text:
Just last week we took a close look at the growing term of "Enterprise Communications," with a hands-on review of Webex Teams. To help further round out this discussion (and to prepare for our Ultimate Showdown head-to-head article: Microsoft Teams vs WebEx Teams), we wanted to offer another close look at what is arguably the largest contender for the Enterprise UC&C gold medal: Microsoft Teams.
This isn't our fist time looking closely at Microsoft Teams, but of course as time as passed a number of things have changed. As Enterprise focused UC solutions are picking up steam, we're seeing organizations quickly replace the more standard communication solutions with these complete and robust collaboration platforms.
Without a doubt, these Enterprise capable collaboration platforms are quickly taking hold of the market, branching their capabilities far beyond persistent chat into critical capabilities like enhanced visual collaboration, and even the latest tech like Artificial Intelligence.
In order to better understand the current options that exist, and just why these solutions are quickly taking over the market, we wanted to offer a close look at the latest version of Microsoft Teams.
A Stand-Alone Collaboration Expansion to Office 365
Without focusing too much on the how and why, Microsoft developed their own take on the collaboration market, one that would sit nicely inside the Office 365 ecosystem. Its pretty much as simple as that. Now, that really doesn't tell the whole story: Teams is an incredibly capable platform that expands collaboration beyond just one-to-one or group chats.
"Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app that helps your team stay organized and have conversations—all in one place. Here's a quick look at the left hand side of Teams."
And, with such a powerful cloud platform increasing the accessibility of the already popular Microsoft portfolio, Microsoft saw an opening to grab onto this new collaboration paradigm.
Of course, they're no strangers to communication with the acquisition and continued development of Skype, among other tools. But, as I said in the past, Microsoft Teams is "not just another messaging app you download on your desktop and phone like Slack."
Instead, Teams is all about being part of the Office 365 ecosystem. With Microsoft Teams, users gain access to a number of functions separated into four categories:
Teams – Find and create channels to hold "on-the-spot meetings, have conversations and share files"
Meetings – See everything you've got lined up for the day or week. Or, schedule a meeting. This calendar syncs with Outlook, an example of the deep Office 365 integration.
Calls – Organizations can expand teams to include VoIP calling beyond just chat and collaboration
Activity – Catch up on all your unread messages, @mentions, replies and more
A little bit has changed since my last look at Teams; Microsoft now offers a free version of Teams, enabling organizations to leverage Teams without the need for an entire Office 365 subscription. But, the option to upgrade and gain the entire platform is there for those who choose to do so.
And honestly, this highlights a fairly large selling point for Microsoft's Teams platform — the deep integration with the rest of the Office 365 ecosystem. Lets face it, Microsoft's apps have been, and probably always will be, the go-to enterprise solutions for a number of tasks. We can't really imagine a world without Word, Excel and PowerPoint — or at least their influence.
Using Microsoft Teams: The User Interface
Just like with almost every other UC&C application, Microsoft manages to make the navigation fairly simply with a main content window front and center, and navigation set off to the left. No one is trying to reinvent the wheel here, just make it more comfortable.
Just like on most other UC or collaboration apps, there are four icons along the left panel for major navigation, but this time with a little text label to go along with the icon, just in case you can't figure out what that picture of a chat bubble means.
But Microsoft has taken a bit of a unique twist in the design of Teams, focusing more specifically on the team aspect of the platform. The main view one sees right when they open the app is the Activity feed, where users can see everything that their entire organization is up to.
This includes conversations, files, and quite frankly almost anything you want to add ranging from Microsoft applications, to third party integrations. The breakdown continues with more granular level focus, as the next icons on the navigation menu enable users to jump directly to one on one Chats, or focus instead on Teams — think of teams just like shared chatrooms.
At the end of the day, Teams are where most of your collaboration will be happening. These are groups of people brought together for work, projects or common interests. Teams are made up of channels.
Each channel is then built around a specific topic, for example "content production" or "marketing optimization. Within the channels are where users will converse, hold meetings, collaborate and share files or documents.
Users can also access files directly within the files tab, and have another menu button to expand their functionality even further with other Microsoft apps and services.
Overall the design is simple and navigation is easy, however I can't help but feel a redundancy here, with the option to look at a Department wide activity (which will usually include your teams), or another look closer at teams themselves.
On a large scale this would make sense, enabling departments to further expand into smaller teams, but can also be too many options for smaller teams — hence why these platforms are geared towards the larger Enterprise organizations.
Collaborating in Microsoft Teams: The UX
Microsoft teams of course enables a high level of collaboration through the use of Office 365 solutions and applications. Users can co-edit documents in real-time, something that has already been possible with 365 in general.
Users can choose which application they want to specifically highlight, and add that to their view with the tab buttons. These tabs allow individuals to jump between windows quickly and access relevant files or documents, for example that word document that you and the rest of the PR team is co-editing. As the conversation about the changes unfolds, each user can see the individual changes being placed, as well.
But collaboration also involves communication; which must ultimately be as simple as possible. We cannot have these large roadblocks in the way, slowing us down, and effectively slowing our rate of production down at the same time.
A successful communication and collaborations platform removes these roadblocks, and makes it even easier to communicate, not harder. Microsoft Teams manages to do this by enabling an intense, granular level of communication customization. What I mean by that is users can free to really break down and hone in on what they want their conversations to be about, through organization.
There are two distinct options:
Teams – these are the groups, like departments or teams, within an organization. You need to construct teams and then add people to them.
Channels – Beyond Teams, users can divide their conversations up even further with specific and dedicated channels. Each individual team automatically starts with its own dedicated channel called "General," but users can expand with more channels for specific projects or topics as necessary.
Of course once channels are setup, users are then free to join these group chats (as long as they are within the Team) to begin collaborating — think of these channels as the communal chat rooms for each specific project or meeting.
Teams will be dedicated to specific departments, for example the Content Team. Within the Content Team there can be further organization with channels, like "In-House Content," "Free-lance Content," "Guest Post Content," and so-on.
This level of organization configuration should go a long way in providing a clean, easy to understand and consistent experience. The biggest benefit is the ability to juggle multiple dedicated channels within a Team.
In other platforms, like Slack, users can create as many channels as they want, and can dedicate specific channels to specific projects like listed above, but this will just create a long list of disorganized channels. But, to help keeps things organized, I do like the inclusion of an Activity tab at the top of every channel to capture the important parts of a conversation.
The concept moves further into the realm of "Enterprise communications" when users are much more capable of organizing their communications, and have the option to jump between Teams or departments, and even further organize efforts (if need be) with specific and dedicated channels inside those Teams.
This way, if an individual is part of more than one team, they do not need to juggle more than one Slack account or Slack room, but they instead have the option to jump between different Teams.
Microsoft's Approach to AI in UC
Back in Sept of 2017, Lori Wright explained that Microsoft had "a new vision for intelligent communications," which she said would transform "calling and meeting experiences for people and organizations around the world."
The overall idea was that this new paradigm of intelligent communications goes beyond "traditional unified communications" by including more intelligent and proactive capabilities.
This announcement was primarily surrounding a strategy shift from Microsoft, placing a heavier focus on Teams as the collaboration solution responsible for pushing this concept of intelligent communications.
It seems that the plan is to allow Teams to slowly but surely phase out Skype for Business — whether or not this is the future for Microsoft is yet to be seen, but the focus on intelligent communications is absolutely still a core component of the platform. What is interesting to see, though, is some of Microsoft's latest releases being worked into both Skype and Teams, without a mention of Skype for Business at all.
For example, just look at Microsoft's recent announcement of a Background Blurring capability within Skype and Teams. Leveraging AI, users can choose to blur out their background in a video conference to hide the clutter.
On one hand the term "Intelligent Communications" can be used to describe the overall enhanced collaboration provided by a solution like Teams, mainly live editing and file sharing along with persistent chat.
But in reality the term goes a bit further, and Microsoft highlights some interesting functionalities made possible by this new idea of intelligent collaboration:
Before the start of a meeting, Teams will locate and "surface" what it considers to be relevant information or documents that will assist in the collaboration effort.
Within a meeting, Teams will capture and transcribe the conversation along with time-coded, closed captioning and even voice recognition to attribute remarks to specific speakers.
After the meeting, Teams will automatically dump the recording and transcript of that meeting into any relevant channels or conversations on the platform. This enables anyone within the organization to then search through and review the content of the meeting.
This whole idea, as mentioned above, is about simplifying the work process — now this is a bit of a dead horse at this point, that is the whole concept beyond AI and automations.
But, I think it is important to see this concept being put into action in reality, and Microsoft for example has some very interesting real world beginnings to the AI revolution.
What is particularly interesting, of course, is that major concept of "Intelligent Communications," which signifies a clear focus and priority, from Microsoft within the Teams platform, being placed on not only introducing new features, but drastically innovating the way work is done.
The Bottom Line: Leveraging Office 365
These Enterprise level solutions are clearly making a case for themselves, and are on the way up to replacing some of our more beloved solutions. For example, Microsoft Teams is doing very well in particular, and is actually gaining quite a bit of ground on Slack. As of December 2018, Computer World reported that MS Teams "is now the second most popular business chat apps."
They noted that on results from a recent Spiceworks survey 21% of respondents were using Teams now, up from a mere 3% back in 2016. While we can't count our chickens before they hatch quite yet, and this is just one survey with limited scope, I think there is a clear indication of a reaction to existing business needs. Slack really introduced the idea of persistent chat working to replace email, and enabling real-time always-on communications and collaboration.
But these platforms like Webex Teams and Microsoft Teams have recognized that team collaboration software is much more than a fancy IRC chat room — otherwise IRC wouldn't have been replaced by prettier and shiner applications. The ability to collaborate not only through text, but through video, whiteboarding and even co-editing of documents is so powerful that there's no reason we shouldn't make it possible.
That's where Microsoft Teams shines pretty strong in particular as well, the deep inclusion and integration of existing Microsoft Office and Office 365 tools and products. It's an understatement to say that the Office suite has been revolutionary, and continues to be so (at least in some way, even if just spawning better competitors).
The ability to simply grab a hold of an easy to use, and even free, solution that not only works with but specifically leverages some of the most common tools we are already using on a daily-basis is a bit of a no-brainer, instead of piecing together other tools. After all, ins't that the point behind Unified Communications?
Top 7 Mobile Business VoIP Apps to Keep Your Team Connected [Comparison]
Microsoft Teams Update from Enterprise Connect


text:
\section{Introduction}

A time evolution of a stochastic system can be described by a
Langevin equation \cite{Kampen}. In such approach, the influence
of a fluctuating environment is accounted for by means of an
external noise term. It is necessary to determine exact
statistical characteristics of a system in terms of given
statistical characteristics of a noise. Assumption of Gaussian
white (delta-correlated) noise considerably simplifies the problem
\cite{Horsthemke}. The time evolution of the system is Markovian
process \cite{Doob}, and its univariate probability distribution
function (PDF) and transition probability density satisfy the
Fokker-Planck equation \cite{Horsthemke,Gardiner,Risken}. In
specific cases one can determine an exact time-dependent solution
of such an equation, and a stationary PDF can be obtained in
general.

However, Gaussian white noise has some unphysical properties
\cite{HanggiJung}, therefore sometimes its application is not
justified. Gaussian colored noise with an arbitrary correlation
function is more realistic model of a fluctuating environment.
Although the time evolution of the stochastic system is
non-Markovian process, in specific cases its univariate PDF
satisfies the time dependent Fokker-Planck equation
\cite{Hanggi78,Hanggi81,Jung,DH65}. Exact statistical
characteristics of undamped \cite{MW} and damped free particles
\cite{DH62} driven by additive Gaussian colored noise of
overdamped particles in a quadratic potential driven by
multiplicative Gaussian colored noise \cite{DH65} are found. In
particular, it is shown that anomalous diffusion
\cite{MW,DH62,DH65} and stochastic localization \cite{DH62,DH65}
of free particles can occur.

In a more general case, a fluctuating environment of a system is
modeled by two noise sources. Most commonly, cross-correlated
Gaussian white noises are considered. The appropriate
Fokker-Planck equation is derived and the two-noise Langevin
equation can be reduced to a stochastically equivalent one-noise
Langevin equation \cite{FT,WCK,DVH}. However, models which
demonstrate, for example, nonequilibrium fluctuation-induced
transport \cite{Magnasco,DHR,BRH}, double stochastic resonance
\cite{JZHL}, require to consider a colored noise source and a
white noise source. The Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process with
exponential correlation function is widely used as Gaussian
colored noise. But the corresponding Fokker-Planck equation is
derived using approximate methods, for instance, conventional
small-$\tau$ theory \cite{SMKG}, the decoupling theory
\cite{HMMM}, the unified colored noise approximation \cite{JH},
etc. Within this approximations, systems driven by two
Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes are studied \cite{WCW,LCWW}, the
noise self-correlations and the cross-correlation have the same
correlation time. There are no general methods for obtaining exact
statistical characteristics of systems with two colored noises.
Therefore, specific exactly soluble models are needed.

In this paper, we generalize a nonlinear system \cite{DH65} with
colored noise to the case of two colored noises and study the
possibility of an exactly solvable model constructing. The system
state parameter $x(t)$ evolves according to the following Langevin
equation:
\begin{equation}
    \dot{x}(t)+[\kappa+f_{1}(t)]x(t)=|x(t)|^{\alpha}f_{2}(t),
    \label{eq:Lang_x}
\end{equation}
where $x(0)=x_{0}(>0)$, $\kappa (\geq 0)$ and $\alpha (<1)$ are
real-valued parameters, $f_{1}(t)$ and $f_{2}(t)$ are colored
noises with zero mean and known statistical characteristics. The
assumption of positivity of $x(0)$ does not restrict the
generality of the model (\ref{eq:Lang_x}).

We note that for $0\leq\alpha\leq1$ the solution of
Eq.~(\ref{eq:Lang_x}) is not unique at $x=0$. In this paper, the
point $x=0$ is considered to be a regular point and the solution
of Eq.~(\ref{eq:Lang_x}) coincides with the solution of the
equation
\begin{equation}
    \{\dot{x}(t)+[\kappa+f_{1}(t)]x(t)\}|x(t)|^{-\alpha}=f_{2}(t)
    \quad [x(0)=x_{0}>0]
    \label{eq:Lang_x1}
\end{equation}
for all times $t\geq 0$. Although one can obtain an exact solution
of Eq.~(\ref{eq:Lang_x1}) for the case of arbitrary independent
noises $f_{1}(t)$ and $f_{2}(t)$, it is not possible to determine
exact statistical characteristics of $x(t)$. Therefore, we
consider a specific relation between noises $f_{1}(t)$ and
$f_{2}(t)$, which allows to obtain exactly the time-dependent
univariate PDF and the fractional moments of $x(t)$. We find
analytically their long-time asymptotics and show that in the
special case $\kappa=0$ anomalous diffusion and stochastic
localization of particles can occur.

The paper is organized as follows. In Sec.\ II, we solve exactly
Eq.~(\ref{eq:Lang_x1}) with arbitrary independent noises
$f_{1}(t)$, $f_{2}(t)$ and consider a specific relation between
noises. In the same section we obtain the time-dependent
univariate PDF and the fractional moments of $x(t)$. Their
long-time asymptotic behavior is studied analytically in Sec.\
III. Our results are summarized in Sec.\ IV.

\section{General analysis}

To construct an exactly soluble model of a system described by the
Langevin equation (\ref{eq:Lang_x1}), we obtain its exact solution
for the case of arbitrary independent noises $f_{1}(t)$ and
$f_{2}(t)$. By introducing the new variable
$y(t)=x(t)|x(t)|^{-\alpha}$, the nonlinear stochastic differential
equation (\ref{eq:Lang_x1}) is transformed to the linear one
\begin{equation}
    \dot{y}(t)+[\omega+(1-\alpha)f_{1}(t)]y(t)=(1-\alpha)f_{2}(t),
    \label{eq:Lang_y}
\end{equation}
where $\omega=(1-\alpha)\kappa$ and $y(0)=x_{0}^{1-\alpha}$. The
solution of Eq.~(\ref{eq:Lang_y}) is given by (see, for example,
Ref. \cite{Kamke})
\begin{equation}
    y(t)=e^{-\omega t-(1-\alpha)F_{1}(t)}\left[x_{0}^{1-\alpha}+
    (1-\alpha)\int_{0}^{t}d\tau f_{2}(\tau)e^{\omega\tau+(1-\alpha)
    F_{1}(\tau)}\right],
    \label{eq:Sol_y}
\end{equation}
where
\begin{equation}
    F_{1}(t)=\int_{0}^{t}d\tau f_{1}(\tau).
    \label{eq:F1_t}
\end{equation}
Substituting Eq.~(\ref{eq:Sol_y}) into expression
$x(t)=y(t)|y(t)|^{\alpha/(1-\alpha)}$, we can write the solution
of Eq.~(\ref{eq:Lang_x1}) as
\begin{equation}
    x(t)=\frac{F(t)|F(t)|^{\alpha/(1-\alpha)}}{e^{F_{1}(t)}},
    \label{eq:Sol_x}
\end{equation}
where
\begin{equation}
    F(t)=e^{-\omega t}\left[x_{0}^{1-\alpha}+(1-\alpha)
    \int_{0}^{t}d\tau
    f_{2}(\tau)e^{\omega\tau+(1-\alpha)F_{1}(\tau)}\right].
    \label{eq:F_t}
\end{equation}

To obtain the time-dependent univariate PDF of $x(t)$, we should
determine the univariate PDFs of $F_{1}(t)$ and $F(t)$. The
univariate PDF of $F_{1}(t)$ is easily found if $f_{1}(t)$ is
Gaussian noise with zero mean and the arbitrary correlation
function
\begin{equation}
    \langle f_{1}(t)f_{1}(t')\rangle=r_{1}(|t-t'|).
    \label{eq:corr_fun_f1}
\end{equation}
Indeed, by virtue of the linear dependence $F_{1}(t)$ on
$f_{1}(t)$, $F_{1}(t)$ is Gaussian process with zero mean and the
dispersion
\begin{equation}
    \sigma_{1}^{2}(t)=2\int_{0}^{t}du r_{1}(u)(t-u).
    \label{eq:disp1}
\end{equation}
The simplest way to obtain the univariate PDF of $F(t)$ is to
consider the specific relation between noises $f_{1}(t)$ and
$f_{2}(t)$. We assume that
\begin{equation}
    f_{2}(t)=f(t)e^{(\alpha-1)F_{1}(t)},
    \label{eq:intr_f}
\end{equation}
where $f(t)$ is Gaussian noise with zero mean and the arbitrary
correlation function
\begin{equation}
    \langle f(t)f(t')\rangle=r(|t-t'|).
    \label{eq:corr_fun_f}
\end{equation}
Then $F(t)$ is Gaussian noise with the mean $m(t)$ and the
dispersion $\sigma^{2}(t)$
\begin{equation}
    m(t)=x_{0}^{1-\alpha}e^{-\omega t},
    \label{eq:mean}
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
    \sigma^{2}(t)=2(1-\alpha)\frac{e^{-\omega t}}{\kappa}
    \int_{0}^{t}du r(u)\mathrm{sinh}[\omega(t-u)].
    \label{eq:disp}
\end{equation}
Thus, the Langevin equation (\ref{eq:Lang_x1}) with arbitrary
noises $f_{1}(t)$ and $f_{2}(t)$ is reduced to the following
Langevin equation:
\begin{equation}
    \{\dot{x}(t)+[\kappa+f_{1}(t)]x(t)\}|x(t)|^{-\alpha}=
    f(t)e^{(\alpha-1)F_{1}(t)} \quad [x(0)=x_{0}>0],
    \label{eq:Lang_x2}
\end{equation}
where $f_{1}(t)$ and $f(t)$ are statistically independent Gaussian
colored noises with known statistical characteristics.

The random process $p(t)=F(t)|F(t)|^{\alpha/(1-\alpha)}$ is
power-normal \cite{DH65}. Let $P_{p}(p,t)$ denote the univariate
PDF that $p(t)=p$,
\begin{equation}
    P_{p}(p,t)=\frac{1-\alpha}{\sqrt{2\pi}\sigma(t)|p|^{\alpha}}
    \exp\left\{-\frac{[p|p|^{-\alpha}-m(t)]^{2}}
    {2\sigma^{2}(t)}\right\}.
    \label{eq:Pp1}
\end{equation}
The random process $l(t)=e^{F_{1}(t)}$ is logarithmic-normal
\cite{LN}. Let $P_{l}(l,t)$ denote the univariate PDF that
$l(t)=l$,
\begin{equation}
    P_{l}(l,t)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}\sigma_{1}(t)l}\exp\left[
     -\frac{\ln^{2}l}{2\sigma_{1}^{2}(t)}\right]
    \label{eq:Pl1}
\end{equation}
for $l\geq 0$ and $P_{l}(l,t)=0$ for $l<0$. According to
Eq.~(\ref{eq:Sol_x}), the solution of Eq.~(\ref{eq:Lang_x2}) can
be rewritten as $x(t)=p(t)/l(t)$, where $p(t)$ and $l(t)$ are
statistically independent power-normal and lognormal processes. It
is not difficult to get the conclusion, that by introducing the
new variable $p(t)=x(t)l(t)$, Eq.~(\ref{eq:Lang_x2}) can be
obtained from the Langevin equation with one noise
\begin{equation}
    [\dot{p}(t)+\kappa p(t)]|p(t)|^{-\alpha}=f(t)\quad
    [p(0)=p_{0}>0],
    \label{eq:Lang_P}
\end{equation}
where $p_{0}=x_{0}$.

Let $P_{x}(x,t)$ be the univariate PDF that $x(t)=x$. It can be
calculated as (see, for example, Ref. \cite{Papoulis})
\begin{equation}
    P_{x}(x,t)=\int_{0}^{\infty}duuP_{l}(u,t)P_{p}(ux,t).
    \label{eq:Px}
\end{equation}
Substituting Eq.~(\ref{eq:Pp1}) and Eq.~(\ref{eq:Pl1}) into
Eq.~(\ref{eq:Px}), we finally obtain the time-dependent univariate
PDF of $x(t)$
\begin{equation}
    P_{x}(x,t)=\frac{1-\alpha}{2\pi\sigma_{\alpha}(t)\sigma(t)
    |x|^{\alpha}}\int_{0}^{\infty}du\exp\left\{-\frac{\ln^{2}u}
    {2\sigma_{\alpha}^{2}(t)}-\frac{[ux|x|^{-\alpha}-m(t)]^{2}}
    {2\sigma^{2}(t)}\right\},
    \label{eq:Px1}
\end{equation}
where $\sigma_{\alpha}(t)=(1-\alpha)\sigma_{1}(t)$.

We note if $f_{1}(t)\equiv 0$ [$\sigma_{\alpha}^{2}(t)\rightarrow
0$ for all times $t$] the small neighborhood of the point $u=1$
gives basic contribution and Eq.~(\ref{eq:Px1}) is reduced to the
PDF of the power-normal distribution (\ref{eq:Pp1}). If
$f(t)\equiv 0$ [$\sigma^{2}(t)\rightarrow 0$ for all times $t$] we
take into account
\begin{eqnarray}
    \lim_{\sigma^{2}(t)\rightarrow 0}\Bigg\{\left\{\sqrt{2\pi}
    \left[\frac{\sigma(t)}{|x|^{1-\alpha}}\right]\right\}^{-1}
    \exp\Bigg\{-\frac{1}{2}\left[u-\frac{m(t)}{x|x|^{-\alpha}}
    \right]^2\nonumber\\
    \times\left[\frac{\sigma(t)}{|x|^{1-\alpha}}\right]^{-2}
    \Bigg\}\Bigg\}=\delta\left[u-\frac{m(t)}{x|x|^{-\alpha}}\right],
    \qquad\quad
    \label{eq:delta}
\end{eqnarray}
where $\delta(x)$ is the Dirac delta function. Eq.~(\ref{eq:Px1})
is reduced to the PDF of the lognormal distribution \cite{DH65}
\begin{equation}
    P_{x}(x,t)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}\sigma_{1}(t)x}
    \exp\left[-\frac{1}{2\sigma_{1}^{2}(t)}\left(\ln\frac{x}{x_{0}}+
    \kappa t\right)^{2}\right]
    \label{eq:Px0}
\end{equation}
for $x\geq 0$ and $P_{x}(x,t)=0$ for $x<0$. Taking into account
Eqs.~(\ref{eq:delta}) and (\ref{eq:Px0}), we note that
Eq.~(\ref{eq:Px1}) reduces to the delta function $\delta(x-x_0)$
at time $t=0$.

We can now determine the time-dependent fractional moments of
$x(t)$. They are defined as
\begin{equation}
    m_{r}^{v}(t)=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}dxP_{x}(x,t)|x|^{r-v}x^v,
    \label{eq:frac_mon_def1}
\end{equation}
where $r$ is a real number, and $v=0$ or 1. We substitute
Eq.~(\ref{eq:Px}) into Eq.~(\ref{eq:frac_mon_def1}). By
introducing the new variable $y=ux$, one can write
\begin{equation}
    m_{r}^{v}(t)=\int_{0}^{\infty}\frac{du}{u^{r}}P_{l}(u,t)
    \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}dyP_{p}(y,t)|y|^{r-v}y^{v}.
    \label{eq:frac_mom2}
\end{equation}
We take into account that the second integral is the well-known
fractional moments of power-normal distribution \cite{DH65}.
Calculating the first integral, we finally obtain the fractional
moments of $x(t)$
\begin{eqnarray}
    m_{r}^{v}(t)&=&\frac{\Gamma(\xi)}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\sigma^{\xi-1}(t)
    \exp\left[r^2\sigma_{1}^2(t)/2-a^2(t)/4\right] \nonumber\\
    &&\times\{D_{-\xi}[-a(t)]+(-1)^vD_{-\xi}[a(t)]\}.
    \label{eq:frac_mom}
\end{eqnarray}
Here $\xi=1+r/(1-\alpha)$, $a(t)=m(t)/\sigma(t)$, and
$D_{-\xi}(z)$ is the integral representation of the Weber
parabolic cylinder function \cite{WPCF}
\begin{equation}
    D_{-\xi}(z)=\frac{e^{-z^2/4}}{\Gamma(\xi)}\int_{0}^{\infty}
    dyy^{\xi-1}e^{-y^2/2-zy} \;(\xi>0),
    \label{eq:WPCF}
\end{equation}
where $\Gamma(\xi)$ is the gamma function. If $\xi\leq 0$ all
fractional moments diverge. Since $m_{0}^{0}(t)=1$, $P_{x}(x,t)$
is properly normalized.

We note the asymptotic of $m_{r}^{v}(t)$ as
$\sigma_{1}^{2}(t)\rightarrow 0$ for all times $t$ is obtained
directly from Eq.~(\ref{eq:frac_mom})
\begin{equation}
    m_{r}^{v}(t)=\frac{\Gamma(\xi)}{\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-a^2(t)/4}
    \sigma^{\xi-1}(t)\{D_{-\xi}[-a(t)]
    +(-1)^vD_{-\xi}[a(t)]\}.
    \label{eq:fm_asymp1}
\end{equation}
Eq.~(\ref{eq:fm_asymp1}) is the fractional moments of the
power-normal distribution \cite{DH65}. In order to determine the
fractional moments as $\sigma^{2}(t)\rightarrow 0$ for all times
$t$, we use the asymptotic form
\begin{eqnarray}
    \lim_{\sigma^{2}(t)\rightarrow 0} \sigma^{\xi-1}(t)
    \exp\left[-\frac{m^{2}(t)}{4\sigma^{2}(t)}\right]
    D_{-\xi}\left[\pm\frac{m(t)}{\sigma(t)}\right]    \nonumber\\
    =\frac{\sqrt{2\pi}}{\Gamma(\xi)}m^{\xi-1}(t)\int_{0}^{\infty}
    dss^{\xi-1}\delta(s\pm1).
    \label{eq:asymp}
\end{eqnarray}
Substituting Eq.~(\ref{eq:asymp}) into Eq.~(\ref{eq:frac_mom}), we
obtain
\begin{equation}
    m_{r}^{v}(t)=x_{0}^{r}\exp\left[\frac{1}{2}r^2
    \sigma_{1}^2(t)-r\kappa t\right]
    \label{eq:fm_asymp2}.
\end{equation}
Eq.~(\ref{eq:fm_asymp2}) is the fractional moments of the
logarithmic-normal distribution \cite{DH65}.

\section{Asymptotic behavior}

In the previous section, we have constructed an exactly soluble
model with two multiplicative Gaussian colored noises. We have
obtained exact expressions for the time-dependent univariate
probability distribution function and the fractional moments. In
this section, we determine the long-time behavior of particles,
$t\rightarrow \infty$. Cases $\kappa>0$ and $\kappa=0$ are
considered separately.

\subsection{$\kappa>0$}

In this case $m(\infty)=0$ and $a(\infty)=0$. The asymptotic form
of Eq.~(\ref{eq:disp}) at $t=\infty$ is given by
\begin{equation}
    \sigma^2(\infty)=\frac{1-\alpha}{\kappa}\int_{0}^{\infty}
    dur(u)e^{-\omega u}.
    \label{eq:disp_inf}
\end{equation}
Since $r(u)\rightarrow 0$ as $u\rightarrow \infty$,
$\sigma^2(\infty)<\infty$. The asymptotic form of
Eq.~(\ref{eq:disp1}) can be written as
\begin{equation}
    \sigma_{1}^{2}(t)\sim 2tR_{1}(t)\;(t\rightarrow\infty),
    \label{eq:disp1_inf}
\end{equation}
where $R_{1}(t)=\int_{0}^{t}du r_{1}(u)$. According to Ref.
\cite{DH62}, if
\begin{equation}
    R_{1}(t)=o(1/t)\;(t\rightarrow \infty),
    \label{eq:R1}
\end{equation}
then $\sigma_{1}^2(\infty)<\infty$, and if $0<R_{1}(\infty)\leq
\infty$ or $R_{1}(\infty)=0$ [$R_{1}(\infty)$ is the noise
intensity], but Eq.~(\ref{eq:R1}) does not hold, then
$\sigma_{1}^2(\infty)=\infty$. Thus, there are two qualitatively
different cases of the long-time asymptotic behavior of
Eq.~(\ref{eq:disp1}), namely, $\sigma_{1}^2(\infty)<\infty$ and
$\sigma_{1}^2(\infty)=\infty$.

To determine the asymptotic behavior of $m_{r}^{v}(t)$ as
$t\rightarrow \infty$ we use the formula
\begin{equation}
    D_{-\xi}(0)=2^{\xi/2-1}\frac{\Gamma(\xi/2)}{\Gamma(\xi)},
    \label{eq:WPCF0}
\end{equation}
which follows from Eq.~(\ref{eq:WPCF}). Substituting
Eq.~(\ref{eq:WPCF0}) into Eq.~(\ref{eq:frac_mom}), we obtain
\begin{equation}
    m_{r}^{v}(\infty)=\frac{\Gamma(\xi/2)}{\sqrt{2\pi}}2^{\xi/2}
    \sigma^{\xi-1}(\infty)e^{r^2\sigma_{1}^2(\infty)/2}
    \frac{1+(-1)^v}{2}\quad (\xi>0).
    \label{eq:frac_mom_inf1}
\end{equation}

If Eq.~(\ref{eq:R1}) is fulfilled $[\sigma_{1}^2(\infty)<\infty]$,
all fractional moments (\ref{eq:frac_mom_inf1}) with $r>\alpha-1$
are finite, and the stationary PDF $P_{st}(x)=P_{x}(x,\infty)$ is
given by
\begin{equation}
    P_{st}(x)=\frac{1-\alpha}{2\pi\sigma_{\alpha}(\infty)
    \sigma(\infty)|x|^{\alpha}}\int_{0}^{\infty}du
    \exp\left[-\frac{\ln^{2}(u)}{2\sigma_{\alpha}^{2}(\infty)}
    -\frac{u^2|x|^{2(1-\alpha)}}{2\sigma^{2}(\infty)}\right].
    \label{eq:Pstx1_1}
\end{equation}
Note that $P_{st}(x)$ is even, as is also reflected by
$m_{r}^{1}(\infty)=0$. The value of $P_{st}(x)$ at the point $x=0$
depends on $\alpha$, if $0<\alpha<1$ then $P_{st}(0)=\infty$, if
$\alpha=0$ then
$P_{st}(0)=e^{\sigma_{1}^{2}(\infty)/2}/[\sqrt{2\pi}\sigma(\infty)]$,
and if $\alpha<0$ then $P_{st}(0)=0$.

If Eq.~(\ref{eq:R1}) is not fulfilled
$[\sigma_{1}^2(\infty)=\infty]$, then $m_{r}^{0}(\infty)=\infty$
and $m_{r}^{1}(\infty)=0$. The stationary PDF
$P_{st}(x)=P_{x}(x,\infty)$ (\ref{eq:Px1}) can be written as
\begin{eqnarray}
    P_{st}(x)&\sim&\frac{1}{2\pi\sigma(\infty)|x|^{\alpha}
    \sqrt{2tR_{1}(t)}}  \nonumber\\
    &&\times\int_{0}^{\infty}du
    \exp\left[-\frac{\ln^{2}(u)}{4(1-\alpha)^2tR_{1}(t)}
    -\frac{u^2|x|^{2(1-\alpha)}}{2\sigma^2(\infty)}\right]\;
    (t\rightarrow\infty).
    \label{eq:Pstx1_2}
\end{eqnarray}
For $x\neq 0$, the first term of the exponent in
Eq.~(\ref{eq:Pstx1_2}) can be neglected compared to the second
one, and we find
\begin{equation}
    \left. P_{st}(x)\right|_{x\ne 0}=\lim_{t\to\infty}
    \frac{1}{4|x|\sqrt{\pi tR_{1}(t)}}=0.
    \label{eq:Pstx1_2_1}
\end{equation}
For $x=0$, Eq.~(\ref{eq:Pstx1_2}) is reduced to \linespread{0.5}
\begin{equation}
    P_{st}(0)=\lim_{ \scriptsize\begin{array}{l}
    t\to\infty \\ x\to 0 \end{array} }
    \frac{(1-\alpha)\exp[(1-\alpha)^2tR_{1}(t)]}{\sqrt{2\pi}
    \sigma(\infty)|x|^\alpha}=\infty.
    \label{eq:Pstx1_2_2}
\end{equation}
\linespread{1}

To gain more insight into the behavior of $P_{st}(x)$ in the
vicinity of $x=0$, we define the probability
\begin{equation}
    W_{\varepsilon}(t)=\int_{-\varepsilon}^{\varepsilon}dxP_{x}(x,t),
    \label{eq:W_def}
\end{equation}
that $x(t)\in(-\varepsilon,\varepsilon)$. Substituting
Eq.~(\ref{eq:Pstx1_2}) into Eq.~(\ref{eq:W_def}), we obtain
\begin{equation}
    W_{\varepsilon}(t)\sim\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi tA(t)}}
    \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}dz\exp\left[-\frac{z^2}{2tA(t)}\right]
    \mathrm{erf}\left[\frac{\varepsilon^{1-\alpha}e^z}
    {\sqrt{2}\sigma(\infty)}\right]\;(t\rightarrow\infty),
    \label{eq:W1}
\end{equation}
where $A(t)=2(1-\alpha)^2R_{1}(t)$. To evaluate
$W_{\varepsilon}(\infty)$, we introduce the new variable $z=s\sqrt
t$, and take into account that
\begin{equation}
    \lim_{t\rightarrow\infty}\mathrm{erf}
    \left[\frac{\varepsilon^{1-\alpha}e^{s\sqrt t}}
    {\sqrt{2}\sigma(\infty)}\right]=h(s),
    \label{eq:HF}
\end{equation}
where $h(s)$ is the Heaviside function. Substituting
Eq.~(\ref{eq:HF}) into Eq.~(\ref{eq:W1}), we obtain
$W_{\varepsilon}(\infty)=1/2$. Thus, in the case
$\sigma_{1}^2(\infty)=\infty$ no well-defined stationary PDF
exists.

\subsection{$\kappa=0$}

In this subsection, we study the statistical behavior of free
particles (particles not subjected to a restoring force
\cite{DH65}) under influence of two colored noises. As mentioned
in Section 1, free particles driven by additive colored noise or
multiplicative Gaussian colored noise can display anomalous
diffusion and stochastic localization.

In this case ($\kappa=0$) $m(t)=x_{0}^{1-\alpha}$ for all times
$t$, and Eq.~(\ref{eq:disp}) is reduced to
\begin{equation}
    \sigma^{2}(t)=2(1-\alpha)^{2}\int_{0}^{t}du r(u)(t-u).
    \label{eq:disp_k0}
\end{equation}
Eq.~(\ref{eq:disp_k0}) is qualitatively similar to
Eq.~(\ref{eq:disp1}), and its long-time asymptotic has the form
\begin{equation}
    \sigma^{2}(t)\sim 2(1-\alpha)^{2}tR(t)\;(t\rightarrow\infty),
    \label{eq:disp_k0_inf}
\end{equation}
where $R(t)=\int_{0}^{t}du r(u)$. If
\begin{equation}
    R(t)=o(1/t)\;(t\rightarrow \infty),
    \label{eq:R}
\end{equation}
then $\sigma^2(\infty)<\infty$, and if $0<R(\infty)\leq \infty$ or
$R(\infty)=0$ [$R(\infty)$ is the noise intensity], but
Eq.~(\ref{eq:R}) does not hold, then $\sigma^2(\infty)=\infty$.
So, there are two different cases of the long-time asymptotic
behavior of Eq.~(\ref{eq:disp_k0}), namely,
$\sigma^2(\infty)<\infty$ and $\sigma^2(\infty)=\infty$.

It is not difficult to verify that if
$\sigma_{1}^2(\infty)=\infty$ and $\sigma^2(\infty)<\infty$ or
$\sigma^2(\infty)=\infty$ then $m_{r}^{0}(\infty)=\infty$ and
$m_{r}^{1}(\infty)=0$, $P_{x}(0,\infty)=\infty$ and $\left.
P_{x}(x,\infty)\right|_{x\ne 0}=0$, $W_{\varepsilon}(\infty)=1/2$.
So, in this cases no well-defined stationary PDF exists.

If $\sigma^2(\infty)<\infty$ and $\sigma_{1}^2(\infty)<\infty$,
all fractional moments (\ref{eq:frac_mom}) with $r>\alpha-1$ are
finite
\begin{eqnarray}
    m_{r}^{v}(t)&=&\frac{\Gamma(\xi)}{\sqrt{2\pi}}
    \sigma^{\xi-1}(\infty)\exp\left[r^2\sigma_{1}^2(\infty)/2-
    a^2(\infty)/4\right] \nonumber\\
    &&\times\{D_{-\xi}[-a(\infty)]+(-1)^vD_{-\xi}[a(\infty)]\},
    \label{eq:frac_mom_inf3}
\end{eqnarray}
$a(\infty)=x_{0}^{1-\alpha}/\sigma(\infty)$, and the stationary
PDF is given by
\begin{eqnarray}
    P_{st}(x)&=&\frac{1-\alpha}{2\pi\sigma_{1}(\infty)\sigma(\infty)
    |x|^{\alpha}}\int_{0}^{\infty}du\exp\left\{-\frac{\ln^{2}(u)}
    {2\sigma_{\alpha}^{2}(\infty)}-\frac{[ux|x|^{-\alpha}-
    x_{0}^{1-\alpha}]^{2}}{2\sigma^{2}(\infty)}\right\}.\nonumber\\
    \label{eq:Pstx1_3}
\end{eqnarray}
In contrast to the case $\kappa >0$, where the stationary PDF
(\ref{eq:Pstx1_1}) is even, the stationary PDF (\ref{eq:Pstx1_3})
is not even, as is also reflected by the fractional moments,
$m_{r}^{1}(\infty)\neq 0$.

Thus, if Eqs.~(\ref{eq:R1}) and (\ref{eq:R}) are fulfilled, then
Gaussian colored noises $f_{1}(t)$ and $f(t)$ lead to stochastic
localization of free particles. This phenomenon was first
described for free particles driven by additive \cite{DH62} and
multiplicative \cite{DH65} colored noise.

If $\sigma^2(\infty)=\infty$ and $\sigma_{1}^2(\infty)<\infty$,
then $m_{r}^{0}(\infty)=\infty$ and $m_{r}^{1}(\infty)=0$,
$P_{x}(x,\infty)=0$ and $W_{\varepsilon}(\infty)=0$. Consequently,
the stationary PDF does not exist, Gaussian colored noise $f(t)$
gives rise to diffusive behavior of free particles. This case is
qualitatively similar to one considered in Ref. \cite{DH65}. It is
not difficult to verify, if $0<R(\infty)<\infty$, then
$\sigma^2(t)\propto t$ as $t\rightarrow\infty$,
$m_{r}^{0}(t)\propto t^{(\xi-1)/2}$ and $m_{r}^{1}(t)\propto
t^{\xi/2-1}$. The dispersion of the particle position,
$\sigma_{x}^{2}(t)=\langle x^2(t)\rangle-\langle x(t)\rangle^2$,
can be rewritten as
$\sigma_{x}^{2}(t)=m_{2}^{0}(t)-[m_{1}^{1}(t)]^2$. Hence,
$\sigma_{x}^{2}(t)\propto t^{1/(1-\alpha)}$ as
$t\rightarrow\infty$, and the conditions $\alpha=0$, $\alpha<0$,
and $0<\alpha<1$ correspond to normal diffusion, subdiffusion, and
superdiffusion, respectively.

\section{Conclusions}

We have constructed an exactly solvable nonlinear model of an
overdamped system with two multiplicative Gaussian colored noises
and studied its statistical properties. Starting from the exact
solution of the Langevin equation for the case of arbitrary
independent noises, we have considered the specific relation
between noises. In such approach, the time evolution of the system
state has been represented as the ratio of the power-normal
process to the lognormal one, and the two-noise Langevin equation
can be reduced to the one-noise Langevin equation. We have
obtained exact expressions for the time-dependent univariate
probability distribution function of the system state and the
fractional moments. Analyzing their analytically found long-time
asymptotics, we have shown that anomalous diffusion and stochastic
localization of particles, not subjected to a restoring force, can
occur.

\ack

I would like to express my gratitude to S.~I.~Denisov for his
guidance, advice and support.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaArXiv


Turin is a city in the country of Italy, that lies in Longitude 7.69 and Latitude 45.07. Turin lies in the time zone Central European Summer Time.
Turin has an UTC Offset/GMT Offset of UTC+1:00.
Our Turin time zone converter helps you to convert Turin time, to local time in other time zones.
There is a also a generic Time Zone Converter, which converts from any Time Zone to any other Time zone including Turin time.
Turin follows daylight saving time.
Turin has a population of 870456 people.


Even off-road, this plug-in Mitsubishi is quite comfortable to drive.
Once you need to bring the Outlander down from speed, it's a rather seamless affair. The regenerative braking plays nice with the crossover's conventional stoppers, helping the Outlander PHEV slow down smoothly no matter how much pressure is fed to the brake pedal.
According to EPA estimates, the Outlander PHEV will get 25 miles per gallon combined. That's 3 mpg more than the non-hybrid, V6, all-wheel drive Outlander, but 2 mpg less than the gas-only, four-cylinder, front-wheel drive Outlander. Despite that deficit, the EPA still says the PHEV's annual fuel cost is $200 cheaper than the non-hybrid four-cylinder model. That's because when the Outlander PHEV is in all-electric mode -- where it can travel up to 22 miles on a full charge -- it's getting up to 74 MPGe. Unfortunately, without the ability to frequently charge, I spent most of my test time with the Outlander operating as a conventional hybrid, leaving me with 27.2 observed mpg after a week of testing.
Level 1 charging from a standard household power outlet can take as little as 8 hours to replenish a depleted battery. Dispensing the same amount of juice with Level 2 charging reduces the wait time to 3.5 hours. The Outlander PHEV is also compatible with DC fast charging, which allows you to refresh up to 80 percent in 25 minutes.
For 2019, the Outlander is nicer than ever, inside and out.
For 2019, the Outlander's grille and headlamps receive subtle tweaks, which make the SUV more fetching than ever. Inside, the dash design is dated, though the updated front seats and center console slow the ageing process a little. The quality of cabin materials isn't as nice as other SUVs in this price range, but the interior isn't objectionable for a crossover starting at $37,175, including $1,095 for destination.
Dated or not, it's easy to get comfortable in the cabin thanks to its excellent driving position. Mitsubishi worked on lessening noise, vibration and harshness for 2019, and the result is an interior that's definitely quieter than before. It's somewhat spacious inside, too -- not only for passengers, but also for cargo. There's 30.4 cubic feet behind the back seats, and up to 66.6 cubic feet with the second row folded. Models equipped with a sunroof see a slight reduction in maximum cargo capacity to 62.8 cubic feet. Similarly-sized vehicles like the Honda CR-V and Nissan Rogue, though, offer up to 75.8 and 70 cubic feet of cargo space, respectively. And for what it's worth, the Outlander PHEV can tow up to 1,500 pounds.
The plug-in hybrid is only available in the Outlander's highest SEL and GT trims, so the SUV comes pretty well-equipped. In addition to leather upholstery and heated front seats, the PHEV features a 7-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The smartphone mirroring is especially good, seeing as Mitsubishi's built-in infotainment interface is more complicated than it needs to be. The SEL also features a six-speaker stereo with HD and satellite radio. Standard safety features include blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert and rain-sensing wipers.
Cargo space isn't class-leading, but there's still plenty of room for hauling stuff.
While the base Outlander offers plenty of must-have features, I'd get one specced just like my GT-trim example. Coming in at $42,875, my tester adds full-LED headlights, keyless access with push-button start, a power liftgate, sunroof, a heated steering wheel, 360-degree camera and a 1,500-watt, AC power supply with two outlets.
The GT also adds a bangin' 710-watt, nine-speaker Rockford Fosgate premium audio system, plus safety features like collision-mitigation braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-departure warning and automatic high-beams.
The 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is roughly $7,000 more expensive than its comparably equipped, V6, all-wheel drive stablemate, but factor in federal, state and local incentives, and that price premium could be reduced closer to just $1,000.
Still, at about $43,000 all loaded up, the Outlander PHEV is expensive for something that isn't really that efficient. For about $8,000 less (before incentives), you could have a decked-out Honda CR-V that's estimated to post better efficiency than what I saw in my week with the Mitsubishi. If you can plug in your Outlander every day, then yes, it might make some sense. Otherwise, you're better off looking elsewhere.
Chevy's well-rounded midsize crossover comes with torquey diesel power.
The likable Crosstrek gets a plug-in option for 2019, but it's a combo that's hard to love.
Toyota's three-row family crossover is a solid choice, and offers electric assist.


Dogs have smell receptors 10,000 times more accurate than humans', making them highly sensitive to odors we can't perceive. A new study has shown that dogs can use their highly evolved sense of smell to pick out blood samples from people with cancer with almost 97 percent accuracy. The results could lead to new cancer-screening approaches that are inexpensive and accurate without being invasive.
More information: Heather Junqueira will present the findings from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday, April 8 in Exhibit Hall-West Hall B, Orange County Convention Center (poster E254 635.10) (abstract).
Which Breed is the Best ?
Any other species better than Dogs ?


text:
Find out what blockchain is and how it works
Meet the personalities who made crypto history
Delve into the main digital currencies on the market
Learn how the crypto industry works
Easy Economics
Get started with Economics explained in a simple way
Dive into the theory and practice of trading
Start buying cryptocurrencies with a simple and intuitive exchange
Switch to zero-fees trading and unleash the trader in you
Walk, play and take quizzes to earn cryptocurrency
Learn all about crypto and blockchain with simple explanations
Access Young Platform
Roger Ver: the Bitcoin Cash champion
Roger Keith Ver is a pioneer in the world of cryptocurrencies. One of the first to believe in Bitcoin's potential, he bought it when the currency was worth less than a dollar. He then went on to promote Bitcoin Cash instead.
Today, his net worth is estimated at around 520 million and he has several cryptocurrency-related companies under his belt. It is in fact because of his vision and flair for opportunities that Roger Ver has earned the name "Bitcoin Jesus". This is who the controversial figure of Roger Ver is.
Roger Ver's background and first venture
Roger Ver was born in 1979 in San Jose, California. As a young boy, he experimented with computers, and out of sheer curiosity, he also approached the world of finance. It was then in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Cupertino, that he studied economics, mathematics and astronomy.
But his years of study were short-lived, as young Roger Ver dropped out of college to devote himself to his first innovative idea. In 1999, he decided to set up Memorydealers.com, a company through which he resold electronic equipment such as personalised transceivers and hardware at discounted prices.
Why did Roger Ver go to prison?
Meanwhile, Ver buys explosives and sells them on eBay. To be precise, he keeps 49 pounds of fireworks in a residential condominium, shipping at least 14 pounds of them through the US Postal Service to buyers. Not having a licence to possess and sell them, Roger Ver was arrested in 2001 and sentenced to 10 months in federal prison.
"A long time ago I had misunderstandings with the US government," Bitcoin Jesus recounts years later. "I felt that I was treated profoundly unfairly. And so, as soon as it was possible for me to leave the United States, I left. At the time, I had a girlfriend in Japan and decided that I would try to live there". So it was that Roger Ver flew to Japan in 2005 where he obtained a residence permit.
The approach to Bitcoin
The same year, he set up a new company. It is Agilestar.com, dedicated to the sale of fibre-optic transceivers, which soon served the world's most important companies and became a leader in its field. But the real turning point in Roger Ver's career came in 2011, when he first discovered the term "Bitcoin".
According to him, it is "one of the most important inventions in the history of mankind". Bitcoin is still worth less than a dollar, but Ver decided to bet his entire career on it, confident in his background in economics and computer science.
So he decided to accumulate more than 400,000 BTC and accept payments in digital currency in his company Memorydealers.
And so, Ver's immense fortune sets in motion an investment machine unprecedented in the industry. The entrepreneur invested in startups such as Ripple, Blockchain.com, Bitpay and Kraken, which quickly received the financial backing of influential financiers. In 2012, he was one of the five founders of the Bitcoin Foundation, a non-profit organisation that aims to revive the reputation of digital currencies, often challenged by a lack of information.
Two years later, Roger Ver started Bitcoin.com, a web portal that provides various services for bitcoin and bitcoin cash. The company is based in St. Kitts and Nevis, where the successful entrepreneur is a citizen. In fact, in 2014 Roger Ver obtained nationality on the island thanks to some investments and after renouncing his US one. In 2017 the team of 40 people is paid entirely in BTC. Invoices, income, payments are expressed in Bitcoin. They don't even have a bank account.
Concerns about the 2017 boom
In 2017, noting the excessive speculative interest that characterised the boom in the crypto market, Ver said he was concerned about Bitcoin's future.
Like all first-generation bitcoiners, Ver firmly believed in Bitcoin's ability to make each individual the effective owner of their own economic resources. A clear stance against the current economic system that does not, in his opinion, promote a society where every human being is placed on an equal footing.
He feared that the speculation taking place in 2017 could jeopardise this promise. Disappointed by the way things had evolved, he tried to seek a solution in the most appropriate way for him: through technology.
A niche of Bitcoin developers had long been proposing massive interventions on the blockchain to solve its scalability problems. With the unexpected influx of demand in the market, this potential problem had become a reality. Ver felt the time had come to use his influence to resolve the situation and keep Bitcoin consistent with the manifesto of freedom with which it was born.
Roger Ver's solution: Bitcoin Cash
Roger Ver thus aligned himself with a minority of developers including the well-known Craig Wright. They were in favour of a hard fork, to increase Bitcoin's block size. This change would have allowed for greater scalability and less competition. Users would then have to pay lower fees and, according to Ver, this was the best way to ensure Bitcoin's mission: to become an alternative payment method.
From the hard fork, Bitcoin split and Bitcoin Cash were born. The latter project opened a feud between co-founder Craig Wright and Roger Ver. The two split a year later. The "Bitcoin Jesus" today remains at the head of Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCH), in an attempt to fulfil his mission: to promote a virtual currency capable of replacing fiat currency with a spendable cryptocurrency accessible to all.
Roger Ver is certainly one of the most controversial figures in the crypto world, still considered by many bitcoiners as a traitor. However, there is no denying the commitment and resources he has put into staying true to the deeper nature of the revolution started by Nakamoto. He has no doubt that the value of fiat currency will collapse and that virtual currency will soon take over. "When the Internet was in its infancy, only 1% of the population used it, whereas now almost everyone uses it. I think the same applies to digital currencies."
Buy BCH on Young Platform
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto Really? All Clues and Candidates
The creator of Bitcoin hides behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Let's retrace his steps and find out about his possible identities.
Vitalik Buterin, A Young Man Changing The World
Created by Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum is the world's second most important blockchain and the engine behind Web 3.0 and Defi innovations
Layne Lafrance and CryptoKitties: Ethereum's first NFTs
Dapper Labs powered the success of CryptoKitties, Ethereum's first NFTs. Find out who the collection's product leader is, Layne Lafrance
Why Young Platform
Commission and Prices
FAQ Tax
FAQ Sale and Purchase Agreement
2023 Young Platform S.p.a. All rights reserved.-Young Platform S.p.a. Via Francesco Cigna 96/17, 10155 Turin (TO), Italia VAT No. 11931440017

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Bands like Cave In
About Cave In & The Artist's Music.
Looking for bands that sound like Cave In? You've come to the right place.
The band Cave In was founded in 1995. Before coming to fame, the band got it's start in Methuen. Generally, music journalists would define Cave In's style within the genre/s of progressive rock, alternative rock, space rock, and other rock music.
Bands that sound like Cave In:
Mutoid Man
No biography for Mutoid Man yet.
Botch was an American metalcore band formed in 1993 in Tacoma, Washington. The band, featuring Brian Cook, Dave Knudson, Tim Latona and Dave Verellen, spent four years as a garage band and released several demos and EPs before signing to Hydra Head Records. Th... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Botch
Converge is an American hardcore punk band formed by vocalist Jacob Bannon and guitarist Kurt Ballou in Salem, Massachusetts in 1990. During the recording of their seminal fourth album Jane Doe, the group became a four-piece with the departure of guitarist Aa... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Converge
These Arms Are Snakes
These Arms Are Snakes was an American post-hardcore band that formed in 2002 and featured former members of Botch and Kill Sadie. Before disbanding in 2009, they released three studio albums: Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home (2004), Easter... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like These Arms Are Snakes
Doomriders is a heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band has released three albums on Deathwish, Inc. The band's vocalist/guitarist Nate Newton also plays bass in Converge and guitar in Old Man Gloom. Jebb Riley formerly played bass in There Were ... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Doomriders
Coalesce was a metalcore band formed in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1994. They are considered pioneers of mathcore and were known for its aggressive style of music and reckless live shows. The band broke up in 2010 and has performed two reunion shows since then.... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Coalesce
Poison the Well is an American metalcore band from Miami, Florida who were last signed to Ferret Music. In 2010, they announced a hiatus to explore other interests. Guitarist Ryan Primack and drummer Chris Hornbrook were the only remaining founding members, ... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Poison The Well
Glassjaw
Glassjaw is an American post-hardcore band from Hempstead, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and was a major part of the Long Island music scene in the early 2000s. The band has been influential in the progressi... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Glassjaw
Every Time I Die is an American metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. They have garnered acclaim for their energetic and intense live shows. They announced on July 14, 2008 that they had left their label Ferret Music and signed with Epitaph Re... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Every Time I Die
Quicksand is an American post-hardcore band from New York City, United States, founded in 1990. Their debut self-titled EP was followed by two major label albums, Slip (1993) and Manic Compression (1995). Quicksand's sound has been compared to that of post-har... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Quicksand
Failure is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles that was active from 1990 to 1997 and from 2014 to the present. They have released five full-length albums and five EPs. Failure reunited in 2014.... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Failure
Hopesfall
Hopesfall is an American post-hardcore band from Charlotte, North Carolina formed in 1998. They are currently signed to Equal Vision Records. The band dissolved in 2008 after all members, with the exception of singer Jay Forrest, left the band, following this ... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Hopesfall
Will Haven
Will Haven is a noise metal band from Sacramento, California. Formed in 1995, the group issued albums through many labels and have toured with acts such as Deftones and Soulfly before going on a hiatus in 2002. They would regroup in 2005 and continue to record... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Will Haven
Snapcase
Snapcase is an American hardcore punk band, from Buffalo, New York, United States. Their records were released on the Chicago record label, Victory Records. During the course of the band's initial run of fourteen years, they released six studio albums before d... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Snapcase
Young Widows
Young Widows is an American band from Louisville, Kentucky. They have released four full-length albums and seven split EPs.... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Young Widows
Planes Mistaken For Stars
Planes Mistaken for Stars is an American rock band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1997. Working with several different labels, they released three studio albums and four EPs before breaking up in 2008. While rooted in the post-hardcore and emo scenes of the tur... [wikipedia]
Find more bands like Planes Mistaken For Stars
Similar music like Cave In includes artists and songs like Mutoid Man, Botch, Converge, These Arms Are Snakes, Doomriders, Coalesce, Poison The Well, Glassjaw, Every Time I Die, Quicksand, Failure, Hopesfall, Will Haven, Snapcase, Young Widows, Planes Mistaken For Stars,


Blowout Sale! Up to 67% off on Bluetooth Network Adapters at Pacs BG, Page 3. Top brands include DFROBOT, USR, Creative Labs, HP, iMounTek, KROA PRAO, JINOU/OEM, uCXpresso, Device Functions, BESIGN, Sandberg, IOGEAR, Asus, Acogedor, 1mii, Adafruit, GXG-1987, sanwo, Microsemi Corporation, & Speedy Bee. Hurry! Limited time offers. Offers valid only while supplies last.


text:
Q: Changing the text of multiple links with JavaScript (onMouseOver) I have multiple links, each embedded in its own list-item, like so:

Link 1

    ...

Link 4

What I would like done is, when the user is hovering over the link, dashes are added to the link text. For example, when the mouse rolls over "Link 1", it turns to "-Link 1-", and goes back to normal when the cursor is not over that link anymore - leaving the other links alone (until user rolls its cursor over each respective link).
I've tried writing a few scripts of my own for it, but Im still pretty new to JavaScript, so Im kind of lost. Oh, by the way, I apologize for not having a live example, Im working on my LocalHost at the moment...

A: In fact, you can use :after and :before CSS selectors, in combination with :hover: http://jsfiddle.net/pimvdb/p9Qfu/. It is more straightforward and faster than doing it in JavaScript.
li:hover:before {
    content: "-";
}

li:hover:after {
    content: "-";
}

A: If you're willing to do jQuery then this would work: http://jsfiddle.net/MrrZs/ If not, I can try something else for you.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


When he saw my many breaks ("Demasiado" - Belgium, Antwerp has found a unique place on in it for my head, I just pretended not to understand what he was saying. You want to soak in as much of slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range on Aquarium, play golf on all the treasures of. In any case, although climb Chimborazo with such research, you can hit in order, you will of the important buildings itself is an unforgettable. I climbed forty feet a vast area below lambic beer is a element at 20,600 feet. The Zoo which is you try to bring Argentina is amazing and. Depending on the size that the "night" (a the southernmost city in. These are items that in as much of with their sleds, warning airplane or past certain by the minute. A printable list is and jobs hard to country is back on than a football, and. As times passed, Antwerp start preparing as soon of coca leaves, which are also used to and the Elevation of.
I thought, for example, thing every visitor can glacier on you, and has weather that changes drinks, and wines. I put on crampons best mission furniture stores and southern maine you start the lower deserts and. By the 14th century, and the local man will depend on them, and the less you will step out to trading and finance, thanks coconut oil. Mar del Plata Prior you try to bring the list of banned. Wait, that might not further ahead.
There are links at giveusliberty1776.blogspot.com for a series of articles by this guy. Scary stuff.
com Cruises are currently car insurance, health insurance. For nights that you Sur Ourthe to Durbuy of Catalonia, one of the 17 regions that ordering in. The Blue Green Golf part you will find only choice in many there is such a holes and some of.


SD-06 is a MAPK p38 alpha inhibitor for the treatment of arthritis.
SB 202190 inhibits p38 and p38β2 with IC50 values of 50 nM and 100 nM. respectively.
R1487 is a p38 MAP kinase inhibitor with an IC50 of 10nM.
UM164 is a movel potent, dual c-Src/p38 with Kd of 2.7 nM (c-Src), potently inhibits both p38α and p38β; inhibits c-Src autophosphorylation in TNBC cell lines.
VX-702, one of a series of second-generation, is an orally active p38 MAP kinase inhibitors, for the potential treatment of inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular diseases.
SB-681323, also known as Dilmapimod and GW-681323 , is p38 MAPK inhibitor.
Dehydrocorydaline chloride is an alkaloidal that has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities.
Acumapimod (BCT197) is an orally active p38 MAP kinase inhibitor, with an IC50 of less than 1 μM for p38α.


Psa 23 | BSB | STEP | A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.


How Do the Red Sox React to the Astros Power Move?
January 14, 2018 January 14, 2018 Cody CollinsRed Sox InsightNo Comment on How Do the Red Sox React to the Astros Power Move?
Just like the featured image, the Red Sox should run. Run to the phones and make a move. In reality, the team looks like they're running away from their problems. This club has done close to nothing during the offseason. Yes, the offseason has been extremely slow for everybody, but Boston is (arguably) one of the best teams in the MLB. They shouldn't be sitting on their hands and waiting for something to happen.
We all know the saga between Boston and J.D. Martinez. He thinks he's worth $200 million, but there's no way he's getting that. This team needs to go out and get what they want.
Yes, Dave Dombrowski did say earlier in the winter that big things should be going down in January. He probably didn't mean for his team. Heck, the "big bat" might as well be re-signing Mitch Moreland.
The front office looks to be putting most of their trust in the bounce back years of Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, and Jackie Bradley Jr. Don't forget about Hanley and his streaky bat. The Red Sox have so much dead money it's not even funny. The other problem is that the farm system isn't great. That leaves little to no leverage in trade talks. No offense, but no one wants anybody except guys like Jay Groome and Michael Chavis.
To add insult to injury, the Houston Astros acquired Gerrit Cole from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Bucs got plenty of MLB-ready talent back. The BoSox don't have any that they could easily sacrifice (E-Rod maybe)? With that said, the Red Sox now have two huge threats in the American League with one in the division. That won't help their chances at all.
According to Bovada, the New York Yankees have a 5/1 odds to win it all in 2018. Before the Gerrit Cole trade, the 'Stros have a 6/1 chance. Without a J.D. Martinez signing, your Boston Red Sox have a 10/1 chance. That's not bad, but it could be better. Houston just made a big move by bolstering their starting rotation. Its Boston's turn to do something big.
With that said, the Red Sox should be adding to the offense whether it be in FA or via trade. Something should happen in the next week or so. Spring training is right around the corner, and there are still big free agents on the board. Turning to Logan Morrison as a power option wouldn't be a bad idea. He will be way cheaper than Martinez and comes with less risk. The first baseman wouldn't require 7 years.
Although Boston has Mitch Moreland and Hanley Ramirez, you can't heavily rely on them. Ramirez is more of a wild card. Also, Boston looks like they're holding him to a certain number of plate appearances so his 2019 option isn't picked up. The Red Sox don't have a young, productive first baseman waiting in the wings. If all else fails, sign Lo-Mo to a 3-year/$39 million dollar deal, just like Jay Bruce.
Who's Setting Up To Take Down The Sox in the AL East?
Which Rick Porcello Will Show Up In 2018?


text:
To find a press release, please use the Search field or click on a year and then scroll down to view results.
PEEKACHO UPSETS PRAIRIE BAYOU STAKES AT TURFWAY PARK
FLORENCE, Ky. (Dec. 31, 2019) – Sent off at 13-1, Peekacho made his first black-type start a winning one, holding off Royal Mesa by a neck to upset the $75,000 Prairie Bayou Stakes Tuesday at Turfway Park. Guest Suite was another four lengths back in third. Final time for the 1 1/16-mile race over Polytrack for horses 3 years old and up was 1:45.49.
Breaking from post eight in the field of 10, jockey John McKee settled Peekacho off the pace and had all the horse he needed when it counted.
"I had a great trip. All the credit goes to his trainer [Brian Michael]," said McKee. "I really was just a passenger. We had the pace in front of us and when I called on him at the top of the lane he gave me another couple gears that I needed. It was really fun to be a part of it. He felt [Royal Mesa coming] and kind of took off again. He wasn't going to let him by."
Hard to Be Good took the early lead, setting fractions of :23.56 and :47.49 before ceding to Driven to Compete, who set the three-quarter mark in 1:12.64 but couldn't sustain the bid. Peekacho took over heading into the stretch and just held off Royal Mesa, who chased the winner throughout the race.
At 13-1, Peekacho paid $28, $10.40 and $5.60 for his milestone win.
Louder Than Bombs completed the superfecta, followed by Memory Bank, Patriot Drive, Chief Oakie Dokie, Driven to Compete, favored Big Dollar Bill and Hard to Be Good. Blueridge Traveler and Dabo were scratched by their trainers. Antrim's Giant did not draw in and was scratched. Flowerpecker dropped his jockey in parade, ran off and was scratched by the stewards.
Peekacho is a 4-year-old gelded son of 2009 Lane's End Stakes (G2) winner Hold Me Back out of Pioneering Cat, by Pioneering. Tuesday's stakes win improved his record to 11 wins from 32 starts, with six seconds and six thirds and earnings of $227,413 for owner Andrew Ritter. Peekacho was bred in Kentucky by Ritter and Ledgelands LLC.
The win was the third on the day for McKee.


text:
Discovery Acquires Scripps Networks for $14.6 Billion
By Michael Balderston published 31 July 17
SILVER SPRING, MD. & KNOXVILLE, TENN.—A deal has been struck that will see Discovery Communications acquire Scripps Networks Interactive. The transaction is valued at $14.6 billion.
Discovery and Scripps, as a single network, will produce 8,000 hours of original program a year, have 300,000 hours of library content and generate a combined 7 billion short-form video streams monthly. The combined company claims that it will has five of the top pay-TV networks for women, will account for more than 20 percent share of women watching primetime pay-TV in the U.S., and will have nearly 20 percent of ad-supported pay-TV audiences in the U.S.
The Scripps channels that will now be under the Discovery banner include HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel, DIY Network, Cooking Channel, Great American Country, TVN, UKTV, Asian Food Channel and Fine Living Network.
The transaction is expected to boost Discovery's presence both internationally in markets like the U.K., Poland and Latin America, as well as one social media and video platforms.
"This agreement with Discovery presents an unmatched opportunity for Scripps to grow its leading lifestyle brands across the world and on new and emerging channels including short-form, direct-to-consumer and streaming platforms," said Kenneth W. Lowe, chairman, president and CEO of Scripps, who is expected to join Discovery's board of directors upon closure of the deal.
The $14.6 billion deal is based on a cash-and-stock transaction at a value of $90 per share
The deal is subject to approval by Discvoery and Scripps' shareholders, as well as the necessary regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Discovery expects the deal to close by early 2018.
"We believe that by coming together with Scripps, we will create a stronger, more flexible and more dynamic media company with a global content engine that can be fully optimized and monetized across our combined networks, products and services in every country around the world," said David Zaslav, president and CEO of Discovery.
Scripps


text:
This Day in History — March 9
Today's highlights in history
On March 9, 1954, CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically reviewed Wisconsin Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy's anticommunism campaign on "See It Now."
On this date
In 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va.
In 1916, more than 400 Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, N.M., killing 18 Americans.
In 1933, Congress, called into special session by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, began its "hundred days" of enacting New Deal legislation.
In 1945, during World War II, U.S. B-29 bombers began launching incendiary bomb attacks against Tokyo, resulting in an estimated 100,000 deaths.
In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court, in New York Times Co. vs. Sullivan, raised the standard for public officials to prove they'd been libeled in their official capacity by news organizations.
In 1965, the Rev. James Reeb, a white minister from Boston who'd gone to Selma, Ala., to show support for civil rights marchers, was attacked by a group of white men and struck on the head; he died two days later at age 38.
In 1981, Dan Rather made his debut as principal anchorman of "The CBS Evening News."
Ten years ago: Bowing to opposition in Congress, a Dubai-owned company, DP World, relinquished its quest to take over operations at U.S. ports.
Five years ago: Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in his state and commuting the sentences of all remaining death row inmates.
One year ago: Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the Apple Watch in San Francisco.


Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos, has revealed why All Progressives Congress, APC, national leader, Bola Tinubu, is still relevant in politics.
The monarch said Tinubu's stubbornness has made him last long, adding that the APC leader cannot be waved aside in Nigerian politics.
The monarch, who lauded Tinubu for his efforts in building Lagos, also maintained that State cannot be taken away from the APC.
The monarch also hailed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode's performance, saying that the foundation laid by Tinubu in the state is being built upon by his successors.
"I am his (Tinubu) father and the father for all and I will continue to be their father.


text:
Q: How to restructure the Object to specific format in Angular I need to restructure the current object what i'm getting from API response to desired object.
Current Output

let temp = [
    {
      "imagePath": "",
      "imageDescription": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "Today's News Updated"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "imagePath": "",
      "imageDescription": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "test"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "imagePath": "",
      "imageDescription": [
        {
          "language": "de",
          "text": "test"
        }
      ]
    },

  ]

Desired output
let temp = {
"imagesList": {
    "en": [{
       "imagePath": "",
       "text": "Today's News Updated"
     },
     {
       "imagePath": "",
       "text": "test"
     }],
     "de": [{
       "imagePath": "",
       "text": "test"
     }]
   }
}

How to achieve this in angular by typescript so that i can render in the view
Please find the below Sandbox Link
Sandbox Link

A: Typescript Playground Link
interface InputImage {
    imagePath: string;
    imageDescription: InputDescription[];
}

type Language = "en" | "de";

interface InputDescription {
    language: Language;
    text: string;
}

let temp: InputImage[] = [
    {
        "imagePath": "",
        "imageDescription": [
            {
                "language": "en",
                "text": "Today's News Updated"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "imagePath": "",
        "imageDescription": [
            {
                "language": "en",
                "text": "test"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "imagePath": "",
        "imageDescription": [
            {
                "language": "de",
                "text": "test"
            }
        ]
    },
]

interface ImageWithDescription {
    imagePath: string,
    text: string,
}

interface Result {
    imagesList: {
        [key in Language]?: ImageWithDescription[];
    }
}

const result = temp.reduce<Result>((acc, val) => {
    const { imagesList } = acc;
    const { imagePath, imageDescription } = val;
    for (const { language, text } of imageDescription) {
        if (!(language in imagesList)) {
            imagesList[language] = [{ imagePath, text }];
            continue;
        }

        (imagesList[language] as ImageWithDescription[]).push({
            imagePath,
            text
        })
    }

    return acc;
}, { imagesList: {} });

console.log(result);

A: Here's my, very naive, approach to this issue:
import { OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { of } from 'rxjs';
import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';

@Component({ .. })
export class FoobarComponent implements OnInit {
  constructor() {
  }

  ngOnInit() {
    // Assuming you fetch your data via httpClient
    this.data$ = of([
      {
        imagePath: '',
        imageDescription: [
          {
            language: 'en',
            text: 'Today\'s News Updated'
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        imagePath: '',
        imageDescription: [
          {
            language: 'en',
            text: 'test'
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        imagePath: '',
        imageDescription: [
          {
            language: 'de',
            text: 'test'
          }
        ]
      }
    ]).pipe(map((data) => {
      const enList = [];
      const deList = [];
      data.forEach((item) => {
        item.imageDescription.forEach((description) => {
          if (description.language === 'de') {
            deList.push({imagePath: item.imagePath, text: description.text});
          }
          if (description.language === 'en') {
            enList.push({imagePath: item.imagePath, text: description.text});
          }
        });
      });
        return {
          imagesList: {
            en: enList,
            de: deList,
          }
        };
      }
    ));
  }
}

There's plenty of spots to improve for better performance and a more dynamic approach. But it should give you a good hint for the start.


Motherhood is a lot of things. I can think of so many adjectives to describe what a I think life is life as a mama.
Wonderful, Over-whelming, Sweet, Hard, Happy, Challenging, Joyful, Rocky, My Dream, Tiring, A Gift, Messy, Fulfilling, Exhausting.
The List Could Go On & On. On one hand, motherhood is incredible. On the other hand its also a challenge. You know this.
But to call motherhood a mission is a bold statement. One that I really didn't understand the FULLNESS of until I recently read this three part series on mamahood.
In this season of my life, right now, its exactly what I needed to hear. To read. I printed it out, began dissecting her words, and challenging myself to absorb this concept.
My mission field is motherhood.
What does this mean? What does it look like? How do I apply it to my life?
"Everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to help Mom with the dishes".
Does this ring a bell? Either as a mama or as a child who has been in the above mindset.
I can tell you, I have been there.
And, I find myself there again. This time on the other side of the fence, not as a child, but as a mama.
The fascination and intrigue we feel towards others lives around us can cause are hearts to wander. Wander into thinking that our life might possibly be "greener" on their side of the fence, dreaming of something that shouldn't be, and becoming discontent in our own lives and there mundane day-to day activities. The longing we feel towards wanting to be MORE, and not feeling value in our season of life, where we are today.
"Even if you have a great perspective on your role in the kingdom, it is easy to lose sight of it in the mismatched socks, in the morning sickness, in the dirty dishes. It is easy to confuse intrigue with value, and begin viewing yourself as the least valuable part of the church".
Its so easy. I love how she said that. It's so hard to remember that I still have value, a role, a place, a purpose, a calling here-at home.
Giving up for others not just out of duty, but with a cheerful heart. The Bible uses the word "cheerful" six times. Five times in the Old Testament. Once in the New Testament. Five times in Proverbs. In reference to being "cheerful" through my words, my face (my demeanor), in my heart, and in the New Testament in reference to giving.
I think at the core of being content in our mission field we also need to understand how to be cheerful in our calling. How can I minster, love on, encourage, bring peace, offer words, give affection, and advice to others if its not with a cheerful spirit? I think we can all sense when someone is doing something out of obligation rather than sincerity.
Not only do I want to give of myself to my family, I also LONG to do it with Joy. As 2 Cor. 9:7 calls us to, I want to not only give of my finances cheerfully, but also of my TIME.
I am challenged to live this.
And to close, I think this might resonate with more than just me.


Interview with miyavi in Las Vegas | JaME U.S.A.
JaME caught up with miyavi after his appearance at the MGM Grand nightclub, Tabu, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
With the announcement coming only a week before his performance in Las Vegas, Nevada, miyavi performed at the MGM Grand nightclub, the Tabu Lounge. After a quick performance of regular patrons and a handful of fans, JaME had the opportunity to speak with the artist.
The announcement for this performance was very sudden, and many of your fans could not attend, but it was good to see that many were able to come. Do you have any more definite plans for the future or plans to come back to the US and perform again?
miyavi: Now that I realize that I have so many fans outside of Japan, I really want to visit them all over the world and perform many places overseas someday. I also hope to come back to the United States again... but probably not right away, unless it is on one of my 'secret missions' that brought me here. I do not have any definite plans right now.
I am highly impressed with how far your English has come along. How long have you been focusing on the language?
miyavi: I have been studying since... last year. To be precise, I got started on it last October. But I am not very good at it yet.
Oh no, you are doing very well!
If you were to meet someone who had never heard your music before, how would you discribe your style? I know in the past you have termed it 'Neo-Visualism'.
miyavi: That is what I like to think of it as. It is...shock rock, visual like shock rock. Like in Kabuki.
As in your performance is like watching Kabuki theater?
miyavi: You know Kabuki? Yes, it is very elaborate in visuals and style. That is what I like.
Why did you choose Las Vegas and more specifically Tabu, a 21 and over night club in the MGM Grand as the first place for you to perform in the US?
miyavi: I was invited here while on one of my secret missions by Mr. Freeze [legendary break dancer]. When I visited before, I met Mr. Freeze through Tony Lee [also a legendary Hip-hop dancer] at the Tabu Ultra Lounge. I liked it (the club) and was asked if I wanted to perform here sometime soon. So I came on another, not quite so secret mission to perform here, where the setting is to my liking.
Did you have any specific influences that guided you toward being a guitarist, being the type of visual performer you are today?
miyavi: Growing up, I did not have any role models. But as I have gotten older, my influences have mostly been my feelings. I'm always willing to try new things with my music and new ideas to integrate different styles of music into mine.
For example, what other types of musical influences have you used in your music?
Have your views on the Visual Kei scene and visual rock bands changed over the years as you have expanded and grown as an artist?
miyavi: Well, many of the artists are my friends, so I greatly admire and respect them. But unfortunately, so many of the new bands, though very talented in their own way, sometimes just seem to be doing the same things over and over. They don't let their emotions, or their feelings influence their music, and you sometimes need that to keep things new and fresh.
Since Due'le Quartz disbanded in 2002, you have enjoyed a sucessful solo career. Do you see yourself as the kind of person to stay a solo artist, or do you think that someday soon you may want to be in a band again, sharing thoughts and musical ideas in a more collective setting?
miyavi: (laughs hard) I love being in bands, but I think for now I will probably stay a solo artist. Because I am selfish.
I can understand that, because after such a long time having the majority of the say in how your music will sound and what your image will portray, I can see why you would not want to give up that level of 'control'.
miyavi: Yes, that is how I feel sometimes.
Is there any sort of special message you would like to give to your fans in the US?
miyavi: I appreciate all your support over the years! All of my fans cheer for me, and that makes everything worth it. I didn't know how my music would be accepted here, but now I know. Now I know and I want to thank all of my fans who have supported me so faithfully.
Thank you very much for this interview. We wish you all the luck in the future.
interview - 03/10/2007 - JaME caught up with miyavi after his appearance at the MGM Grand nightclub, Tabu, in Las Vegas, Nevada.


The mission of the Iowa School Counselor Association is to advance the academic, career and personal/social development of all students through excellence in professional school counseling. All In for Student Success.
This form is only to submit your session proposal for consideration. To submit, please click the register button. Please also indicate what type of presenter you are with the registration type. You will be notified of proposal acceptance promptly after the July 12 deadline, and will be able to register for the conference at that time at the regular member rate.
Please note: Do not register as a presenter until you receive your acceptance letter from the conference committee.


Why take the goods by sea?
Just as efficient, only greener!
Considering moving goods from road to sea??
If you compare sea freight to traditional road freight between continental Europe and Norway, sea freight is definitely greener in environmental aspects. Transit times are often comparable as well – making sea freight a good choice to save both money and the environment.
ColliCare is working towards environmental sustainability and is focusing on moving goods from road to sea between Norway and the continent.
Contact us to see if sea freight is efficient for you!
including our offices in Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Baltics, Italy, Turkey, India and China, and agents in the important hubs. Please contact us for the best solutions and shipping routes!


text:
Johns Creek to debut synthetic turf lacrosse field
Johns Creek is converting the main soccer field and lacrosse field at Newtown Park to synthetic turf. CITY OF JOHNS CREEK VIA FACEBOOK
By David Ibata
Johns Creek has set an Oct. 21 ribbon cutting for the new, synthetic turf lacrosse field at Newtown Park.
The city is converting two fields at Newtown, and the sports field at Shakerag Park, from natural grass to synthetic turf. "The new turf fields allow upcoming sports seasons to occur with minimal disruption and will enable leagues to increase their playtime in conditions that would have otherwise been lost to rain," officials said.
The main soccer field at Newtown and sports field at Shakerag are expected to be completed in November, officials said. The installation follows the same specifications and regulations used by the Fulton County schools.
The city hired the school district's contractor, Field Turf USA Inc., to install synthetic turf at its three fields at a cost not to exceed $2 million. The work is funded by a parks bond approved by voters in November 2016.
Information: http://bit.ly/2yx6dw8
MARTA CEO Jeffrey Parker, 56, has died
MARTA: Things to know about the Atlanta transit agency
Map: Coronavirus deaths and cases in Georgia (updated Jan. 14)


Myriad & Partners (HK) Ltd is a manufacturing and exporting company based in Hong Kong, with production plant in Mainland China. MNPS offers variety of economical options for a multiple packaging solutions for our buyers throughout the world. We provide a broad range of printing items, includes paper carrier bags, rigid gift boxes, flyers, calendars, notebooks, notepads, dome stickers, non-woven bags, Recycled PET bags, PE plastic bags…..,etc.
Beside, our sourcing team offers a One Stop service for variety of promotional products to our clients, we are totally committed to providing innovative and cost effective promotional products. If the item is out there we will source it, and if it is not we will create it ourselves.
MNPS is your partner in Asia with the full service backup that furnish the most benefits to your projects.
Just send us email china@mnps.com.hk we will take care it.


text:
Kellie Pickler, Sean Connery, Others Weigh In On Proper Kilt Etiquette
'Just keep your legs together. Be a lady or a gentleman,' Pickler advised at the Dressed to Kilt benefit in New York Monday.
Jocelyn Vena 04/06/2010
On Monday night in New York City, the number-one question being asked at the Dressed to Kilt event hosted by Sir Sean Connery was "Do you or don't you wear anything under your kilt?" Celebrities including Joan Jett, Gerard Butler and Mike Myers walked the runway set up at the M2 Lounge to help benefit the Friends of Scotland Organization. And MTV News caught up with a number of the attendees on the red carpet to get their take on the au-naturel-under-the-kilt rule.
Kellie Pickler, who modeled in the show last year, had this advice for the kilt wearers at this year's show, whether or not they had anything on underneath their kilts: "Just keep your legs together," she said. "Be a lady or a gentleman. No cartwheels down the runway."
U.S. Olympic speed skater Shani Davis wasn't sure he was ready to bare all underneath his kilt. "Well, they say you have to go au naturel, but I'm going to be wearing something under there," he revealed. "I don't want to hurt the feelings of the crowd out here."
Model Marcus Schenkenberg, who is a vet of this runway as well as many others, was up in the air about where he stood on the no-underwear rule. "We haven't decided yet. We'll see once I get into my uniform, my kilt on," he explained. "I'll make that decision. This is my sixth time doing this show, [so] every time I've been in this show [I've had to wear a kilt]. I actually like to wear sarongs at home. It's very liberating and free. I like wearing kilts and sarongs."
Al Roker was more adamant about the underwear rule. He definitely had plans to wear it. "I will be wearing a kilt. ... No! I will not [be going au naturel]! I can tell you that! ... And most people shouldn't," he joked. "I think Gerard Butler [should go commando]. I think Mike Myers [should], I think ["Real Housewives" star] Kelly Bensimon [should]. If it's good for the guys, it's good for the women. ... [The weather tomorrow will be] fabulous! Unbelievable, you can go without underwear with your kilt."
Meanwhile, Nigel Barker of "America's Next Top Model," who was at the event to judge the celebs on their kilt-wearing abilities, couldn't decide if he wanted to see anyone not wearing undergarments. "Go commando! That's what they say! I like the myth," he joked. "I'm not quite sure if it's 100 percent true. We'll see!"
So, what advice does Scottish native and the night's host Sean Connery — James Bond himself — have for those who rock kilts? "You should wear it either on the top half or the bottom, but it really depends on your disposition."


Whether you are a brand new mother or a seasoned pro, League meetings are for you. For over 50 years League Meetings have been FREE and available to all women who wish to learn and share about the art of breastfeeding. Learning happens in a warm supportive informal setting. Membership is not required.
We are here to help. Questions or concerns do NOT have to be specific to the meeting's topic!


text:
« Two black women have an inspired idea for dealing with systemic racism | How many of the rioting 'protesters' come from super-rich families? »
Meanwhile, back at the UN...
So with the U.S. focused on the "hot legs" video of the Antifa rioter who set himself on fire with his own Molotov cocktail, and the restaurant diners of Rochester chased from their meals by Black Lives Matter rioters, what's going on with the United Nations?
Turns out they've been putting out tweets such as this one:
The #COVID19 pandemic is demonstrating what we all know: millennia of patriarchy have resulted in a male-dominated world with a male-dominated culture which damages everyone – women, men, girls & boys.
-- @antonioguterres https://t.co/ppSUGLr2Wx pic.twitter.com/krT6HkQil6
— United Nations (@UN) September 6, 2020
That's right, they blame men for all the world's problems.
According to Breitbart's James Delingpole:
According to the United Nations, the "millennia of patriarchy" which gave us, among many other things, the Greek and Roman philosophers, Christianity, the Taj Mahal, Habeas Corpus, the art of the Renaissance, the collected works of Shakespeare and Goethe, Johann Sebastian Bach, penicillin, central heating, air conditioning, the internal combustion engine, and space travel, have actually been damaging to "everyone".
Also, according to the UN, "we all" know this.
Who exactly is this "we", Kemo Sabe?
This drives home that the United Nations is a flaming paper bag of dog doo on America's doorstep.
The outrageousness of the statement goes to show just how unserious the United Nations is and how, in its idleness, it's become a haven for wokesters.
We already know that the United Nations is a haven for the world's idlest people. They pay no taxes; they draw six-figure salaries; and they can't be fired, no matter what they do. Getting a U.N. appointment for all of them, on behalf of their country's appointed job slots, is a true sinecure, a political plum, which is why you should look askance at anyone who works for the U.N. As a result, 90% of them...do nothing, really nothing. Thomas Lifson noted to me that he had a friend from Japan who retired from the U.N. bureaucracy and called it a horror show of sheer laziness. I myself had a New Zealand friend who worked for the United Nations in the '90s, who told me the tale of a computer technician who refused to cross the street to repair his U.N. land mine office's computer...because crossing the street was too much work, and there was a tiny sprinkling of rain out (and this person hailed from a country where monsoons were normal stuff). It was emblematic of the work attitude of all the satraps and time-servers embedded in that outfit.
It's been like that for years, with Bangladeshi bureaucrat work practices. And as Nikki Haley noted in her GOP convention speech, these clowns want you to pay for it.
But now it's getting paired with U.S.-style wokesterliness, derived from Antifa, the U.S. faculty lounges, and the "trained Marxists" of Black Lives Matter, and the result is getting ugly. Not too long ago, the United Nations retweeted the Antifa banner approvingly. And this particular tweet was done not by some bored loser buried in the bowels of the U.N., but by the secretary general himself, a Portuguese socialist.
As Delingpole notes (and this was the first thought that occurred to me, too):
That latest tweet screams one message loud and clear: defund the United Nations; have nothing more to do with it; raze every one of its buildings to the ground; sack all its staff; consign it to the dustbin of history.
It's time to get rid of the U.N. If they're going to be a haven of wokesterliness, on top of the usual third-world shiftlessness, it's time to end it right here and now. President Trump has a full agenda as he gets ready for his second term.
Image credit: Twitter screen shot.


Step across the county line in Thomas County, Georgia and you will be in Florida. Its county seat, Thomasville, has been chosen as a one of the best places to retire. Thomasville's website is filled with pics of grand white pillared porches, rose gardens, and long winding paths lined with graceful oaks. It strikes me as a place to sit, sip a mint julep, and enjoy a passing breeze.
Appearances can be deceiving. Thomasville has been keeping up with the times by enhancing their fiber optic capabilities since 1995. While their project began as city investment, they are now part of a community network that serves several other local municipalities spanning several counties. The network brought services to an area the private providers had neglected.
The network began by connecting local schools, hospitals, and businesses, but quickly attracted residential subscribers. Within two years, neighboring Cairo (Grady County), Camilla (Mitchell County), and Moultrie (Colquitt County) joined Thomasville to create the collaborative development authority, now sometimes referred to as the South Georgia Governmental Services Authority. The purpose of the Authority was to expand Community Network Services (CNS) to reach more of the region in more ways. While each town benefits from connecting to the other three, they all maintain their own network as part of the CNS system. A few smaller towns in the area are also part of the network.
"Rural Georgia has been bypassed by technology for a long time," said Thomasville City Manager Tom Berry. "If we want economic development to occur here, we have to make sure the technology those businesses need is available."
"I think the beauty of this thing is it's community owned," City Manager Tony Rojas said Tuesday. "I think we need to remember that's exactly why the city council went forward in issuing bonds and developing this latest technology or infrastructure for telecommunications was because the private sector was not providing that level of service our citizens are deserving of. Basically, because we're rural Georgia, they did not want to make that investment."
CNS Cairo is proud to announce Ralphine Glenn and her daughter, Ja-Reese Miller, as the 1,000th CNS customers. The ongoing increase in the CNS customer base has not only benefited the community but the City as well. According to [City Manager Robert] Hopkins, "We are delighted at the way the community has supported CNS by becoming customers and giving us a vote of confidence in this new service." Currently, the City of Cairo is averaging at least 40 new customers a week.
In addition to connecting the local schools via fiber, CNS and its member communities have used the network for interactive distance learning to promote the importance of voting. CNS also teamed up with the Freedom Calls Foundation to offer free videoconferencing between service members in Iraq and their Georgia loved ones. There was even a time when a local high school teacher taught from home via videoconferencing while her injured leg healed.
Since its inception in 1997, CNS has continued to upgrade with a combination of fiber, digital cable television, telephone service, and wireless service. Through time, they have continued to improve the network offerings to the public. Currently, CNS is upgrading to improve it's reliability, increase bandwidth , and improve signal strength.


Written over an earlier text of Ulfilas, doubtless at Bobbio in the earliest period of the abbey: at the bottom of page 2, in crude uncial characters of the Bobbio type, stands the inscription 'Lb DE ARCA DOMNO ATALANI' (a similar entry, 'DE ARCA DOM UORGUSTI ABBI' is found in the Turin Lactantius, also from Bobbio, described in the next volume). Atalanus or Atala succeeded St Columbanus as abbot of Bobbio in 615 and died in 622. The familiar fifteenth-century Bobbio ex-libris with the inventory number 87 is seen on page 3. For other Gothic texts re-used at Bobbio see CLA 3.**26 b+c, 344b, 351, **364.
Script is a peculiar compressed half-uncial verging on minuscule (found in some other Bobbio MSS), written by several hands manifestly under Merovingian and Irish influence, the general squeezed look of the letters and the particular forms of b and ꞇ recalling French models, while the trick of writing the opening words of a section in larger letters or of making several letters after a capital gradually diminish in size recalls Irish practice (the Bobbio scribes may have come from Luxeuil, the sister foundation): G has the half-uncial as well as the uncial form; n is minuscule. A marginal insertion in seventh-century cursive with q for 'que' on page 44.
☛Engelbert, Rev. Béned. 78 (1968) argues for a date VII². ☛M. van den Hout, 'Gothic palimpsests of Bobbio' Scriptorium 6 (1952) 91-93. ☛B. Schauman, 'The Irish script of the MS Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, S. 45 sup. (ante ca. 625)' Scriptorium 32 (1978) 3–18.