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10 Walk-Off Thoughts on start No. 2 for Aaron Civale and the Indians' organizational pitching depth
Ryan Lewis Beacon Journal
Here are 10 Walk-Off Thoughts after the Indians' 1-0 loss to the Texas Rangers Monday night.
1. The Indians' offense fell silent and a bunt attempt in the ninth didn't work, though the most interesting aspect from a bigger picture perspective from Monday night's game was Aaron Civale's second strong outing. Civale was recalled from triple-A to make his second career start at the major-league level and he turned in another gem, allowing one run on three hits and a walk and with seven strikeouts in six innings. On June 22, he held the Detroit Tigers scoreless over six innings and struck out six. That's two spot starts, two successes for Civale.
2. Civale on Monday night become only the second Indians pitcher in franchise history to throw at least six innings, allow no more than one run and strike out at least six hitters in his first two starts to begin his career, joining Luis Tiant in 1964. Five Indians pitchers have now struck out at least six hitters in each of their first two starts: Civale Monday night, Shane Bieber last year, Danny Salazar in 2013, Tiant in 1964 and Herb Score in 1955.
3. "I thought he battled his rear end off," said manager Terry Francona. "He had such good movement, kinda both ways, even though the first three or fourth innings he was almost strike to ball. I thought the last couple [innings] he really started getting a lot more comfortable. But like we've kinda been saying about all the young guys, he's not afraid, he competes. He's got really good movement on his off-speed pitches, especially. He's still learning to try and elevate his fastball, when to do it and how to do it. But man, when it's all said and done he gave up one run and Oscar, it hit off the end of his glove or it would have been no runs."
4. When healthy, the Indians' first four in the rotation — and, this order is quickly changing — lines up as Corey Kluber, Shane Bieber, Mike Clevinger and Shane Bieber. The Indians have had a few promising showings from a young group of starting pitchers that has added to the perceived depth within the organization, even as Danny Salazar's odds of being able to stay on the mound long enough to make an impact seem to diminish by the day. (And, they weren't very high to begin this season, either.)
5. Zach Plesac would be fifth on that list. He's posted a 6-3 record with a 3.41 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 66 innings, though he also carries a 5.23 FIP. Jefry Rodriguez posted a few quality outings before hitting the injured list. Adam Plutko has remained an option with a 4.55 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings. And then there's Civale, who is 2-for-2 in quality starts thus far. And that's before getting to top prospect Triston McKenzie (though, this season is turning into largely a lost one for him), Sam Hentges, who's already on the 40-man roster, and the newly acquired Logan Allen, the No. 98 prospect in baseball. These are all small or non-existent sample sizes, and yet, that secondary group to add depth to the rotation looks much more promising than it did on Opening Day.
6. "I mean they're playing like veterans," Kipnis said when asked about Civale and Plesac, along with Oscar Mercado, as young players contributing. "They're awesome. They're low maintenance. You don't really have to tell them too much other than when they do encounter a little bit of the frustrations, which everyone will if they're playing this game. Keep your head up, keep going, you're doing great. Don't beat yourself up because these guys are handling themselves like professionals, they're playing like professionals and it's really fun to watch because, like I said they're low maintenance. They're doing things the right way."
7. The Indians had their chance in the ninth inning Monday night. Jose Ramirez opened the inning with a double on the right-field line to put the potential tying run in scoring position. Tyler Naquin then laid down a bunt. It moved Ramirez to third as intended, but it gave away an out. The success rate at this point for bunting just doesn't make the math work for the vast majority of cases. In this case, Francona didn't tell Naquin to bunt, per se. He just told him what at least needed to happen by the time Jason Kipnis stepped up.
8. "He had the ability [to swing away], we just told him that guy needs to be at third when it's over," Francona said. "We didn't give him a bunt [sign], he just ... [Jose Leclerc is] throwing 97. Sometimes you almost have to defend yourself. I thought he did a great job."
9. Kipnis and Franmil Reyes both had chances to tie it, but both came up short. In Kipnis' case, he's feeling about as confident as he possibly can right now, but his swing was tied up.
10. "It's a cat-and-mouse game in that sense where you got to take a situation and everything that's going else around," Kipnis said. "You got one out, a guy on third, you got two righties behind me, so I'm already thinking they're gonna be careful with me because I'm feeling good right now at the plate, so I don't want to swing at his pitch. So, I'm staying patient and he just made a good pitch that was kind of borderline strike on the inside and just got it on my hands. That's one I'd love to have back. There's not many people I'd rather have up there than me right now. But he made his pitch and got out of it. Like I said, I'd love to have that back, but it doesn't work that way so you move on to tomorrow."
Ryan Lewis can be reached at rlewis@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Indians blog at www.ohio.com/indians. Follow him on Twitter at @ByRyanLewis.


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US Supreme Court Decisions On-Line> Volume 455 > UNITED STATES V. NEW MEXICO, 455 U. S. 720 (1982)
UNITED STATES V. NEW MEXICO, 455 U. S. 720 (1982)
United States v. New Mexico, 455 U.S. 720 (1982)
United States v. New Mexico
Argued December 8, 1981
Sandia Corporation and Zia Company have contracts with the Federal Government to manage certain Government-owned atomic laboratories located in New Mexico. Los Alamos Constructors, Inc., has a Government contract for construction and repair work at one of the laboratories. The contracts use an "advanced funding" procedure to meet contractor costs whereby the contractor is allowed to pay creditors and employees with drafts drawn on a special bank account in which United States Treasury funds are deposited, so that only federal funds are expended when the contractor meets its obligations. New Mexico imposes a gross receipts tax and a compensating use tax on those doing business within the State. The gross receipts tax in effect operates as a tax on the sale of goods and services. The use tax is imposed on property acquired out-of-state in a transaction that would have been subject to the gross receipts tax if it had occurred within the State. The Government brought suit in Federal District Court, seeking a declaratory judgment that advanced funds are not taxable gross receipts to the contractors; that the receipts of vendors selling property to the Government through the contractors cannot be taxed by the State; and that the use of Government-owned property by the contractors is not subject to the- use tax. The District Court granted summary judgment for the Government. The Court of Appeals reversed, taking the view that the Government-contractor relationships in question did not so incorporate the contractors into the Government structure as to make them "instrumentalities of the United States" immune from the New Mexico taxes.
Held: The contractors, as independent taxable entities, are not protected by the Constitution's guarantee of federal supremacy, and hence are subject to the state taxes in question. Pp. 455 U. S. 730-744.
(a) Federal immunity from state taxation cannot be conferred simply because the tax has an effect on the United States, or because the Federal Government shoulders the entire economic burden of the levy, or because the tax falls on the earnings of a contractor providing services to the Government. And where a use tax is involved, immunity cannot be conferred simply because the State levies the tax on the use of federal property in private hands, or, indeed, simply because the tax is paid with chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Government funds. Tax immunity is appropriate only when the state levy falls on the United States itself, or on an agency or instrumentality so closely connected to the Government that the two cannot realistically be viewed as separate entities, at least insofar as the activity being taxed is concerned. A finding of constitutional tax immunity therefore requires something more than the invocation of traditional agency notions. Pp. 455 U. S. 730-738.
(b) With respect to the New Mexico use tax, the contractors cannot be termed "constituent parts" of the Federal Government. The congruence of professional interests between the contractors and the Government is not complete, the contractors' relationship with the Government having been created for limited and carefully defined purposes. Allowing a State to apply use taxes to such entities does not offend the notion of federal supremacy. United Sates v. Boyd, 378 U. S. 39. For similar reasons, the New Mexico gross receipts tax must be upheld as applied to funds received by the contractors to meet salaries and internal costs. As to the tax on sales to the contractors, the facts that Sandia and Zia make purchases in their own names and presumably are themselves liable to the vendors, that the vendors are not informed that the Government is the only party with an independent interest in the purchase, and that the contractors need not obtain Government approval for each purchase, all demonstrate that the contractors have a substantial independent role in making purchases, and that the identity of interests between the Government and the contractors is far from complete. As a result, sales to Sandia and Zia are in neither a real nor a symbolic sense sales to the "United States itself." Kern-Limerick, Inc. v. Scurlock, 347 U. S. 110, distinguished. The fact that title passes directly from the vendor to the Government cannot alone make the transaction a purchase by the United States, so long as the purchasing entity, in its role as purchaser, is sufficiently distinct from the Government. Pp. 455 U. S. 738-743.
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Sri Lanka Telecom to connect million homes with fibre, rates low: Fitch
Monday December 23, 2019 3:32 pm
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka Telecom, the islands sole wireline operator is expecting to connect a million fibre optic customers in the next two years form current 70,000 despite low broadband tariffs, Fitch a rating agency said.
Fitch downgraded the outlook on SLT's 'AA+(lka)' rating after the outlook on Sri Lanka's sovereign rating was lowered.
SLT is expected to invest amounts equal to 28 to 30 percent of revenues on infrastructure on its 4G networks.
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Fitch Revises Outlook on Sri Lanka Telecom to Negative; Affirms at 'AA+(lka)'
23 DEC 2019 02:37 AM ET
Fitch Ratings – Singapore/Colombo – 23 December 2019:
Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Sri Lanka Telecom PLC's (SLT) National Long-Term Rating to Negative from Stable and affirmed the rating at 'AA+(lka)'. We have also affirmed the National Ratings on SLT's outstanding senior unsecured debentures at 'AA+(lka)'.
The rating action follows Fitch's revision of the Outlook on Sri Lanka's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to Negative from Stable (see, "Fitch Revises Outlook on Sri Lanka to Negative; Affirms at 'B'", (fitchratings.com/site/pr/10105494) dated 18 December 2019.)
KEY RATING DRIVERS
Strong State Linkages: SLT's ratings are constrained by the sovereign as per Fitch's Parent and Subsidiary Rating Linkage criteria. We assess the relationship between the sovereign and SLT as one of a weaker parent and stronger subsidiary with strong operational and strategic linkages. The state holds a majority stake in SLT directly and indirectly, and can exercise significant influence on its operating and financial profile. SLT's second-biggest shareholder, Malaysia's Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd at 44.9%, has no special provisions in its shareholder agreement to dilute the government's significant influence over SLT.
High Capex, Negative FCF: We expect SLT to have negative free cash flow (FCF) during 2019-2020 (2018 negative FCF of LKR3.4 billion), as cash flow from operations could be insufficient to fund capex requirements to expand the fibre infrastructure and 4G mobile networks. We expect SLT's 2019 capex to remain high, at around 28%-30% of group revenue (2018: 26%), as it aims to complete its 4G population coverage to around 95% by end-2019. However, management expects its capex/revenue to drop to around 18%-20% in 2019.
We expect SLT to continue to invest in expanding fibre coverage as it aims to connect about one million homes by 2020-2021, from the 70,000 homes currently enabled. SLT would typically need to lay fibre for at least two million homes for half of the households to be connected. We expect SLT's fibre investments to have low returns due to the country's low broadband tariffs. Dividends are likely to remain around LKR1.6 billion-1.8 billion in the next two to three years.
Data-Driven Growth: We expect revenue to grow by a mid-single-digit percentage during 2019-2020 (barring any tax shocks), driven by data and fixed-broadband growth. We expect 4G smartphone penetration to improve from the current 25% with the proliferation of cheaper Chinese phones. Revenue rose strongly by 7.5% in 2018, driven by fixed-broadband and mobile usage after a temporary usage slump in 2017 due to higher taxes on voice and data. We expect the government's recent announcement to reduce tax on telecommunication tariffs by 25% to support top-line growth.
Further Consolidation Probable: We expect further consolidation, and believe that Airtel Lanka, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited (BBB-/Negative), may seek M&A due to mobile competition, higher taxes and high capex requirements. The recently concluded merger between Hutch and Etisalat may relieve some competitive pressures that have undermined telecom companies' revenue and EBITDA growth in recent years.
Stable Sector Outlook: Fitch's outlook for the Sri Lankan telco sector is stable as we expect 2020 mean funds from operations (FFO) adjusted net leverage for SLT and mobile leader Dialog Axiata PLC (AAA(lka)/Stable), to remain stable at around 1.7x (2019F: 1.7x). We forecast average cash flow from operations for SLT and Dialog to improve to around LKR32 billion in 2020 (2019F: LKR28 billion), and for revenue and EBIDTA to rise by 5%-6% and 8%-10%, respectively (2019F: 5% and 10%). The average operating EBITDAR margin should stay stable at around 34% (2019F: 34%), driven by improving economies of scale in the data and home-broadband segments – offsetting the negative effect of a changing revenue mix.
DERIVATION SUMMARY
SLT's unconstrained standalone credit profile is stronger than that of the government of Sri Lanka, reflecting the company's market leadership in fixed-line services and second-largest position in mobile, along with its ownership of an extensive optical-fibre network. The standalone profile is also underpinned by its mid-single-digit percentage growth prospects, moderate estimated 2019 FFO adjusted net leverage of 2.1x, and stable operating EBITDAR margin.
SLT has lower exposure to the crowded mobile market and more diverse service platforms than mobile-market leader Dialog. However, Dialog has a larger revenue base, significantly better operating EBITDAR margin, lower forecast FFO adjusted net leverage and a better FCF profile than SLT.
KEY ASSUMPTIONS
Fitch's Key Assumptions Within Our Rating Case for the Issuer
– Revenue to increase by the mid-single-digit percentage, driven by fixed-broadband and mobile-data services in 2019-2020
– Capex/revenue to remain high at around 28%-30% as SLT expands its fibre and 3G/4G networks.
– Operating EBITDAR margin to remain stable at around 29%-30%.
– Effective tax rate of 28%.
– Dividend payout of LKR1.6 billion-1.8 billion
RATING SENSITIVITIES
Developments That May, Individually or Collectively, Lead to Stabilisation of the Outlook
A revision of the Sri Lankan sovereign's Long-Term IDR Outlook to Stable from Negative would result in SLT's National Long-Term Rating Outlook revised to Stable.
Developments That May, Individually or Collectively, Lead to Negative Rating Action
A downgrade in the Sri Lankan sovereign's Long-Term IDR would result in a downgrade on SLT's National Long-Term Rating.
For the sovereign rating of Sri Lanka, the following sensitivities were outlined by Fitch in the agency's Ratings Action Commentary of 18 December 2019:
The main factors that individually, or collectively, could trigger a downgrade are:
– Failure to place the gross general government debt/GDP ratio on a downward path due to wider budget deficits or the crystallisation on the sovereign balance sheet of contingent liabilities that are linked to state-owned entities or government-guaranteed debt.
– Increase in external sovereign funding stresses that threaten the government's ability to meet upcoming debt maturities, particularly in the event of a loss of confidence by international investors.
– A further deterioration in policy coherence and credibility, leading to lower GDP growth and/or macroeconomic instability.
The main factors that, individually or collectively, could lead to a revision of the Outlook to Stable:
– Stronger public finances, underpinned by a credible medium-term fiscal strategy that places gross general government debt/GDP on a downward path, accompanied by higher government revenue.
– Improvement in external finances, supported by lower net external debt or a reduction in refinancing risk; for example, from a lengthening of debt maturities or increased foreign-exchange reserves.
– Improved macroeconomic policy coherence and credibility, evidenced by more predictable policy-making and a track record of meeting previously announced economic and financial targets.
LIQUIDITY AND DEBT STRUCTURE
Strong Access to Local Banks: SLT's liquidity – cash of LKR11 billion and committed undrawn bank lines of LKR13.5 billion – at end-December 2018 was sufficient to fund its LKR17 billion of debt maturing in the next 12 months. We expect SLT to refinance its short-term debt in light of its access to local banks. It has a solid record of accessing capital from local banks and capital markets.
FILED UNDER: Fibre to the home,Sri Lanka Telecom


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cecilia.robinson: Hi there, i have but a few comments and suggestions for your post. Please keep in mind that what i am going to say is only intended to help improving, and in no way is meant to criticize just for the sake of it.
By what i see, the only rendered things in your work are the mermaids and the hippo (cool hippo ^^) while all the rest look like 2D clipart stuck on top of the scene. That might even work, but some basic additions are needed to make the image look less flat: first and most noticeable: the glass does not match the perspective of the scene, and that makes it look just like a sticker. If it is a clipart then there is nothing you can do to alter its look, so you should instead modify the camera angle, lowering it to get a better matching view. To achieve a good point of view you can add a primitive to your scene, a cylinder with the base equal to the glass base and his height reduced to a thin poker chip (so to be more or less high as the glass base). Now position that 'chip' right next to the glass, on the table. Now move your camera up and down until you see the chip base with the same curved shape of the glass. This will be your point of view from which your glass will look as a 3d part of the scene. To get even a better match you should create another chip the diameter of the rim of your glass, and suspend it on top of the other one at the height of the glass. At that point you can modify your zoom and camera lens (FOV) to match also that shape with the glass rim, because the perspective look in an image varies also depending on those values.
I would discard the other clips (cookies, dessert dish and boxes), because you could not match also their perspectives at the same time.
I imagine you're all pretty much fed up with this render by now - but I have added a tree with shadows, which - imo - gives a better sense of perspective.
yay, t.gohr - that's a great add-on imo and it enhances your scene dramatically. Great idea!
PS: soften up a bit the shadows, as most characters' eyes have become barely visible though.
I think that's mostly because the key light (sun) comes from pretty far up, so it shines straight down. I did soften the shadows a bit, and increased the bounce light; the eyes are better visible now.
Yeah, that's what my wife was criticizing, too. Changed it to a lighter blue.
Can I switch the entry in the Contest thread for a newer version of my render, or is that no-no?
It can be changed for you. At the moment usernames are assigned by default, but if you PM either Richard Haseltine or adamr001 giving them the username you would prefer for the forums- maybe a couple of variations in case the preferred one was already in use- they can change it for you.
Dear Kesh, thank you so much for your suggestions! They're very helpful. the worst thing is that I lacked the drink prop. Do you know a good free counterpart somewhere please? Should I have a nice drink, there would be no need for the boxes (originally I wanted to leave only the timber texture, my rendered plate with pancakes, the mermaids, the hippo and the background (the ship and that island plus the plants, because the scene is "framed" by them). However, to do so, I need a really holiday-looking drink. I couldn't find something suitable. Could you be so kind and suggest me a proper freebie please? Thank you so much in advance!
PS To speed up rendering times, I needed to render each mermaid, the hippo and plate with the pancakes separately. The rest was grouped in MS PowerPoint if you're curious.
Scott, you're an angel, aren't you? :P That's exactly what I need, if I only manage to connect soon enough, I'll use them! Unfortunately, I'm in the Central European time zone, so it's UTC/GMT + 2 hours (summer time now, normally it's UTC/GMT + 1 hour). DAZ is in Buffalo, so it's currently UTC/GMT - 4 hours (normally UTC/GMT - 5 hours). I'm not sure if I manage to have it all done. Thanks anyway!!!
Cecilia, sorry i can't point to any available drink prop, but i see that Scott gave you a link (can't get there... i have no renderosity subscription).
Sorry, but there's a problem. I'm in Central European Timezone (GMT + 2 hours, because it's summer time) and the entry thread is constantly kicking me out when I'm submitting my entry. Can somebody take a look please???
If a moderator agrees to move my second entry into the proper thread, I'd be very grateful!
I don't understand why you are having a problem I am on GMT+1 and I have been posting images all evening with no problem.
what exactly is happening when you try to post it.
We only need the image and the title in the entry thread, not the whole explanation.
Cecilia, much better now ;) - glad you could have your drink (hehe ok, just a little pun).
Good luck to all those that entered!
I would have liked to follow this better, but for some strange reason I wasn't getting notifications for this thread. Strangely, the Carrara Discussion threads I'm subscribed to worked as far as receiving notifications for new replies.
I too think it's strange (I have been experiencing sudden kickouts to dashboard when posting since the summer time came along, sometimes I only get the post to show up after several attempts, no ideas, why). However, I am very grateful for that kind moderator for moving my entry into the proper thread. Good luck everyone!


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By Navraj S Nagra and Maxime Cox
Knee replacement is regarded as one of the most sucessful medical interventions (1); over a hundred-thousand knee replacements were performed across the UK last year (2). This number is ever-increasing in the context of an ageing population (2). Whilst knee replacement is undoubtedly effective, a key and often variably implemented part of rehabilitation is the subsequent physiotherapy (3).
Current physiotherapy provision has several problems. Firstly, it is expensive (4). Secondly, there is a shortage of physiotherapists in the NHS. Models have shown that an extra 500 physiotherapists need to join the workforce each year just to keep track with demand (5). As a result, patients will only see a physiotherapist once or twice after a knee replacement. Thirdly, a significant proportion of patients have poor compliance to physio (6).
Limited availability, compounded by poor patient compliance, results in patient complications such as reduced range of motion within their artificial knee joint, persistent pain, and muscle weakness longer term (3). These problems contribute to the 30% of patients who report dissatisfaction with their knee replacements – consuming further NHS resources in their subsequent management (7).
Therefore, the NHS stands to gain from solutions which will improve outcomes following knee replacement.
Recently we have noticed a rising trend for the use of technology in the realm of enhanced recovery after surgery, particularly in orthopaedics. For example, specific to knee replacements – Darzi et al. have investigated the use of wearable sensors for early identification of patients who are developing complications after surgery (8), whilst Negus et al. have looked at using the proprioceptive technology within the Nintendo Wii games console for home-based rehabilitation with a focus on balance and proprioception (9).
But what about patients who do not have a games console in their living room? And is there a more cost-effective way to monitor and help patients rather than using expensive wearable sensors that are easily mislaid?
With powerful smartphones being ubiquitous in modern society, our question is whether we can solve the physiotherapy shortage and poor patient compliance with mobile health (mHealth) solutions. Through mHealth, it is possible to turn a patient's mobile phone into their own personal physiotherapist. Some companies already offer physiotherapy solutions, showing example videos via mobile platforms, such as BlueJay PT, PhysioTools and Physiotec, amongst others. However, the efficacy of existing platforms has not been evaluated through a published trial at the time of writing.
We decided to see if we could create an evidence-based solution developed with the patient in mind. To do this our Oxford-based team created a 'digital physiotherapist', which can be installed on a patient's mobile phone device as an app called enRecover (enhancedRecovery), that is free for patients to use via the NHS. We are working in conjunction with the Oxford Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) to build, test and implement this app as part of a system that benefits patients, clinicians and commissioners alike.
Research has also shown that patients who are actively monitored, given regular motivation, in addition to illustrative materials – will have better compliance and adherence with physiotherapy and improved health outcomes (6). Our mHealth device sends patients personalised push notification reminders for when they need to perform exercises. The material contains high-quality videos, which remind patients how to perform these exercises. The app also includes patient-specific advice for post-operative care after knee replacement. Data from the app can be fed back to clinicians who will monitor patient progress remotely. Later this year we will be running a randomised controlled trial to determine its efficacy compared with standard physiotherapy care after knee replacement.
At enRecover, we firmly believe mHealth physiotherapy solutions will improve outcomes for patients, create substantial savings to the NHS, and undoubtedly play a key role in the future of post-operative patient care.
The team can be contacted at hello@enRecover.co.uk
Conflicts of Interest. Authors Dr Navraj S Nagra and Maxime Cox are academics at the University of Oxford who are developing enRecover, an mHealth app offering post-operative physiotherapy support. enRecover will be running its first randomised controlled trial in 2018.
Dr Navraj S Nagra is Clinical Research Fellow at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a DPhil Candidate at the University of Oxford and Founder and CEO of enRecover Healthcare. He believes in using digital disruption to improve health equality and provision for patients.
Maxime Cox has a background in health consulting and is reading Medicine at the University of Oxford. As the Head of Technology and Innovation at enRecover Healthcare, he is leading product development to provide optimal value for the health economy and improve patient outcomes.
1. Carr AJ, Robertsson O, Graves S, et al. Knee replacement. Lancet. 2012;379(9823):1331-1340. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60752-6
2. National Joint Registry. 2017 14th Annual Report National Joint Registry for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. 2017. http://www.njrreports.org.uk/Portals/0/PDFdownloads/NJR 14th Annual Report 2017.pdf. Accessed March 15, 2018.
3. Artz N, Elvers KT, Lowe CM, Sackley C, Jepson P, Beswick AD. Effectiveness of physiotherapy exercise following total knee replacement: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2015;16:15. doi:10.1186/s12891-015-0469-6
4. Dakin H, Gray A, Fitzpatrick R, Maclennan G, Murray D, KAT Trial Group TKT. Rationing of total knee replacement: a cost-effectiveness analysis on a large trial data set. BMJ Open. 2012;2(1):e000332. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000332
5. Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Government accused of lacking a coherent strategy on physiotherapy workforce | The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. http://www.csp.org.uk/press-releases/2017/05/08/government-accused-lacking-coherent-strategy-physiotherapy-workforce. Published 2017. Accessed March 15, 2018.
6. McLean SM, Burton M, Bradley L, Littlewood C. Interventions for enhancing adherence with physiotherapy: A systematic review. Man Ther. 2010;15(6):514-521. doi:10.1016/J.MATH.2010.05.012
7. Williams DP, O'Brien S, Doran E, et al. Early postoperative predictors of satisfaction following total knee arthroplasty. Knee. 2013;20(6):442-446. doi:10.1016/J.KNEE.2013.05.011
8. Kwasnicki RM, Ali R, Jordan SJ, et al. A wearable mobility assessment device for total knee replacement: A longitudinal feasibility study. Int J Surg. 2015;18:14-20. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.04.032
9. Negus JJ, Cawthorne DP, Chen JS, Scholes CJ, Parker DA, March LM. Patient outcomes using Wii-enhanced rehabilitation after total knee replacement – The TKR-POWER study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2015;40:47-53. doi:10.1016/J.CCT.2014.11.007
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To carry on her mother's proud tradition of exceptional customer service, Terrie makes sure that every employee is not only knowledgeable about all of the products for sale, but is also willing to go the extra mile for anyone who enters the shop.
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Terrie's attention to detail, her extensive product knowledge, and her commitment to customer satisfaction are what make a visit to Ann's Hallmark so different from the impersonal experience of ordering a card or gift item online. For nearly four decades, locals have been making that visit whenever they have needed a card or gift. In some families those visits have become a multi-generational tradition.
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Iran vs. US: Bracing for war?
Vladimir Sazhin
On May 8, 2018, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, and imposed tough unilateral sanctions on Tehran. Exactly a year later, this move looks dangerously fraught with unpredictable and potentially catastrophic consequences for the Middle East.
Britain, France and Germany, as participants and co-sponsors of the JCPOA, strongly criticized Trump's anti-Iranian policy and, with Russian and Chinese support, they established, registered and set in motion, albeit in a test mode, the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) – a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) to facilitate non-dollar trade with Iran.
Tehran took its time hoping for European support. However, on April 22, 2019, Trump ended waivers that Washington had earlier granted China, India, South Korea, Turkey, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Japan and Taiwan that allowed these countries to import Iranian oil. A complete ban on the purchase of Iranian crude came into force on May 2, 2019. The United States' ultimate goal is to stop all Iranian crude exports. Whether this is actually possible is not clear. What is clear, however, is that the US is ramping up economic pressure on Tehran.
Meanwhile, Europe will hardly be able to resist Washington's sanctions against Iran, which are almost as hard-hitting as the ones that were in effect between 2012 and 2016 when the Iranian economy was going through hard times. Still, the EU's foreign affairs commissioner Federica Mogherini recently went on record saying that "we will continue to support [JCPOA] as much as we can with all our instruments and all our political will."
Just how much will the EU really has to resist US pressure is a big question though.
Iran found itself in a real fix with President Hassan Rouhani saying that the situation the country is in today is no different from what it experienced during the 1980-1988 war with Iraq.
"During the war, we had no problems with our banks, oil sales, imports and exports. There were only sanctions for the purchase of arms," he noted.
Hassan Rouhani emphasized the US sanctions' strong impact on the country, and called for a concerted effort by all to minimize their effect.
"The enemies' sanctions against our banking sector also affect our oil, petrochemicals, steel and agricultural exports, impair the work of Iranian seaports, shipyards and sea carriers. Our shipping companies have been blacklisted by the US Treasury," Rouhani added.
He said that Iran would not bow to US pressure and will be looking for a way out of this situation.
What can Iran do?
First, it could exit the nuclear deal. Not immediately, like the US did, but gradually, refusing to fulfill the specific terms of the accord. Iran is already doing this now.
On May 8, President Rouhani announced that Iran would no longer observe two key commitments under the JCPOA accord, namely to sell to Russia and the US uranium enriched to 3.76 percent at volumes exceeding the storage allowed in Iran (over 300 kilograms). By the time the JCPOA was signed in 2015, the Islamic Republic had accumulated 10,357 kilos of such low-grade uranium, and 410.4 kilos of uranium enriched to 20 percent. To date, Iran has destroyed its entire stock of 20-percent-enriched uranium and has shipped surplus low-enriched uranium (LEU) to Russia and the United States. According to the JCPOA, Tehran was allowed to enrich limited quantities of uranium for scientific purposes and sell any enriched uranium above the 300-kilogram limit on international markets in return for natural uranium. Now Iran will start stocking up on low-enriched uranium again.
Neither will Tehran consider itself committed to the caps agreed under the deal on the mandatory sale of excess heavy water used in the production of military-grade plutonium. Iran has a working facility to produce heavy water, which is not covered by the JCPOA. However, it can store no more than 130 tons of heavy water. Tehran has already exported 32 tons to the US and 38 tons to Russia. Now it will start storing heavy water again.
President Rouhani gave the other signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal 60 days to make good on their promises to protect Iran's oil and banking sectors. The Iranian move is certainly not directed at Washington but, rather, at Brussels in order to make it more actively and effectively resist US sanctions or see Iran resume higher levels of uranium enrichment, potentially all the way to bomb-making capability.
He added that if the EU fails to address Iran's concerns, Tehran will suspend the implementation of two more commitments under the JCPOA.
If its demands are not met, Tehran will no longer be bound by its commitment to enrich uranium up to 3.76 percent. Ali-Akbar Salehi, director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said in January that the country had already taken the necessary steps to resume enrichment in larger volumes and with a higher level of enrichment.
Tehran will also reject help from the 5+1 group of initiators of the JCPOA (Russia, US, Britain, France, China and Germany) in the reconstruction of the heavy water reactor in the city of Arak.
The R-1 heavy water reactor was designed to produce up to 10 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium a year, which is enough to build two plutonium nuclear weapons. The terms of the JCPOA accord require redesigning the reactor in such a way as to make it incapable of producing weapons-grade plutonium. To oversee the process, they set up a working group of representatives of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, the Atomic Energy Authority of China and the US Department of Energy. In 2017, a UK representative moved in to fill the void left by the departing US representative. According to an official Iranian report issued in April 2018, the country had already completed a "conceptual reconstruction of the reactor." Still, the reconstruction process is slow and can easily be reversed. At least for now.
If, however, the EU comes across, then, according to Hassan Rouhani, Iran will honor its commitments under the JCPOA deal. "If [the five JCPOA co-signatories] could protect our main interests in oil and banking sectors, we will go back to square one [and will resume our commitments]," Rouhani said.
The question is whether the European Union can fully activate INSTEX and ensure continued oil exports and imports. Many people doubt this.
According to analysts, by demanding that Europeans "bring down to zero" their purchases of Iranian oil, the United States threatened to slap sanctions on European companies paying for Iranian oil. Shortly afterwards, almost all European banks refused to finance Iranian crude imports. The EU thus inadvertently joined the US sanctions, even though it continued to stick to the terms of the JCPA accord.
At the same time, European companies were all too happy to go ahead with the implementation of the part of the agreement that had not yet been banned, selling unauthorized goods to Iran. Tehran then complained that the deal allowed Europeans to make money inside Iran while preventing Iranians from selling their oil in the EU – a violation of the fundamental provision of the nuclear accord.
Tehran's threat to walk out of the 2015 nuclear deal is sending a clear signal to the dithering Europeans to resume Iranian oil imports or see Tehran restarting nuclear production.
However, preoccupied by more pressing problems, the Europeans have other things to worry about. Moreover, no one is looking for a showdown with the EU's main ally, the United States. According to Russian Oriental affairs expert Nikolai Kozhanov, Europeans consider the issue of circumventing US sanctions as an important part of their search for a mechanism of counter-sanctions in similar situations with more important economic partners, such as China or Russia.
Therefore, Iran is likely to press ahead with suspending its obligations under the JCPOA, which include the activation and acceleration of R&D in the field of improving centrifuges and building more of them in the future. Tehran could also hold up the implementation of the Protocol Additional to the Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA. Signed in 2003, the Protocol gives the UN nuclear watchdog greater access to Iran's nuclear facilities and provides for surprise inspections. Iran has not yet ratified this document, even though it fulfilled its requirements until 2006 and has done so since 2016.
Of course, Iran will go about additional suspensions very carefully (if it will at all), mindful of their possible consequences, because it would hate to see Europe turning its back on it and siding with Washington, adding its own sanctions to the American ones, thus essentially making them international.
Ever since the US' exit from the JCPOA, Iran has issued a flurry of serious warnings that it might end its participation in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the IAEA. On April 28, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif went on record saying that Tehran was mulling an exit from the NPT as a response to US sanctions. He added that Tehran "has many options" of response. "Exit from the NPT is one such option," Zarif noted.
This was only a rhetorical threat, however, meant to prod the European Union towards closer cooperation with Iran as a means of countering US sanctions. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that Iran would withdraw either from the NPT or the IAEA, because this could make it an absolute outcast and the butt of scathing criticism worldwide.
Second, to demonstrate strength and willingness to resist and safeguard the country's interests. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei never tires of emphasizing the need for a tough policy of "resistance," based on:
an active and effective search for ways to circumvent crippling economic sanctions;
strengthening the armed forces with an emphasis on the development of a missile program;
active promotion of Iranian interests in the region.
The "resistance" policy is primarily built around the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which brings together the country's military, intelligence, police, political, ideological, as well as financial and economic structures. The IRGC is actually an all-embracing mega holding, led directly by the Supreme Leader and members of his inner circle. The Revolutionary Guards, who have proved highly efficient in countering sanctions, modernizing the armed forces and promoting Iranian activities in the region, are all Tehran actually needs to implement a strict "resistance" policy.
With the situation developing as it is, Ayatollah Khamenei's recent decision to replace the IRGC commander, General Mohammed Ali Jafari, who led the Corps for more than 11 years, with Brigadier General Hossein Salami looks pretty natural. The IRGC's former deputy commander, General Salami is ideologically closer to Khamenei and is known for his radical statements. Ayatollah Khamenei also replaced about 60 officers both in the IRGC central office and local administrations with relatively young, ambitious, ideologically tested and competent officers. They are tasked with turning the IRGC into an indispensable and all-embracing institution that dominates the entire gamut of Iranian life: from ensuring internal and external security all the way to economic activity and cyberwarfare.
According to Mehdi Khalaji, a researcher at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Ayatollah Khamenei is strengthening the IRGC, which he sees as the cornerstone of the country's triad of advanced missile technology, a nuclear program and asymmetric military capabilities to ensure reliable defense against any potential aggression by anyone.
Tehran's decision to strengthen the IRGC was certainly prompted by President Trump's statement on April 8, which branded the Corps as a "foreign terrorist organization." Until recently, President Rouhani sought to keep the IRGC in check and limit its impact on many aspects of the country's life. In fact, Trump's recent statement played right into the hands of diehard radicals within the IRGC and in Iran as a whole.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council responded to President Trump's statement by putting on the list of terrorist organizations the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), whose area of responsibility includes the Middle East and Central Asia. Simultaneously, the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said that the Iranian military was ready to use any means at its disposal against US troops in the region who are now likewise designated by Tehran as terrorists. This is putting Americans in peril all across the Middle East region, primarily in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and in the Persian Gulf – wherever Iranian and US military might cross their paths.
Washington's latest anti-Iranian move seriously exacerbated the already very strained relations between the two countries.
Third. To ramp up anti-American propaganda and warlike rhetoric in order to demonstrate Iran's strength to the United States and its readiness to defend its interests even with the use of military force.
Increasingly frustrated with the situation around the JCPOA and doubting the EU's ability to resist the US pressure on Iran, Tehran has been rolling back its participation in the nuclear deal, which is dangerously fraught with a new nuclear crisis and heightened tensions with the United States.
Meanwhile, an escalation is already happening. The United States is sending a battery of Patriot air defense missiles and an amphibious warship, USS Arlington, to CENTCOM's operational responsibility zone. The Arlington will join a naval strike carrier group led by the world's largest warship, the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (5,680 crew, 90 combat aircraft and helicopters on board) and a tactical group of B-52 strategic bombers.
Moreover, an updated plan that has just been presented by the Acting US Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, envisions the dispatch of up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East if Iran steps up the development of nuclear weapons, or attacks the US military. However, the plan does not provide for a ground operation against Iran, which would require a lot more troops.
Iran has promised serious response to any use of force by the United States, with the IRGC commander, Brigadier General Hossein Salami, warning that "if America takes a step against us, then we will strike a blow to the head." He believes, however, that the United States will not risk using its aircraft carriers against Iran, and added that since Iran's defense capabilities are adequate and sufficient, US aircraft carriers are quite vulnerable.
Military experts know better of course, but when it comes to politics, chances of resolving the current crisis between Iran and the United States look pretty slim. In fact, the conflict may be beneficial to both President Trump and the IRGC.
Trump could use the standoff as a chance to show the opposition Democrats how tough he is with Iran, which is equally loathed by his supporters and many of his opponents alike.
Meanwhile, a US military buildup close to the Iranian borders would play right into the hands of local hardliners who have always been up in arms against any negotiations concerning the Iranian nuclear program and the nuclear deal itself.
With the situation favoring the opponents of President Rouhani, the IRGC is ruling out any possibility of negotiations with the US. The head of the IRGC's political bureau, Yadolla Javani, said that "there will be no negotiations with the Americans," in a remark that could also be aimed at politicians inside Iran who would like to maintain a dialogue with the US no matter what.
Still, according to unconfirmed reports, the Iranians are negotiating behind closed doors with American representatives in Oman, which is a traditional meeting place for both.
The IRGC needs tensions running high because this is turning it into the country's foremost institution.
What is also clear is a dangerous psychological war now raging between Washington and Tehran. Just where things may go from now is hard to tell, but it still looks like the sides will not come to blows after all. The Iranian-American brinkmanship with concentrations of troops and military hardware in the region is fraught with unpredictable accidents that can force the parties to go overboard. Hopefully, things will not go beyond bellicose rhetoric.
"There will be no war, the Iranian people have chosen the path of resistance to America, and this resistance will force it to retreat," Ayatollah Khamenei said, emphasizing, however, that this resistance is not military in nature. Neither side wants a military showdown.
Tehran and Washington realize full well that if the situation comes down to a military flare-up, then this, regardless of the real scale of the fighting, would spell disaster for the entire Middle East with equally dire consequences for the rest of the world.
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As per this (http://code.activestate.com/ppm/Bot-BasicBot/) which is not up to date to 5.24, but it shows Bot-BasicBot (IRC bot framework) is dropped from 5.22 (and not showing up for me in 5.24). I'd use 5.20, but the community version is no longer downloadable. The log from 5.22 build shows, to my amateur eyes, the build was ok, but the test run over time and the job was aborted? Are there any options to download 5.20 again, or otherwise get Bot-BasicBot installed?
The comments are moderated so there will always be a lag between when you post and when it appears.
PPM for 5.24 is not available yet. We expect it to be sometime in Q3. As for 5.22, neither PPM nor CPAN work for Bot-BasicBot which would suggest that it needs to be updated. My suggestion would be to talk to Hinrik (the maintainer) about bringing it up to 5.22.


Celsan Agricultural Machinery will serve to customer with 2nd plant on 2017.
We will be present on EIMA'16 Exhibition.
Çelsan Cellbor Folkart İzmir Branch Has Been Established.
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Oktoberfest London cancelled half an hour before doors were due to open because of 'operational issues' at Tobacco Dock.
CarFest returned to its spiritual home of Laverstoke Park Farm in Hampshire over the exceptionally wet and wild August Bank Holiday Weekend (28th-30th August) for the second of this year's two sell-out family festivals. As tradition now dictates, CarFest South again combined the magical worlds of eye-catching cars, pulsating live music and mouth-watering food with heaps and heaps of fabulous fun for all the family… and, this time, with some typical festival mud thrown in, following all the recent torrential rain in southern England.
There is nothing quite like a well brewed cup of tea to set the world to rights - a time honoured tradition that saw kettles up and down the country set to boil in time for a well deserved afternoon tea. A break from the steam of the afternoon, a hot cuppa to set you up for the rest of the day and a moment of leisure to be enjoyed with a biscuit or slice of cake.
The squad of five riders who will represent Great Britain at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ leg at Hickstead has been named, with a strong line-up of riders attempting to win here in front of their home crowd for the first time since 2010. Di Lampard, the World Class Showjumping Performance Manager, has chosen Holly Gillott (Dougie Douglas), Ben Maher (Diva II), Jessica Mendoza (Spirit T); Michael Whitaker (Cassionato) and Guy Williams (Titus II) to compete at Hickstead. The final team of four will be named closer to the event.
This year's Afternoon Tea Week (10th - 16th August) is set to be the biggest celebration of teatime treats in the world, with record numbers of your favourite hotels, tea rooms, restaurants and even a Routemaster bus planning exclusive events and discounts up and down the country.
Boomerang, Hickstead is proud to announce The Proclaimers, Soul II Soul, The Shires and Rae Morris for their inaugural music event, which will take place at Hickstead International Arena in Sussex, this September. In addition to watching some of the world's most renowned artists, there will also be an opportunity to soak up the atmosphere at gourmet pop up restaurants, indulge in delicious street food and sample alternative entertainment away from the main stage.


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Michael Cuddyer Player Props and Stats Player Bio
Oct 27 @ KC L 5 - 4 F/14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 21 @ CHC W 8 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 17 vs CHC W 4 - 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Oct 13 vs LAD L 3 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 12 vs LAD W 13 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 9 @ LAD W 3 - 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 3 vs WAS L 2 - 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 1 @ PHI L 3 - 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 @ PHI L 7 - 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last 10 Avg 2.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0
Batting Statistics - Regular Season
2015 NYM 117 379 44 98 18 1 10 41 2 0 24 88 0 .259 .310 .391
2014 COL 49 190 32 63 15 1 10 31 3 0 14 30 0 .332 .377 .579
2013 COL 130 489 74 162 31 3 20 84 10 3 46 100 0 .331 .391 .530
2012 COL 101 358 53 93 30 2 16 58 8 3 32 78 0 .260 .321 .489
2011 MIN 139 529 70 150 29 2 20 70 11 1 48 95 0 .284 .348 .459
2010 MIN 157 609 93 165 37 5 14 81 7 3 58 93 0 .271 .338 .417
2009 MIN 153 588 93 162 34 7 32 94 6 1 54 118 0 .276 .343 .520
2008 MIN 71 249 30 62 13 4 3 36 5 1 25 40 0 .249 .330 .369
2006 MIN 150 557 102 158 41 5 24 109 6 0 62 130 0 .284 .366 .504
Batting Statistics - Post Season
2015 NYM 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 .091 .167 .091
2010 MIN 3 11 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 .182 .182 .545
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Birthdate: Mar 27, 1979
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Метод Гаусса — Жордана (метод полного исключения неизвестных) — метод, который используется для решения квадратных систем линейных алгебраических уравнений, нахождения обратной матрицы, нахождения координат вектора в заданном базисе или отыскания ранга матрицы. Метод является модификацией метода Гаусса. Назван в честь К. Ф. Гаусса и немецкого геодезиста и математика Жордана.

Алгоритм
 Выбирают первый слева столбец матрицы, в котором есть хоть одно отличное от нуля значение.
 Если самое верхнее число в этом столбце ноль, то меняют всю первую строку матрицы с другой строкой матрицы, где в этой колонке нет нуля.
 Все элементы первой строки делят на верхний элемент выбранного столбца.
 Из оставшихся строк вычитают первую строку, умноженную на первый элемент соответствующей строки, с целью получить первым элементом каждой строки (кроме первой) ноль.
 Далее проводят такую же процедуру с матрицей, получающейся из исходной матрицы после вычёркивания первой строки и первого столбца.
 После повторения этой процедуры  раз получают верхнюю треугольную матрицу
 Вычитают из предпоследней строки последнюю строку, умноженную на соответствующий коэффициент, с тем, чтобы в предпоследней строке осталась только 1 на главной диагонали.
 Повторяют предыдущий шаг для последующих строк. В итоге получают единичную матрицу и решение на месте свободного вектора (с ним необходимо проводить все те же преобразования).

Расширенный алгоритм для нахождения обратной матрицы
Пусть дано:

Прямой ход (алгоритм образования нулей под главной диагональю)
 Разделим первую строку матрицы А на  получим: , j — столбец матрицы А.
 Повторяем действия для матрицы I, по формуле: , s — столбец матрицы I
 Получим:

 Будем образовывать 0 в первом столбце :
 Повторяем действия для матрицы І, по формулам :
 Получим:

 продолжаем выполнять аналогичные операции, используя формулы :
 при условии, что
 Повторяем действия для матрицы І, по формулам :
 при условии, что
 Получим :

Обратный ход (алгоритм образования нулей над главной диагональю)
Используем формулу: , при условии, что

Повторяем действия для матрицы І, по формуле : , при условии, что

Окончательно получаем :

Пример
Для решения следующей системы уравнений:

Запишем её в виде матрицы 3×4, где последний столбец является свободным членом:

Проведём следующие действия:
 К строке 2 добавим: −4 × Строку 1.
 К строке 3 добавим: −9 × Строку 1.

Получим:

 К строке 3 добавим: −3 × Строку 2.
 Строку 2 делим на −2

 К строке 1 добавим: −1 × Строку 3.
 К строке 2 добавим: −3/2 × Строку 3.

 К строке 1 добавим: −1 × Строку 2.

В правом столбце получаем решение:
  .

Реализация алгоритма на языке программирования C#
namespace Gauss_Jordan_Method
{
    class Maths
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Метод Гаусса-Жордана (Обратная матрица)
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="Matrix">Начальная матрица</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static double[,] GaussJordan(double[,] Matrix)
        {
            int n = Matrix.GetLength(0); //Размерность начальной матрицы

            double[,] xirtaM = new double[n, n]; //Единичная матрица (искомая обратная матрица)
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
                xirtaM[i, i] = 1;

            double[,] Matrix_Big = new double[n, 2*n]; //Общая матрица, получаемая скреплением Начальной матрицы и единичной
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
                for (int j = 0; j < n; j++)
                {
                    Matrix_Big[i, j] = Matrix[i, j];
                    Matrix_Big[i, j + n] = xirtaM[i, j];
                }

            //Прямой ход (Зануление нижнего левого угла)
            for (int k = 0; k < n; k++) //k-номер строки
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < 2*n; i++) //i-номер столбца
                    Matrix_Big[k, i] = Matrix_Big[k, i] / Matrix[k, k]; //Деление k-строки на первый член !=0 для преобразования его в единицу
                for (int i = k + 1; i < n; i++) //i-номер следующей строки после k
                {
                    double K = Matrix_Big[i, k] / Matrix_Big[k, k]; //Коэффициент
                    for (int j = 0; j < 2*n; j++) //j-номер столбца следующей строки после k
                        Matrix_Big[i, j] = Matrix_Big[i, j] - Matrix_Big[k, j] * K; //Зануление элементов матрицы ниже первого члена, преобразованного в единицу
                }
                for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) //Обновление, внесение изменений в начальную матрицу
                    for (int j = 0; j < n; j++)
                        Matrix[i, j] = Matrix_Big[i, j];
            }

            //Обратный ход (Зануление верхнего правого угла)
            for (int k = n - 1; k > -1; k--) //k-номер строки
            {
                for (int i = 2*n - 1; i > -1; i--) //i-номер столбца
                    Matrix_Big[k, i] = Matrix_Big[k, i] / Matrix[k, k];
                for (int i = k - 1; i > -1; i--) //i-номер следующей строки после k
                {
                    double K = Matrix_Big[i, k] / Matrix_Big[k, k];
                    for (int j = 2*n - 1; j > -1; j--) //j-номер столбца следующей строки после k
                        Matrix_Big[i, j] = Matrix_Big[i, j] - Matrix_Big[k, j] * K;
                }
            }

            //Отделяем от общей матрицы
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
                for (int j = 0; j < n; j++)
                    xirtaM[i, j] = Matrix_Big[i, j + n];

            return xirtaM;
        }
    }
}

Примечания

Литература
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Ссылки
 Algorithm for Gauss-Jordan elimination in Python

Методы решения СЛАУ
Объекты, названные в честь Карла Фридриха Гаусса

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Moshe Milner/GPO/AFP/Getty Images A handout picture by Israeli Government Press Office shows Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (L) offering an Israeli football team jersey to visiting US President George W. Bush, Jan. 9, 2008, in Jerusalem.
The United States was the first country to recognize Israel, just minutes after it declared its independence in 1948, but it took Washington nearly 20 years before it began to provide Israel with military aid.
Since then, the relationship between the two countries has grown to become one of the closest and most controversial alliances in history.
A combination of Cold War calculus, which drove the United States to oppose Soviet-armed Arab states, united with an authentic friendship and admiration of Israel to forge a bond that has never been broken.
For some evangelical Christians, the alliance is a union of two promised lands - the biblical land of Moses and a superpower that claims to be "One Nation Under God."
Today, Israel is the largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid in the world, having received nearly US$140-billion in direct military and economic assistance since 1973.
This year's U.S. budget alone calls for $2.42-billion in U.S. aid to Israel, including $2.38-billion in military aid and $39.6-million in assistance for the resettlement of refugees.
Israel receives that aid on better terms than any other nation in the world.
For example, Israel can use up to 25% of its U.S. military assistance for purchases from Israeli manufacturers and it gets most of its foreign assistance from Washington in one lump sum early in the year, instead of in instalments, like all other aid recipients.
When this year's budget was passed, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the leading pro-Israel U.S. lobby group, confidently declared: "The U.S.-Israel relationship is the keystone of America's policy in the Middle East, and our enduring partnership with our democratic ally Israel is one of our nation's key strategic assets."
During the Cold War, former U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig described Israel as the largest U.S. aircraft carrier in the world, noting it couldn't be sunk, does not carry a single U.S. soldier and is located in a critical region for U.S. national security.
More recently, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton responded without hesitation, when asked during a televised debate what she would do if Iran ever made a nuclear attack on Israel: "If I'm the president, we will attack Iran. We would be able to totally obliterate them."
Critics in both countries have raised concerns over the longstanding alliance, arguing it limits each country's room to manoeuvre in their own national interest.
Yuval Levin, of the Jerusalem-based Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies, has argued that U.S. aid to Israel has slowed economic growth by bloating government spending. With 70% of Israel's GDP coming from government spending and a third of the Israeli workforce on the public payroll, Mr. Yuval says Israelis are living beyond their means and can only do so because of American aid.
In the United States, political scientists John Mearsheimer, of the University of Chicago, and Stephen Walt, of Harvard, created a political storm when they argued that the United States has set aside its own security interests to advance those of Israel.
Israel is a liability in the war on terror, they argued in The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, saying unwavering U.S. support for Israel has inflamed Arab and Islamic opinion against Washington.
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Weekly cases of selected notifiable diseases ( ≥ 1,000 cases reported during the preceding year), and selected low frequency diseases, United States and U.S. territories, week ending February 17, 2018 (WEEK 07). TABLE 2d, , Cryptosporidiosis; Dengue Virus
National Notifiable Diseases: Infectious Weekly Tables 2018 week 7
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Cryptosporidiosis -- Dengue Fever -- Severe Dengue.
Severe Dengue
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Weekly cases of selected infrequently reported notifiable diseases (<1,000 cases reported during the preceding year), excluding U.S. territories -- United States, week ending February 17, 2018 (WEEK 07). TABLE 1
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Weekly cases of selected notifiable diseases ( ≥ 1,000 cases reported during the preceding year), and selected low frequency diseases, United States and U.S. territories, week ending February 17, 2018 (WEEK 07). TABLE 2g, Giardiasis; Gonorrhea; Haemophilus influenzae
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Weekly cases of selected notifiable diseases ( ≥ 1,000 cases reported during the preceding year), and selected low frequency diseases, United States and U.S. territories, week ending February 17, 2018 (WEEK 07). TABLE 2c, Chlamydia trachomatis infection, Coccidioidomycosis
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Weekly cases of selected notifiable diseases ( ≥ 1,000 cases reported during the preceding year), and selected low frequency diseases, United States and U.S. territories, week ending February 17, 2018 (WEEK 07). TABLE 2o, Salmonellosis; Shiga toxin-producing E. coli; Shigellosis
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Weekly cases of selected notifiable diseases ( ≥ 1,000 cases reported during the preceding year), and selected low frequency diseases, United States and U.S. territories, week ending February 17, 2018 (WEEK 07). TABLE 2m, Meningococcal disease; Mumps; Pertussis
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Since its inception, the GI Bill has enabled millions of returning veterans to obtain the education and training needed to find productive careers in civilian life. Carolina Career College (CCC) is proud to be a part of this process.
As with any government program, the details around these benefits can be confusing and overwhelming. This article answers several of the most commonly asked questions we receive. For additional questions you may have, please contact CCC's VA Certifying Official.
The original GI Bill was created in 1944 to help veterans of World War II. It offered low-interest mortgages and paid tuition and expenses for veterans attending college or trade schools. The Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966 extended these benefits to all veterans of the armed forces, including those who had served during peacetime.
In 2008, Congress passed the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act, also called the Post-9/11 GI Bill. This gave greater education benefits to veterans who were on active duty on/after-September 11, 2001 and also allowed them to transfer unused benefits to their spouses or children. In 2017, the "Forever GI Bill" became law, eliminating the 15-year limitation on educational benefits for some and authorizing new work-study programs.
Who's eligible for these educational benefits?
If you have at least 90 days of aggregate active duty service after September 10, 2001, and are still on active duty, or if you are an honorably discharged Veteran or were discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days, you may be eligible for this VA-administered program. Purple Heart recipients, regardless of length of service, are qualified for Post-9/11 benefits at the 100% level. Certain members of the Reserves who lost education benefits may also be eligible to receive restored benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides up to 36 months of education benefits including free tuition at an approved school plus stipends for housing and books.
Where can I use my educational benefits?
We invite you to check out "Carolina Career College" in this directory.
How much will the government pay toward CCC's tuition?
Your tuition assistance will equal the actual cost of in-state tuition and fees, not to exceed $24,476 during the academic year. Please check with CCC's VA Certifying Official for all the details.
The Post 9/11 GI bill, passed in 2008, placed a 15-year time limit on the use of educational benefits. In 2017, the "Forever GI Bill" removed this time limit for individuals whose last discharge or release from active duty is on or after January 1, 2013. All others remain subject to the current 15-year time limitation for using their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.
Can these benefits be taken away?
Incarcerated veterans may experience a reduction or loss of educational benefits based on the crime committed and the resulting prison sentence, e.g., whether the offense was a felony or misdemeanor.
Can I transfer my educational benefits to my spouse or children?
Who can help me understand the details?
We can. CCC's VA Certifying Official is an expert in securing GI Bill educational benefits for returning veterans. Let us explain the details in plain English and help you to complete the necessary paperwork to get started immediately. Don't miss out on this opportunity to begin a new chapter of your life!


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