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Capital One, Discover tighten credit limits, close dormant accounts
Amid a rise in both interest rates and consumer debt, Discover and Capital One are tightening their grip on how much credit they're making available to consumers.
Amid a rise in both interest rates and consumer debt, two credit card issuers – Capital One and Discover – are tightening their grip on how much credit they're making available to consumers.
In an attempt to reduce financial risks, Discover has "selectively" closed inactive accounts representing about $30 billion in credit limits since early 2017, executives said Oct. 25 on the company's quarterly call with Wall Street analysts. Capital One also has trimmed the number of dormant credit card accounts in its portfolio.
Meanwhile, both Capital One and Discover are being more strict with credit limits for new cards as well as increases in credit limits for current accounts. (Generally speaking, credit card issuers are free to cut your credit limit at any time without telling you.)
Bruce McClary, vice president of communications at the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, said Capital One and Discover are "attempting to limit their risk in an environment where more and more people have been opening lines of credit in recent years."
McClary said it's unclear, though, whether other card issuers already have joined – or eventually will join – Capital One and Discover in curbing credit limits and unused accounts. But the actions by these two issuers might signal "less generosity" in terms of credit availability for current and future cardholders, he said.
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Rich Fairbank, chairman and CEO of Capital One, on Oct. 24 told Wall Street analysts that the company has been exercising more caution with credit limits for the past two years. But within the past year or so, he added, Capital One has "further dialed back" initial credit limits and hikes in credit limits.
Why? Fairbank cited "intuitive concern" about the marketplace. Many economists predict another recession will strike by 2021.
At Discover, President and CEO Roger Hochschild echoed Capital One's strategy, saying that his company has been "tightening the credit box" over the past couple of years and doesn't plan on changing that strategy now, given how far along the U.S. is in the current economic cycle.
Capital One's Fairbank said he and his team are "struck by just how good the economy at this point is, and in some ways, it almost feels too good to be true."
McClary said Capital One's and Discover's moves could be "proactive measures" aimed at preparing for an economic slowdown or recession.
The fresh acknowledgments by Capital One and Discover align with trends being witnessed across the credit card industry. As the American Bankers Association (ABA) reported Oct. 25, card issuers are showing some restraint regarding how much credit they extend to customers in certain risk categories, namely new prime and subprime.
"The industry continues its diligent approach to credit underwriting, which is reflected most recently in declines in average credit lines for prime and subprime borrowers," Jess Sharp, executive director of ABA's Card Policy Council, said in a news release.
McClary said the steps taken by Capital One and Discover underscore the importance of monitoring your credit utilization ratio, a key component of your credit scores. That's because the lowering of credit limits can bump up the ratio without adding even $1 to your existing balance.
In light of that, McClary offered this bit of advice: "Make plans to pay off your balance now."
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I always ensure to request for a window seat that faces Geary Street to have a great view of the prime attractions around the area and also the passersby as I pass leisure time in the lobby. The gift shop is popularly visited by all the guests coming to the hotel. At the concierge desk which is also housed at the lobby like the gift shop, guests can inquire on making ticket reservations, tour assistance, air ticket bookings, sightseeing, and information on the local areas to explore.
Furnishings in dark wood and leather banquettes feature at the Daily Grill. Delicious fare is offered in American style at the restaurant. At the business centre are housed computer stations and also the print and fax services. All through the hotel access to the internet facility is available. At least seventy five people are well accommodated at the special function space.
The historic building of the hotel and also the Premier Building both are connected with a courtyard which also flaunts an outdoor pool that remains heated all the time for a nice warm rejuvenating swim. At my disposal are all the facilities for fitness onsite. At the Premier Building and the Historic Building the 377 spacious guestrooms are able to accommodate overseas guests well during peak times.
Bath rooms are spacious well fitted with wooden and glass vanities, make up mirrors, beautiful sinks, bathrobes, glass cases for showering and lots more. The Serta Super Sleeper mattress on each bed offers luxurious and peaceful good night's sleep. Complimentary safe, cable TV, internet, fridge, microwave, electronic keys, newspaper, wake up calls, room service etc all make my stay at the hotel as comfortable and luxurious as ever.


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Arrow Season Three Episode 2 Review
by Logan Ludwig | in Reviews | Wed, 22 October 2014
The third season of Arrow is starting off in a subtly different fashion than the previous two years. In a strange and compelling way it's almost managed to transform itself into a more modest show. Now, I fully expect to be eating those words in the very near future, but unlike the previous years where it was clear that big things were underway and huge developments were incoming from early on, the first two episodes of this season have narrowed the series' focus directly onto the core cast of characters while limiting the large scale plotting.
This week it manages this trick by sketching out a murder mystery for the team to solve. It's not necessarily that out of character for the heroes to go after a murderer like they do here, but since they're set into motion by the events of last week's cliffhanger ending that resulted in Sara Lance's death, everything has a bit more momentum and gravitas about it even as the overall scale of events is rather small. Yes there are inklings of a greater, business related conspiracy (all the better to eventually tie in Ray Palmer's portion of the ongoing story as it looks like he'll be firmly ensconced on the business side of the show based on tonight's episode), but what we get here is pretty simple, meat and potatoes mystery solving.
It's miles from the massive, outlandish finale that so satisfyingly capped off the second season, and it strikes a surprisingly unique feeling for the show, one that I think it manages by having made the bold decision to kill off Sara in the third season premiere. Killing Sara was a move I was skeptical of; she was a clear, breakout character last season and Caity Lotz's performance was nothing short of fantastic. It's a rarity for a TV show to throw away a performance and character like that so quickly, but in doing so it's managed to find a real sense of purpose to animate this early portion of the season. Losing Sara was a shock, both to the characters and to the viewers, and I was surprised to find just how much it managed to invest me in the relatively rote act of tracking down her supposed murderer, an archer assassin named Simon Lacroix.
By the end of the episode it's unsurprisingly revealed that Lacroix, whose super villain alias is Komodo, was not responsible for Sara's death, and it looks like we're in for at least some form of extended chase after those who are truly responsible for Sara's murder. It's a new form of long term storytelling for Arrow, the murder mystery, and while it isn't exactly a new form of TV storytelling, it's interesting to see the murder victim that motivates the story be a truly beloved and vital character. It's something I can't quite think of occurring before.
Other shows may have brought us to care about the characters who have died after the fact or given us just an episode or two with the character before bumping them off, but Sara's been given an entire season of development and interaction with the world of Arrow which makes everything feel that much more important. It's a relatively minor difference overall, but it still feels like a fresh spin on this well-worn concept, and by aligning the audience's sense of loss with the characters' loss, it brings the story to life in a way that I didn't quite expect.
It also opens up new avenues to explore within the characters. Sara's death rips into the cast and manages to both bind them together while subtly dividing them at the same time. For every teary sequence where Oliver comforts Laurel there's an equally pointed moment where Felicity balks at Oliver's seeming lack of emotion over the death of someone so important to him. By the end of the episode Felicity has decided to take Ray Palmer up on his offer of a new job, Roy has come clean about Thea's departure not being quite what it seemed, Oliver is distraught at the thought that his life seems bound to take the same path as Sara's, and Laurel's unable to decide how or when she should break the news of Sara's death to her father.
Surprisingly, I ended up enjoying Laurel's storyline in this episode. While the second season struggled mightily to figure out how to give Laurel plot lines while still keeping her mostly removed from the core group, here Laurel's obstinacy and poor decision making are logical choices fueled by grief. We've seen her struggle to rebuild her family, and it's understandable that having it ripped away so suddenly would cause her to enter a mini-spiral like the one we see here. She doesn't go too far, thanks to Oliver smartly unloading a gun that she tries to use to kill Lacroix, but she's on edge again. Thankfully this time it's due to grief though rather than a tritely portrayed booze and pill addiction.
As doubtful as I was about Arrow taking a vital, exciting character out of the mix "Sara" has proven that it very well may have been the right decision. It even managed to make one of the show's most frequently problematic characters, Laurel, worth paying attention to. Sara's death is a blow to the series in a way that resonates with the story being told within the show, and that has allowed the series to dive into a new form of storytelling in an exciting and meaningful fashion that's charged with some real emotions and has fueled new and interesting character examinations. It's still early yet, but for now "Sara" is an incredibly promising sign, it takes the pieces that the premiere put in place and sets them into motion with confidence.
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Published on July 8, 2015 at 12:21 pm by Prakash Pandey in Hedge Funds,News
The shares of Container Store Group Inc (NYSE:TCS) soared in excess of 8% in trading this morning after the storage product retailer exceeded the markets' earnings expectations for its fiscal first quarter 2015 financial results for the period ending May 31. But then a funny thing happened; the shares did an abrupt about face and dropped like a rock, bringing them beneath where they started the day, down by 0.40%. The company announced a net loss per share of $0.11 against Wall Streets' estimates of a loss of $0.13, although the firm fell short of revenue expectations of $173.56 million with reported revenue of $169.83 million. The net sales of Container Store Group for the first quarter declined 2.1% on a year-over-year basis; however, its gross margins came in higher, at 58.5%, with a growth of 40 basis points in comparison to the same quarter one year earlier. The specialty retailer was able to outmatch its quarterly outlook under which it predicted a loss of $0.12 to $0.14 during the period. While discussing the firm's financial outlook, Kip Tindell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Container Store Group Inc (NYSE:TCS), said, "We remain confident in, and are maintaining, our previously stated sales and EPS outlook for the fiscal year." Container Store is expecting net sales of $800 million to $815 million in fiscal 2015 along with net income of $0.30 to $0.38 per diluted common share.
The shares of Container Store Group Inc (NYSE:TCS) have declined by 9.15% year-to-date but the smart money has a positive outlook on the stock. At the end of the first quarter, seven hedge fund managers held aggregate investments of $70.58 million in the company against holdings of $60.75 million from nine hedge fund investors at the end of 2014. So while overall owners dropped, the ones who remained had larger total investments, even as the stock also dipped slightly during the quarter, meaning the company had a few very bullish investors heading into the second quarter.
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module latte{
    /**
     * Represents an item which can be apparently clicked.

     - Item may be checked, event automatically if <c>checked()</c> value is <c>true</c>
     - Item may be selected, when user hovers over it, if <c>selectable()</c> value is <c>true</c>
     - Item may be pressed, when user holds the mouse button down.
     - Item may be withContext, when its showing contextual data, like a menu or a tab's content
     **/
    export class ClickableItem extends Item{

        /**
         *
         **/
        private _checkable: boolean;

        /**
         *
         **/
        private _checked: boolean;

        /**
         *
         **/
        private _clickPropagation: boolean;

        /**
         *
         **/
        private _contextAt: Side = null;

        /**
         *
         **/
        private _faceVisible: boolean;

        /**
         *
         **/
        private _flatSide: Side;

        /**
         *
         **/
        private _openSide: Side;

        /**
         *
         **/
        private _pressed: boolean;

        /**
         *
         **/
        private _selectable: boolean = true;

        /**
         *
         **/
        private _selected: boolean;

        /**
         *
         **/
        private _withContext: boolean;

        /**
         * Raised when user clicks the item. Passes the item when clicked.
         **/
        click: LatteEvent;

        /**
         * Raised when <c>checked()</c> value changes
         **/
        checkedChanged: LatteEvent;

        /**
         * Raised when <c>faceVisible()</c> value changes
         **/
        faceVisibleChanged: LatteEvent;

        /**
         * Raised when <c>pressed()</c> value changes
         **/
        pressedChanged: LatteEvent;

        /**
         * Raised when <c>selected()</c> value changes
         **/
        selectedChanged: LatteEvent;

        /**
         * Raised when <c>withContext()</c> value changes
         **/
        withContextChanged: LatteEvent;

        /**
         *
         **/
        constructor(){

            super();
            this.element.addClass('clickable');

            // Init events
            this.checkedChanged = new LatteEvent(this);
            this.click = new LatteEvent(this);
            this.faceVisibleChanged = new LatteEvent(this);
            this.pressedChanged = new LatteEvent(this);
            this.selectedChanged = new LatteEvent(this);
            this.withContextChanged = new LatteEvent(this);

            // Init this
            this.faceVisible = true;

            // Wire events
            this.element
                .hover(() => {
                    if(this.selectable && this.enabled){
                        this.selected = true;
                    }
                }, () => {
                    if(this.selectable && this.enabled) {
                        this.selected = false;
                    }
                    this.pressed = false;
                })
                .mousedown(() => {
                    if(this.enabled){
                        this.pressed = true;
                    }
                })
                .mouseup(() => {
                    if(this.enabled) {
                        this.pressed = false;
                        this.selected = false;
                    }
                })
                .click((e: JQueryEventObject) => {
                    if(this.enabled){
                        this.onClick( e as any);

                        if(!this.clickPropagation){
                            e.stopPropagation();
                            return false;
                        }

                    }

                    return undefined;
                });

        }

        /**
         * Returns the value of the checked property
         **/
        getChecked(): boolean{
            return this._checked;
        }

        /**
         *
         **/
        getContextAt(): Side{

            return this._contextAt;

        }

        /**
         *
         **/
        getSelected(): boolean{

            return this._selected;

        }

        /**
         * Override
         */
        onBlur(){
            super.onBlur();

            this.selected = false;
        }

        /**
         * Raises the <c>checkedChanged</c> event
         **/
        onCheckedChanged(){

            this.checkedChanged.raise();

        }

        /**
         * Raises the <c>click</c> event
         **/
        onClick(e: MouseEvent = null){

            if(this.checkable){
                this.checked = !this.checked;
            }

            this.click.raise(e);

        }

        /**
         * Raises the <c>defaulted</c> event
         */
        onDefaultedChanged(){
            if(this._defaultedChanged){
                this._defaultedChanged.raise();
            }

            if(this.defaulted) {
                this.addClass('defaulted')
            }else {
                this.removeClass('defaulted')
            }
        }

        /**
         * Overriden. Raises the <c>enabledChanged</c> event
         **/
        onEnabledChanged(){

            super.onEnabledChanged();

            this.selected = false;
            this.pressed = false;

        }

        /**
         * Raises the <c>faceVisibleChanged</c> event
         **/
        onFaceVisibleChanged(){

            this.faceVisibleChanged.raise();

        }

        /**
         * Override
         */
        onFocused(){
            super.onFocused();

            this.selected = true;
        }

        /**
         * Raises the <c>pressedChanged</c> event
         **/
        onPressedChanged(){

            this.pressedChanged.raise();

        }

        /**
         * Raises the <c>selectedChanged</c> event
         **/
        onSelectedChanged(){

            this.selectedChanged.raise();

        }

        /**
         * Raises the <c>withContextChanged</c> event
         **/
        onWithContextChanged(){

            this.withContextChanged.raise();

        }

        /**
         * Sets a value indicating if the item is currently checked.
         Optionally omits the <c>checkedChanged</c> event trigger.
         **/
        setChecked(value: boolean, silent: boolean = false){

            if(!_isBoolean(value))
                throw new InvalidArgumentEx('value', value);

            var changed = value != this._checked;

            this._checked = value;

            if(value){
                this.element.addClass('checked');
            }else{
                this.element.removeClass('checked');
            }

            if(changed && silent !== true){
                this.onCheckedChanged();
            }

        }

        /**
         *
         **/
        setContextAt(value: Side){

            this.openSide = value;
            this.flatSide = value;
            this.withContext = value !== null;
            this._contextAt = value;

        }

        /**
         *
         **/
        setSelected(value: boolean, silent: boolean = false){

            var changed = value != this._selected;

            this._selected = value;

            if(value){
                this.element.addClass('selected');
            }else{
                this.element.removeClass('selected');
            }

            if(changed && silent !== true){
                this.onSelectedChanged();
            }

        }

        //region Events
        /**
         * Back field for event
         */
        private _defaultedChanged: LatteEvent

        /**
         * Gets an event raised when the value of the defaulted property changes
         *
         * @returns {LatteEvent}
         */
        get defaultedChanged(): LatteEvent{
            if(!this._defaultedChanged){
                this._defaultedChanged = new LatteEvent(this);
            }
            return this._defaultedChanged;
        }

        //endregion

        //region Props

        /**
         * Property field
         */
        private _defaulted: boolean = false;

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item is defaulted (Will recieve enter when pressed)
         *
         * @returns {boolean}
         */
        get defaulted(): boolean{
            return this._defaulted;
        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item is defaulted (Will recieve enter when pressed)
         *
         * @param {boolean} value
         */
        set defaulted(value: boolean){

            // Check if value changed
            var changed: boolean = value !== this._defaulted;

            // Set value
            this._defaulted = value;

            // Trigger changed event
            if(changed){
                this.onDefaultedChanged();
            }
        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item is checkable.
         When checkable, the item will be turned to checked when clicked.
         **/
        get checkable(): boolean{
            return this._checkable;
        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item is checkable.
         When checkable, the item will be turned to checked when clicked.
         **/
        set checkable(value: boolean){

            if(!_isBoolean(value))
                throw new InvalidArgumentEx('value', value);

            this._checkable = value;

        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets the checked state of the clickable
         **/
        get checked(): boolean{
            return this.getChecked();
        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets the checked state of the clickable
         **/
        set checked(value: boolean){

            this.setChecked(value);

        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if click event will propagate as usual.
         If set to false, event propagation will be suspended on click.
         **/
        get clickPropagation(): boolean{
            return this._clickPropagation;
        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if click event will propagate as usual.
         If set to false, event propagation will be suspended on click.
         **/
        set clickPropagation(value: boolean){

            this._clickPropagation = value;

        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item is visually indicating that it
         has context at some side.
         It will automatically affect the values of <c>openSide()</c>, <c>withContext</c>
         and <c>flatSide()</c>.
         It may be removed by passing <c>null</c> as value.
         **/
        get contextAt(): Side{
            return this.getContextAt();
        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item is visually indicating that it
         has context at some side.
         It will automatically affect the values of <c>openSide()</c>, <c>withContext</c>
         and <c>flatSide()</c>.
         It may be removed by passing <c>null</c> as value.
         **/
        set contextAt(value: Side){

            this.setContextAt(value);

        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets the visibility of the button face
         **/
        get faceVisible(): boolean{
            return this.getFaceVisible();
        }

        /**
         *
         **/
        getFaceVisible(): boolean{

            return this._faceVisible;

        }

        /**
         * Sets a value indicating if the item's face is currently visible.
         **/
        setFaceVisible(value: boolean = false, silent: boolean = false){

            if(!_isBoolean(value))
                throw new InvalidArgumentEx('value', value);

            var changed = value !== this._faceVisible;

            this._faceVisible = value;

            if(value){
                this.element.addClass('with-face');
            }else{
                this.element.removeClass('with-face');
            }

            if(changed && silent !== true){
                this.onFaceVisibleChanged();
            }

        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets the visibility of the button face
         **/
        set faceVisible(value: boolean){

            this.setFaceVisible(value);

        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets the flat side of the button.
         The flat side will remove corner roundness on the specified side.
         It can be removed by passing null as value.
         **/
        get flatSide(): Side{
            return this._flatSide;
        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets the flat side of the button.
         The flat side will remove corner roundness on the specified side.
         It can be removed by passing null as value.
         **/
        set flatSide(value: Side){

            this._flatSide = value;

            // Remove other flat sides
            this.element.removeClass('flat-bottom flat-right flat-left flat-top');

            if((value & Side.BOTTOM) == Side.BOTTOM) this.element.addClass('flat-bottom');
            if((value & Side.RIGHT) == Side.RIGHT) this.element.addClass('flat-right');
            if((value & Side.LEFT) == Side.LEFT) this.element.addClass('flat-left');
            if((value & Side.TOP) == Side.TOP) this.element.addClass('flat-top');

        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets the open side of the button.
         The open side will not show edge at the specified side.
         It can be removed by passing null as value.
         **/
        get openSide(): Side{
            return this._openSide;
        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets the open side of the button.
         The open side will not show edge at the specified side.
         It can be removed by passing null as value.
         **/
        set openSide(value: Side){

            this._openSide = value;

            // Remove other flat sides
            this.element.removeClass('open-at-bottom open-at-right open-at-left open-at-top');

            if((value & Side.BOTTOM) == Side.BOTTOM) this.element.addClass('open-at-bottom');
            if((value & Side.RIGHT) == Side.RIGHT) this.element.addClass('open-at-right');
            if((value & Side.LEFT) == Side.LEFT) this.element.addClass('open-at-left');
            if((value & Side.TOP) == Side.TOP) this.element.addClass('open-at-top');

        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item is currently pressed
         **/
        get pressed(): boolean{
            return this._pressed;
        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item is currently pressed
         **/
        set pressed(value: boolean){

            if(!_isBoolean(value))
                throw new InvalidArgumentEx('value', value);

            var changed = value != this._pressed;

            this._pressed = value;

            if(value){
                this.element.addClass('pressed');
            }else{
                this.element.removeClass('pressed');
            }

            if(changed){
                this.onPressedChanged();
            }

        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item is selectable.
         If <c>selectable()</c>, Item will be selected when mouse hovers over it.
         **/
        get selectable(): boolean{
            return this._selectable;
        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item is selectable.
         If <c>selectable()</c>, Item will be selected when mouse hovers over it.
         **/
        set selectable(value: boolean){

            if(!_isBoolean(value))
                throw new InvalidArgumentEx('value', value);

            this._selectable = value;

        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item is currently selected.
         **/
        get selected(): boolean{
            return this.getSelected();
        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item is currently selected.
         **/
        set selected(value: boolean){

            this.setSelected(value);

        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item has currently context
         **/
        get withContext(): boolean{
            return this._withContext;
        }

        /**
         * Gets or sets a value indicating if the item has currently context
         **/
        set withContext(value: boolean){

            if(!_isBoolean(value))
                throw new InvalidArgumentEx('value', value);

            var changed = value != this._withContext;

            this._withContext = value;

            if(value){
                this.element.addClass('with-context');
            }else{
                this.element.removeClass('with-context');
            }

            if(changed){
                this.onWithContextChanged();
            }

        }
        //endregion
    }
}

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typedef struct curandGenerator_st *curandGenerator_t;

namespace perftools {
namespace gputools {

class Stream;
template <typename ElemT>
class DeviceMemory;

namespace cuda {

// Opaque and unique identifier for the cuRAND plugin.
extern const PluginId kCuRandPlugin;

class CUDAExecutor;

// CUDA-platform implementation of the random number generation support
// interface.
//
// Thread-safe post-initialization.
class CUDARng : public rng::RngSupport {
 public:
  explicit CUDARng(CUDAExecutor *parent);

  // Retrieves a curand library generator handle. This is necessary for
  // enqueuing random number generation work onto the device.
  // TODO(leary) provide a way for users to select the RNG algorithm.
  bool Init();

  // Releases a curand library generator handle, if one was acquired.
  ~CUDARng() override;

  // See rng::RngSupport for details on the following overrides.
  bool DoPopulateRandUniform(Stream *stream, DeviceMemory<float> *v) override;
  bool DoPopulateRandUniform(Stream *stream, DeviceMemory<double> *v) override;
  bool DoPopulateRandUniform(Stream *stream,
                             DeviceMemory<std::complex<float>> *v) override;
  bool DoPopulateRandUniform(Stream *stream,
                             DeviceMemory<std::complex<double>> *v) override;
  bool DoPopulateRandGaussian(Stream *stream, float mean, float stddev,
                              DeviceMemory<float> *v) override;
  bool DoPopulateRandGaussian(Stream *stream, double mean, double stddev,
                              DeviceMemory<double> *v) override;

  bool SetSeed(Stream *stream, const uint8 *seed, uint64 seed_bytes) override;

 private:
  // Actually performs the work of generating random numbers - the public
  // methods are thin wrappers to this interface.
  template <typename T>
  bool DoPopulateRandUniformInternal(Stream *stream, DeviceMemory<T> *v);
  template <typename ElemT, typename FuncT>
  bool DoPopulateRandGaussianInternal(Stream *stream, ElemT mean, ElemT stddev,
                                      DeviceMemory<ElemT> *v, FuncT func);

  // Sets the stream for the internal curand generator.
  //
  // This is a stateful operation, as the handle can only have one stream set at
  // a given time, so it is usually performed right before enqueuing work to do
  // with random number generation.
  bool SetStream(Stream *stream) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_);

  // mutex that guards the cuRAND handle for this device.
  mutex mu_;

  // CUDAExecutor which instantiated this CUDARng.
  // Immutable post-initialization.
  CUDAExecutor *parent_;

  // cuRANDalibrary handle on the device.
  curandGenerator_t rng_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);

  SE_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(CUDARng);
};

}  // namespace cuda
}  // namespace gputools
}  // namespace perftools

#endif  // TENSORFLOW_STREAM_EXECUTOR_CUDA_CUDA_RNG_H_


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Baltimore hospital group shut down entire network to fight Malware
MedStar Health, a group of Baltimore, Maryland hospitals, shut down their entire network yesterday to stop the spread of an unidentified malware attack. As of today, the network is back up and running.
"Our team quickly made a decision to take down all of our systems as a precaution and to ensure no further corruption," says an official statement. The incident happened just one week after Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in California had its entire network shut down by ransomware.
Hollywood Presbyterian ultimately paid off the ransomware to the tune of $17,000; MedStar Health isn't confirming or denying that they paid anyone off, only pointing to the statement on their website.
"We are working with our IT and Cybersecurity partners to fully assess and address the situation," the hospital said in a statement. Also involved is the FBI, which is reportedly investigating the situation.
The healthcare industry is a particularly attractive target for hackers and malware makers, if also a reprehensible one for them to select. Hospitals and insurance companies store a ton of personal information about patients, which is useful in the black market. Tight budgets, meanwhile, mean cyber-security isn't always a top priority.
The last few months have seen hospitals targeted in a wide range of attacks, from Hollywood to Kentucky and even to attacks on medical devices themselves. It's an unfortunate reality.
"The attempt to negatively impact an institution designed to save lives and care for those in need is a sad and troublesome reality of our times, not only for MedStar Health, but for our entire industry and the communities we serve," said Kenneth A. Samet, president and CEO of MedStar Health.
He's right, but it's also true that healthcare companies need to do more to lock down their networks for the 21st century. Sad and troublesome as it might be, it's necessary.
There is no evidence that any personal information has been stolen, according MedStar's statement.
Source | DigitalTrends
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SBU News > Newsroom > Press Release > General > Bizarre Crocodile Fossil Discovered by Stony Brook University Researchers Dispels Notion That These Reptiles are Static and Unchanging
Bizarre Crocodile Fossil Discovered by Stony Brook University Researchers Dispels Notion That These Reptiles are Static and Unchanging
Head skeleton structures described in exceptional detail down to the pathways of the tiniest nerves and blood vessels
STONY BROOK, N.Y., December 8, 2010 – We all know that crocodiles are reptiles with long snouts, conical teeth, strong jaws and long tails. But according to researchers at Stony Brook University in New York,
Skeletal reconstruction of Simosuchus clarki in side view (artwork by Lucille Betti-Nash).
we don't know what we thought we knew. Rather, some crocodiles possessed a dazzling array of adaptations that resulted in unique and sometimes bizarre anatomy, including blunt, pug-nosed snouts, pudgy bodies and short tails.
These anatomical adaptations of the incredibly diverse group of reptiles called notosuchian crocodyliforms are brilliantly illuminated in a new Memoir of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. This massive, richly illustrated volume, edited by Drs. David W. Krause and Nathan J. Kley of Stony Brook, clearly dispels the notion that crocodiles are static, unchanging "living fossils."
The volume, which gives an account of fossil crocodyliform anatomy that is unprecedented in its thoroughness, is set for publication on December 8, 2010.
The epitome of crocodyliform anomaly is represented
Life reconstruction of Simosuchus clarki as it may have appeared walking through the semi-arid grasslands of Madagascar in the Cretaceous Period. (Photo of type locality by Raymond Rogers; sculpture of Simosuchus by Boban Filipovic; montage by Lucille Betti-Nash).
by Simosuchus clarki, which lived in Madagascar at the end of the "Age of Dinosaurs" (about 66 million years ago). First described preliminarily in 2000 from a well-preserved skull and partial skeleton, Simosuchus shattered the crocodyliform mold with its blunt snout, leaf-shaped teeth, and short, tank-like body covered in a suit of bony armor.
"Simosuchus is easily the most bizarre crocodyliform ever found," declared Dr. Christopher Brochu, a leading expert on fossil crocodiles from the University of Iowa.
Over the next decade, expeditions to Madagascar recovered more skulls and skeletons, now representing nearly every bone of Simosuchus. A reconstruction of this uncommonly complete fossil reptile and an interpretation of its place in the crocodile evolutionary tree became the subject of the new volume.
"The completeness and preservation of the specimens demanded detailed treatment," said Krause, Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook University. "It just seemed unconscionable to not document such fantastic fossil material of this unique animal."
Brochu, who did not participate in the research, said that "very few crocodilians – even those alive today – have been subjected to this level of analysis. This reference sets a new standard for analyses of extinct crocodyliforms and is going to used for decades."
Skull and lower jaw of Simosuchus clarki in side view (photo by Jeanne Neville).
A separate chapter of the monograph is devoted to each of the major parts of the animal – skull, backbone, limbs, and armor.
"The skull and lower jaw in particular are preserved almost completely," said Kley, assistant professor in the Department of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook University. "This, combined with high-resolution CT scans of the most exquisitely preserved specimen, has allowed us to describe the structure of the head skeleton – both externally and internally – in exceptional detail, including even the pathways of the tiniest nerves and blood vessels."
But while it is easy to lose one-self in the details of these incredible fossils, one of the most amazing features is the overall shape of the animal. Two feet long, pudgy, with a blunt snout and the shortest tail of any known crocodyliform, Simosuchus was not equipped to snatch unsuspecting animal prey from the water's edge as many modern crocodiles do.
"Simosuchus lived on land, and its crouched posture and wide body probably meant it was not very agile or fast," said Joseph Sertich, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook who participated in the research.
In addition, its short, under-slung jaw and weak, leaf-shaped teeth show that it probably munched on a diet of plants. While the idea of a gentle, vegetarian crocodile is unusual to us today, the new memoir makes it easy to imagine Simosuchus ambling through its semi-arid grassland habitat, pausing to nip at plants and crouching low to hide from predators like the meat-eating dinosaur Majungasaurus.
The paleontologists also found evidence that pointed to the evolutionary origin of Simosuchus. "Interestingly, an analysis of evolutionary relationships suggests Simosuchus' closest relative lived much earlier, in Egypt," said Sertich.
Details like these are crucial to deciphering the pattern of the dispersal of life around the globe, an area of scientific study known as biogeography. Whatever its ancestry, Simosuchus has set a surprising new standard for what constitutes a crocodile.
The article appears in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(6, Supplement) published by Taylor and Francis.
ABOUT THE SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
Founded in 1940 by 34 paleontologists, the Society now has over 2,000 members representing professionals, students, artists, preparators, and others interested in vertebrate paleontology. It is organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes, with the object of advancing the science of vertebrate paleontology.
The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (JVP) is the leading journal of professional vertebrate paleontology and the flagship publication of the Society. It was founded in 1980 by Dr. Jiri Zidek and publishes contributions on all aspects of vertebrate paleontology.
Citation: D. W. Krause and N. J. Kley (eds.), Simosuchus clarki (Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 10. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(6, Supplement).
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For nearly three decades the RCA Dome, formerly known as the Hoosier Dome, occupied a footprint of two city blocks along South Capitol Avenue in downtown Indianapolis, right across the street from the Circle Center Mall. From the time it was completed in 1984 until the start of the 2008 season, the RCA Dome was home to the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. Throughout its history, the RCA Dome served as a sporting venue that hosted the Colts, the Purdue Boilermakers, and even the NBA All-Stars. The RCA Dome was originally built as part of an expansion to the Indiana Convention Center, rather than as a stand-alone sports arena.
At the time of completion, the RCA Dome was unique as one of a handful of stadiums with air-supported roofs. The roof was nearly 200 feet high and weighed an astonishing 257 tons. Permanent seating capacity at the RCA Dome was 60,500.
Demolition of the RCA Dome began in 2008, after completion of Lucas Oil Stadium, a retractable roof stadium on the south side of the former RCA Dome. It became the new home of the Indianapolis Colts in 2008. The final demolition on December 20, 2008 made way for an expansion to the Indiana Convention Center. The estimated $275 million renovation and expansion included plans to eventually connect the convention center with Lucas Oil Stadium via a walkway built beneath the nearby railroad tracks.
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