Though many large firms do client satisfaction surveys or have business development teams that have detailed follow up strategies in place, many small firms don't do so because of cost constraints or an apparent lack of time.
It is impossible, however, to create effective marketing and communication plans if you don't know what people think of you or how they would like to be treated.
Lawyers may have a gut feel about what they think clients want, but more often than not, clients / prospects will not tell you what they really think and will simply go to another law firm.
If used effectively, social media can help lawyers not only get more feedback but provide insights that clients might not normally give if given directly to lawyers.
For example, imagine having a LinkedIn profile and asking members of a relevant group to describe what they don't like about a specific type of charging mechanism, and how they would ideally like to pay for legal services.
Setting aside any concerns about opening up a can of worms regarding different types of payment, this could actually help law firms build better relationships with clients if they show willingness to get paid based on agreed results / milestones instead of simple hourly rates.
With regulation and increased competition in the legal services market, this is just one example where law firms can use social media to get people to share their experiences or views with each other, which sometimes results in more honest opinions amongst readers.
If you have a blog, you could use specific posts to introduce a survey and get responses from readers about the services you provide, ideal experiences they would like to get from you or other lawyers, and simply act as an orchestra conductor where you help facilitate exchanges between various participants.
Surveys not only show clients that you care enough to ask them their opinion, but show you are open to getting honest feedback. This can help build trust and helps prospects / clients get over the opinion that all you do is simply give feedback they don't understand and charge the earth.
Law firms that have effective client feedback surveys always get ideas they can action which they might not have otherwise thought of. This is the reason why lawyers should use social media to help get customer feedback and, more importantly, get people to share their views with each other.
Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook – whatever social media channel used, lawyers could point readers to specific surveys but they may find it more useful to point them to specific questions that will get multiple responses. LinkedIn is great for this – and if lawyers then start taking some of the points on board and schange the way they operate, they might find themselves with new opportunities that they would have otherwise missed.


2151 Hotel Circle South, San Diego, CA 92108.
1631 Hotel Circle South, San Diego, CA 92108.
5550 Kearny Mesa Rd., San Diego, CA 92111.
830 6th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101.
1919 Pacific Hwy, San Diego, CA 92101.
543 Hotel Circle South, San Diego, CA 92108.
4380 Alvarado Canyon Rd, San Diego, CA 92120.
3350 Rosecrans Street/I-8, San Diego, CA 92110.
1201 Hotel Circle South, San Diego, CA 92108.
1403 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92106.
3275 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92110.
1788 Palm Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154-1149.
5343 Adobe Falls Road, San Diego, CA 92120.
3747 Midway Drive, San Diego, CA 92110.
3330 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, CA 92110.
6440 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115.
1101 Hollister Street, San Diego, CA 92154.
445 Hotel Circle South, San Diego, CA 92108.
833 Ash Street, San Diego, CA 92101.
Get the best prices on the Wyndham rooms in San Diego by using instant coupons and booking online.


text:
'Out of my body': Naomi Osaka wins in Tokyo Olympics debut
Sports | July 25, 2021
Naomi Osaka, of Japan, waves after winning her match during the first round of the tennis competition, Sunday, July 25, 2021 – AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Associated Press: TOKYO, by Andrew Damp — Naomi Osaka is back playing, still winning, and also talking to the media again.
The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic cauldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday in her first match in nearly two months.
Osaka hadn't played since she withdrew from the French Open in May to take a mental health break, revealing that she has dealt with depression. She then sat out Wimbledon.
Osaka stopped to talk with reporters afterward, having said in Paris that she experiences "huge waves of anxiety" before meeting with the media and that she would be skipping news conferences.
"More than anything else I'm just focused on playing tennis," Osaka said. "The Olympics has been a dream of mine since I was a kid so I feel like the break that I took was very needed. I feel definitely a little bit refreshed and I'm happy again."
She added that she was "happy" that reporters were asking her questions, then added: "I feel a little bit out of my body right now."
"There's nothing wrong with my body, I just felt really nervous," Osaka said. "I haven't played since France so there were definitely some things that I did a bit wrong but I think I can improve in the matches that I continue playing."
The second-ranked Osaka was sharp from the start, serving an ace down the T on the opening point of the match and and racing out to a 5-0 lead.
Naomi Osaka, of Japan, speaks with journalists after defeating China's Zheng Saisai – AP Photo/Andrew Dampf
Wearing a bright red dress and a red visor and with her hair styled in red-and-white braids to match the colors of the Japanese flag stitched onto the left side of her chest, Osaka served six aces in all and produced 25 winners to Zheng's 10.
When it was over, Osaka bowed to Zheng and waved her racket to the mostly empty stadium, which contained about 100 people — nearly all of them support staff or media.
Osaka's match was originally scheduled to open the tournament on Saturday but then was pushed back a day before her starring role in Friday's opening ceremony.
"I feel very very proud," Osaka said, revealing that Olympic organizers asked her to handle the cauldron honors back in March.
"When I lit the flame I was super honored," she added. "I think that's a position that you dream about and not anyone can do it so for me when they asked me if I wanted to I was very surprised but very honored and I'm just very happy to be here and very happy to play — especially in Tokyo."
Osaka will next face 50th-ranked Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland.
For other top players in the tennis tournament at the Tokyo Games, it wasn't so straightforward.
Top-ranked Ash Barty was upset by 48th-ranked Spanish opponent Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4, 6-3 and two-time defending gold medalist Andy Murray withdrew from singles because of a right quad strain.
Both still remain in the doubles competition.
Barty won with Australian partner Storm Sanders on Saturday while Murray and British partner Joe Salisbury beat the second-seeded French team of Pierre-Hughes Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.
Barty's singles defeat came 15 days after she won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title.
Naomi Osaka, of Japan, plays against Saisai Zheng, of China, during the first round of the tennis competition – AP Photo/Seth Wenig
She struggled with a whopping 55 unforced errors to Sorribes Tormo's 13 and got in only 54% of her first serves compared to her opponent's 83%.
"I never really felt comfortable out there and wasn't able to play the match on my terms," Barty said. "The key to my game is serving well and I wasn't able to do that today. I was a bit erratic and made too many errors."
Murray pulled out shortly ahead of his scheduled opener against ninth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada on Center Court.
"I am really disappointed at having to withdraw but the medical staff have advised me against playing in both events, so I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from the singles and focus on playing doubles with Joe," Murray said.
It's the latest setback for the 34-year-old Murray after only recently returning to the tour from a three-month absence because of a groin problem. He has also had serious issues with a bad hip that wound up requiring two operations.
Murray has a total of three Olympic medals. He also won a silver in mixed doubles at the 2012 London Games with Laura Robson.
Heat and humidity were issues again with the temperature rising to 91 degrees F (33 degrees C) and the sun baking the hard courts at Ariake Tennis Park.
Also advancing was Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, third-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and seventh-seeded Gabrine Muguruza.
Carla Suarez Navarro, the Spaniard who plans to retire this year, beat Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-4, 6-1 for her first victory since recovering from Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Camila Giorgi of Italy eliminated Jennifer Brady, the American who was this year's Australian Open finalist, 6-3, 6-2.
Among the men advancing were fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany, seventh-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, 12th-seeded Karen Khachanov of ROC, and Max Purcell of Australia — who took Murray's spot in the draw and defeated Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Associated Press writer Syd Fryer contributed to this report.
Top Feature Photo: Naomi Osaka, of Japan, plays against Saisai Zheng, of China, during the first round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan – AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Elaine Thompson-Herah Nominated For Another World Sports Award
Kim Swan: Bermuda PGA Profile Of Walter King
Bermuda's Olympic Sailor Peter Bromby takes a look at America's Cup
Flannery & Miller Pull In Personal Best Performances At UCI Road World Championships
Men's National Football Team Returns Home
BTA: Selection Process Open For Bermuda's Clipper Race 'Ambassador Crew'
Crews Come Out Swinging At 70th Bermuda Gold Cup, 2020 Open Match Racing Worlds
Kim Swan: Port Royal Celebrates 50 Years With The PGA Tour Bermuda Championship
Man City 'Slash Lionel Messi Contract Offer' By £170m As Free Transfer Planned

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Q: MP4 HEVC video not playing with Chrome browser I'm hosting videos at my Wordpress website, and my users can upload mp4 video files to it.
I know that hosting videos is not recommended for performance, but I'm doing this for beta test for couple of months.
Some mp4 files are not working properly, like playing only sounds with black screen. And I found out that those videos are coded with HEVC. They are playing good with Safari and IE(Edge), but not with Chrome, which is mostly used browser of my users.
Is there any way to make my wordpress website to play HEVC videos no matter which browser user is using?

A: According to Caniuse, H.265 will only work in Safari and IE.
If the videos were uploaded as h.264, you have support across (basically) all browsers, but you'd have to re-encode them to that codec. You could have a server running FFMPEG to re-encode all your videos before uploading to Wordpress.  If you'd like to keep h265 for Safari, you could also create a WEBM version of the video - combined they reach all the major modern browsers.
There are a number of services that can re-encode and host (with CDNs) your videos for you.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


No stock, No headaches, all items are Dropshipped direct from the supplier. No risk.
Ordering and having items sent directly to your customers takes around 10 seconds per order.
Full time Income with part time hours.


text:
Q: Limits Differentiability and Continuity In calculus, while solving for a limit we do some manipulations,
Consider an example,
$$\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{(1+2x)^{0.5}-1}{x}$$
$$=\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{2}{(1+2x)^{0.5}+1}$$
Then we put $x = 0$ and solve.
But, didn't this manipulation change the domain of the function?
As we can see that in the original question $x$ was $\not=0$ but in second case $x=0$ is possible.
So does that mean that it is not important for the functions to be identical to find its limit? And if yes then how can we be sure that the limit we have calculated is correct?

A: In this case I'm assuming you know how to show that the limit indeed exists.
Let $L_1 = \lim_{x\to 0} \frac{\sqrt{1+2x}-1}{x} = \lim_{x \to 0} f(x)$
Let $L_2 = \lim_{x \to 0}\frac{\sqrt{1+2x} + 1}{\sqrt{1+2x} + 1} = \lim_{x \to 0} g(x) = 1$
Now, we use the property that if both $L_1, L_2$ exist, then
$$\lim_{x\to 0} f(x)g(x) = L_1L_2 = L_1$$
Hence though the two functions are not exactly identical, their limits are equal

A: The key difference in the above two cases is whether the function is continuous at the point where the limit is evaluated, namely consider
$$ f(x) = \frac{(1+2x)^{0.5}-1}{x} \qquad \text{and} \qquad g(x) = \frac{2}{(1+2x)^{0.5}+1}.$$
Then $g$ is continuous at 0. By definition of continuity, we have
$$\lim\limits_{x \to 0} g(x) = g(0).$$
i.e. you can directly substitute 0 to evaluate the limit. However, $f$ is not continuous at 0, so you cannot perform such operation to evaluate the limit and must use other techniques.
Remark: Finding a limit does not require the function to be defined at that point. What is required is the definition of the function 'near' the point.

A: The manipulation
$$\frac{\sqrt{1+2x}-1}{x}\cdot \frac{\sqrt{1+2x}+1}{\sqrt{1+2x}+1}=\frac 2{\sqrt{1+2x}+1}$$
doesn't change the function because we are multipling it by $1$, $\forall x>-\frac12$ and therefore that manipulation doesn't affect the value for the limit at $x=0$.
See also the related:

*

*Why are we allowed to cancel fractions in limits?


text:
Biomarkers in Liver Disease [electronic resource] / edited by Vinood B. Patel, Victor R. Preedy.
Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Biomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642)
Biomarkers in Disease: Methods, Discoveries and Applications, 2542-3657
1 online resource (800 pages) : 50 illustrations
Oncology.
Oncology .
Toxicology.
Local subjects:
Cancer Research.
Pharmacology/Toxicology.
System Details:
text file PDF
In the past decade there has been a major sea change in the way disease is diagnosed and investigated due to the advent of high throughput technologies, such as microarrays, lab on a chip, proteomics, genomics, lipomics, metabolomics et cetera These advances have enabled the discovery of new and novel markers of disease relating to autoimmune disorders, cancers, endocrine diseases, genetic disorders, sensory damage, intestinal diseases et cetera In many instances these developments have gone hand in hand with the discovery of biomarkers elucidated via traditional or conventional methods, such as histopathology or clinical biochemistry. Together with microprocessor-based data analysis, advanced statistics and bioinformatics these markers have been used to identify individuals with active disease or pathology as well as those who are refractory or have distinguishing pathologies. New analytical methods that have been used to identify markers of disease and is suggested that there may be as many as 40 different platforms. Unfortunately techniques and methods have not been readily transferable to other disease states and sometimes diagnosis still relies on single analytes rather than a cohort of markers. There is thus a demand for a comprehensive and focused evidenced-based text and scientific literature that addresses these issues. Hence the formulation of Biomarkers in Disease The series covers a wide number of areas including for example, nutrition, cancer, endocrinology, cardiology, addictions, immunology, birth defects, genetics, and so on. The chapters are written by national or international experts and specialists.
Liver biomarkers and their applications to nutritional interventions in animal studies
AST-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) as marker in liver disease.-Inflammatory biomarkers in ascites
Biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma in East Asia
Liver disease and acylcarnitines as mechanistic biomarkers.-Type VI Collagen: Biological Functions and its Neo-epitope as Hepatic Fibrosis Biomarker
Fibrinogen α-chain as a serum marker of liver disease
Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (cytokine, receptors,and gene polymorphisms) in hepatitis
Biomarkers for Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.-Graft-derived cell-free DNA as a biomarker in liver transplantation
Serum sialic acid as a biomarker in liver disease
CD133 and EpCAM as Biomarkers in Liver Diseases
Traditional markers in liver disease
Biomarkers of extracellular matrix remodeling in liver diseases
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen- Immunoglobulin M (SCCA-IgM) as biomarker in liver disease: biological aspects and clinical applications
microRNA-155 and microRNA-196b in hepatitis C virus infection
Immunological biomarkers in liver transplantation
Phosphatidylethanol and alcohol use in liver disease patients
Interaction of sialyltransferases, sialidases and sialic acids in liver diseases and applications to biomarker discovery
Biomarkers to monitor graft function following liver transplantation
YKL-40 as a biomarker of liver diseases
Peripheral venous, portal venous, hepatic venous, arterial and intrahepatic cytokine levels as biomarkers and functional correlations
Histological Biomarkers of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (vcam-1) expression in liver disease
Bilirubin as a biomarker in liver disease
Hydroxyproline as a biomarker in liver disease
Genetic biomarkers of paracetamol-induced acute liver failure
PNPLA3 polymorphism and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Hepascore and it's application to liver disease
Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) Score as a Biomarker
Biomarkers in focus: Alanine Aminotransferase
PTX3 as a biomarker of liver disease.
Patel, Vinood B. editor., Editor,
Preedy, Victor R. editor., Editor,
SpringerLink (Online service)
Contained In:
Springer Nature Living Reference
10.1007/978-94-007-7742-2 doi
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/2456177


We live in a world afflicted by a cacophony of voices. We are bombarded by an avalanche of digital distractions – whether on social media or emails, on our iPads or iPhones, on our televisions or newspapers. Added to this digital chaos are other voices that compete for our attention or attempt to shape our image of self and our world.
At times these voices become so loud they drown out our very capacity to think, to reflect, to stop and notice what is truly essential and what makes us truly human. Other times, such noise and distraction create confusion and intensify our inability to act. We ask: What in a world where there seems to be no end to a string of bad news can I do? Floods, droughts, conflict, sectarian violence, people on the move confronted by walls of xenophobia and bigotry…. The list is as frightening as the noise it generates is deafening.
Today's gospel, as told by John, invites to notice and listen to one more voice. It is the voice of the Shepherd who says: "My sheep hear my voice"; "I am the Shepherd who calls my own sheep by name and lead them out…. My sheep follow me, because they recognize my voice." This voice is refreshingly different: the voice of the Shepherd does not assail us with material distractions; rather, the Shepherd offers us life: I have come that you may have life in abundance. What a consoling voice amidst the chaos and confusion of our 21st century digitalized world! The voice of the Shepherd restores our inner peace and calm. The Shepherd's voice refocuses our attention on that which is truly life-giving.
I hear in today's gospel an invitation to cultivate an attitude of silence. This attitude of silence begins when we stop and listen – like Elijah on the mountain, like Samuel in the temple, like Hannah at prayer, and like Mary at the Annunciation. It doesn't take much: it could involve as little as retreating from the digital chaos that surrounds me – just for a few minutes, even a couple of minutes, at a time. It means trying to find our own Interior Castle where the confusion and chaos of "thieves and robbers" give way to the consoling and comforting voice of the Good Shepherd. Cultivating silence and creating a space of silence where God encounters us freely takes effort, but it's one step at a time, one day at a time. Think of it: How much richer would our lives be if we could only intersperse our frenetic busyness with little pockets of silence!
As a woman, I am deeply in tune with my inner capacity for thought, reflection, and action. As an African woman Catholic, I have heard the voice of the Good Shepherd calling me by name, emboldening my imagination, and strengthening my resolve strive for fullness of life for me, for my sisters and for my brothers. Yet, I am too painfully aware, too, that my voice may not always be as loud, strident, and valued as those who shout with power and authority, who lord it over others in the church.
Nevertheless, life-giving and empowering voices of women are rising across the world, in church and society. We have heard the voice of the Good Shepherd; we have been nourished by God's gift of abundant life. With passion and compassion, we lift our voices to ask: Why is our church not listening to us? Why does our church not hear our voices?
Like the Good Shepherd, we bring gifts of life to renew our broken world. We come with our talents and gifts to nourish the community of the Risen Christ. We come not to burgle or to steal, but to cradle humanity with compassion and to reveal the face of God as love.
Let me leave you with a quote from the second African Synod: "Women in Africa make a great contribution to the family, to society and to the Church by their many talents and unique gifts. . . . The Church and society need women to take their full place in the world 'so that the human race can live in the world without completely losing its humanity'" (Africae Munus, no. 55).
As women, our voices are an embodiment of this quest for humanity promised us by the Good Shepherd.
Anne Arabome is a member of the Sisters of Social Service in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is the Associate Director of the Faber Center for Ignatian Spirituality at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sr. Anne holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in spirituality from Catholic Theological Union (CTU) in Chicago, IL. She is completing a second doctorate in systematic theology at the University of Roehampton, London, UK, under the supervision of Professor Tina Beattie. Her thesis adopts maternal well-being as a prism for studying the roles and identities of African women and critically analyzes the dynamics in culture and religion that militate against women's quest for fullness of life. Her areas of interest include women and youth, and marginalized minorities in church and society. She is the co-founding director of Wellspring Africa, a non-profit initiative that operates under the auspices of the Sisters of Social Service. Through Wellspring Africa she has adopted young African women from Kibera slum in Nairobi. She works to empower them to move forward with their lives through education and life guidance (see http://www.kiberagirls.org/about/). She is also the co-moderator of an awareness programme in support of girl-children (see http://trulyoursisters.hekima.ac.ke/). Such initiatives, she says, keep her theological research and writing oriented towards service and ministry, and grounded in global realities and contexts. She passionately advocates for and practices a faith-filled ministry in service to the human flourishing of marginalized, disempowered and silenced groups, based on her conviction that theological reflection must be informed continuously by real-life experience.
· June 11-14, 2015: Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA) Convention: "How are Theologians Challenged and Informed by Their Engagement with the Sense of the Faithful in the Local/Global Church?" (Plenary Speaker), Milwaukee, WI.
· "Who is Christ for African Women?" in Catholic Women Speak: Bringing Our Gifts to the Table, ed. The Catholic Women Speak Network (Paulist, 2015).


text:
Q: Android Scringo Error I followed the steps which in Scringo webiste for adding Scringo to my project which is at this link:
http://dev.scringo.com/downloads.php
at installition, then choosing Android platform.
The problem is always when I run my application it always show that null pointer exception in log cat:
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{its.center/its.center.main.Main}:     java.lang.NullPointerException
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1651)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1667)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:117)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:935)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3687)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:867)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:625)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262): Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at com.scringo.general.ScringoResources.getResourceId(ScringoResources.java:13)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at com.scringo.panel.ScringoPulley.init(ScringoPulley.java:40)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at com.scringo.panel.ScringoPulley.<init>(ScringoPulley.java:35)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at com.scringo.controller.ScringoController.initPanel(ScringoController.java:64)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at com.scringo.Scringo.internalInit(Scringo.java:30)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at com.scringo.Scringo.init(Scringo.java:24)
11-07 13:12:05.093: E/AndroidRuntime(16262):    at its.center.main.Main.onCreate(Main.java:45)

and when I trace that Null pointer exception it goes at this line in the java code:
Scringo.init(this);

Anyone can help in solving this error?
Addition questions:
Does anyone tried Scringo before on Android, and does it worked well?

A: Did you place the scringo.properties file in the assets folder?


The Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery, Bismarck, invite the public to the perpetual monastic profession of Sister Madelyn Louttit on Sat., June 9 at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of Annunciation Monastery. Sister Madelyn will profess her lifelong commitment to God and her monastic community during Eucharistic Liturgy. A reception will follow in the monastic dining room.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Sister Madelyn is the daughter of Ida and the late Sol Javitt. She was married to Emmet Louttit for 15 years. Following his death in 1998, Sister Madelyn became very actively involved in her parish, participating in choir, youth ministry, food pantry, liturgy committee and the RCIA program. She attended a two-year diocesan program in pastoral formation as well as numerous workshops, programs and retreats. Sister Madelyn received her Master of Arts in Theology from the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, New York, and a Master of Science in Psychology from the Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research, Manhattan, New York City. She is also a certified spiritual director.
Sister Madelyn Louttit serves as Director of Student Accessibility Services at the University of Mary. In this ministry, she coordinates accommodations for students who have special needs. She has taught classes in theology through the University of Mary and presented spiritual enrichment programs at Annunciation Monastery's Hospitality Center.


text:
Q: Python module won't import when class instance is called in another script I have two scripts in a folder called booking (constants.py and booking.py).
I then have a file called run.py in the parent folder of the booking folder.
I import constants in my booking.py script and it works fine. Then I import booking in my run.py and it works, but the constants module does not import and I receive the error.
  File "/Users/user/Desktop/coding/selenium_tute/booking/booking.py", line 4, in <module>
    import constants as const
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'constants'

Here is the booking.py script
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
import os
import constants as const
import sys

#BASE_URL = "https://www.booking.com"

class Booking(webdriver.Chrome):
    def __init__(self, driver_path=r"/usr/local/bin/chromedriver", teardown=False):
        self.driver_path= driver_path
        os.environ['PATH'] += self.driver_path
        self.teardown = teardown
        super(Booking, self).__init__()
        self.implicitly_wait(15)
        self.maximize_window()

    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
        if self.teardown:
            self.quit()

    def land_first_page(self):
        self.get(const.BASE_URL)

    def change_currency(self, currency=None):
        currency_element = self.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'button[data-tooltip-text="Choose your currency"]')
        currency_element.click()

print(const.BASE_URL)

Here is the run.py script
from booking.booking import Booking

with Booking(teardown=False) as bot:
    bot.land_first_page()
    bot.change_currency()

Any help would be much appreciated


Regulators and farmers are working together to further cannabis commerce in Mendocino.
We gathered on a crisp autumn evening in Willits, situated in the heart of The Emerald Triangle. This particular evening, we were meeting at the community center at City Hall to talk about cannabis. City Hall?! Even after all the past years of fighting for cannabis reforms and proper legislation, it still shocks me when a bunch of growers sit down with government officials to work it out. This is grassroots democracy in action and it's great to see when it actually works.
With a population of almost 10,000 people in the town and surrounding areas, Willits was born during the logging era of Mendocino County, back in the 1880s. It's seen sheep farmers, cattle ranchers, loggers and hippies all come and go. North Main Street has quaint boutiques, several of which are now shuttered, while South Main Street is lined with more modern strip-mall architecture. Quiet back streets with large old shade trees and lovely Victorian homes wind around the edge of town. There's a high school with a popular football team, a hunting club, a grange, yoga studios and a theater company.
Two years ago, a bypass road around Willits was completed, directing traffic away from Main Street into the new segment of Highway 101, so that it completely skipped the town. It's a sad sight to see all the empty storefronts due to the combination of the bypass taking away through traffic and the decimation of the cannabis industry through legalization. Not only has Willits felt the economic depression due to the loss of so many of our cannabis farmers, but the entire County of Mendocino is feeling the effects. Clearly, our officials must have also begun to recognize that reality. How could they miss the plethora of local real estate listings or the empty storefronts?
This, the second cannabis ad hoc committee, was created by the board of supervisors in July 2018. Supervisors John McCowen and Dan Hamburg were appointed to review the current cannabis cultivation ordinance and recommend changes to the full board of supervisors. These men have both sat on the board for several terms and have often held opposing views. Initially, we had our doubts that they would be able to agree on any real changes, but there was hope that working together on the cannabis ordinance had brought them to a reconciliation. Supervisor Hamburg, who is retiring at the end of his term in December, was unable to attend the meeting.
Folding chairs squeaked on the linoleum floor as everyone took their places. County CEO Carmel Angelo was emcee and stood to the right of a long table in the front of the room. Seated at it was the new agriculture commissioner, Harinder Grewal. Next to him sat Brent Schultz, the new director of planning and building, and then John McGowan, member of the ad hoc committee and current chairperson of the board of supervisors. Numerous staff from those departments were there, as well as the deputy county counsel.
Supervisor McGowan has been both our adversary and our friend on various occasions as we have worked through these negotiations over the last four years. I must always remind myself that we live in our personal bubble (doesn't everyone?) and think the whole world lives and breathes cannabis knowledge. That's just our thing. But for all these officials and government staff, the whole cannabis thing has been totally new to them. To their credit, it seems some of them actually have been listening.
Following proper introductions, McGowan took the microphone to give the update from the ad hoc committee. Concisely, he went through the proposed recommendations and discussion points to the county cannabis ordinance. Quickly a pattern became evident, they were suggesting revisions that we have literally prayed would happen. Zoning and permit capabilities which we had begged for at many many meetings. They had listened! What may sound like simple things, such as "visibility from a public road" or "open rangeland to new cultivation" is enormous to the lives of many. The possibility of two permits per parcel? Wow. I was literally getting chills watching to McGowan mouth the words "transferability of permits." I am still having difficulty believing them! This represents a huge change. A switch from enforcement to encouragement.
So right about now, you are probably saying, "who cares about all this politics and zoning?" Oddly enough, a bunch of us old hippy farmers up here in the hills really do care. We only want the best for our county's economic and cultural health as well as to maintain our ability to make available the precious medicine we cultivate here in this blessed growing region.
I recall stories of Napa Valley before it blossomed into a world-renowned wine region. That was like sleepy Willits is now. The town could so easily become a mecca for conscious cannabis consumption in beautiful surroundings in the heart of The Emerald Triangle. This is a very easy vision to conjure. I can easily imagine that in 10 years Main Street properties will become sought after and various cannabis shops will open in empty storefronts. Canna-tours are already happening.
Of course, not all our wishes were granted. Following the run through of ordinance revisions, several people had their personal suggestions and complaints to share during the public comment period. Naturally, as time progresses new problems will continue to emerge and hopefully, we can sensibly deal with them as they come up. As I commented during my allotted 3 minutes, "Thank you for giving us hope at last." It's been years of effort on the part of many committed people to get this far, and it is so exciting to actually see the green light of a judicious cannabis ordinance for Mendocino County in our future.
TELL US, have you experienced trying to comply with cannabis regulations?


Flame resistant heavy duty lay flat hose for all fire-fighting operations. Circular woven jacket out of 100% high tenacity synthetic yarn, embedded in a special flame retardant high grade Nitrile/PVC compound using the "Through-the-weave-extrusion process". Offers high resistance to acids, salt solutions, oil, fuel and many more chemicals.
Flame resistance test acc. DIN 14811, destructive test.


text:
Maria Mazziotti Gillan
Maria's Artist WEbsite
Maria's Official Site
Maria on Facebook
Maria on Twitter
Poem: In New Jersey Once
Hank Kalet set out to craft a list of 10 representative New Jersey poems, and asked about 40 New Jersey-affiliated poets for suggestions. New Jersey was the home to William Carlos Williams, Allen Ginsberg, Amiri Baraka and Walt Whitman and is the home to Robert Pinsky, C.K. Williams, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Gerald Stern and Alicia Ostriker and many others who have lived or taught here for a time, such as Stephen Dunn, Evie Shockley, Mark Doty and Denise Levertov.
Kalet published "The List: I Hear NJ Singing -- The Varied Poetic Voices of the Garden State" which includes Maria's poem "In New Jersey Once" which R.G. Evans, a South Jersey poet and high-school teacher, selected. Evans says the poem is "a very short poem (that) speaks to the loss of the natural world due to urbanization," a description that seems to sum up the history of the Garden State.
In New Jersey Once
In New Jersey once, marigolds grew wild.
Fields swayed with daisies.
Oaks stood tall on mountains.
Powdered butterflies graced the velvet air.
Listen. It was like that.
Before the bulldozers.
Before the cranes.
Before the cement sealed the earth.
Even the stars, which used to hang
in thick clusters in the black sky,
even the stars are dim.
Burrow under the blacktop,
under the cement, the old dark earth
is still there. Dig your hands into it,
feel it, deep, alive on your fingers.
Know that the earth breathes and pulses still.
Listen. It mourns. In New Jersey once, flowers grew.
from Where I Come From
Maria's Official Site is at MariaGillan.com. Her latest publication is the poetry and art collection, The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets .
Posted by Ken Ronkowitz at 8:30 AM
Labels: Maria's Poetry
About Maria Gillan
Maria Mazziotti Gillan is a recipient of the 2014 George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature from AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs), the 2011 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award from Poets & Writers, and the 2008 American Book Award for her book, All That Lies Between Us (Guernica Editions).
She is the founder and executive director of the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, NJ, and editor of the Paterson Literary Review. She is also director of the Binghamton Center for Writers and the creative writing program, and professor of poetry at Binghamton University-SUNY.
Maria has published 22 books of and about poetry, and 4 anthologies. Her most recent books are the poetry and photography collaboration with Mark Hillringhouse, Paterson Light and Shadow (Serving House Books, 2017) and the poetry collection, What Blooms in Winter (NYQ, 2016). Her collection of poems along with some of her paintings is The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets (Redux Consortium). Other recent publications are Ancestors' Song (Bordighera Press) and Writing Poetry to Save Your Life: How to Find the Courage to Tell Your Stories (MiroLand, Guernica). With her daughter Jennifer, she is co-editor of four anthologies.
Poetry, Tuscany and Moments That Shine
Deadline for the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award February 1, 2022
Virtual Reading with Toi Derricotte January 8
Poem: The Children of Immigrants
Conversation with Maria Gillan January 18
Martin Espada - Distinguished Poetry Reading Series
What Blooms in Winter
The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets
The Silence in an Empty House
Ancestors' Song
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life: How To Find The Courage To Tell Your Stories
Maria's Official Website
Poetry Center at PCCC
NJ Poetry Calendar
Maria's Most Popular Posts
Gillan to Read at Italian American Poetry Festival
Reading to Celebrate the Paterson Literary Review November 12
Poem: "My Brother Stands in the Snow, 1947, Paterson, NJ" by Maria Mazziotti Gillan
Poetry Workshop for Mature Adults Starts October 6
Publication Celebration for 'Palisades, Parkways & Pinelands' Includes Maria Gillan
Distinguished Poets Series of Readings and Workshops Announced for 2016-2017
Martin Espada and Maria Gillan
Summer in Winter, Winter in Summer
Marie Howe and Richard Blanco Reading Their Poetry in Paterson
A Review of Maria Mazziotti Gillan's 'What Blooms in Winter'
About Maria (7)
All That Lies Between Us (18)
Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards (31)
Ancestor's Song (6)
Ancestors' Song (2)
Biographical (11)
Cultural Affairs (1)
Distinguished Poets Series (58)
Dodge Poetry Festival (4)
Great Falls Anthology (3)
Italian Diaspora Studies (17)
Italian-American (40)
Jan Beatty (1)
Laura Boss (16)
Literary Festival and Conference (4)
Maria's Artwork (10)
Maria's Awards (6)
Maria's Books (14)
Maria's Non-Fiction and Anthologies (1)
Maria's Poetry (139)
Maria's Readings (163)
Maria's Teaching (1)
Mark Hillringhouse (2)
Montclair Monthly Poetry Series (30)
Passaic County (1)
Paterson Light and Shadow (11)
Paterson Literary Review (25)
Paterson Poetry Prize (13)
Poetry Center at PCCC (90)
Poetry Workshops (67)
Seton Hall University (2)
The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets (6)
The Place I Call Home (5)
The Poetic Legacy of Whitman (1)
The Silence in an Empty House (10)
virtual event (6)
virtual events (14)
What Blooms in Winter (5)
When the Stars were Still Visible (5)
Where I Come From (1)
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life (9)
Blog Archive January (4) December (1) November (5) October (5) September (7) August (5) July (6) June (3) May (5) April (7) March (5) February (3) January (4) December (4) November (3) October (2) September (7) August (6) July (2) June (4) May (3) April (3) March (10) February (3) January (5) December (6) November (10) October (6) September (10) August (6) July (4) June (7) May (7) April (5) March (11) February (7) January (12) December (5) November (9) October (11) September (7) August (4) July (3) June (3) May (7) April (10) March (5) February (8) January (8) December (7) November (6) October (5) September (4) August (4) July (2) June (5) May (10) April (12) March (7) February (8) January (4) December (3) November (6) October (3) September (7) August (2) July (2) June (5) May (4) April (8) March (8) February (9) January (10) December (4) November (6) October (4) September (7) August (3) July (5) June (4) May (6) April (11) March (10) February (10) January (9) December (4) November (9) October (2) September (9) August (4) July (6) June (5) May (13) April (15) March (10) February (9) January (5) December (4) November (14) October (5) September (5) August (2) July (3) June (2) May (7) April (10) March (9) February (4) January (11) December (7) November (10) October (9) September (13) August (5) July (3) June (2) May (11) April (5) March (5) February (9) January (6)
2012. Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.


text:
import MF from 'model-fragments';

export default MF.Fragment.extend({

});

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Today's post is written by Donna Carroll, Director of Health Initiatives. It appeared in Go! Team Go! an internal publication generated by Melissa Holman, After School Program Coordinator. We thought it was too good to keep to ourselves and so we're sharing it here with you.
Walking to Brazil may seem like a tall order but when 60 students pool their foot power, it just might be possible. Northglade Montessori Site Coordinator Derek Miller has students walking to distant places, a few steps at a time. To get his new Level 1 activity off the ground Derek ordered 60 pedometers that are assigned to fourth and fifth grade students. Students have a goal of logging 3,000 steps per day.
"This encourages kids to get more exercise," says Derek, "which is part of being healthy, but it's also about exercising kids brains." Northglade students keep track of how many steps they walk over time, with lots of opportunities for using math skills. Steps can be added, converted into yards and miles, and charted on graphs. Then geography is added to the mix as students consult maps to see how far an individual student might have travelled over a period of weeks or months, and how far the total miles walked by Northglade students would stretch – to Chicago, Atlanta, perhaps Mexico City? Students get passports where they can track distances from one world city to another and learn some basic facts about other nations.
Derek is not just talking the talk. He's walking the walk, wearing his pedometer and tracking his own steps. Last Thursday he had logged over 4,000 steps by mid-afternoon.
Derek and VISTA Donielle Hetrick are walking with students at lunchtime, in the halls and on the playground, depending on the weather.
The project was developed by Northglade's Health Committee that includes the school staff, parents and CIS.


text:
For help call +233 302 082 019 or Email Us
CAPITAL CORP. SYDNEY
73 Ocean Street, New South Wales 2000, SYDNEY
Contact Person: Callum S Ansell
E: callum.aus@capital.com
WILD KEY CAPITAL
22 Guild Street, NW8 2UP,
Contact Person: Matilda O Dunn
E: matilda.uk@capital.com
P: 070 8652 7276
LECHMERE CAPITAL
Genslerstraße 9, Berlin Schöneberg 10829, BERLIN
Contact Person: Thorsten S Kohl
E: thorsten.bl@capital.com
About The Policy
Double-Track
CSSPS
Update on Free SHS
The Free SHS policy was launched on 13th September, 2017 to coincide with re-opening of senior high schools for the 2017/2018 academic year by H.E the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
2017 placement statistics:
Placement Rate
Total Enrolled as @ 29 Nov. 2017
Total Applicants
Every Ghanaian child who is placed into a Public Second Cycle Institution by the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) during the 2017 school placement is eligible to enjoy the Free SHS.
Enrolment trends
20% upfront Payment
An amount of GH¢57,443,331 was disbursed to 656 schools as their 20% upfront payment.
Additional disbursement is being processed for 100 schools who have submitted their returns in terms of students signed list.
Centrally paid for items
Items Procured at the School Level and paid for centrally
–School Cloth
–House Dress
Food Procurement (Schools/Buffer Stock)
–Food Supplied by Buffer Stock Companies
Advance Allocation for 2nd term
The Ministry of Education has released Ghc35.9 million to public second cycle schools under the Free Senior High School programme to cover initial operational and administrative costs for the second term of the 2017/2018 academic year.
School level Procurement
Procurement of Perishable Food Items
What is Free SHS Educational Policy?
The Free Senior High School Educational Policy is the implementation of Free Universal Secondary Education by making secondary education free for every Ghanaian child. By Free SHS, the policy seeks to make free tuition, admission, textbook, library, science center, computer, examination, utilities, boarding and meals.
What are the 5 pillars of Free SHS?
Skills improvement
Expansion of Infrastructure
Every Ghanaian child who write the current BECE and is placed into a Public Second Cycle Institution by the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) is eligible to enjoy the Free SHS
What is the duration?
Beneficiaries of this government scholarship will enjoy it for 3 years which is the duration for a full secondary school education.
There will be no re-entry. Candidates who miss out on the scholarship can reapply by acquiring the current BECE results for placement.
What is equitable access policy?
30% of places in elite schools will be reserved for entrants from public Junior High Schools.
What are Elite schools?
These are Senior High Schools with excellent performances over the years. Currently, there are 82 elite schools in Ghana.
What is choice file?
The Choice file refers to the list of Senior High Schools a candidate has selected for possible placement which would be based on his/her BECE Performance.
What is placement?
Placement is when a qualified student is placed in a school for admission.
What is school register?
The School Register is an important document designed and updated annually to serve as a guide to parent, guardians and students in the selection of Senior High Schools for placement. The Register outlines the following; The Option of the schools, The Region within which the schools can be located, The District, The Schools' Code, The Schools' Name, The Location of the Schools', The Gender of Students who can enroll in the school (i.e. Single Sex (specify) or Mixed), The Programs offered in the Schools', The Available Residential Status (i.e. Day, Hostel or Day/Boarding).
Procurements and payments
Procurements are done in three phases;
Items procured locally and paid for locally
Items procured locally but paid for centrally
Items procured centrally and paid for centrally
Items procured locally and paid for locally by the schools:
Certain items like perishable food items are procured locally by the heads of schools and they pay for them. This perishable food items arrangements are reserved for boarding schools to augment the supplies from Buffer Stock Company Limited.
Items procured locally by schools but paid for centrally by the Government:
Contracts for the supply of items like school uniforms, school cloth, house dresses, food vendors and utilities are entered into at the school level but the government makes payments for these items through the Ministry of Education. These payments are made directly to the contractors.
Items procured centrally and paid for centrally:
Items like Textbooks, supplementary readers, exercise books, note books, T-squares, P.E. kits, food item supplies are procured centrally due to economies of scale. These items are then distributed to the various schools
Does the scholarship include PTA dues?
No. PTA dues are membership fees parents are charged for being part of the Parent-Teacher Association. The payment of such fees are not mandatory to warrant the sacking of students for non-payment.
What fees are absorbed by government?
All GES approved fees for schools. these fees includes admission fees, textbooks, exercise books, notebooks, uniforms, house dress, church cloth, feeding fee and all recurrent fees.
What is advance apportionment fund?
It was previously referred to as 20% fees to schools. It is an initial fund the government sends to schools to cover their operational and administrative costs. This includes SRC dues, house dues, sports fees, culture fees, general stationery and vehicle maintenance fee, postage, sanitation fees, examination fees. Additionally, 20% of feeding fee for boarding schools are added for the purchase of perishable food items to supplement feeding.
Day students are provided one hot meal per day. The food will be provided through a food vendor registered with the school. The food vendor enters into a contract with the school but payments are done centrally through the Ministry of Education.
Boarding students are fed through food items supplied by Ghana Nation food and buffer stock company limited. The Buffer Stock Company has local contractors that supplies food items to the schools. The contractors are paid through the Buffer Stock Company.
Do day students also benefit from feeding?
Yes. One hot meal a day will be provided as lunch for all day students.
Admission & Placement
Self-placement
Placement Acceptance
The self-placement option is activated when a candidate misses out on all the four (4) selected schools he/she chooses (Choice file). It provides an opportunity for the candidate to go onto the system and self-place him/herself into available schools as indicated on the system. This process is what is termed as Self-Placement.
Placement is accepted once a candidates prints out his/her placement form, fills the form and endorsed by his or her previous Junior High School Head. Once the form is endorsed the candidate is required to send the form to the Head of the Senior High school where he or she is placed.
Once these actions are concluded, the candidate has accepted placement into the school.
After submitting the filled and endorsed placement form to the Senior High School, the candidate is enrolled electronically through the Student Information System (SIS). This portal is used to enroll students by acquiring for the students Bio-Data.
Once admission is completed, an SMS message is sent to the parent/guardian of the students to confirm a successful admission.
FreeSHS Policy
A policy of the government of Ghana, starting in September 2017. Every child in Ghana who qualifies for, and is placed in a public Senior High School for his secondary education will have his/her fees absorbed by the government.
SHS Infrastructure Project
School Feed Project Extensions
New Hall development in Kumasi
ICT Improvement Project
World Bank Grant
FreeSHS on Twitter
Writing a Letter to Employer for Medical Reimbursement (with Sample) https://t.co/ZY825Vf7ge	2 years ago
Follow @freeshsgh
© 2018 FreeSHS Policy Ghana. All Rights Reserved


text:
Home Products L-Serine
Serving Size: 2000 milligrams
L-Serine 2000mg †
Free of: Sugar, Soy, Dairy, Gluten & Additives.
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take 2000 mg (level unpacked 1/2 tsp) daily, or as directed by a physician.
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition consult your physician before use. Keep out of reach of children. Store in a cool, dark & dry place.
What is L-Serine?
L-serine is a nonessential amino acid important to overall physical and mental health. It is needed for proper functioning of the brain and central nervous system.
L-serine helps build the phospholipids required to produce cells in the body. It is also involved in muscle formation, RNA and DNA function, fat and fatty acid metabolism and the maintenance of a healthy immune system.
Serine is synthesized from glycine and helps produce cysteine in the body from homocysteine.
It is one of three amino acids that is usually phosphorylated during cell signaling in eukaryotes (Wikipedia). Phosphorylated serine residues are referred to as phosphoserine. Serine proteases are a common type of protease. Serine has sugar-producing qualities and is very reactive in the body. It is highly concentrated in all cell membranes, helping manufacture immunoglobulins and antibodies.
Serine can be made in the body from either glycine or threonine, but its production is dependent on sufficient levels of vitamin B3, vitamin B6 and folic acid.
Serine is crucial in metabolism because it participates in the biosynthesis of purines and pyrimidines, cysteine, tryptophan (in bacteria), in the formation of cell membranes and in creatine synthesis and absorption.
Tryptophan is an amino acid the body uses to manufacture serotonin, a brain chemical. Serotonin levels play a key role in the regulation of mood, appetite, sexual behavior and aggression.
Creatine is an energy source used in the body to develop strength and stimulate muscle growth. It helps build and maintain all the muscles in the body, including the heart.
Serine is an integral component of brain proteins and nerve sheaths, important in the production of cell membranes and in muscle tissue synthesis. It helps make the immunoglobulins and antibodies that support a strong immune system.
Serine is also a constituent of phospholipids that help seal in moisture. It is included as a natural moisturizing agent in numerous skin care products.
Purity and Concentration of L-Serine
This L-serine (more commonly referred to as serine) contains no fillers, taste additives or anti-caking agents.
Potential Side Effects of L-Serine
Side effects are generally rare but can include nausea, indigestion and insomnia. Very high serine levels may cause immune suppression and psychological symptoms such as cerebral allergies. This product is not recommended for women who are pregnant or nursing.
Bioavailability, Mixing and Solubility of L-Serine
Serine has almost no taste and dissolves quickly in water. Mix with water or juice and drink.
How should I store it?
You will receive a resealable bag of this powder. Store in a cool, dry area protected from light. Reseal after each use.
References & Further Research
Official Journal of the American Journal of Sports Medicine: Effects of phosphatidylserine on exercise capacity during cycling in active males
Wikipedia: Serine
The information at Purebulk.com is NOT a substitute for medical advice. ALWAYS consult your doctor or pharmacist. Do not use any dietary supplement as a replacement for conventional care, or as a reason to postpone seeing a doctor about a medical problem. Tell all your health care providers about any complementary and alternative practices you use. Give them a full picture of what you do to manage your health. This will help ensure coordinated and safe care.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates herbal and other dietary supplements differently than conventional medicines. The standards for supplements are found in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), a federal law that defines dietary supplements and sets product-labeling standards and health claim limits. To learn more about DSHEA, visit the FDA Web site.


EB leaving the Ulster CR 7 concurrency west of New Paltz. It's actually a signed duplex, which is rare for county routes on state roads.
WB across the Wallkill River leaving New Paltz.
A little east of there, NY 299 EB parts ways with NY 32 SB.
Old Route 299 WB at its cut off end east of I-87 and west of N. Ohioville Rd. The old concrete road (all redone in asphalt to the east) crossed over to the dead end road you see in the last photo and meandered west without the encumbrance of trying to cross a thruway.


CityHealth awarded each city an overall gold, silver, bronze, or no medal, according to their performance in the assessment. The group also awarded nine policy-specific medals to each city, according to the quality and strength of the laws in place.
CityHealth ratings are an assessment of how the nation's 40 largest cities fare in nine policies based in research, coded by our legal researchers.


text:
Home> Mobile
by Andrei Frumusanu on October 16, 2019 8:30 AM EST
242 Comments | Add A Comment
242 Comments + Add A
Introduction & Design The Apple A13 SoC: Lightning & Thunder The A13's Memory Subsystem: Faster L2, More SLC BW SPEC2006 Perf: Desktop Levels, New Mobile Power Heights System & ML Performance GPU Performance & Power Display Measurement & Power Battery Life - A Magnitude Shift Camera - Daylight Evaluation: Triple Cameras Camera - More HDR, Indoors, Portrait, Deep Fusion Camera - Low Light Evaluation Video Recording & Speaker Evaluation Conclusion & End Remarks
It's been a little over a year since our review of the iPhone XS and XS Max, and it's that time of the year to investigate Apple's latest and greatest: the iPhone 11 family. This time around Apple was able to launch all three phones, the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max simultaneously, and we've gotten our hands on all of them. We'll be running them through our extensive testing marathon, again hopefully revealing more about how Apple's newest hardware improvements change the product experience.
This year we're not seeing major changes how Apple is slicing up their market segments among the phone models, though we are seeing bit of a name change for the new phones. The iPhone 11 is the direct successor to the iPhone XR: The new phone largely remains similar to its predecessor in terms of externals, although we're seeing the newest internal hardware as well as adoption of two of the three new cameras in the series.
The iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max succeed the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. Here again, we're not seeing too major of changes in the design, although the backs of the phones differ more significantly to the regular iPhone 11. These are also the first devices that employ Apple's new full triple-camera system, utilizing a new generation main camera sensor, the well-known telephoto module, and Apple's first ultra-wide-angle module, matching a significant feature set that's been prevalent in many 2019 flagship smartphones.
Alongside the usual yearly SoC upgrade and the new generation A13, a big area Apple has improved the hardware design this year is in terms of battery capacities and screen efficiency, with the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max particularly benefiting from some remarkable changes here.
Apple 2019 iPhone Specifications
iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone 11
SoC Apple A13 Bionic
2 × Lightning Performance @ 2.66GHz
8MB L2
4 × Thunder Efficiency @ 1.73GHz
GPU Apple, 4 Cores
DRAM 4GB LPDDR4X
16MB System Level Cache
Display 5.8-inch OLED
DCI-P3/True Tone
800 cd/m² brightness
2M:1 contrast ratio
3D Touch 6.5-inch OLED
3D Touch 6.1-inch LCD
Size Height 144.0 mm 158.0 mm 150.9 mm
Width 71.4 m 77.8 mm 75.7 mm
Depth 8.1 mm 8.1 mm 8.3 mm
Weight 188 grams 226 grams 194 grams
Battery Life 3046mAh
+14.5% capacity
"+4H vs XS" 3969mAh
+25% capacity
"+5H vs XS Max" 3110mAh
+5.7% capacity
"+1H vs XR"
Wireless Charging Qi
Rear Cameras Main 12 MP 1.4µm Dual Pixel PD f/1.8, OIS
Quad LED True Tone Flash
Photo 12 MP f/2.0 Telephoto, OIS
2x Optical Zoom -
Wide 12MP f/2.4
120° Ultra-wide Angle
Front Camera 12MP f/2.2 Wide Angle
512 GB 64 GB
I/O Apple Lightning
Wireless (local) 802.11ax Wi-Fi with MIMO + Bluetooth 5.0 + NFC
UWB U1 Chip for "Spatial Awareness"
Cellular Gigabit-class LTE-A
4x4 MIMO and LAA Gigabit-class LTE-A
2x2 MIMO and LAA
Splash, Water, Dust Resistance IP68
up to 2 meters (Pro models = 4 meters), up to 30 minutes
Dual-SIM nano-SIM + eSIM
nano-SIM + nano-SIM (China model)
Launch Price 64 GB:
$999 / £1049 / 1149€
256 GB:
$1149 / £1199 / 1319€
$1349 / £1399 / 1549€ 64 GB:
$699 / £729 / 799€
Starting off with the hardware internals, the new generation of phones now come with Apple's latest A13 SoC. We'll be going into far more detail about the changes later on in this article, but the high-level overview is that this year we're seeing two new CPU microarchitectures from Apple: two big performance "Lightning" cores at 2.66GHz, and four small efficiency "Thunder" efficiency cores at 1.73GHz. On the GPU side the design remains a four-core processing block, employing a newer iteration of Apple's custom GPU microarchitecture which promises to once again bring large performance and efficiency gains.
Apple's microarchitecture improvements, in turn, will have to do most of the heavy lifting as far as A13's processing performance goes. This year we aren't seeing too great of an improvement on the chip manufacturing side of matters, as Apple is employing TSMC's relatively iterative N7P manufacturing process for the A13. N7P offers some improvements over last year's N7 process, but it's far from a full (or even half) generational update.
Cellular connectivity is provided by Intel's "PMB9960" modem, which is likely to be the XMM7660. This modem offers LTE Category 19 connectivity with download speeds of up to 1.6Gbps. Though it should be noted that in order to reach the full potential of the modem you'll need a Pro model phone, as Apple holds back the regular iPhone 11 a bit, and as a result that model only goes up to 1Gbps. Another big upgrade in connectivity is the introduction of WiFi 6 (802.11ax) support via a new Broadcom combo module, likely based on the BCM4375 chipset. This makes Apple only the second vendor (next to Samsung's Galaxy S10 and Note10 series) to actually offer the new WiFi standard in a phone this year.
In terms of main memory, the Pro models remain at 4GB of LPDDR4X, and this year the base iPhone 11 is now at parity as well. Unfortunately, the storage tiers this year also remain the same, at 64GB, 256GB and 512GB. I do find it extremely conservative of Apple to continue the 64GB base model given that the majority of the competition has switched over to 128GB as a minimum. Granted, Apple makes more efficient use of the storage thanks to HEIC and HEVC image and video compression storage, but it's still a rather cheap design decision in order to get people to choose the higher tier options, which carry some pretty extreme price premiums.
Shifting gears, let's talk about what's on the outside of the new iPhones. As this isn't a year where Apple is introducing a major design change to the phones – with 2019 essentially serving as a second 'S' year – Apple has largely left well enough alone in terms of phone designs. So looking at the front of the phones, you won't find that much has changed. This also means that Apple hasn't touched the display dimensions, which continue to range from 5.8-inches to 6.5-inches, as these are almost entirely dictated by the form factors of the phones. The 11 Pro and Pro Max both continue to have OLED screens, however this year Apple has upgraded the display panels, which they have been using since the original iPhone X. Calling it their Super Retina XDR display, the new model now promises higher brightness levels of up to 800 nits in regular content, and up to 1200 nits in HDR content. The new panels are also said to be 15% more efficient, something we'll investigate later in the review.
Meanwhile the iPhone 11 display remains the same as last year: this is again an LCD and comes at a lower resolution of 1792 x 828 pixels. I was not very impressed with the XR display's density, and the fact that Apple chooses to retain this resolution is unfortunate, as the iPhone 11 is a device that will be used by a lot of people for many years to come. It's a highly subjective topic and opinions will vary depending on how you use your phone – I tend to read a lot in bed in the evenings and holding up the phone close like that definitely is a compromise for the XR and iPhone 11.
Otherwise, the rear of the new phones has changed more substantially, at least as far as glass back designs can change. Accommodating Apple's newest cameras and the Pro's larger triple sensor setup, the Apple logo has been shifted down from the upper third of the body to the center, and the new camera housing and design definitely attracts your attention.
A very large and actually practical design change on the Pro models is a new frosted chemically-etched matte surface. To be sure, this isn't the very time we've seen this, as OnePlus, LG and Google have already introduced it in their phones over last year. But it's actually a bit of a revolution due to how much it changes the feel of the phone versus regular glossy glass – I wish all vendors adopt the design, as it's a definitive plus for the phones. Apple's take has the most granular-feeling texture of all the vendors, so it does still give off a vibe of being glass, while the finer textures found on the Pixel 3 and such might fool you into thinking it's some kind of plastic.
The regular iPhone 11, in contrast, retains a glossy back, which is paired with a matte camera rectangle. This comes with the usual disadvantages of it being a classical finger-print magnet.
What we don't see externally – but can definitely feel – is the increased battery capacity of the different models, with all of the phones getting larger (and often heavier) batteries. The regular iPhone 11 is the most non-eventful here as it only sees a 5.7% increase in capacity, bringing it to up to 3110mAh. Yet even with this capacity bump, Apple has held the weight of the phone to 194g, identical to the iPhone XR.
The iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max, on the other hand, have received substantial battery capacity increases. The 11 Pro gets a 14.5% increase over the XS, putting it at 3046mAh. This larger battery causes the phone's weight to increase by 11g, with the smallest of the iPhones now weighting 188g. The iPhone 11 Pro Max goes even further, receiving a massive 25% increase in battery capacity for a total of 3969mAh. This adds a further 18g to the weight of the phone, bringing it to a hefty 228g altogether.
Part of the reason why Apple has been able to increase the capacity of the 11 Pro Max's battery by so much as compared to the 11 Pro is due to a change in the layout of the battery itself. For the 11 Pro max, Apple has switched from a dual-cell battery configuration to a single-cell L-shaped battery; this effectively increases the actual battery volume inside the phone. The iPhone XS already made this transition last year, so there's no changes for the 11 Pro in terms of battery layout.
And regardless of whether the battery capacity changes were the cause or the effect, Apple has increased the body thickness of the Pro models by 0.4mm, bringing them to 8.1mm. The change in thickness is immediately noticeable when comparing the two generations, however it doesn't fundamentally change the ergonomics of the new phones. Otherwise, the iPhone 11 retains the same thickness as the XR.
Speaking of the body, the back glass and camera bump are rather interesting in terms of their manufacturing – it's all a single large piece of glass along with the raised rectangular protrusion, with a filleted bevel in the transition. The cameras modules each have their own dedicated circular raised metallic ring housing around them, but because this is now transitioned by the raised glass rectangle element, it no longer feels nearly as sharp as on Apple's earlier phones. This is despite the fact that the total Z-height of the cameras isn't actually any different than on the iPhone XS. The camera glass is also actually the same diameter as its predecessors, however the thicker metallic ring makes it appear as if the cameras are just bigger and chunkier on the new series. We continue to see very small raised O-ring to prevent the camera glass directly touching surfaces and to prevent scratches.
As for the camera modules themselves, we're seeing new sensors for all of them. In terms of the main sensor, Apple hasn't changed its fundamental characteristics, it's still a 12MP unit with 1.4µm pixels; however this new generation sensor now introduces full-sensor dual-photodiodes, or full sensor PDAF. The isn't new to smartphones in general, as we first saw it introduced on the Galaxy S7 a few years ago, but it's good to see its use expanded among other sensors. The camera optics largely remain the same with an f/1.8 aperture lens as well as OIS.
The telephoto module should also have a new sensor, although we don't have more information on it other than it being 12MP. The optics did see a large change, switching from an f/2.4 aperture to a larger f/2.0 in the new series, along with OIS. This module isn't featured on the regular iPhone 11, making it exclusive to the Pro models.
Finally, the big new addition to the cameras is the introduction of an ultra-wide-angle module. This is a 12MP unit with an f/2.4 aperture. The camera's 120° field of view is what makes it special, and is definitely a feature Apple needed to have in order to compete with other vendor's camera systems in 2019.
Apple has also vastly improved the camera software experience, which is something we cover in more detail in the (extensive) camera testing section of this review.
Wrapping up our look at the physical design of the phones, while the back design of the iPhone 11 series has changed quite a bit, you'd be hard pressed to differentiate between the iPhone X, XS or the 11 Pro when viewing them from the front. The net result is that there are small improvements in several places across the body of the phones, but they are still very much iPhones as we've come to know them.
This aspect is probably the most boring of the new phones; Apple tends to iterate on their industrial designs for at least three generations, and consequently the iPhone 11 series represents the 3rd year of the design that was originally introduced with the iPhone X. This does give Apple products a more "known" look and feel that is widely recognized, however given the competitive landscape – and in particular in the last year where we've seen a ton of design differentiation from other vendors – the new iPhone 11 series does feel a bit dated in terms of its looks, with the regular iPhone 11 in particular being well behind the curve in terms of bezel design.
The Apple A13 SoC: Lightning & Thunder Introduction & Design The Apple A13 SoC: Lightning & Thunder The A13's Memory Subsystem: Faster L2, More SLC BW SPEC2006 Perf: Desktop Levels, New Mobile Power Heights System & ML Performance GPU Performance & Power Display Measurement & Power Battery Life - A Magnitude Shift Camera - Daylight Evaluation: Triple Cameras Camera - More HDR, Indoors, Portrait, Deep Fusion Camera - Low Light Evaluation Video Recording & Speaker Evaluation Conclusion & End Remarks
HammerStrike - Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - link
FYI, while al other new models are rated IP68, the pro's are listed as having a maximum submerged depth of 4 meters for 30 minutes, vs 2 for the non-pro model. Your spec comparison on the first page lists them all at 2 meters. Reply
colonelclaw - Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - link
I think my perfect phone right now would be all of the 11 Pro's hardware shoved into the body the size of the iPhone 5, but obviously with the full-front screen. Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be much will amongst any of the premium phone manufacturers in wanting stuff to be smaller these days :(
iPhone 11 Pro Nano anyone? Reply
p1esk - Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - link
Yes, I'd love a smaller iPhone. Reply
nirolf - Thursday, October 17, 2019 - link
Smaller and lighter! I'm holding on to my 7 until they release something similar in size. Reply
Eliadbu - Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - link
no iphone 11 pro but *rumors* say there is new Iphone SE2 for 399$ with a13 and 3GB of ram
but I doubt it will be full front screen or AMOLED screen. but imo it will sell like hot buns from the oven. there is huge market for budget phone and a new iphone SE with same SOC as flagship, plenty of ram and IOS for 399$ is really compelling I know many people just lurk for used\old gen Iphones just so they can get Iphone for low price, this phone will draw the masses. Reply
MamiyaOtaru - Friday, October 18, 2019 - link
unfortunately the rumors seem to paint Apple as being more interested in the price aspect than the size aspect. Like it will be more modern innards in an iphone 8 body. Which misses a great deal about what I liked in the original SE. Reply
Eliadbu - Saturday, October 19, 2019 - link
I see your point, but you need to understand the current market. Iphone sales and other premium flagship are declining while budget phones are on the rise especially in certain markets where most people can't afford expensive phone so they look for the best phone they can get at the budget lineup. Now there are cheaper options than 399$ but arguably no better options. Apple knows it loses huge market share by not creating option for that price point. Also if they put a13 in that phone it will be overkill. They should either use older chips that cost less now like the a12 or a11 which both are more than enough for budget phones, or they can use smaller more power efficient a13 that would cost less and put the money on newer display design or more cameras which will be better selling point than using a13, imo. Reply
Srkifs2021 - Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - link
Guess you got it now with the 12 and mini! Reply
Oyster - Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - link
I believe it's time for AT to really upgrade its website to be able to make use of the full width of modern displays. It's excruciating to go through these reviews and click through each camera sample without being able to compare things side-by-side. Even the performance graphs are so cramped. I hope an upgrade is on the way... Reply
Raqia - Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - link
"Nevertheless, I do question why Apple decided to be so aggressive in terms of power this generation."
I imagine it has something to do with the much bigger battery they put into the phone; current draw wearing down the battery isn't as much of a concern when it is larger. The little cores are far more impressive this year with roughly A73-75 levels of performance at much better efficiency. They seemed to have listened to users by making the phone a bit chunkier in exchange for a bigger battery.
The inefficient modem is still a sore spot this year which should hopefully be addressed next year with the inclusion of Qualcomm parts and IP. More importantly, the impact of a closed ecosystem with management who care more about profit than users is being felt by real customers in places like Hong Kong or vendors like EPIC who have avenues other than the official OS vendor sponsored app store on Android. Regulators should force Apple to offer an open store API for third parties to set up store fronts so that customers could have more choice based on pricing, quality, and reputation. Reply