classed fit, the injury list still includes Stuart Nelson (calf), James Bailey (knee) and Francois Zoko (knee).
Claiming a 1-0 win at Grimsby Town last time out the green and whites will be looking for another impressive away performance, this time against a side joint-top of the table.
Michael Flynn's side have won their last four league matches and have suffered defeat just once so far in 2018/19.
Former Glover Matty Dolan scored the winner for the Exiles in their last home outing, whilst striker Padraig Amond sits top of their scoring charts with three goals to his name.
In the seventh encounter between the two sides in League Two, Town will be looking to even up the number of victories to three.
The Glovers lost home and away to Newport last season but will hope for a repeat of their last win in October 2016, when a Dan Butler own goal proved to be the difference.
A point or more from the trip to Rodney Parade would be the first time Yeovil have come away from South Wales with something to show for it.
Peter Wright will take charge of proceedings in South Wales.
In his first season as an EFL official, Mr Wright has so far officiated five games this season, awarded 16 yellow and three red cards.
He'll be assisted by Joe Clarke and Daniel Leach with Daniel Lamport acting as fourth official.
The pre-match thoughts of Gary Warren and manager Darren Way can be viewed on iFollow Glovers.
This Saturday, Yeovil Town will be supporting Newport County who are opening the gates early at Rodney Parade to host Marrow for Marley bone marrow donor swabbing stations.
Yeovil Town produced their biggest ever win in the EFL to thump Newport County 6-0 at Rodney Parade in Sky Bet League Two.
In a full-throttle affair, the Glovers ran into a 3-0 lead at the halfway stage courtesy of strikes from the lively trio of Yoann Arquin, Jordan Green and Diallang Jaiyesimi.
Stunning their previously buoyant hosts, Town went on to record the biggest away win the division since 2011, with Green, Olufela Olomola and Carl Dickinson rounding off the impressive rout after the restart.
Winning on the road a fortnight ago, Darren Way opted for the same starting eleven that took to the field at Grimsby Town.
Reinforcing the bench, defender Shaun Donnellan returned from a thigh injury along with winger Rhys Browne who was involved in a matchday squad for the first time in 2017/18 after suffering a hamstring injury in July.
The duo of Alefe Santos and Korrey Henry - who's joined Poole Town on loan - dropped from the bench to join the injured quintet of Stuart Nelson (calf), James Bailey (knee), Tom James (hip flexor), Francois Zoko (knee) and Wes McDonald who wasn't risked after returning to training this week.
With both sides making excellent starts to the campaign, it was an unsurprisingly high tempo start to proceedings in South Wales.
Leaving the wing duo of Green and Arquin high up the pitch the tactic paid early dividends as the pair both had early shots on goal.
That should have acted as a warning for the Exiles but in the 20th minute the Town pair were both involved in the game's opening goal.
Green demonstrated his pace to burst along the by-line before pulling the ball back for Diallang Jaiyesimi who was tripped prior to pulling the trigger, but an excellent advantage from referee Peter Wright allowed the ball to find its way to Arquin who laced home his third of the season.
Looking to defend their unbeaten run which ran back to the opening day of the season, Michael Flynn's side enjoyed 10-minutes of territory in response to going a goal behind.
Roared on by their vocal home support the Exiles encamped themselves in the Town half but couldn't truly test Nathan Baxter in the visiting goal.
Tyreeq Bakinson forced a smart save from close range but the linesman's flag ruled out the attempt on goal for offside as Way's men came out the other side unscathed.
Having ridden the storm, the green and whites stunned the home crowd by doubling their advantage with seven minutes of the first-half remaining.
Carl Dickinson's tempting ball over the top perfectly picked out the run of Green, who shook off Mickey Demetriou to stab an effort past Joe Day.
Unable to deal with Town's pace on offer up front, a good opening 45 minutes became a great one on the stroke of half-time.
Pattison's driving run from midfield saw the visitors have numbers on the home defence, and although Arquin's eventual shot was well-saved by Day, Norwich loanee Jaiyesimi was on hand to head home from virtually the goal-line on the rebound.
Looking to somehow salvage their unbeaten run the Exiles made two changes and switched formation at the break but it was the Somerset outfit who remained relentlessly on top.
Just 90 seconds in the second-half it was 4-0 when Green marked a return to his former club with a second of the afternoon courtesy of a smart finish from the angle.
In a commanding position, Way introduced the potent Olomola from the bench and in an afternoon where Town's attack enjoyed themselves, the Scunthorpe loanee re-opened his account in green and white just five minutes later.
Receiving the ball out wide, the striker twisted and turned his way past Demetriou who wound up in a heap on the floor, prior to firing a left-footed strike past a flat-footed Day.
Causing a mass exodus amongst the home supporters the visitors purred with confidence and competently stroked the ball around in commanding manner.
With 15 minutes left, the goal scoring was rounded off to confirm the club's biggest ever win since entering the EFL 15 years ago.
Dickinson's free-kick from range should've been routine for County's stopper, but Day could only allow the ball to trickle through his hands to give the full-back his first Yeovil goal.
Second half Exiles sub Robbie Willmott received a straight red on 81 minutes for a two-footed lunge on Olomola to add further misery for Michael Flynn's side, before the Glovers added more history to the occasion.
Academy product Gabby Rogers came on for his league debut, adding the icing on the cake to a day to remember at Rodney Parade.
Newport County: Day; Pipe (Willmott 46'), Franks, Demetriou, Butler; Bakinson, Dolan, Sheehan (Marsh-Brown 46'), Bennett, Amond, Harris (O'Brien 83').
Subs not used: Townsend, Matt, Pring, O'Brien, Semenyo.
Yeovil Town: Baxter; Mugabi, Sowunmi, Warren (Donnellan 71'), Dickinson; Green (Rogers 86'), Pattison, D'Almeida, Arquin; Jaiyesimi (Olomola 62'), Fisher.
Subs not used: Phillips, Gray, Browne, Patrick.
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In mathematics, an ordinary differential equation (ODE) is a differential equation whose unknown(s) consists of one (or more) function(s) of one variable and involves the derivatives of those functions. The term ordinary is used in contrast with the term partial differential equation which may be with respect to more than one independent variable.

Differential equations
A linear differential equation is a differential equation that is defined by a linear polynomial in the unknown function and its derivatives, that is an equation of the form

where , ...,  and  are arbitrary differentiable functions that do not need to be linear, and   are the successive derivatives of the unknown function  of the variable .

Among ordinary differential equations, linear differential equations play a prominent role for several reasons. Most elementary and special functions that are encountered in physics and applied mathematics are solutions of linear differential equations (see Holonomic function). When physical phenomena are modeled with non-linear equations, they are generally approximated by linear differential equations for an easier solution. The few non-linear ODEs that can be solved explicitly are generally solved by transforming the equation into an equivalent linear ODE (see, for example Riccati equation).

Some ODEs can be solved explicitly in terms of known functions and integrals. When that is not possible, the equation for computing the Taylor series of the solutions may be useful. For applied problems, numerical methods for ordinary differential equations can supply an approximation of the solution.

Background

Ordinary differential equations (ODEs) arise in many contexts of mathematics and social and natural sciences. Mathematical descriptions of change use differentials and derivatives. Various differentials, derivatives, and functions become related via equations, such that a differential equation is a result that describes dynamically changing phenomena, evolution, and variation. Often, quantities are defined as the rate of change of other quantities (for example, derivatives of displacement with respect to time), or  gradients  of quantities, which is how they enter differential equations.

Specific mathematical fields include geometry and analytical mechanics. Scientific fields include much of physics and astronomy (celestial mechanics), meteorology (weather modeling), chemistry (reaction rates), biology (infectious diseases, genetic variation), ecology and population modeling (population competition), economics (stock trends, interest rates and the market equilibrium price changes).

Many mathematicians have studied differential equations and contributed to the field, including Newton, Leibniz, the Bernoulli family, Riccati,  Clairaut, d'Alembert, and Euler.

A simple example is Newton's second law of motion — the relationship between the displacement x and the time t of an object under the force F, is given by the differential equation

which constrains the motion of a particle of constant mass m. In general, F is a function of the position x(t) of the particle at time t. The unknown function x(t) appears on both sides of the differential equation, and is indicated in the notation F(x(t)).

Definitions
In what follows, let y be a dependent variable and x an independent variable, and y = f(x) is an unknown function of x. The notation for differentiation varies depending upon the author and upon which notation is most useful for the task at hand. In this context, the Leibniz's notation  is more useful for differentiation and integration, whereas Lagrange's notation  is more useful for representing derivatives of any order compactly, and Newton's notation  is often used in physics for representing derivatives of low order with respect to time.

General definition
Given F, a function of x, y, and derivatives of y. Then an equation of the form

is called an explicit ordinary differential equation of order n.

More generally, an implicit ordinary differential equation of order n takes the form:

There are further classifications:

System of ODEs

A number of coupled differential equations form a system of equations. If y is a vector whose elements are functions; y(x) = [y1(x), y2(x),..., ym(x)], and F is a vector-valued function of y and its derivatives, then

is an explicit system of ordinary differential equations of order n and dimension m. In column vector form:

These are not necessarily linear. The implicit analogue is:

where 0 = (0, 0, ..., 0) is the zero vector. In matrix form

For a system of the form , some sources also require that the Jacobian matrix  be non-singular in order to call this an implicit ODE [system]; an implicit ODE system satisfying this Jacobian non-singularity condition can be transformed into an explicit ODE system. In the same sources, implicit ODE systems with a singular Jacobian are termed differential algebraic equations (DAEs). This distinction is not merely one of terminology; DAEs have fundamentally different characteristics and are generally more involved to solve than (nonsingular) ODE systems. Presumably for additional derivatives, the Hessian matrix and so forth are also assumed non-singular according to this scheme, although note that any ODE of order greater than one can be (and usually is) rewritten as system of ODEs of first order, which makes the Jacobian singularity criterion sufficient for this taxonomy to be comprehensive at all orders.

The behavior of a system of ODEs can be visualized through the use of a phase portrait.

Solutions
Given a differential equation

a function , where I is an interval, is called a solution or integral curve for F, if u is n-times differentiable on I, and

Given two solutions  and , u is called an extension of v if  and

A solution that has no extension is called a maximal solution. A solution defined on all of R is called a global solution.

A general solution of an nth-order equation is a solution containing n arbitrary independent constants of integration.  A particular solution is derived from the general solution by setting the constants to particular values, often chosen to fulfill set 'initial conditions or boundary conditions'.  A singular solution is a solution that cannot be obtained by assigning definite values to the arbitrary constants in the general solution.

In the context of linear ODE, the terminology particular solution can also refer to any solution of the ODE (not necessarily satisfying the initial conditions), which is then added to the homogeneous solution (a general solution of the homogeneous ODE), which then forms a general solution of the original ODE. This is the terminology used in the guessing method section in this article, and is frequently used when discussing the method of undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters.

Solutions of finite duration

For non-linear autonomous ODEs it is possible under some conditions to develop solutions of finite duration, meaning here that from its own dynamics, the system will reach the value zero at an ending time and stays there in zero forever after. These finite-duration solutions can't be analytical functions on the whole real line, and because they will be non-Lipschitz functions at their ending time, they are not included in the uniqueness theorem of solutions of Lipschitz differential equations.

As example, the equation:

Admits the finite duration solution:

Theories

Singular solutions
The theory of singular solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations was a subject of research from the time of Leibniz, but only since the middle of the nineteenth century has it received special attention. A valuable but little-known work on the subject is that of Houtain (1854). Darboux (from 1873) was a leader in the theory, and in the geometric interpretation of these solutions he opened a field worked by various writers, notably Casorati and Cayley. To the latter is due (1872) the theory of singular solutions of differential equations of the first order as accepted circa 1900.

Reduction to quadratures
The primitive attempt in dealing with differential equations had in view a reduction to quadratures. As it had been the hope of eighteenth-century algebraists to find a method for solving the general equation of the nth degree, so it was the hope of analysts to find a general method for integrating any differential equation. Gauss (1799) showed, however, that complex differential equations require complex numbers. Hence, analysts began to substitute the study of functions, thus opening a new and fertile field. Cauchy was the first to appreciate the importance of this view.  Thereafter, the real question was no longer whether a solution is possible by means of known functions or their integrals, but whether a given differential equation suffices for the definition of a function of the independent variable or variables, and, if so, what are the characteristic properties.

Fuchsian theory

Two memoirs by Fuchs inspired a novel approach, subsequently elaborated by Thomé and Frobenius. Collet was a prominent contributor beginning in 1869. His method for integrating a non-linear system was communicated to Bertrand in 1868. Clebsch (1873) attacked the theory along lines parallel to those in his theory of Abelian integrals. As the latter can be classified according to the properties of the fundamental curve that remains unchanged under a rational transformation, Clebsch proposed to classify the transcendent functions defined by differential equations according to the invariant properties of the corresponding surfaces f = 0 under rational one-to-one transformations.

Lie's theory
From 1870, Sophus Lie's work put the theory of differential equations on a better foundation. He showed that the integration theories of the older mathematicians can, using Lie groups, be referred to a common source, and that ordinary differential equations that admit the same infinitesimal transformations present comparable integration difficulties. He also emphasized the subject of transformations of contact.

Lie's group theory of differential equations has been certified, namely: (1) that it unifies the many ad hoc methods known for solving differential equations, and (2) that it provides powerful new ways to find solutions. The theory has applications to both ordinary and partial differential equations.

A general solution approach uses the symmetry property of differential equations, the continuous infinitesimal transformations of solutions to solutions (Lie theory). Continuous group theory, Lie algebras, and differential geometry are used to understand the structure of linear and non-linear (partial) differential equations for generating integrable equations, to find its Lax pairs, recursion operators, Bäcklund transform, and finally finding exact analytic solutions to DE.

Symmetry methods have been applied to differential equations that arise in mathematics, physics, engineering, and other disciplines.

Sturm–Liouville theory

Sturm–Liouville theory is a theory of a special type of second order linear ordinary differential equation. Their solutions are based on eigenvalues and corresponding eigenfunctions of linear operators defined via second-order homogeneous linear equations. The problems are identified as Sturm-Liouville Problems (SLP) and are named after J.C.F. Sturm and J. Liouville, who studied them in the mid-1800s. SLPs have an infinite number of eigenvalues, and the corresponding eigenfunctions form a complete, orthogonal set, which makes orthogonal expansions possible. This is a key idea in applied mathematics, physics, and engineering. SLPs are also useful in the analysis of certain partial differential equations.

Existence and uniqueness of solutions

There are several theorems that establish existence and uniqueness of solutions to initial value problems involving ODEs both locally and globally. The two main theorems are

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In their basic form both of these theorems only guarantee local results, though the latter can be extended to give a global result, for example, if the conditions of Grönwall's inequality are met.

Also, uniqueness theorems like the Lipschitz one above do not apply to DAE systems, which may have multiple solutions stemming from their (non-linear) algebraic part alone.

Local existence and uniqueness theorem simplified

The theorem can be stated simply as follows. For the equation and initial value problem:

if F and ∂F/∂y are continuous in a closed rectangle

in the x-y plane, where a and b are real (symbolically: ) and  denotes the Cartesian product, square brackets denote closed intervals, then there is an interval

for some  where the solution to the above equation and initial value problem can be found. That is, there is a solution and it is unique. Since there is no restriction on F to be linear, this applies to non-linear equations that take the form F(x, y), and it can also be applied to systems of equations.

Global uniqueness and maximum domain of solution
When the hypotheses of the Picard–Lindelöf theorem are satisfied, then local existence and uniqueness can be extended to a global result. More precisely:

For each initial condition (x0, y0) there exists a unique maximum (possibly infinite) open interval

such that any solution that satisfies this initial condition is a restriction of the solution that satisfies this initial condition with domain .

In the case that , there are exactly two possibilities

explosion in finite time:
leaves domain of definition:

where Ω is the open set in which F is defined, and  is its boundary.

Note that the maximum domain of the solution

 is always an interval (to have uniqueness)
 may be smaller than
 may depend on the specific choice of (x0, y0).

Example.

This means that F(x, y) = y2, which is C1 and therefore locally Lipschitz continuous, satisfying the Picard–Lindelöf theorem.

Even in such a simple setting, the maximum domain of solution cannot be all  since the solution is

which has maximum domain:

This shows clearly that the maximum interval may depend on the initial conditions. The domain of y could be taken as being  but this would lead to a domain that is not an interval, so that the side opposite to the initial condition would be disconnected from the initial condition, and therefore not uniquely determined by it.

The maximum domain is not  because

which is one of the two possible cases according to the above theorem.

Reduction of order
Differential equations can usually be solved more easily if the order of the equation can be reduced.

Reduction to a first-order system
Any explicit differential equation of order n,

can be written as a system of n first-order differential equations by defining a new family of unknown functions

for i = 1, 2, ..., n. The n-dimensional system of first-order coupled differential equations is then

more compactly in vector notation:

where

Summary of exact solutions

Some differential equations have solutions that can be written in an exact and closed form. Several important classes are given here.

In the table below, , , , , and ,  are any integrable functions of , ;  and  are real given constants;  are arbitrary constants (complex in general). The differential equations are in their equivalent and alternative forms that lead to the solution through integration.

In the integral solutions, λ and ε are dummy variables of integration (the continuum analogues of indices in summation), and the notation  just means to integrate  with respect to , then after the integration substitute , without adding constants (explicitly stated).

Separable equations

General first-order equations

General second-order equations

Linear to the nth order equations

The guessing method

When all other methods for solving an ODE fail, or in the cases where we have some intuition about what the solution to a DE might look like, it is sometimes possible to solve a DE simply by guessing the solution and validating it is correct.  To use this method, we simply guess a solution to the differential equation, and then plug the solution into the differential equation to validate if it satisfies the equation.  If it does then we have a particular solution to the DE, otherwise we start over again and try another guess.  For instance we could guess that the solution to a DE has the form:  since this is a very common solution that physically behaves in a sinusoidal way.

In the case of a first order ODE that is non-homogeneous we need to first find a DE solution to the homogeneous portion of the DE, otherwise known as the characteristic equation, and then find a solution to the entire non-homogeneous equation by guessing. Finally, we add both of these solutions together to obtain the total solution to the ODE, that is:

Software for ODE solving
 Maxima, an open-source computer algebra system.
 COPASI, a free (Artistic License 2.0) software package for the integration and analysis of ODEs.
 MATLAB, a technical computing application (MATrix LABoratory)
 GNU Octave, a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations.
 Scilab, an open source application for numerical computation.
 Maple, a proprietary application for symbolic calculations.
 Mathematica, a proprietary application primarily intended for symbolic calculations.
 SymPy, a Python package that can solve ODEs symbolically
 Julia (programming language), a high-level language primarily intended for numerical computations.
 SageMath, an open-source application that uses a Python-like syntax with a wide range of capabilities spanning several branches of mathematics.
 SciPy, a Python package that includes an ODE integration module.
 Chebfun, an open-source package, written in MATLAB, for computing with functions to 15-digit accuracy.
 GNU R, an open source computational environment primarily intended for statistics, which includes packages for ODE solving.

See also
Boundary value problem
Examples of differential equations
Laplace transform applied to differential equations
List of dynamical systems and differential equations topics
Matrix differential equation
Method of undetermined coefficients
Recurrence relation

Notes

References

 .
 Polyanin, A. D. and V. F. Zaitsev, Handbook of Exact Solutions for Ordinary Differential Equations (2nd edition), Chapman & Hall/CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2003.

Bibliography

 W. Johnson, A Treatise on Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, John Wiley and Sons, 1913, in University of Michigan Historical Math Collection

 Witold Hurewicz, Lectures on Ordinary Differential Equations, Dover Publications,
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 A. D. Polyanin, V. F. Zaitsev, and A. Moussiaux, Handbook of First Order Partial Differential Equations, Taylor & Francis, London, 2002.
 D. Zwillinger, Handbook of Differential Equations (3rd edition), Academic Press, Boston, 1997.

External links

EqWorld: The World of Mathematical Equations, containing a list of ordinary differential equations with their solutions.
Online Notes / Differential Equations by Paul Dawkins, Lamar University.
Differential Equations, S.O.S. Mathematics.
A primer on analytical solution of differential equations from the Holistic Numerical Methods Institute, University of South Florida.
Ordinary Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems lecture notes by Gerald Teschl.
Notes on Diffy Qs: Differential Equations for Engineers An introductory textbook on differential equations by Jiri Lebl of UIUC.
Modeling with ODEs using Scilab A tutorial on how to model a physical system described by ODE using Scilab standard programming language by Openeering team.
Solving an ordinary differential equation in Wolfram|Alpha

Differential calculus

Differential equations

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Construction was started in 1904 after years of planning and fundraising, however, was halted in 1905 when funds ran out. After sitting uncompleted for two years, Laverne Noyes agreed to fund the cost to complete the building with the a few conditions:
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The toxins that are at the top of this list are:
1. Mercury and other metals, such as aluminum. The major route of exposure here is from vaccines, and also from eating contaminated seafood.
2. Viruses and microbes, such as mold. Children with autism not only have overwhelmed detoxification pathways and often heavy metal toxicity, but, according to Dr. Kllinghardt, they also have a silent, daily toxin production in their body caused by toxic microbes.
3. Electromagnetic Fields (EMF). These come not only from cell phones and cordless phones, but also from electrical outlets and WI-FI. Dr. Klinghardt considers EMF "synergistically causal," partly because it potentiates the production of toxic microbes and endotoxins.
A fourth major contributor that has recently been discovered is also one of the easiest to remedy: vitamin D.
There is a link between rampant vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women and the proportionate jump in autism, which has recently been highlighted by Dr. John Cannell. The vitamin D receptor appears in a wide variety of brain tissue early in the fetal development, and activated vitamin D receptors increase nerve growth in your brain.
It is my personal belief that this may be the single largest contributing factor to autism and that it is a deficiency of sun exposure to the pregnant mom, and subsequently to the fetus, that puts the child at a massively increased risk of developing autism.
So one of THE MOST IMPORTANT changes that could radically reduce autism is to make certain ALL pregnant women have their vitamin D levels normalized to 50-60 ng/ml.
The First 10 Steps to Take if You Have a Child With Autism
I have been inspired to collaborate with some of the leading experts in autism, including Dr. Klinghardt, and participate in the THRiiiVE think tank that will provide basic resources for those afflicted with autism.
During the most recent THRiiiVE summit in October 2008 we created the Top 10 Prioritized To Do List for people with autism. I have detailed the entire list in this past article, so please take a few minutes to review it.
As part of the program, Dr. Klinghardt recommends the following three steps that should be urgently addressed in children with autism:
1. Lower microbial burden: Make your child's body less of an optimal habitat for microbial overgrowth through dietary changes (less starch & sugar at minimum) and lowering overall stress. Also, consider testing for mold (in the house) & Lyme (in the body) but only after "provocation treatment."
2. Lower incoming toxic burden: Do whatever you can to establish a mold, dust, toxin & smell-free environment for your whole family & THEN establish a detoxification program. Please remember hidden toxins like fluoride and look carefully at ALL your cleaning products.
3. Lower EMF burden in your child's home and bedroom: Your child's health will be optimized with daily sun exposure (healthy EMF) and nightly avoidance of man-made (harmful) EMF.
Please stay tuned as one of the challenges of seeking alternative strategies for autism, or any disease for that matter, is there is quite a bit of material to sort through. So this information will be reviewed and updated regularly.
If you are interested in receiving updates directly from THRiiiVE, you can sign up for the Autism e-Alert by sending an email to [email protected]
Epidemiology January 2009, Volume 20(1) pp 84-90
Scientific American January 9, 2009
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VITO (the Flemish Institute for Technological Research) is a research organization that implements client driven research and develops innovative products and processes. The multidisciplinary skills and technological know-how of a staff of about 600 people make this organization a crossroad for different scientific fields, were state-of-the-art technologies are successfully blended into practical applications. Scientific challenges are addressed in 8 business units dealing with energy technologies, quality of the environment and industrial innovation.
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Avanzare is a SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) which produces high-performance nanomaterials and nanotechnology-based solutions used in a wide range of products for everyday life. Most of Avanzare nanomaterials and nanocomposites are multifunctional, giving as a result systems combining 2 or several properties such as fire resistant, anti-scratch, conductivity & antistatic, hardness, wear resistance, anti UV, anti IR, bactericides, fungicides and anti-mould, stain resistance, superhydrophobic, superlipophobic, anti-odour, improvement properties of polymer and rubber. AVANZARE principal customers are automotive, aeronautic, fabric, wood, paper, plastic, rubber and building industries, the wire & cable sector and manufacturers of household appliances and packaging.
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CRP (Centro Ricerche Plast-optica S.p.A.) is a company of Automotive Lighting group. It was established in June 2002, thanks to the joint efforts of Fiat Research Centre (CRF), Automotive Lighting Rear Lamps Italia and Agemont (Agency for the development of mountain area of Friuli Venezia Giulia).
CRP concentrates on development of lighting devices, from optical design to microinjection moulding to realise optics in polymeric material coupled with solid state lighting sources organic or inorganic in die form.
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Discussion in 'Android Games' started by bdgbdg, Apr 15, 2015.
Description: Diced is a puzzle game where you control a diceblocks and attempt to make matches. This means putting together 2 dices withthe face 2 up, 3 dices with the face 3 and so on. When this happens, you eitherget points or time, which are fundamental for the game.
Diced Demo: The Free edition of Diced includes an unlockedTimed Survival mode as well as a Practice Mode. It can also unlock RandomPuzzle Mode and the 2 Minute Challenge.
Diced Full: The Full edition comes with 15 game modes tochoose from, with 7 being unlocked from start and the remainder coming fromgameplay achievements.


The world's oldest known pottery has been discovered in China, according to a report from the BBC. The pottery, in fragments, was estimated at about 18,000 years old and found in a cave that had previously yielded the oldest kernels of rice.
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Russia Says Military Plane En Route To U.S. With Coronavirus Aid
Russia says it has sent a military plane with medical equipment to the United States to help in its battle to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. The Rossia 24 state television channel showed the transport aircraft taking off on April 1 from a military base near Moscow. The shipment appears to be the result of a March 30 phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
EU Warns Against Using Pandemic To Undermine Democracy
In a thinly veiled warning to right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister VIktor Orban, the European Union's executive said on March 31 that emergency measures adopted by member states to fight the coronavirus crisis cannot undercut democracy. "Democracy cannot work without free and independent media," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement.
Sobyanin And Putin's Sanitary Digital Regime
The Russian Duma on March 31 adopted legislation that equips the government with new digital capabilities ostensibly to fight the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to new penalties for violating quarantine regulations, citizens can now be fined up to $38 000 for distributing "fake news" in the media and on the Internet. Moscow City Hall is preparing to implement what critics are calling a "Digital Gulag," according to which persons going outside without registration will be identified using cameras or mobile phone data and automatically issued a fine. The mayor's office confirmed that it has created a social monitoring app to collect cellphone data about patients, available April 2. The Kremlin has also announced that Russians under quarantine must keep a diary on the State Services portal, where they will indicate their place of self-isolation. Telecom operators will monitor their quarantine and notify police of violators. (Russian Service, Current Time TV)
Crimea Sets Up Checkpoint At Russian Border
The leadership of Russia-annexed Crimea has announced that local authorities will establish a checkpoint on the bridge across the Kerch Strait to screen arrivals from Russia, which was described as an epidemiological "Achilles heel." (Russian Service)
Georgia Introduces Coronavirus Screening Of Motorists Entering Tbilisi
Police on March 31 set up checkpoints on roads into the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, where medical workers are now stationed to take the temperature of motorists and passengers entering the city. (video)
Romania's 'Lombardy': How The Coronavirus Ravaged A Small Romanian Region
Five months after Romanian President Klaus Iohannis praised the St. John the New hospital in the northern city of Suceava as an example of superior healthcare, the facility has been shut down to be disinfected after 181 of its staff -- including 43 doctors -- became infected with the coronavirus.
Domodedovo Airport's Desperately Stranded Tajik Migrants
For 12 days, about 200 Tajik citizens have been forced to live in Moscow's Domodedovo airport, unable to afford an airline ticket home. They are unable to wash and are forbidden from lying on the floor. A promised chartered flight never materialized, airport officials have offered them no options for temporary legalization or housing, and the Tajik embassy appears to be silent. Unknown people in uniform on the night of March 31 forcefully kicked out 300 labor migrants from the airport, most of whom are from Tajikistan. (Current Time TV)
Kyrgyzstan Slow To Bring Stranded Citizens Home From Russia
About 200 Kyrgyz migrant workers have been camped out since March 27 at Tolmachevo airport in the Russian city of Novosibirsk, desperate to get back home, after Kyrgyzstan and Russia canceled international flights to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Some of them waged a hunger strike after being forced to sleep on hard floors and seating. (video)
In Turkmenistan, Whatever You Do, Don't Mention The Coronavirus
RFE/RL contributors in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, report that people talking in public about the pandemic have been quickly whisked away by plainclothes agents. The word "coronavirus" also has disappeared from newly published state brochures on disease prevention in the tightly controlled Central Asian nation.
PHOTOGALLERY: Ukraine Dusts Off Ventilator Designs Found In Soviet-Era Factory
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, Ukraine has salvaged medical ventilator designs that lay forgotten for years in an unused military factory.
Outbreak Delays Russian Army Conscription; Bulgarian Deputies To Be Tested
Ukraine Says It Uncovered Spy Channel Between Naval Officer, Russia's FSB
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) says it has penetrated an espionage communication channel between a high-ranking Ukrainian naval officer and staff from Russia's main spy agency, the FSB, in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula.
Kosovo Lifts 100 Percent Tariff On Serbia; Belgrade Calls It 'Fake News'
Kosovo says it is lifting a 100 percent tariff on goods from neighboring Serbia, but Belgrade has called it "fake news" and claims Pristina has actually increased punitive measures.
IRAN: How Khameini's Office Makes Billion Dollar Profits From State TV
PRESSROOM: RFE/RL Criticizes Tajikistan's Attempts To Interfere With Coronavirus Reporting


When we talk about pochoir or stencil coloring, the artist who usually comes to mind is Jean Saudé, a French printmaker who colored the work of the Parisian fashion world. The same technique was practiced in the United States, primarily at the studio of Charlize Brakely (1898-196?). The commercial artist supported herself hand-coloring the plates for limited-edition fine-press publications from her studio at 1674 Broadway between 52 and 53 street.
In 1943, The Dutch Treat Club, a group of men involved in advertising, illustration, and writing, decided to celebrate their 38th "war time" anniversary with a special publication. Texts were provided by Rube Goldberg, Paul Gallico, and others, a play with a moral by Westbrook Pegler, and portraits of nine club functionaries. Brakely was commissioned by hand-color twelve of the illustrations.
This entry was posted in Illustrated books and tagged Charlize Brakely, Pochoir, The Dutch Treat Club on August 12, 2013 by Julie Mellby.


The Back to School Bash will be held on Wednesday, July 25th from 6:30 – 8pm. This is a great opportunity to reach out to our community by helping the kids as they go back to school. So, please donate school supplies and we will give them out on the 25th at our Back to School Bash. Meal starts at 6:30pm.
We will be hosting a Southern Gospel concert on Saturday, August 4th at 6pm. We will be welcoming the Capital City Boys Quartet as well as Bob Sellers, formerly of the Kingsmen Quartet. Please make plans to join us!
Wednesday Night activities kick back off on Wednesday, August 8th. Meal served at 6pm, children & student activities at 6:30pm, and adult Bible study at 6:45pm.
On behalf of the Church Activities Committee, we thank everyone who came out for Rook,Fun, Food, & Fellowship. We had 35 attendees and congrats to the two winners Rusty Newton and Mike Clark.


I was browsing through a photography book of the Southwest one day and I was inspired by how the earth visually ages right in front of our eyes. You can see it all in the layers of earth. And those mesas in the desert are just beautiful.
I use India ink in all my hand-drawn piece because I like the deep, dark lines that result from it.


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Animali pazzi è un film del 1939, diretto da Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. È l'unico film in cui Totò recita insieme a Luisa Ferida.

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Totò, uomo solo al mondo e senza una lira, tenta varie volte il suicidio finché non incontra un suo sosia, il barone Tolomeo de' Tolomei al quale uno zio, da poco defunto, ha intestato una grossa eredità in vista del matrimonio con la cugina Ninetta; ma nel testamento è anche scritto che, qualora i due non dovessero convolare a nozze, l'eredità andrebbe ad una clinica per animali pazzi. Tolomeo, per liberarsi di Maria Luisa, la gelosissima amante, obbliga il suo sosia ad andare a casa della cugina per 2 giorni, in modo tale che il barone arrivi la mattina del matrimonio. Tuttavia Maria Luisa scopre l'inganno ed obbliga il barone a stare con lui ed impedendogli, quindi, di convolare a nozze con la cugina che sposerà Totò, avendolo amato dal primo momento.

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Girato due anni dopo il primo film del comico napoletano Fermo con le mani!, ebbe ancor meno successo del film precedente.

Sebbene girato con ottimi apporti tecnici e con alcune lievi innovazioni per l'epoca nel montaggio (come la pellicola all'indietro e l'effetto speciale del cavallo sul tetto), non fu accolto molto bene nemmeno dalla critica, tanto che venne presto dimenticato.

Il film rischiò addirittura di andare perduto: nel 1970 infatti un'organizzazione di cineclub preparando una rassegna a Roma di film del comico napoletano non trovando alcuna copia del suddetto film iniziò a dichiarare che il film fosse andato perso. Solo dopo lunghe ricerche ne fu ritrovata una copia in pellicola, molto rovinata, graffiata e tagliuzzata (più corta di due minuti e mezzo circa rispetto al metraggio originale del visto censura d'epoca), da una piccola agenzia di Napoli che noleggiava film per le navi. Questa copia ad oggi, dalla quale furono tratte poi tutte le altre sia in pellicola che in VHS o DVD, è l'unico materiale del film tuttora esistente: cosa che ha finora reso impossibile un adeguato restauro.

Altri tecnici
 Aiuto regista: Maria Teresa Ricci

La critica
Filippo Sacchi nel Corriere della Sera del 18 aprile 1939 "..Su questo matto spunto farsesco Campanile, dando libero corso alla fantasia, ha intessuto una girandola di umoristiche trovate, che potevano raggiungere un effetto, se produzione, interpretazione e regia le avessero realizzate concretamente sempre con quello stile veloce, funambolico e grottesco che l'azione richiedeva. Tutte le scene del principio con l'incontro dei due Totò, la prima metà dell'episodio in cui Totò monta il cavallo pazzo, possono più o meno servire come esempi di quello stile; la descrizione della clinica zoofila, il trattamento terapeutico di Totò o l'episodio del sicario, possono servire come esempi del contrario. Totò prodiga tutte le risorse della sua acidula e marionettistica buffoneria, però, con questo secondo saggio , mi pare ch'egli abbia confermato i limiti delle sue possibilità cinematografiche...". Nel loro autorevole e fortunatissimo "Dizionario dei films e delle serie televisive" (ZANICHELLI editore), le Morandini avvalorano in quest'opera d'eccezione l'interpretazione di Totò come una delle sue più brillanti,perché il film:"sprigiona qua e là una poetica follia dell'assurdo e una girandola di invenzioni umoristiche non indegne dei fratelli Marx" (op. cit, ed. 2021-pg.92).

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Voci correlate
 Totò

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

 Animali pazzi Scheda, foto, locandine

Film commedia
Film comici
Film di Totò
Film diretti da Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Film girati a Roma


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England Under-18 call-up for Norfolk youngster Harry Simmons
Published: 3:55 PM August 3, 2016 Updated: 2:51 PM October 10, 2020
Harry Simmons, right, making his Leicester Tigers debut. - Credit: Submitted
Norwich-born scrum-half Harry Simmons has been named in the England Under-18s squad for a tour of South Africa.
The former Holt RFC junior and Gresham's School pupil was involved with the Leicester Tigers first team during pre-season last year.
The 18-year-old is part of the U18s squad which will face France U18s on August 12, South Africa Schools A on August 16 and South Africa Schools on August 20.
England U20 coaches Martin Haag and Rory Teague plan to watch all of the games.


The big news in the immigration front is the proposal of the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) to increase filing fees in some cases more than 200 percent. To get a better picture of the dollars-and-cents impact of this proposal, here is a brief rundown of the current versus proposed fees of the most common petitions and applications filed with the USCIS.
For an alien relative petition (I-130), the current fee of $190, will rise to $355; for an alien worker petition (I-140), the current fee of $195, will be increased to $475; for adjustment of status applications ("I-485," a.k.a., "green card applications") the current $325 fee will rise to $905; for employment authorization applications (I-765), the current $180 fee will be jacked up to $340; and for citizenship applications (N-400), the $330 fee will become $595.
The proposal is still up in the air, although it seems the USCIS is pushing hard on this massive fee increase. The prudent move for those seeking immigration benefits, including those who are eligible for naturalization is to file their applications and petitions immediately. While it may be possible that public clamor would eventually convince the USCIS to minimize the proposed increase, an increase is nevertheless very likely. Thus, now is the best time to file.
According to AILA, the fee increases will be used to fund not only the services for petitioners and application, but for other USCIS expenses, including law enforcement, particularly, background checks.
AILA, however, said it is not convinced that the money from new increases will be put toward improving the antiquated systems that have caused delays in the path to citizenship.
Key leaders in Congress and the press have echoed the objection to the proposed USCIS fee increase.
Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA), as well as Reps. John Conyers (D-MI) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), chairmen of the Judiciary Committee and Immigration Subcommittee of the Senate and House, respectively, have already written to the USCIS to ask that the fee increase be held in abeyance pending their examination of the cost estimates and other bases for the fee increase. They further requested the USCIS to notify them in advance of plans to finalize the fee increase and its timeline for implementation.
The New York Times editorial on February 4, 2007 depicted the proposed fee increase with a startling picture of Lady Liberty holding up the lamp beside the golden door with one hand, while plucking out bills from immigrants' pockets with the other. It chastised Congress for failing to appropriate federal funds for USCIS operations.
The Times added that because all Americans benefit from the healthy, invigorating flow of naturalized citizens, all Americans, not just the "newest and least powerful ones" should help pay for USCIS operations.


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The rest of the article includes the detailed information about MS Amlin hiring process. You can complete the online application process by followin the steps that are mentioned in the article.
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Our Talent Management Centre of Excellence is dedicated to developing our employees to reach their potential. This includes developing the right capabilities and the right skills to fuel our growth. The training, learning, and development of our employees is also crucial to ensuring we are able to reach our Vision of being the global reference point for quality in our markets.
The MS Amlin Academy is the avenue through which we deliver our technical training, personal impact training, and management development training.
Our employees all over the world participate in various skills development activities like global graduate program, volunteering project work in Namibia to help local community or challenging relationship and team building events.
You can find out whether there is printable job application form available for MS Amlin from the last section of the article. It is one of the essential steps to download the application form and fill it out with necessary information. After this step, you can finish the application process by visiting one of the branches of the company to submit your application or by submitting the application online.


The "MICHI" model is a light weight, easy to use Kote with great durability and impact absorption, at a very competitive price! By using a new type of padding, we have been able to produce a extremely lightweight, yet thicker and more protective type of Futon for this Kote.
Thanks to the carefully prepared materials and the skills of our craftsmen, we have constructed this Kote so that the Kote Himo will not shift and open up the Kote unnecessary with time, which is a very common problem.
This Kote also provides great protection from hits, we have also designed the right-hand Kote so that the Futon is 20% thicker to protect the hit zone, and the left-hand Kote so that it's slightly thinner to make it easier to move with.
This Kote also features our Oji-cut wrist, providing a much more natural angle for the wrist when wearing the Kote.
We have also designed the Kote-atama so that it will be easier to grip your Shinai, thanks to the natural grip shape.
Orizashi cotton also dries Kote very fast and is very easy to maintain, so it's a prefect choice for your everyday training and highly recommended for any Kendoka! Experience the unbelievable performance for this price range! So why not trying this MICHI!


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require 'test_helper'
require 'desktop/cli'

module Desktop
  describe CLI do
    def with_defaults
      desktop = Tempfile.new(%w[desktop .jpg])
      desktop.write 'Default content'
      desktop.rewind

      cached = Tempfile.new(%w[cached .jpg])
      cached.write 'Cached content'
      cached.rewind

      image = Tempfile.new(%w[image .jpg])
      image.write 'New content'
      image.rewind

      defaults = [
        "--desktop-image-path=#{desktop.path}",
        "--cached-image-path=#{cached.path}",
        "--skip-reload",
        "--skip-database"
      ]

      yield desktop, cached, image, defaults
    ensure
      desktop.unlink
      cached.unlink
      image.unlink
    end

    it 'sets the desktop when a local image path is provided' do
      with_defaults do |desktop, _, image, defaults|
        CLI.start ['set', image.path] + defaults
        assert_equal File.read(desktop), File.read(image)
      end
    end

    it 'sets the desktop when a web url is provided' do
      with_defaults do |desktop, _, _, defaults|
        VCR.use_cassette('web_image_data') do
          CLI.start ['set', 'http://f.cl.ly/image.jpg'] + defaults
          refute_equal 'Default content', File.read(desktop)
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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Jakko M Jakszyk
New album out now!
The Road to Ballina at Edinburgh Fringe
Watch the new video for "Uncertain Times" starring Al Murray
Watch the new video for "It Would All Make Sense"
Watch the new video for 'The Trouble With Angels'
Secrets & Lies, the new solo album coming 23rd October 2020
Solo over new Jakko track 'Fools Mandate' with the PRS Play At Home Challenge!
Jakko M Jakszyk signs to Inside Out/Sony Music
CD/DVD DIGIPACK
LILAC VINYL
"The enforced sabbatical from King Crimson has given me the opportunity to complete a new solo album. Encouraged by Thomas Waber at Inside Out, and aided and abetted by numerous friends, heroes and family.
The first single, 'The Trouble With Angels', makes its debut on the 14th August. Complete with an extraordinary animated video by Iranian film maker Sam Chegini. And getting that made amidst the pandemic is a whole other story!!"
'Secrets & Lies' contains 10 songs that explore topics such as obsession, betrayal, the shifting grounds of contemporary politics, and the tangled threads of family history, Secrets And Lies balances sensitive writing, musical technique, and accessible tunes cast in an impressively cinematic sound world. With three of the tracks, Separation, Under Lock & Key and Uncertain Times originating in King Crimson's writing sessions, the result is a mature work brimming with yearning melodies in symphonic or widescreen settings, fluid guitar work, and Jakko's heartfelt, emotional vocals.
The album features Jakszyk joined by his King Crimson bandmates Robert Fripp, Gavin Harrison, Tony Levin & Mel Collins, as well as appearances from John Giblin (Simple Minds), Mark King (Level 42), Peter Hammill (Van der Graff Generator) and noted British comedian Al Murray.
'Secrets & Lies' will be released as a Limited CD+DVD Digipak (featuring 5.1 mix), Gatefold LP + CD & as Digital Album. The cover art was created by Sam Chegini, with design by Phil Smee, and you can find the full track-listing below:
1. Before I Met You
2. The Trouble With Angels
3. Fools Mandate
4. The Rotters Club is Closing Down
5. Uncertain Times
6. It Would All Make Sense
7. Secrets, Lies & Stolen Memories
8. Under Lock & Key
9. The Borders We Traded
10. Trading Borders
11. Separation
About Jakko
Though best known for his work as a vocalist and guitarist in King Crimson since 2013, with whom he has played sold-out nights at New York's Radio City Music Hall, the ancient Amphi-theatre in Pompeii and three nights at London's Royal Albert Hall, Jakszyk has enjoyed a busy and diverse career spanning nearly five decades.
Encompassing late 1970s art-rock outfit, 64 Spoons, once memorably described as 'Stravinsky meets the Barron Knights,' he's been signed to the legendary Stiff record label, toured with Canterbury Scene legends Dave Stewart and Pip Pyle as a member of Rapid Eye Movement. Along with numerous studio sessions both as player and producer, including becoming a member of The Kinks for a week, Jakko's musical career has been nothing if not eclectic.
Named by Guitarist Magazine as one of the top guitarists in the 1980s, his playing caught attention the Mark King who brought him in to replace the legendary guitarist Allan Holdsworth, in Level 42 with whom Jakko recorded and played live with for four years in the early 1990s.
A talented multi-instrumentalist, his ability to work within the rigours of avant-garde rock through to sleek, intelligent pop have seen him work with a wide and diverse array of artists that includes Golden Palimino's Anton Fier, Mica Paris, Tom Robinson, Peter Blegvad, Henry Cow's John Greaves, Japan's Mick Karn, and Richard Barbieri, Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin, Steve Hackett and Steven Wilson.
A recipient of the 'Chris Squire Virtuoso award' at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards at Shakespeare's Globe in London, Jakszyk has also earned a reputation as an in-demand remixing engineer and producer. In this role, he has been commissioned to remix several classic progressive rock albums in stereo and 5.1 surround sound including ELP's Trilogy and Brain Salad Surgery, Chris Squire's Fish Out Of Water, King Crimson's THRAK, The Moody Blues' In Search Of The Lost Chord and several in-concert performances of Jethro Tull included on the multi-disc reissues for Songs From The Wood, Heavy Horses, Minstrel In The Gallery and others.
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British PM visits Ukraine
Rishi Sunak has pledged £50m in defence aid to Ukraine as he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in his first visit to Kyiv since becoming prime minister.
Sunak said it was "deeply humbling" to be in Kyiv and that the UK would continue to stand by Ukraine.
"Since the first days of the war, Ukraine and the UK have been the strongest of allies," Zelensky said following the meeting.
The aid package is intended to counter Russian aerial attacks.
The £50m defence aid comprises 125 anti-aircraft guns and technology to counter deadly Iranian-supplied drones, including dozens of radars and anti-drone electronic warfare capability.
Sunak also announced the UK will increase the training offer to Ukraine's armed forces, sending expert army medics and engineers to the region to offer specialised support.
It follows more than 1 000 new anti-air missiles announced by the UK's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace earlier this month.
On his visit the prime minister saw captured Iranian-made drones which have been used to target and bomb Ukrainian civilians in recent months.
Sunak also laid flowers for the war dead and lit a candle at a memorial for victims of the 1930s Holodomor famine, before meeting emergency workers at a fire station.
The prime minister said: "I am proud of how the UK stood with Ukraine from the very beginning. And I am here today to say the UK and our allies will continue to stand with Ukraine, as it fights to end this barbarous war and deliver a just peace.
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He added that it was "deeply humbling" to be in the Ukrainian capital and have the opportunity to meet people "paying so high a price, to defend the principles of sovereignty and democracy".
Sunak's pledge to send more air defence support is exactly what President Zelensky would want to hear at a time when Russian airstrikes have destroyed nearly 50 per cent of the country's energy infrastructure, according to the government in Kyiv.
The men's hopes for peace and a just outcome to the conflict may feel like distant prospects, but Sunak's promise to hold a reconstruction conference for Ukraine next year in London will be good news for the government and companies, which desperately need access to international finance.
During the visit, Sunak also confirmed £12m for the World Food Programme's response to Ukraine, as well as £4m for the International Organisation for Migration.
Downing Street said the funding would help provide generators and mobile health clinics, with the UK also sending tens of thousands of extreme cold winter kits for Ukrainian troops. (BBC)


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Q: CUDA: Atomic operations on unsigned chars I'm a CUDA beginner. I have a pixel buffer of unsigned chars in global memory that can and is updated by any and all threads. To avoid weirdness in the pixel values, therefore, I want to perform an atomicExch when a thread attempts to update one. But the programming guide says that this function only works on 32- or 64-bit words, whereas I just want to atomically exchange one 8-bit byte. Is there a way to do this?
Thanks.

A: I just ran into this problem recently. In theory, atomic operations / optimistic retries are supposed to be faster than locks/mutexes, so the "hack" solutions that use atomic operations on other data types seem better to me than using critical sections.
Here are some implementations based on the threads for how to implement atomicMin for char and atomicAdd for short.
I've tested all of these, and my tests seem to show that they work fine so far.
Version 1 of atomicAdd for char
__device__ static inline char atomicAdd(char* address, char val) {
    // offset, in bytes, of the char* address within the 32-bit address of the space that overlaps it
    size_t long_address_modulo = (size_t) address & 3;
    // the 32-bit address that overlaps the same memory
    auto* base_address = (unsigned int*) ((char*) address - long_address_modulo);
    // A 0x3210 selector in __byte_perm will simply select all four bytes in the first argument in the same order.
    // The "4" signifies the position where the first byte of the second argument will end up in the output.
    unsigned int selectors[] = {0x3214, 0x3240, 0x3410, 0x4210};
    // for selecting bytes within a 32-bit chunk that correspond to the char* address (relative to base_address)
    unsigned int selector = selectors[long_address_modulo];
    unsigned int long_old, long_assumed, long_val, replacement;

    long_old = *base_address;

    do {
        long_assumed = long_old;
        // replace bits in long_old that pertain to the char address with those from val
        long_val = __byte_perm(long_old, 0, long_address_modulo) + val;
        replacement = __byte_perm(long_old, long_val, selector);
        long_old = atomicCAS(base_address, long_assumed, replacement);
    } while (long_old != long_assumed);
    return __byte_perm(long_old, 0, long_address_modulo);
}

atomicCAS for char
__device__ static inline char atomicCAS(char* address, char expected, char desired) {
    size_t long_address_modulo = (size_t) address & 3;
    auto* base_address = (unsigned int*) ((char*) address - long_address_modulo);
    unsigned int selectors[] = {0x3214, 0x3240, 0x3410, 0x4210};

    unsigned int sel = selectors[long_address_modulo];
    unsigned int long_old, long_assumed, long_val, replacement;
    char old;

    long_val = (unsigned int) desired;
    long_old = *base_address;
    do {
        long_assumed = long_old;
        replacement = __byte_perm(long_old, long_val, sel);
        long_old = atomicCAS(base_address, long_assumed, replacement);
        old = (char) ((long_old >> (long_address_modulo * 8)) & 0x000000ff);
    } while (expected == old && long_assumed != long_old);

    return old;
}

Version 2 of atomicAdd for char (uses bit shifts instead of __byte_perm and has to handle overflow as a result)
__device__ static inline char atomicAdd2(char* address, char val) {
    size_t long_address_modulo = (size_t) address & 3;
    auto* base_address = (unsigned int*) ((char*) address - long_address_modulo);
    unsigned int long_val = (unsigned int) val << (8 * long_address_modulo);
    unsigned int long_old = atomicAdd(base_address, long_val);

    if (long_address_modulo == 3) {
        // the first 8 bits of long_val represent the char value,
        // hence the first 8 bits of long_old represent its previous value.
        return (char) (long_old >> 24);
    } else {
        // bits that represent the char value within long_val
        unsigned int mask = 0x000000ff << (8 * long_address_modulo);
        unsigned int masked_old = long_old & mask;
        // isolate the bits that represent the char value within long_old, add the long_val to that,
        // then re-isolate by excluding bits that represent the char value
        unsigned int overflow = (masked_old + long_val) & ~mask;
        if (overflow) {
            atomicSub(base_address, overflow);
        }
        return (char) (masked_old >> 8 * long_address_modulo);
    }
}

For atomicMin, please check this thread.

A: You might implement a critical section using a mutex variable.
So something like
get_the_lock
exch_data
release

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=185809
Implementing a critical section in CUDA

A: The other answer has a bug in its implementation of atomicCAS().  This version works for me:
__device__
static inline
uint8_t
atomicCAS( uint8_t * const address,
           uint8_t   const compare,
           uint8_t   const value )
{
    // Determine where in a byte-aligned 32-bit range our address of 8 bits occurs.
    uint8_t    const     longAddressModulo = reinterpret_cast< size_t >( address ) & 0x3;
    // Determine the base address of the byte-aligned 32-bit range that contains our address of 8 bits.
    uint32_t * const     baseAddress       = reinterpret_cast< uint32_t * >( address - longAddressModulo );
    uint32_t   constexpr byteSelection[]   = { 0x3214, 0x3240, 0x3410, 0x4210 }; // The byte position we work on is '4'.
    uint32_t   const     byteSelector      = byteSelection[ longAddressModulo ];
    uint32_t   const     longCompare       = compare;
    uint32_t   const     longValue         = value;
    uint32_t             longOldValue      = * baseAddress;
    uint32_t             longAssumed;
    uint8_t              oldValue;

    do
    {
        // Select bytes from the old value and new value to construct a 32-bit value to use.
        uint32_t const replacement = __byte_perm( longOldValue, longValue,   byteSelector );
        uint32_t const comparison  = __byte_perm( longOldValue, longCompare, byteSelector );

        longAssumed  = longOldValue;
        // Use 32-bit atomicCAS() to try and set the 8-bits we care about.
        longOldValue = ::atomicCAS( baseAddress, comparison, replacement );
        // Grab the 8-bit portion we care about from the old value at address.
        oldValue     = ( longOldValue >> ( 8 * longAddressModulo )) & 0xFF;
    }
    while ( compare == oldValue and longAssumed != longOldValue ); // Repeat until other three 8-bit values stabilize.

    return oldValue;
}

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